2019 Tour de France, stage 3: Binche - Epernay, 215km

[JosephK]

Lots of talk about Valverde's weight loss for the Tour. Interesting. He had an underwhelming spring . . . is this a stealth move for GC at the TDF?

 

[glassmoon]

Re:

Meanwhile sources have told Gazzetta dello Sport that Dumoulin's move to Jumbo from 2020 is imminent. That's Tom Dumoulin.

Sources?

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

Wellens leaving the French pro-conti riders behind

Wellens winning a 200 km+ solo ride would be quite epic.

Especially considering the fact that there's only 47 Ks to go.

We all know that the other 4 were just Wellens' henchmen for the first 150 k.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Lot of flats in a short while - weird.

 

[King Boonen]

Re:

Lot of flats in a short while - weird.

Yeah, I was thinking that.

 

[Sestriere]

Wellens on a mission.. Peloton is gonna have to work to bring him back. Don't think it's possible when they just ride a sprinter pace.

 

[Red Rick]

Peloton should not underestimate Wellens in this finale

 

[Gigs_98]

If it was raining I'd say the peloton has to be careful. Wellens is phenomenal at making solo breaks but I fear this time the gaps he has is simply too small

 

[Velolover2]

The polka dots might be traveling from specialist to specialist.

Stage 1: GVA with the cobbled bergs.
Stage 3: Wellens in the Ardennes-like hills.
Stage 5: De Gendt for the medium mountain Vosges climbs up next?

 

[Rollthedice]

Re: Re:

Meanwhile sources have told Gazzetta dello Sport that Dumoulin's move to Jumbo from 2020 is imminent. That's Tom Dumoulin.

Sources?

Ciro Scognamiglio twitter:

Several sources told @Gazzetta_it in these days that the move of @tom_dumoulin to @JumboVismaRoad from @TeamSunweb in 2020 is almost a done deal. We are in France now so... 'affaire a suivre' @LeTour @cycling_podcast

 

[Red Rick]

Wellens about to start the first cat 3?

 

[King Boonen]

No gap to Wellens? Or is the 2:18 to Wellens?

 

[ice&fire]

Lots of talk about Valverde's weight loss for the Tour. Interesting. He had an underwhelming spring . . . is this a stealth move for GC at the TDF?

A stealth move would have been adopting Horner's diet

 

[King Boonen]

Lots of talk about Valverde's weight loss for the Tour. Interesting. He had an underwhelming spring . . . is this a stealth move for GC at the TDF?

A stealth move would have been adopting Horner's diet

Big Macs are rubbish though.

 

[Rollthedice]

Lots of talk about Valverde's weight loss for the Tour. Interesting. He had an underwhelming spring . . . is this a stealth move for GC at the TDF?

A stealth move would have been adopting Horner's diet

Big Macs are rubbish though.

What if he's on a beetroot juice diet?

 

[Velolover2]

Quick Step have to set hard pace from now on if they want to drop some of the fast guys.

 

[ice&fire]

Lots of talk about Valverde's weight loss for the Tour. Interesting. He had an underwhelming spring . . . is this a stealth move for GC at the TDF?

A stealth move would have been adopting Horner's diet

Big Macs are rubbish though.

Here's a Michelin 3-star chef who closed his restaurant and started making hamburgers for McDonalds
https://www.directoalpaladar.com/actualidad-1/dani-garcia-presenta-su-nueva-hamburguesa-mcdonalds-habla-claro-hay-que-monetizar-todo-que-has-hecho-durante-25-anos

 

[Akuryo]

Alaphilippe getting ready for action.

 

[Red Rick]

No half measures from Quick Step

 

[King Boonen]

Lots of talk about Valverde's weight loss for the Tour. Interesting. He had an underwhelming spring . . . is this a stealth move for GC at the TDF?

A stealth move would have been adopting Horner's diet

Big Macs are rubbish though.

Here's a Michelin 3-star chef who closed his restaurant and started making hamburgers for McDonalds
https://www.directoalpaladar.com/actualidad-1/dani-garcia-presenta-su-nueva-hamburguesa-mcdonalds-habla-claro-hay-que-monetizar-todo-que-has-hecho-durante-25-anos

The Signature collection is also junk

 

[Broccolidwarf]

When Alaphilippe goes, it will draw along a bunch of GC guys, it will all explode.

 

[Velolover2]

Caleb Ewan is gone. Too hard a stage for him.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

1m32s handclocked.
Ewan done. Bettiol puncture.

 

[King Boonen]

I can see Barguil!!

 

[Red Rick]

Ewan dropped.

Dont think Teunissen will survive this