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

[woodburn]

So no attacks on the descent either.

 

[StephenC2020]

This is all a bit disheartening.

 

[ontheroad]

Extremely disappointing stage so far. It will just be 6 Skys riding strong tempo all the way up the Portet.

 

[Forever The Best]

I thought the short stages were excellent, that's what the journalists told. :lol:

 

[SKSemtex]

I start to fear that only crush can save us from Sky 123

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Do Movistar and Ag2r really think that Landa and Bardet can take 4 minutes on the last climb to get on the podium? Or is it just for the stage win?

 

[Jelantik]

nothing changed. this is Sky's tour to loose.

 

[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?

 

[burning]

With this group of GC riders, I feel like no type of stage or route design will help at all. None of the 2nd rate GC riders is willing to do anything.

 

[Jagartrott]

Re:

SKY dropped one man up to this point.

This is beyond ridiculous.

 

[Red Rick]

Sagan crash in the descent

 

[rick james]

lord sagan down...race radio

 

[woodburn]

Re:

I thought the short stages were excellent, that's what the journalists told. :lol:

One hour of of pre-race commentary about how crazy this stage would be and it would boil down to 60k time trial. Yawn.

 

[Oliwright]

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

 

[bigcog]

Sketchy descent

 

[Jelantik]

Re:

Do Movistar really think that Landa can take 4 minutes on the last climb to get on the podium? Or is it just for the stage win?

I dont' think they are chasing GC anymore. They are chasing Bahrain for Team classifications.

 

[Red Rick]

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

What a whiny brat

 

[SKSemtex]

Sagan crashed :surprised:

 

[rick james]

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

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

Do Movistar and Ag2r really think that Landa and Bardet can take 4 minutes on the last climb to get on the podium? Or is it just for the stage win?

Stage win, its impossible to go long stage today. Simply impossible, they have 6 guys.

 

[Frosty]

Live tracker has Sagan on the move again.

 

[The Hitch]

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

lol yeah budget. Nice sleight of hand

 

[DFA123]

Re:

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

What a whiny brat

lol, that sounds like a case of "I can't do it very well, so no-one else should be allowed to either".

 

[woodburn]

Sagan crash?

NBC mentioned after coming out of commercial. Now back to another commercial.

 

[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.