fosforgasXIII wrote:
It doesn't matter who they chose as team leader, if Sky starts a stage race in France they win it.
Luckily the Tour starts in England
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
Glad to see Betancur rewarded for the attack today - how easy was that sprint for him in the end. Exciting finish again.
Edited by ianrussell on 13-03-2014 14:43
Another exciting finish again. This time the victory was for Carlos Betancur (ALM) who makes a jump ahead in the GC. Geraint Thomas (SKY) remains race leader.
Tomorrow we have an uphill finish, the strongest guys in the pack have to make a difference there if they still want to win this race.
Navardauskas is apparently the one who threw Bardet and Bouet (who had to abandon) down their bikes today, not sure if he acted recklessly or deliberately pushed them both.
Aquarius wrote:
Navardauskas is apparently the one who threw Bardet and Bouet (who had to abandon) down their bikes today, not sure if he acted recklessly or deliberately pushed them both.
Think I caught that on the stream - looked like Bardet and Bouet had sat up and Navardauskas was chasing back on. He was going much quicker and they seemed to cut across him to which he shoved them to one side as he rode past.
That was my initial take anyway but it's also possible he was angry at them after a crash or that any injuries were caused by a preceding crash rather than the shove - wasn't aware that either went down when shoved aside but poor stream and narrow angle shot so hard to tell.
Edited by ianrussell on 13-03-2014 21:38
Aquarius wrote:
Navardauskas is apparently the one who threw Bardet and Bouet (who had to abandon) down their bikes today, not sure if he acted recklessly or deliberately pushed them both.
Think I caught that on the stream - looked like Bardet and Bouet had sat up and Navardauskas was chasing back on. He was going much quicker and they seemed to cut across him to which he shoved them to one side as he rode past.
That was my initial take anyway but it's also possible he was angry at them after a crash or that any injuries were caused by a preceding crash rather than the shove - wasn't aware that either went down when shoved aside but poor stream and narrow angle shot so hard to tell.
Vine clip of that incident - clearly nothing major but maybe something else happened at a later/earlier time?
Bike-throws and fans trying to trip riders at Tirreno, this at Paris-Nice https://t.co/77DqPFIaAV (via @Stef17Fdj). Why the road rage?
Aquarius wrote:
Navardauskas is apparently the one who threw Bardet and Bouet (who had to abandon) down their bikes today, not sure if he acted recklessly or deliberately pushed them both.
Think I caught that on the stream - looked like Bardet and Bouet had sat up and Navardauskas was chasing back on. He was going much quicker and they seemed to cut across him to which he shoved them to one side as he rode past.
That was my initial take anyway but it's also possible he was angry at them after a crash or that any injuries were caused by a preceding crash rather than the shove - wasn't aware that either went down when shoved aside but poor stream and narrow angle shot so hard to tell.
Vine clip of that incident - clearly nothing major but maybe something else happened?
Bike-throws and fans trying to trip riders at Tirreno, this at Paris-Nice https://t.co/77DqPFIaAV (via @Stef17Fdj). Why the road rage?
Did they really fall after that? Doesn't look like it on the clip.
If they did, I don't think it was his intention. Clearly the motor was in the way and he wanted to catch the wheel of the chasers, while Bardet en Bouet where going too slow. He pushed him aside a bit to cut through them and the motor, I think.
