Jon Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Froome down during the stage, needed a splint on the wrist. 9 sections of 4-or-5-star pave tomorrow, think he might drop out before the end of the stage. It's a long shot, but he's really on the ropes right now. He and Sky seem to think he's fine, but if he has done something serious to his wrist, then 15K of cobbles today is going to be a nightmare for him. If he gets through today, he'll be fine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) Looks like Froome may be out.Yep - gone. Edited July 9, 2014 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Incredible stage today and a fantastic ride from Nibali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I would guess Mr wig-meister will be laughing his cock off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I think Porte is in better shape for a Grand Tour than Wiggins at the moment, but sure it looks like a major mistake. The two simply can’t get on, and its obvious that Wiggins won’t do anything unless he feels he wants to, and clearly Brailsford & Froome just couldn’t trust and rely on him. You have to say Brailsford generally seems to know what he is doing. Wiggins performance at the ToS was hardly one of a determined team mate. Will Froome now ride the Vuelta, which Nairo is also down for. It was a great stage and Nibali rode very well. I notice that Cancellera said it shouldn’t be in the Tour, which makes sense. Cobbles and bad weather are acceptable, just not the two together! Anyway its making for a great tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 And if you want the best summing up of pro cycling go to the the inrng.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I did have a sneaky punt (a few pennies) on Lars Boom at 50s (and Geraint Thomas a little earlier at 66s) just before he and his teammate tried to break away from the Nibali group to catch up with the leading half dozen riders (on the 3rd/5th cobble section?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 If I were you Mr Chap ^^^^^ I would save my money and not risk it on the vagaries of bike racing. Put it on a cert - like who will be relegated next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I once put a small bet in May 1989 on the Tour podium; I wish I bet my house on my forecast, Lemond, Fignon and Indurain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Had Rodriguez in the last World Champs. It was the day after the Man City win so wasn't too pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) If I were you Mr Chap ^^^^^ I would save my money and not risk it on the vagaries of bike racing. Put it on a cert - like who will be relegated next year It was, literally, pennies - thirty of them (I did also do Froome at 149/1 when he beat Wiggins and Evans(?) on that mountain finish - the one where Froome jumped away from them 500m short of the finish). I think I'm way ahead with my little 30p fun punts on TdF stage wins with those two alone. Talking of stage wins, is that Bryan Coquard bloke likely to pop up some time this year or will he have to wait a year or two? Edited July 10, 2014 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I once put a small bet in May 1989 on the Tour podium; I wish I bet my house on my forecast, Lemond, Fignon and Indurain... Talking of cycling bets, the guy who runs the velogames.com fantasy site put a £2 bet on Pirazzi to win the stage he did during the giro. Got the winner at 750-1, not a bad win that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I think Porte is in better shape for a Grand Tour than Wiggins at the moment, but sure it looks like a major mistake. The two simply can’t get on, and its obvious that Wiggins won’t do anything unless he feels he wants to, and clearly Brailsford & Froome just couldn’t trust and rely on him. You have to say Brailsford generally seems to know what he is doing. Wiggins performance at the ToS was hardly one of a determined team mate. Will Froome now ride the Vuelta, which Nairo is also down for. It was a great stage and Nibali rode very well. I notice that Cancellera said it shouldn’t be in the Tour, which makes sense. Cobbles and bad weather are acceptable, just not the two together! Anyway its making for a great tour. I take no pleasure in having been right about Froome, but yeah, Wiggins would have been dead weight on the team. His efforts in the Tour de Suisse were professionally embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Really happy for Tony Martin today after he was robbed on the line in the Vuelta, Shame he's chosen the absolute worst day to win a stage! Germany have really dominated the tdf so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Really happy for Tony Martin today after he was robbed on the line in the Vuelta, Shame he's chosen the absolute worst day to win a stage! Germany have really dominated the tdf so far. That will end today, as the big boys come out to play. Martin is an absolute beast. Shame he can't climb (or at least has not attempted to be a ddent climber), as he could be/could have been a GC contender like Wiggins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Contador out now too. Nibali rode brilliantly today and has to be the favorite to win the whole thing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted July 15, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2014 Short of a disaster it's a fight for podium places now. Its a shame as was looking forward to Contador attacking yesterday. Dude rode 20k with a broken leg - pro cyclists are a different breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Can’t say its good for cycling reputation if Astana win the Tour. Quite how cycling allows convicted drug users run professional cycling teams is beyond me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted July 15, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2014 Would you ban David Millar from running a team?(If not, how much "getting religion" is required?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted July 15, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2014 It does beg the question about Nibali because he looked rubbish at the start of the season and totally smashed the field yesterday, but it could more to do with the fact that he wouldnt look so hot with one or more of Froome, Contador or Quintana or even a fully fit Rodriguez up against him? I watched the Armstrong Lie over the weekend and the main thing I got from that is if you were to permenantly ban everybody who has been involved or even linked to drug use, you wouldnt have many people left in pro-cycling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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