2014 Tour de France Stage 4: Le Touquet-Paris-Plage / Lille Métropole: 163km, flat

[TANK91]

Can Greipel win today do you think, why as he not contested a sprint yet i have not seen him in top 10?.

 

[No_Balls]

I guess Henderson has friends on Greenedge.

Henderson says hello. The dawg had it coming...

 

[Cimber]

Julien Prétot‏@julienpretotRTR·12m
"It's alright, it's alright. We got really scared because it was a heavy fall but he seems to be OK. He says he's OK. Portal on #Froome #TDF

good news

 

[Publicus]

Was it the same side hje hurt in DL?

Yes. Same hip and looks like more damage than the last fall (at least on his hip). I suspect he'll claim that his quad is blocked again (what he claimed in the DL).

 

[therhodeo]

Awesome so we have a boring stage anyway and now Froome has an ouchie. Trying to decide between reading the race thread or banging my head against a wall.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Glad to see Europcar finally got into a break.

And Froome went down? What happened!?

 

[Publicus]

Glad to see Europcar finally got into a break.

And Froome went down? What happened!?

go back a couple of pages

 

[mr. tibbs]

go back a couple of pages

Just did that. Shoulda checked before asking, but I wasn't sure how far back in the thread it had happened.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Glad to see Europcar finally got into a break.

And Froome went down? What happened!?

Seemed like an Orica rider swerved to avoid his teammate and wiped Froome's front wheel out. It took lots of skin off his leg again that probably wasn't properly healed from Dauphine weeks ago (apparently his injuries there were an 'excuse' ) he also looked like he was holding his wrist too and is now bandaged up.

 

[happychappy]

No i would like see a crushing like last year as it is beautiful to watch but Contador beating Nibali by 2 minutes would not be intersting to me. If he is dominant i will enjoy as i don't mind someone crsuhing the mountains. But trust me who the hell crashed into him they should be chucked off the TDF.

I hope Froome doesn't go out like this but I would love to see Contador completely and utterly destroying Nibali. It brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it. I'd savour every moment of it.
As you can tell I'm not exactly a Nibali fan.

 

[MBotero]

In my opinion Froome is done for this Tour,the injury looks almost the same with Dauphine,so they emergency plan Richie will get the chance to show his worth earlier than expected.Of course i'll be more than happy that this will prove just a pessimist thought.

 

[Jspear]

Well I'm definitely hoping Froome is well enough to compete at a very high level....I want to see an inform AC and Froomie dish it out later....it seems hard getting two big rivals both at their best.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I hope Froome doesn't go out like this but I would love to see Contador completely and utterly destroying Nibali. It brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it. I'd savour every moment of it.
As you can tell I'm not exactly a Nibali fan.

But you're not a Contador fan either

 

[MartinGT]

In my opinion Froome is done for this Tour,the injury looks almost the same with Dauphine,so they emergency plan Richie will get the chance to show his worth earlier than expected.Of course i'll be more than happy that this will prove just a pessimist thought.

This is where Brailsfraud starts thinking "Sh!t, why didnt I pick Bradley?"

Of course, Richie will come through and smash everyone given his amazing form all season

 

[MBotero]

This is where Brailsfraud starts thinking "Sh!t, why didnt I pick Bradley?"

Of course, Richie will come through and smash everyone given his amazing form all season

Well you talk about Sky,you know Sky is the limit

 

[JimPanzen]

In my opinion Froome is done for this Tour,the injury looks almost the same with Dauphine,so they emergency plan Richie will get the chance to show his worth earlier than expected.Of course i'll be more than happy that this will prove just a pessimist thought.

Good point, I think on the inside, Richie is already smiling. He said before the Tour that he hopes getting a chance for himself. Also when he was with Saxo, he was always quick jumping of the loyalty train and claiming leadership. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. I'm expecting Porte to give comments in this direction after the stage.

 

[glassmoon]

Oh no. Not only are we in for a bore of stage, on top of that we'll have to look at Voeckler for 160 km's.

I understand your pain mate... Hopefully I have to do some work on my bike so I will just use todays coverage only as some audio background at the workshop.

 

[armchairclimber]

Come on TV star!!

 

[mr. tibbs]

Sorry for the constant posting about Froome but isit me or does that pic look a good sign? To me atleast that does not look bad atall.

*ahem* Lol.

In other news, responding to these Lemond ads: I can't stand listening to him. I've always been a fan of his, but his commentary seems... shaky, at best. Maybe I've just never given him a fair chance because he starts off slowly and builds to some impressive climax.

But I doubt it.

 

[murali]

thank god we have voeckler up front.

at least, there is something to see in TV.


MBotero, looks like u r in a good flow today

 

[Jspear]

Good point, I think on the inside, Richie is already smiling. He said before the Tour that he hopes getting a chance for himself. Also when he was with Saxo, he was always quick jumping of the loyalty train and claiming leadership. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. I'm expecting Porte to give comments in this direction after the stage.

I think I'm seeing the pattern - So basically Sky wins the tour with a certain rider, then injures that rider the second year, and raises up the next star....maybe after Porte there will be that French rider Brailsford was talking about.

 

[murali]

I think I'm seeing the pattern - So basically Sky wins the tour with a certain rider, then injures that rider the second year, and raises up the next star....maybe after Porte there will be that French rider Brailsford was talking about.

once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, third time is enemy action.

 

[mr. tibbs]

I think I'm seeing the pattern - So basically Sky wins the tour with a certain rider, then injures that rider the second year, and raises up the next star....maybe after Porte there will be that French rider Brailsford was talking about.

Coquard is showing promise as a future GT winner.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Why is Cassel not a classified climb?

 

[perico]

Dude it should not be hard with this gap to the end, you just get guys who are so nervous. Orica should be at back at all times on a stage like this their irrelevant.

Blame Prudhomme. He's one of the reasons the 1st week is a bundle of nerves as much as any of the riders.