albob

Poor ole Geraint...

dpb

Froome and the skytrain have once again been too strong for anyone I reckon , from day1

be great see Aru prove us wrong . The other big hitters seem to be yesterdays men already

albob

Aru was my pick to win - bring on the Pyrenees..

dpb

he must be well and truly pissed off

coupe_20vt

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Yeah really feel for G, so unlucky in the Giro and now this.

As for Aru, can't stand the bloke. He's a whiner, even his own team mates don't like him!

dpb

haha Kittel don't need a lead out train

Shame we havnt got Cav left to compete against him

SJ_Skyline

Horrible crash, Dan Martin was extremely lucky!

andy97

iTrader: (1)

There are no sprinters left who can match Kittel, damare gone after timed out Sunday(illness). Cavendish out. Griepel has a chance only if Kittel is caught out of position. I think it's going to be a bumper TDF for Kittel

dpb

Not much racing , apart the breakaway guy

andy97

iTrader: (1)

Next 2 days will determine GC

neil-h

It's a bit of a shame really, gotta love a good sprint at the end of a stage.

dpb

Wow, great Finish

dpb

All made worth it again

andy97

iTrader: (1)

Certainly made the tour alot more lively. Tomorrow will give an indication of, was it just an off day or decline in overall strength

dpb

Was there suggestion sky were bluffing ,pretending they were stronger than they were

Wull

Aru will have his work cut out for the remainder, Quintana coming on strong as usual as time goes on but too little too late.

Has Froome got a few tricks u his sleeve? Possibly.....

For me Bardet is the one to watch. I wish Porte was still there, it would have spiced things up even more.

On a seperate note I'm about to fit tubs to my new wheels tonight, I'm intrigued to see how they roll, I've never ran tubs before.

andy97

iTrader: (1)

Very well, but these days a top range tubeless are just as good on rolling resistance. There are benefits of variable pressure, from low to very high 150+psi, no pinch flats.

I use two sets, one for club runs the other for TT. I use sealant inside to help against pin ***** punctures, because they can be more awkward to change out on the road.

Wull

I had considered the sealant but haven't purchased any as it was all in a rush.

I had no real intentions of using tubs but after my rear wheel in my road bike failed I was having to use my TT rear wheel and it was annoying having to swap between them so I seen these for sale and went for it.

dpb

Used be able get cheap vittoria tubs for a under tenner , combined with rim tape it was easier than changing inner tubes., think I had ambrosio rims. The set up was obviously lighter than alternative

dpb

Youll need removable valve core for the squirty stuff . I put some in ordinary inner tubes and it didn't help one iota going over some ruf tarmac changes good thing I did take spare this time

SJ_Skyline

Have they stopped playing gendarmes with yellow flags on the road furniture? A few times now I've seen near misses with the peloton and no evident warning of the road dividing.

dpb

Uran is doing some amazing stuff isn't he ?

dpb

Aru has just lost the tour !

through lack attention

albob

And the lack of a team-mate :: That's my pick for the win down the swanny...

Wull

Possibly, he looked like he was blowing smoke out his **** at the end though. The pace was high and they had to work hard to hold on.

Plenty hilly and mountain stages left so it all depends on what Aru has left in the tank and Froome himself.

Wull

They have removable cores, i wouldn't entertain using the stuff with clinchers, it literally takes 5 mins max to swap out a puncture.

SJ_Skyline

Well, AG2R really screwed that climb up. They could have really put some pressure on Froome and they only mustered one attack...

dpb

All too easy for froome in the end

Only person could tip the balance is a someone whose been in the wilderness for years !

dpb

you cant believe how strong Kwiatkowski is can you , just amazing after 3 weeks

dpb

I think we can see why Chris is number 1