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

[Eclipse]

Hrm, so TJVG and Valverde stuck out the back eh. Huge amount of Movistar riders working together though.

 

[xanadu]

So what is plan B for sky.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Hope Moviestar can get back - Valverde deserves a break for once.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Last year we'll see cobbles for a while.

hope you're wrong but fear you're right

 

[Publicus]

Is Porte in first group

Yes on G's wheel

EDIT: Someone tell Froome he can take off his helmet now.

 

[Red Rick]

I really wonder what Wiggins is thinking right about now

 

[Ramira]

All damage has been done by crashes before the first cobbled section. Did they all forget how to ride a bike in the rain?

This really, it's not like the cobbles did Froome in. He seemed stressed beyond belief from the start, and that plus the rain made him crash. It's not exactly ASO's fault that Froome struggles with handling pressure, or his bike.

And to those thinking it's going to be easy for Contador, what has he shown in GC to make you believe he will be superior to Valverde/Nibali this tour. This is not the pre-suspension Contador and last year Kreuziger was better than him.

Can he win it? Sure.
Will it be an easier win than it would have been for Froome? Unlikely.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Froome still has his helmet on.

 

[dduff442]

Brailsford's heading back to his hotel already, a revolver in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other.

 

[max_powers]

Perhaps Froome was looking at his stem and became unsafe: http://chrisfroomelookingatstems.tumblr.com/

just typical tour stuff that happens

 

[Better Call Saul]

One GC rider down. The rest got through the first section fine. Over the top much from most here?

Contador vs froome was the main event everyone was looking forward to.
Now we've got a much less intriguing race.
Entirely warranted reaction imo.

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Pinot in the Nibali group that's very good !!

 

[classicomano]

This is the end of Froome. His career is over.

 

[MartinGT]

I really wonder what Wiggins is thinking right about now

Thank god Im not riding, I was sh!t in the wet in the Giro!

 

[therhodeo]

I really wonder what Wiggins is thinking right about now

Garmin or OGE? Garmin or OGE?

 

[No_Balls]

So what is plan B for sky.

They will adopt a french rider.

 

[Parrulo]

All groups are coming back together

 

[gustienordic]

Eurosport commentators absolutely gutted
For the last 10 minutes they mentioned him like 50 times!!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Froome still has his helmet on.

hasn't get the power in his wrist to unstrap it?

 

[TANK91]

If Froome's wrist isn't too badly broken I imagine that Froomey, Contador & Quintana will battle it out in Spain.

Battle it out? Froome will spank everyone in La Vuelta. Would love it as if Froome wins and beats Quintana in process he will be the best of year as in the strongest. He will prove that if he wins it as Quintana is on Contador's level and above Nibali. It will be a trade off as Quintana will have Giro in legs and Froome would have come off injury.

 

[Red Rick]

Thank god Im not riding, I was sh!t in the wet in the Giro!

He was pretty ****ing impressive in Roubaix

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Froome still has his helmet on.

hasn't got the power in his wrist to unstrap it?

 

[SKSemtex]

Last year we'll see cobbles for a while.

I would do the oposit. Announce another cobble stage for next year and probably some GC riders start to learn to ride on cobbles.

 

[gustienordic]

Eurosport commentators absolutely gutted
For the last 10 minutes they mentioned him like 50 times!!

"If its too much for Froome, it's pretty much too much for anybody"
- Good Ole Carlton Kirby.

 

[hmpower]

Is andrew talansky there?