Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 126km

[Red Rick]

Dont know why Ineos contributes to the chase, unless the specifically want their domestique in the break to be of no use today

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I should know better than to get emotionally invested in a bike race at this stage but I keep doing it.

 

[jaylew]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

On a lighter note, after the Pinot tragedy, at least Ineos will win another Tour. :lol:

That's the ultimate disaster. Thomas' chances to win the Tour have just gone up dramatically. Bernal won't be allowed to react. Steven K. and Buchmann are only interested in a place of honour. Pinot was the guy who closed the gap on Thomas yesterday. The others didn't even react.

Buchmann did

 

[MatParker117]

Torn Quad apparently for Pinot, in which case how the *** did he start the stage?

 

[alspacka]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

I wonder if Gaudu and Reichenbach ride for Alaphilippe now.

 

[jaylew]

Am I seeing things? Valverde in the break?

 

[slosada]

now the familiar motopacing starts

 

[ppanther92]

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Wow he abandons even? **** ****.

No sense in keeping this one if he is losing time at such a dramatic pace like he did.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Torn Quad apparently for Pinot, in which case how the **** did he start the stage?

Hoping that maybe, just maybe he could manage…

 

[broppo]

matthews looking strong! Too bad he couldnt help Dumoulin in the mountains!

 

[ppanther92]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

I wonder if Gaudu and Reichenbach ride for Alaphilippe now.

Would be funny but why would they?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

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Am I seeing things? Valverde in the break?[/quote

Don't worry, it won't last long.

Gutted for Pinot. Need Movistar to cause havoc now then they could get on the podium.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

I honestly don't think I have seen something more heartbreaking on live TV

I can think of only one, and its not a cycling moment

I don't know what you mean but as you write it, it was probably an Australian Open final

Edit: Or maybe Ajax vs Tottenham? I'm curious now

Wimbledon 2009 for me

2000 Sydney Olympics in the 50km Walk Aussie Jane Saville was ahead by minutes about to walk into the stadium and she got DQed. I can still hear the scream at night

50km for women was introduced in London 2012. Must`ve been 20k...
Also Yohan Diniz fainting and shi**ing himself en route to a Top 10 finish in Rio 2016 as a WR holder speaking of walking

 

[JosephK]

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I should know better than to get emotionally invested in a bike race at this stage but I keep doing it.

I know, right? I was properly hardened until Pinot started looking tremendous in the Pyrenees, and hope came along and suckered me in. What a wallop today.

 

[Laplaz]

How many Bots in the peloton?

 

[tobydawq]

Nice job, Kwiatkowski and Moscon.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Unfortunate for Pinot. This is his career in a nutshell though, so honestly it's hard to be surprised by this.

 

[alspacka]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

I wonder if Gaudu and Reichenbach ride for Alaphilippe now.

Would be funny but why would they?

Vive La France - Madiot probably

 

[HelloDolly]

Just like SK in the 2016 Giro, chances to win the Tour are few and far between esp with all the new talent every year
Pinot is strong and hopefully he bounces back but a set back like this can be very hard to take

When Ali beat Joe Foreman in Rumble in the Jungle which Foreman was top favourite to win and 13 years younger than an aging Ali...Foreman went into a spiral of depression that lasted 2 years

Mind you he do go on to make a fortune with the George Foreman grill ...so every cloud I guess

 

[carton]

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Torn Quad apparently for Pinot, in which case how the **** did he start the stage?

The hardest ride I ever did I tore my quad halfway. It's doable. You just go slower and aggravate the injury. So it's not exactly advisable.

 

[alspacka]

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Unfortunate for Pinot. This is his career in a nutshell though, so honestly it's hard to be surprised by this.

Absolutely brutal but it could've been worse. Imagine if the crosswinds hadn't happened and he was in yellow at this point.

 

[The Hitch]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

[quote="
I don't know what you mean but as you write it, it was probably an Australian Open final

Edit: Or maybe Ajax vs Tottenham? I'm curious now

Wimbledon 2009 for me

2000 Sydney Olympics in the 50km Walk Aussie Jane Saville was ahead by minutes about to walk into the stadium and she got DQed. I can still hear the scream at night

50km for women was introduced in London 2012. Must`ve been 20k...
Also Yohan Diniz fainting and shi**ing himself en route to a Top 10 finish in Rio 2016 as a WR holder speaking of walking

Good shouts.
To add a few, the Brazilian marathoner who got taken out by the supporter in Athens, when he could have won the gold, and Lindsey Jacobellis having the gold medal won but going for a trick because - why not. Ah, that's why

 

[Scarponi]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

I was 10 so the distance did elude me and I should have googled it

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

muscle injury he already had yesterday. Tough lad finishing up front then

 

[ppanther92]

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Unfortunate for Pinot. This is his career in a nutshell though, so honestly it's hard to be surprised by this.

And still he is linearily getting better every year. So i am sure he will have another shot at the win. But of course he will also be 30 next year.