2014 Tour de France, Stage 5: Ypres – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut: 156km

[No_Balls]

No,but I dont cheer 'against' anyone,like you do with Sky.

Sky tried to lobby for having more sectors neutralized. I suspect people are ****ed about this and seeing as Froome has hit the floor already, one understands why.

 

[the sceptic]

Gotta love Astana

 

[King Boonen]

No,but I dont cheer 'against' anyone,like you do with Sky.

So you're fine with teams trying to use their influence to get stages changed just because they don't suit their leader.

That's up to you, I for one am sick of it. If the riders on the road decide to neutralise it that's fine. If the race director decides it's not safe, that's fine. If a team's leader is a little fairy and can't cope so they try to force a neutralisation that's not fine. They've long been aware that these sections would be in the tour and that they could be wet. It rains in Northern France. Who would have thought it?! They need to deal with it, not throw a hissy fit.

 

[JRanton]

Froome struggling to hold on to his own team

What is your problem? The guy has a wrist injury from yesterday's crash.

 

[TANK91]

It's early still for that kind of prediction....

Mate Froome has ok recovery but not as good as Alberto. Last 2 GT's Froome has lead he as faded in final week. Froome is a showboater he like's to stamp authority early, well it does not look like he can does it?.

If he gets out of today with no loss and is not injured only way he wins the TDF is if we have some dry days so he can recover, you must surely think that 2 crashes he has something wrong with him, sure 1 crash he can live on but i think 2 must have made a diff. He will be like Bambi on ice in these Cobbles lol.

 

[Dr. Juice]

what?

How is the ranking in team car position? I read on a german ticker that Sky car is in front, then comes Astana then BMC.
I thought the Astana car is in front and team car position based on GC?

 

[mastermind]

What is your problem? The guy has a wrist injury from yesterday's crash.

Froome is not really popular on CN

 

[sultanofhyd]

What is your problem? The guy has a wrist injury from yesterday's crash.

Too bad for him then

 

[willbick]

So you're fine with teams trying to use their influence to get stages changed just because they don't suit their leader.

That's up to you, I for one am sick of it. If the riders on the road decide to neutralise it that's fine. If the race director decides it's not safe, that's fine. If a team's leader is a little fairy and can't cope so they try to force a neutralisation that's not fine. They've long been aware that these sections would be in the tour and that they could be wet. It rains in Northern France. Who would have thought it?! They need to deal with it, not throw a hissy fit.

Every other team would have done the same in sky's position. Get real

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The two idiots Phil and Paul are now announcing.

 

[the sceptic]

I hope Alberto waits for the Dawg at the finish line, with a cup of coffee.

 

[TANK91]

Sky tried to lobby for having more sectors neutralized. I suspect people are ****ed about this and seeing as Froome has hit the floor already, one understands why.

Sure dude sure, yeah Tinkoff were targeting this stage lol?. You mst be kidding most GC teams will be happy with it.

 

[King Boonen]

Every other team would have done the same in sky's position. Get real

And then I'd be cheering against them. You get real. It's a race.

 

[purcell]

The two idiots Phil and Paul are now announcing.

Yeah, I went to make a coffee and came back to those two idiots.

Damn.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

I hope Alberto waits for the Dawg at the finish line, with a cup of coffee.

Very witty

 

[Eclipse]

chris juul-jensen ‏@JensenJuul 2h
Cobbles in the rain ?? Lads I was in IKEA for over 6hrs yesterday ... Now that's scary .....

bwahahaha

 

[TANK91]

Froome is not really popular on CN

More like Sky, Sky are hated on this forum because every posters fav rider has had no chance in the TDF. You no for a fact if Porte was leading and won this, forum would go nuts.

 

[Publicus]

Mate Froome has ok recovery but not as good as Alberto. Last 2 GT's Froome has lead he as faded in final week. Froome is a showboater he like's to stamp authority early, well it does not look like he can does it?.

If he gets out of today with no loss and is not injured only way he wins the TDF is if we have some dry days so he can recover, you must surely think that 2 crashes he has something wrong with him, sure 1 crash he can live on but i think 2 must have made a diff. He will be like Bambi on ice in these Cobbles lol.

All could prove to be true at the end of the day. I still think it is too early to say his race is over.

 

[Franklin]

Every other team would have done the same in sky's position. Get real

Uhm huh? Neither Mollema, Nibali or Contador is a cobble specialist and also can fall. Yet afaik they have not clamored for neutralisation.

 

[No_Balls]

Sure dude sure, yeah Tinkoff were targeting this stage lol?. You mst be kidding most GC teams will be happy with it.

What on earth are you talking about? I´d never said Tinkoff has targeted this stage as Astana (who seems to get a little personal here), i assume they are perfectly fine with sitting it out and hoping to survive. Don´t heard them want to have some parts cancelled though.

 

[Samson]

Has the rain stopped?

 

[ggusta]

The two idiots Phil and Paul are now announcing.

what is worse? crashing on wet cobbles or suffreing phil paul and the supremely idiotic bob roll ? I'll take the crash. There is at least some dignity in that, a story, possible free drinks.

 

[ILovecycling]

How is the ranking in team car position? I read on a german ticker that Sky car is in front, then comes Astana then BMC.
I thought the Astana car is in front and team car position based on GC?

Like I said earlier,best placed rider of the team (it means Astana,Cannondale,Orica ...).Check First page of this thread.Its there

 

[mastermind]

More like Sky, Sky are hated on this forum because every posters fav rider has had no chance in the TDF. You no for a fact if Porte was leading and won this, forum would go nuts.

True, but Froome hasn't made himself popular with the Wigginsgate

 

[Fight.The.Power]

BMC at the front