2016 TdF, Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux (178km)

[DFA123]

Absolutely ridiculous - motorbike. Just as Porte was attacking.

 

[MacBAir]

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I hope someone kills the stupid pigs that were responsible. I bet they were taking some selfies. What a disgrace.

We don't know yet. All we know was Froome for a moment thought he was in a triathlon - could have been his own fault.

What the hell? Can we ban this dude?

If the guys is speaking out of his ass ban him. Didn't you see the bike stopping out of nowhere and ritchie and froome with broken bikes?

 

[ppanther92]

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This has to go down history as the worst Tour ever. Even worse than 2012.

By far the worst i can remember, bad layout, boring stages and this ***.

 

[WillemS]

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Wtf happened??? I'm at a work conference and I switched to my live feed tab and saw Froome running up the mountain?

Yeah, no one knows.

If he had a swim this morning, then I guess he wanted to be a triathlete.

 

[webvan]

Mavic motorbike stuck in the crowd?

 

[Lyon]

Could be Froome just panicking.

 

[Aristarchus]

This is some of the weirdest stuff I've seen in racing. But surely they'll make things right, with respect to time. Though I'm not sure how they'll handle it.

 

[infeXio]

Was a motorbike...

 

[BlackWhiteEagle]

Mollema at 5:04
Aru, Yates and co. at about 5:25
Quintana and Bala 5:30
TJVG 6:00
Martin, Barguil 6:30
Froome 6:45

 

[TourOfSardinia]

TGBM survivor excellente

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

Why the *** can't they line the route with police a la the giro on the Zoncolan. Amateur hour from the french.

 

[rainman]

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Are we all in agreement that Froome running up Ventoux like Big Bird is the greatest cycling moment of all time? I'm in tears laughing!

Dont make an eternal fool of yourself

 

[Wallace]

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Are we all in agreement that Froome running up Ventoux like Big Bird is the greatest cycling moment of all time? I'm in tears laughing!

It's funny only if you don't like bike racing.

 

[dacooley]

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Are we all in agreement that Froome running up Ventoux like Big Bird is the greatest cycling moment of all time? I'm in tears laughing!

Absolutely fantastic, can't stop the laughing tears!

shame on haters like you

 

[Ramira]

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Wtf happened??? I'm at a work conference and I switched to my live feed tab and saw Froome running up the mountain?

It seems a spectator blocked a motorcycle, and they crashed into the bike.

I guess we'll know more details as Porte and Froome are interviewed.

Unacceptable, *** spectators. This is worse than Guerini in 1999.

 

[sir fly]

Really crippled stage.

 

[jsem94]

Give Mollema 30 seconds, Froome and Porte 25 seconds.

 

[ILovecycling]

Where the hell Porte was looking!?

 

[Warhawk]

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ASO should consider open the road in front of contenders with this vehicle

I was thinking some kind of wedge. Flying fans is funnier than flat ones.

 

[Roude Leiw]

moto blocked by spectators froome lost his cool there

 

[dfromdub]

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Are we all in agreement that Froome running up Ventoux like Big Bird is the greatest cycling moment of all time? I'm in tears laughing!

Absolutely fantastic, can't stop the laughing tears!

he was faster when he was running than when he had that yellow bike

 

[70kmph]

You cant go forward without a bike surely

 

[MatParker117]

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Could be Froome just panicking.

He was trying to let the cars by so he could get a neutral bike.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Another little stupid twist on this is probably that Froome is in breach of the rules running without a bike.

 

[DBotero]

Disgusting Never seen something like this before.