Tour de France 2017. stage 1: Düsseldorf, 14 km itt

[bajbar]

Porte going to lose some time...

 

[Kwibus]

Damn.....

 

[DNP-Old]

Betancur new team leader.

 

[deValtos]

Re:

To be honest, he was taking unecessary risks

He was bombing it through that corner, would've been a monster time if we was taking those risks.

 

[Aristarchus]

Porte taking it easy, it seems. I wonder if the rest will do the same.

 

[Tonton]

OMG...

 

[Kwibus]

Re:

To be honest, he was taking unecessary risks

Yeah he really went in all out there, shouldnt have done that....obviously.

 

[Publicus]

I would take very little risk into the corners if I'm Quintana, Contador or Froome. Just not worth it

 

[DNP-Old]

Abandon Valverde.

 

[70kmph]

Der Panzer

 

[Irondan]

Re:

Abandon Valverde.

Confirmed?

That's terrible!

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

Abandon Valverde.

The real question is did he break anything?

 

[IndianCyclist]

Thomas might win this!!!

 

[Irondan]

Re: Re:

Abandon Valverde.

The real question is did he break anything?

I thought he hit his leg hard against an upright on the fence.

Perhaps it's broken...

 

[DNP-Old]

Re: Re:

Abandon Valverde.

The real question is did he break anything?

Not sure, but he went straight into an ambulance.

 

[Kwibus]

Re: Re:

Abandon Valverde.

Confirmed?

That's terrible!

It wouldve been a miracle if he was able to continue. Broken legs I think....

 

[silvergrenade]

Re: Re:

Abandon Valverde.

The real question is did he break anything?

Why is that the real question?
The biggest race of the year and the best rider in the peloton just abandoned!
This is unreal!

 

[woodburn]

Porte already losing time in places he shouldnt. 47 seconds behind Thomas.

 

[TomLPC]

Sad about Landa/G's crash now, what a fine dynamic we were likely robbed of

 

[Irondan]

Porte safely around the course.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re: Re:

Abandon Valverde.

The real question is did he break anything?

Why is that the real question?

Because it's far more important to know how long he'll be out for or even if it's career ending than knowing if he'll retire from one single race that he's not even team leader for.

 

[woodburn]

Valverde's abandon really makes this race a lot more predictable.

 

[Strange Loop]

Re: Re:

Abandon Valverde.

The real question is did he break anything?

Why is that the real question?
The biggest race of the year and the best rider in the peloton just abandoned!
This is unreal!

Well, it's an important question because sustaining the wrong* fracture may end his career. I hope that's not the case, but it's certainly a possibility.

*) Obviously, no fracture is "right", but some are more likely to end his career than others.

 

[Publicus]

Terrible about Valverde. He's been on incredible form all year and had a real shot at winning given his finishing abilities (and lack of high altitude climbing). Going to make things really difficult for Quintana.

 

[Jelantik]

Porte took it easy.