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• @KogaLover

  @Rick

  @RobSandy

  @wiscot

  I thought it was possible in the first few days when he took a chunk of time on all the other favourites but I stayed cautious. G in Yellow, Alaphillippe in the polka dots and Sagan in Green – that’s a pretty good result for us that like our cyclists charismatic!

  Can someone remind me: when did G take the bulk of his time off Dumoulin? Was it stage 1?

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  It was stage 6, when I believe Dumoulin had a mechanical with 5k left to race.

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  Spoke broke.

  Just saw agonised Tommy D throwing off the (wrong) cap that his soigneur put it on his head. Tommy’s mad because Roglic benefited of the motard.

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  Ah, that is correct. Unfortunately for Tom D, mechanicals and unintentional moto drafting are a part of the sport. Roglic can't be blamed for drafting since he had no choice. Also, it is difficult to blame the moto because it is difficult to get out of the way.

  Roglic got a benefit but everyone in the peloton knows that trick. Roglic was the one who attacked but Tom D had the same opportunity.

• @Rick

  @KogaLover

  @Rick

  @RobSandy

  @wiscot

  I thought it was possible in the first few days when he took a chunk of time on all the other favourites but I stayed cautious. G in Yellow, Alaphillippe in the polka dots and Sagan in Green – that’s a pretty good result for us that like our cyclists charismatic!

  Can someone remind me: when did G take the bulk of his time off Dumoulin? Was it stage 1?

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  It was stage 6, when I believe Dumoulin had a mechanical with 5k left to race.

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  Spoke broke.

  Just saw agonised Tommy D throwing off the (wrong) cap that his soigneur put it on his head. Tommy’s mad because Roglic benefited of the motard.

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  Ah, that is correct. Unfortunately for Tom D, mechanicals and unintentional moto drafting are a part of the sport. Roglic can’t be blamed for drafting since he had no choice. Also, it is difficult to blame the moto because it is difficult to get out of the way.

  Roglic got a benefit but everyone in the peloton knows that trick. Roglic was the one who attacked but Tom D had the same opportunity.

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  Yes, the stage to Mur de Bretagne. Could Tom D have won the Tour without that mechanical? Very possible.

  Too many motos. If the UCI were interested in stopping moto-drafting or moto related crashes they'd do something. But clearly, they are not.

• @RobSandy

  @Rick

  @KogaLover

  @Rick

  @RobSandy

  @wiscot

  I thought it was possible in the first few days when he took a chunk of time on all the other favourites but I stayed cautious. G in Yellow, Alaphillippe in the polka dots and Sagan in Green – that’s a pretty good result for us that like our cyclists charismatic!

  Can someone remind me: when did G take the bulk of his time off Dumoulin? Was it stage 1?

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  It was stage 6, when I believe Dumoulin had a mechanical with 5k left to race.

  0

  Spoke broke.

  Just saw agonised Tommy D throwing off the (wrong) cap that his soigneur put it on his head. Tommy’s mad because Roglic benefited of the motard.

  0

  Ah, that is correct. Unfortunately for Tom D, mechanicals and unintentional moto drafting are a part of the sport. Roglic can’t be blamed for drafting since he had no choice. Also, it is difficult to blame the moto because it is difficult to get out of the way.

  Roglic got a benefit but everyone in the peloton knows that trick. Roglic was the one who attacked but Tom D had the same opportunity.

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  Yes, the stage to Mur de Bretagne. Could Tom D have won the Tour without that mechanical? Very possible.

  Too many motos. If the UCI were interested in stopping moto-drafting or moto related crashes they’d do something. But clearly, they are not.

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  Without motos there would be limited or no TV coverage.

• @Rick

  @KogaLover

  @Rick

  @RobSandy

  @wiscot

  I thought it was possible in the first few days when he took a chunk of time on all the other favourites but I stayed cautious. G in Yellow, Alaphillippe in the polka dots and Sagan in Green – that’s a pretty good result for us that like our cyclists charismatic!

  Can someone remind me: when did G take the bulk of his time off Dumoulin? Was it stage 1?

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  It was stage 6, when I believe Dumoulin had a mechanical with 5k left to race.

  0

  Spoke broke.

  Just saw agonised Tommy D throwing off the (wrong) cap that his soigneur put it on his head. Tommy’s mad because Roglic benefited of the motard.

  0

  Ah, that is correct. Unfortunately for Tom D, mechanicals and unintentional moto drafting are a part of the sport. Roglic can’t be blamed for drafting since he had no choice. Also, it is difficult to blame the moto because it is difficult to get out of the way.

  Roglic got a benefit but everyone in the peloton knows that trick. Roglic was the one who attacked but Tom D had the same opportunity.

  It's worth noting that when Roglič had gained a gap of about 10 seconds, they put a camera moto in front of the Dumoulin group as well. David Millar went nuts about it on the ITV commentary, from a safety more than a drafting standpoint, so he was very bemused when Dumoulin had a moan after the stage.

• @mulebeatsdrums

  @Rick

  @KogaLover

  @Rick

  @RobSandy

  @wiscot

  I thought it was possible in the first few days when he took a chunk of time on all the other favourites but I stayed cautious. G in Yellow, Alaphillippe in the polka dots and Sagan in Green – that’s a pretty good result for us that like our cyclists charismatic!

  Can someone remind me: when did G take the bulk of his time off Dumoulin? Was it stage 1?

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  It was stage 6, when I believe Dumoulin had a mechanical with 5k left to race.

  0

  Spoke broke.

  Just saw agonised Tommy D throwing off the (wrong) cap that his soigneur put it on his head. Tommy’s mad because Roglic benefited of the motard.

  0

  Ah, that is correct. Unfortunately for Tom D, mechanicals and unintentional moto drafting are a part of the sport. Roglic can’t be blamed for drafting since he had no choice. Also, it is difficult to blame the moto because it is difficult to get out of the way.

  Roglic got a benefit but everyone in the peloton knows that trick. Roglic was the one who attacked but Tom D had the same opportunity.

  It’s worth noting that when Roglič had gained a gap of about 10 seconds, they put a camera moto in front of the Dumoulin group as well. David Millar went nuts about it on the ITV commentary, from a safety more than a drafting standpoint, so he was very bemused when Dumoulin had a moan after the stage.

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  Thanks for the info. I think Tom D's frustration was misplaced.

• @Rick

  Thanks for the info. I think Tom D’s frustration was misplaced.

  Yeah, same. He was in a much better mood after the TT today.

• Despite Sky's continued dominance of the TdF, this has been a rather surprising race. Congrats to G Thomas, who I am glad is the winner if it has to be Sky.

  Things that were predictable:

  Porte crashing out.

  Dan Martin attacking for no apparent reason. He has, however, been named the super combatant for this year's edition of the TdF.

  Sagan winning the Green Jersey. This was not without some drama, however. Kudos to Peter for enduring what must have been a massive sufferfest on Stage 19.

  Team Movistar's lack of results while working for three captains. This never works out but they did capture the team classification.

  Fan's negative reaction to Team Sky.

  Surprises:

  Lawson Craddock finishing. This year's Lanterne Rouge was first in courage! This is why cycling is special.

  G Thomas winning yellow. This was a surprise to all VSP contestants, who are unusually astute cycling fans.

  Primoz Roglic, who looks like a potential TdF winner in the future.

  Egan Burnal who looks like a potential multi year winner at the TdF.

  Tom D's prowess in the mountains. I expected him to do well but also expected him to get dropped at least once on the steep pitches. But for a broken spoke in the first week, he might have been the winner.

  I am sure that I have missed a few on both sides.

  Vive le Tour! 

   

• Got to Paris OK with one mechanical - more in Rides later.  Got home in the early hours this morning, managed to get a decent position on by the Arc de Triumph so will load some photos later.

  Congrats to @Wiscot who held on to his breakaway as the rest of us fell back in the heat.  @Wiscot I will PM you re the spot prize.

  TdF results - at least it shows that this year was anything but predictable - or that we are mostly collectively shite!

• and Standing post Le Grand Boucle....@Rick still holding a length or two from @RobSandy

• https://www.amazon.com/Lanterne-Rouge-Last-Tour-France/dp/1681771365/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532943733&sr=8-1&keywords=lantern+rouge

   

  Well that was fun...