Giro d'Italia / Tour de France

[Pompey Wolf]

Yeah I guess that's the bit in the forest before they come out into the moonscape. Not been up there myself!

 

[Wombat del combate]

Nasty accident in the breakaway group, Gerrans and Stannard (I think, heard Rowe mentioned) involved. Montoux looks a bit frisky, final climb remains Hors Categorie.

 

[Pompey Wolf]

Sky shutting this down so far. Looks tough for Quintana to do anything.

 

[thehistorymakers]

Sky are just too strong. Quintana trying on his own, but Sky as a block always pull him back. Froome just waits, ready to pounce.

 

[thehistorymakers]

Froome goes for it and he's lost quintana.

 

[Wombat del combate]

Froome running up Mont Ventoux!

 

[thehistorymakers]

Froome trying to fucking run to the finish line. He shluld have waited for a replacement cycle. What the fuck happened there?

 

[Wombat del combate]

Yet again, an issue with a motorcycle. Not sure what exactly happened. Team cars way too far back to help.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He is trying to finish the stage. We get you aren't a fan FFS

 

[EdgeOfTheAlps]

Not seen anything like it, Wtf happened?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Yet again, an issue with a motorcycle. Not sure what exactly happened. Team cars way too far back to help.

Hope the motorcyclist gets fucking binned off. Happens way too fucking often.

 

[Wombat del combate]

Motorcycle slowed suddenly, Porte went straight up the back of it.

 

[thehistorymakers]

WTF. Was it a motorbike?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Yes

 

[Wombat del combate]

Surely the result has to be neutralised at ~3km, as they did after Yates faceplanted under/over/through the flamme rouge (sp.).

 

[thehistorymakers]

Yes, just seen it. Incredible FFS.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Surely the result has to be neutralised at ~3km, as they did after Yates faceplanted under/over/through the flamme rouge (sp.).

Not sure it can be so easily on a climb. Wouldn't it fuck up the time percentage for the sprinters' bus behind and all of those calculations? I think they will )possibly give Froome Mollema and Porte the same time, and leave the rest?

Although Mollema would no doubt appeal that.

If this is crowd as well as bike related then they are going to need to put barriers up the climbs as well.

 

[thehistorymakers]

3km rule doesn't count on mountains, I think.

 

[Pompey Wolf]

They can do what they want. Should give Porte and Froome the same time as Mollema and I think that will happen.

 

[thehistorymakers]

I didn't think you can run without your bicycle. I always thought you had to wait for your team to give you a replacement. I am probably wrong.