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Started by Jimmy, February 18, 2010, 10:20:27 PM

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bennydorano

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Froome showed weakness in the last couple of KMs there, still there for the taking, strong and all as Thomas looks all you need is one bad day - as Yates showed at the Giro. Dumoullin looking strong too.

Insane Bolt

Looked like Froome was getting lots of verbal abuse in closing 5k. Was a great stage.

bennydorano

A clown pushed him sure, some middle aged man in fluro green shorts

Insane Bolt

Gendarmes man handled a few spectators out of way... always surprised there's not more incidents on those narrow climbs.

Denn Forever

Geraint Thomas to win unless last stage tradition ignored.  His 2 minute lead could be overturned?
I have more respect for a man
that says what he means and
means what he says...

maddog

Quote from: Denn Forever on July 29, 2018, 11:27:22 AM
Geraint Thomas to win unless last stage tradition ignored.  His 2 minute lead could be overturned?

No chance. Will be usual procession into Paris. Sagan to take the sprint if not too sore after his crash.



Orior

Quote from: Insane Bolt on July 19, 2018, 05:29:11 PM
Looked like Froome was getting lots of verbal abuse in closing 5k. Was a great stage.

Did Thomas get abuse too or just Froome? All to do with doping?
Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians

maddog

Quote from: Orior on July 29, 2018, 11:43:11 AM
Quote from: Insane Bolt on July 19, 2018, 05:29:11 PM
Looked like Froome was getting lots of verbal abuse in closing 5k. Was a great stage.

Did Thomas get abuse too or just Froome? All to do with doping?

All sky riders got it but particularly Froome.

bennydorano

Quote from: maddog on July 29, 2018, 11:29:33 AM
Quote from: Denn Forever on July 29, 2018, 11:27:22 AM
Geraint Thomas to win unless last stage tradition ignored.  His 2 minute lead could be overturned?

No chance. Will be usual procession into Paris. Sagan to take the sprint if not too sore after his crash.
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bennydorano

Great to see Thomas win. I've long thought he was guilty of a serious lack of ambition, always seemingly content to be a N2. His win this year has a lot to do with luck as well, bad for Froome and Thomas avoiding self inflicted catastrophe for a change.  The days of the specialist climber winning Tours could be over.

What about Egan Barnel, there's a future Tour winner if I ever saw one.

ONeill

Do we accept that every cyclist dopes?
I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.

bennydorano

Apart from Irish riders of course and those plucky riders who come in way down the pecking order, they seem to get a by ball for some reason.

Tony Baloney

Quote from: ONeill on July 29, 2018, 06:18:09 PM
Do we accept that every cyclist dopes?
Not sure, but it's a shame for people who win the TdF etc who are clean.*

*"Can you win the TdF if you're clean?", is another matter.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: Tony Baloney on July 29, 2018, 06:52:44 PM
Quote from: ONeill on July 29, 2018, 06:18:09 PM
Do we accept that every cyclist dopes?
Not sure, but it's a shame for people who win the TdF etc who are clean.*

*"Can you win the TdF if you're clean?", is another matter.

But if they are all at it then surely it's a level playing field?
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omaghjoe

Quote from: bennydorano on July 29, 2018, 06:42:15 PM
Apart from Irish riders of course and those plucky riders who come in way down the pecking order, they seem to get a by ball for some reason.

Yeah read this one the RTE website

"Froome's failure to beat Thomas also showed how difficult it is to complete a Giro-Tour double, with Marco Pantani being the last man to achieve the feat in 1998 during the doping-tainted era."

Surprised they didn't throw in that Roche did it before the "doping-tainted era"