Le Tour 2018

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Thomas takes the stage and the maillot jaune! Yesss!

The French tifosi will want his bike dismantled to check for where the battery is!

 

[bluethrunthru]

Thomas takes the stage and the maillot jaune! Yesss!

The French tifosi will want his bike dismantled to check for where the battery is!

well the way he shot past him there you have to have your doubts ha ha

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Thomas takes the stage and the maillot jaune! Yesss!

The French tifosi will want his bike dismantled to check for where the battery is!

He seemed to get a very good reception at the top of the mountain. Maybe the Frenchies are ABFs. Anyone but Froome

 

[Manc in London]

Epic stage today. Great race craft from SKY. Tomorrow could potentially be tricky due to the fans being so close to the cyclists.

 

[chesterbells]

Epic stage today. Great race craft from SKY. Tomorrow could potentially be tricky due to the fans being so close to the cyclists.

Yep - its definitely the stage I think sky should be most concerned about "something" happening from a few fans roadside. Its the iconic stage that all the hardcore fans will want to be on, along with plenty of keg being consumed. I'll be staggered if we don't see a few human inhalers for starters. Be interesting if ASO and or Sky themselves are going to put extra people on the climb for that very reason. I guess its not something they'd publicise in advance perhaps

 

[Manc in London]

Yep - its definitely the stage I think sky should be most concerned about "something" happening from a few fans roadside. Its the iconic stage that all the hardcore fans will want to be on, along with plenty of keg being consumed. I'll be staggered if we don't see a few human inhalers for starters. Be interesting if ASO and or Sky themselves are going to put extra people on the climb for that very reason. I guess its not something they'd publicise in advance perhaps

I would hope ASO take some extra precautions, particularly on the Alpe, around the usual pinchpoints, such as Dutch Corner. Best thing that could happen for SKY is that they are part of a decent sized group of other riders.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Will Sky allow Thomas to win the tour over Froome?

 

[canyerdogputoutafire]

It was a great effort by this rider. His face when he was caught; gutted.

 

[citytilllidie]

Will Sky allow Thomas to win the tour over Froome?

I think so. Back when Wiggins won, it was so obvious Froome could've pissed it, waiting for Wiggo on each hill nearly cost Sky. They wont risk that again. Don't write Froome off though. Awesome climber with big hills still to come

 

[leighton]

i wonder how many puffs Froome will take today his asthma must be kicking in soon. It was a good stage granted yesterday but to see Froome bombing on past Dan Martin and then see Geraint Thomas catching a passing Nieve was a bit like wow what the fuck really. I wonder how both come out of that stage yesterday and what they do today as it will be a major day and there going to feel it either today ro tomorrow.