Le Tour 2018 stage 10: Annecy > Le Grand-Bornand 158,5 km

[sir fly]

Congrats to GVA.
That's the way to wear the jersey.

 

[guncha]

Re: Le Tour 2018 stage 10: Annecy > Le Grand-Bornand 158,5 k

Such a crap. Mountain stages with decent should not be allowed in Tour.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

I'm not usually one to complain about stages, but man, that was a snoozer.

 

[spalco]

I didn't realise that was Alaphillipe's first Tour stage win, was wondering why he looks so emotional.

 

[saganftw]

absolute garbage from main field

 

[Lequack]

Uran crosses @ 6 minutes, almost 3 minutes down on the GC field.

 

[Baldinger]

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Congrats to Froome on the 5th Tour win
He's the only one who wants it

Yeah, it does feel that sky put a lot more effort into winning than the other teams.. Today is the day that I finally realised that and I'm going to stop moaning about sky domination

You have a point, but it clearly comes down to lack of money for several of the others teams.

 

[Finn84]

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Uran crosses @ 6 minutes.

2'36" behind Group Froome.

 

[krakenKE]

Congrats to Alaphilipe and what a ride by GVA to honor the jersey and keep it for another day!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

What we learnt today:
Out of it already: Uran
Pretenders exposed: Jungels, Mollema, Zakarin, Majka.
Not quite exposed but not looking great: Valverde.

 

[bambino]

Uran lost 2m36s to the GC group. Tour more or less over.

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

Re: Le Tour 2018 stage 10: Annecy > Le Grand-Bornand 158,5 k

I quite enjoyed today's stage. Skyborgs looking good again this year.

 

[Jagartrott]

That final descent was said here to be technical and narrow, but that wasn't the case at all. Will have discouraged some riders at least.

 

[tobydawq]

Valverde did lose his chain near the top of Colombiere.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

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Congrats to Froome on the 5th Tour win
He's the only one who wants it

Yeah, it does feel that sky put a lot more effort into winning than the other teams.. Today is the day that I finally realised that and I'm going to stop moaning about sky domination

Thanks. Nobody put any effort to chase break, to fight, to do anything. Disguisting.

 

[LaFlorecita]

What a boring stage. Congrats Alaphilippe on a nice win

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

Amazing that this is only JA's first TDF stage win. But, then again, it's amazing that Flèche was his first classics win. The quality was there; it was just a matter of time.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dumoulin looked fresh on the finish. Froome as well.

 

[skippo12]

Re: Le Tour 2018 stage 10: Annecy > Le Grand-Bornand 158,5 k

Quintana, Dumoulin, Bardet, Froome, Thomas, Landa, Nibali, Roglic, Kruijswijk, Martin and Yates without problems.
Fuglsang and Valverde nearly dropped.
Jungels, Pozzo, Mollema, Majka and Zakarin losing time.
Uran out of contention.
Barguil going for stages.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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What we learnt today:
Out of it already: Uran
Pretenders exposed: Jungels, Mollema, Zakarin, Majka.
Not quite exposed but not looking great: Valverde.

I don't think that was any indication of condition from Valverde: more likely a shipped chain or similar. He was well within the group, disappeared from it briefly, and was soon back in there.

 

[MuskyOurSaviour]

Roglic gonna keep Froome within 1 minute and win the TT by 2. It's coming home to Slovenia

 

[DNP-Old]

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Valverde distanced a bit at the top but got back on before descent.

Let's hope this shuts up the Valverde Tour winner believers.... He really isn't enough climber

But he had problems with his chain.

 

[whittashau]

So as expected Sky’s domestiques are superior to all the other teams and superior to some of the team leaders. Bahrain-Merida had no one supporting nibbles, Movistar simply had their three leaders, lotto had their two leaders, but no one had actual support who was able to match sky’s. Could be a long tour ahead.

 

[yaco]

Breakaway riders must love Sky when there is a mountain stage - They know they are a 50% chance to stay out front.

 

[ice&fire]

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Valverde distanced a bit at the top but got back on before descent.

Let's hope this shuts up the Valverde Tour winner believers.... He really isn't enough climber

But he had problems with his chain.

That puts him at Andy Schleck level