Tour de France 2017 Stage 13: Saint-Girons > Foix 101 km

[Moose McKnuckles]

Fabio Aru's nose just introduced itself to the wind for the first time on this stage.

 

[The Hitch]

Re:

Louis Meintjes.

The sport you do professionally is better off without you.

What did he do?

 

[DNP-Old]

What a masterplan by Sky. :lol:

 

[Brullnux]

Great stage, but pretty anticlimactic end

 

[loge1884]

great stage, even though I would have hoped for a better winner ...

 

[Jelantik]

in hindsight having Aru in yellow is better for the race. Astana just don't have the team to control. Breakaway now has chance to win stage.

 

[Ruby United]

Re: Re:

Louis Meintjes.

The sport you do professionally is better off without you.

What did he do?

I think that may be the point.
His teammates, on the other hand....

 

[Irondan]

Love to hear the Sky PR spin on today's stage, before it's spun....

 

[woodburn]

Re:

Fabio Aru's nose just introduced itself to the wind for the first time on this stage.

Rode stage to his strength.

 

[benzwire]

Great for a French win on Bastille Day. Much respect to Contador for animating that stage. Great day of racing!

 

[red_flanders]

I'm very happy for the French to have some relevant riders. Great to see the maillot pois win a mountain stage on Bastille Day.

 

[46&twoWheels]

useless stage for GC (final 27 km flat...meh)

good entertainment due to attacks and improvisation

 

[France_En_Marche]

3 of the top 4 finishers on todays stage rode the giro.

 

[Escarabajo]

Nice stage!

 

[Amused]

Well done pretty much everyone. Awesome stage. Well played Sky. And well done Aru, isolated already on the first mountain.

 

[Irondan]

Re:

I'm very happy for the French to have some relevant riders. Great to see the maillot pois win a mountain stage in Bastille Day.

Yes, the French are finally relevant in the Tour again! Great for cycling in general.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Re: Re:

Fabio Aru's nose just introduced itself to the wind for the first time on this stage.

Rode stage to his strength.

Yep. Aru rode a smart race today, IMO.

 

[SeriousSam]

If only Warren hadn't been there, would have been an epic victory for Quintana

 

[ontheroad]

Anyone but sky in yellow now until Paris, that was proper racing today.

 

[Sestriere]

Barguil despite the stupid attack on the flat in the beginning. Chapeau!

 

[phil-i-am]

Re: Re:

Louis Meintjes.

The sport you do professionally is better off without you.

What did he do?

He used his teammates to help him finish as high as he can in GC.

 

[Jelantik]

Re:

useless stage for GC (final 27 km flat...meh)

good entertainment due to attacks and improvisation

i agree the flat as usual.. neutralize it.

 

[Brullnux]

Re:

Fabio Aru's nose just introduced itself to the wind for the first time on this stage.

From the Mur onwards he rode very intelligently. On the Mur less so

 

[deValtos]

I'll take me one of this short stages over an "epic" 200km mountain stage any day.

 

[arvc40]

Froome was fine today but still sad to see nobody try.