Giro d'Italia / Tour de France

[Sniffer]

Pinot in deep shit here, and Bardet not a lot better. Setting up for Thomas and Bernal to gang up on Alaphillipe. There are time bonuses at the top of the Iseran as well.

No Radio commentary until 2.30. A pity now that the cricket is done and dusted! I'll have to rely on the Live Text for now,

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Pinot abandons with what looks like a knee injury. Devastating for him after a brilliant tour.

 

[Wombat del combate]

Shame. Fucking Bardet, why did I think he'd be good again and put him in my fantasy team?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Quintana in trouble on the Iseran

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

An attack from Thomas and Kruijswijk and Alaphillipe finally cracks a bit. There is a gap and Bernal is trying to come across. Key moments of the whole race I think.

 

[Sniffer]

Alaphillipe a minute down now on Thomas. Bernal 14 seconds further in front of him.

 

[Tredman]

Snowing during the mentalist heat wave in years :surrender:

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Race neutralised. Massive good news for Bernal. Bad news for Thomas and disastrous for Alaphillipe

 

[Jabbawolf]

Shame - that would have been an intriguing last 25kms.

 

[Sniffer]

Stage over at the top of the previous climb Col de L'Iseran.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Bernal will be in yellow then.

 

[Wombat del combate]

Sensational scenes. Although, should they not make the timing the last point which all riders crossed?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I suppose the top was the safe thing as otherwise riders would still descend like loons to try and grab seconds. Tomorrow should be fun now. G has to attack Bernal unless team orders come into play.

 

[Tony Towner]

I suppose the top was the safe thing as otherwise riders would still descend like loons to try and grab seconds. Tomorrow should be fun now. G has to attack Bernal unless team orders come into play.

Seems like the latter, Thomas has said he's riding to support him tomorrow

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

We'll see.

I bet Thomas goes on Val Thorens.

 

[Wombat del combate]

Looks like tomorrow's stage is shortened down to 59km. Could be carnage.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Straight up Val Thorens then? That could be evil

 

[Wombat del combate]

My French isn't good enough to work that out, sorry. Whether Alaphilippe will go all out for that is anyone's guess.

I had a bizarre idea this afternoon of Alaphilippe calling favours of Bardet, Barguil etc to form a French megasquad and help him retrieve yellow. And I was sober.

 

[Johnny75]

Straight up Val Thorens then? That could be evil

It is. Can only see Bernal winning this now.

 

[Pompey Wolf]

No way will Thomas attack Bernal, this is done, just a case of whether Allaphillipe can cling onto the podium.