Le Tour 2018 stage 17: BDL to Saint-Lary-Soulan 65k

[rick james]

Even as a Sky fan, I think it's surely time we have a budget cap

I agree, £40 million should do it

 

[Walkman]

Re:

Sagan crash?

Apparently. Still waiting for info.

 

[perico]

https://twitter.com/MRasmussen1974/status/1019242002867740672?s=20

 

[DFA123]

Sky's strength is **** stupid.
TBF this might be the best grand tour team in history, but I'm bored!

Common Nairo, Mikel, Romain, Tom, Chris can someone attack ffs.
Are they all happy with not winning?

2016 sky tour team was stronger

It most certainly wasn't.

This team is insane and has all parts covered, especially the mountains.

No love for 2012? A year which had Froome and Porte as climbing domestiques. Was so good with 7 riders, that they could take Cavendish and a lead-out man and win three sprints, including on the Champs Elysees as well.

 

[woodburn]

Kangert with the wrong way around the roundabout.

 

[Oliwright]

Sky's strength is **** stupid.
TBF this might be the best grand tour team in history, but I'm bored!

Common Nairo, Mikel, Romain, Tom, Chris can someone attack ffs.
Are they all happy with not winning?

2016 sky tour team was stronger

In 2016 it was Froome, G, Landa, Stannard, Rowe, Poels, Kiri, Nieve, Henao.

So looking at the differences & that it's now 8 riders, and given that Landa did f*ck all that tour it's basically:

Moscon, Kwiat, Castro & Bernal vs Stannard, Nieve, Henao, & Kiri.

IMO I prefer 2018, especially as I think G, Rowe & Poels are better than ever.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re:

Apparently Dan Martin has asked the UCI to forbid the super tuck position on descents

What a whiny brat

It’s a pretty widespread view that it’s unnecessarily dangerous and particularly so when kids and fat old lads try to imitate it.

 

[rick james]

https://twitter.com/MRasmussen1974/status/1019242002867740672?s=20

looking at history, yip Alberto in the tour would have done nothing

 

[Valv.Piti]

Sky's strength is **** stupid.
TBF this might be the best grand tour team in history, but I'm bored!

Common Nairo, Mikel, Romain, Tom, Chris can someone attack ffs.
Are they all happy with not winning?

2016 sky tour team was stronger

It most certainly wasn't.

This team is insane and has all parts covered, especially the mountains.

No love for 2012? A year which had Froome and Porte as climbing domestiques. Was so good with 7 riders, that they could take Cavendish and a lead-out man and win three sprints, including on the Champs Elysees as well.

This team is much better, but 2012 was probably better relatively to their weak opponents.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Sky's strength is **** stupid.
TBF this might be the best grand tour team in history, but I'm bored!

Common Nairo, Mikel, Romain, Tom, Chris can someone attack ffs.
Are they all happy with not winning?

2016 sky tour team was stronger

It most certainly wasn't.

This team is insane and has all parts covered, especially the mountains.

No love for 2012? A year which had Froome and Porte as climbing domestiques. Was so good with 7 riders, that they could take Cavendish and a lead-out man and win three sprints, including on the Champs Elysees as well.

2012 was such a joke that Wiggins could lead Cavendish out for a stage win.

 

[Walkman]

Re: Re:

Apparently Dan Martin has asked the UCI to forbid the super tuck position on descents

What a whiny brat

It’s a pretty widespread view that it’s unnecessarily dangerous and particularly so when kids and fat old lads try to imitate it.

But why do they do it? Science say that it is slower that other positions:
https://www.velonews.com/2017/05/news/study-froomes-super-tuck-actually-isnt-faster_437636

 

[DFA123]

Sky's strength is **** stupid.
TBF this might be the best grand tour team in history, but I'm bored!

Common Nairo, Mikel, Romain, Tom, Chris can someone attack ffs.
Are they all happy with not winning?

2016 sky tour team was stronger

It most certainly wasn't.

This team is insane and has all parts covered, especially the mountains.

No love for 2012? A year which had Froome and Porte as climbing domestiques. Was so good with 7 riders, that they could take Cavendish and a lead-out man and win three sprints, including on the Champs Elysees as well.

2012 was such a joke that Wiggins could lead Cavendish out for a stage win.

Yeah, that was ludicrously dominant. The teams of the last few years might have more depth of talent - but nothing comes close to Froome as a super-domestique and Porte as back-up, in terms of aabsolute quality.

 

[ontheroad]

Kangert on a suicide mission.

 

[woodburn]

Martin and Quintana

 

[Oliwright]

Still think Froome will be thinking this is his to win

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Kangert on a suicide mission.

Could be he's one of a few who have judged the stage correctly. A full on 2 hour effort. Whereas the peloton will be getting to the finish with loads left in the tank.

 

[woodburn]

Quintana on a stormer!

 

[Oliwright]

2015 Quintana or 2018 Quintana?

 

[woodburn]

Impressed by the work of Soler all Tour. Great experience for him.

 

[Escarabajo]

Finally, at least Quintana is trying!

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Re:

Impressed by the work of Soler all Tour. Great experience for him.

Really should be 3rd in command at Movistar, his results are very good

 

[therhodeo]

Could this be something?

 

[MuskyOurSaviour]

Re:

Could this be something?

Castroviejo is stillat the front. :lol:

 

[woodburn]

Quintana would need like at least five minutes on this climb to seriously threaten Thomas.

 

[Walkman]

Re: Re:

Could this be something?

Castroviejo is stillat the front. :lol:

In 2 years he will be dominating the TTs and out-climbing all climbers. Just you watch