peasy23 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Big crash for Porte who took out Dan Martin, Porte still down on the road, looks like his race is over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Porte's fucked. Straight into a wall at high speed. Hope he's alright. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Genuinely sickening crash. Hope Porte is somehow not as badly injured as he appears to be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Froome calls for the service car and Aru attacks. Hopefully there will be a wee punch up at the end. ETA: Looks like Porte caught him and told him to sit up. Yeah, I think the rest of the leaders refused to attack. Froome gave Aru a wee shoulder barge for his troubles. [emoji1] Brilliant stage. Photo finish after everything else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_T_Y Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 That was an awesome stage, thomas gone, porte in a horror crash, Did majka finish ? Quintana lost another man, he looks cooked. What a day for barguil, just pipped on the line but massive mountain points gained. Froome will be in yellow until Paris if he stays on his bike. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 It seems Porte was conscious the whole time, so hopefully nothing too bad. I can't help but think smashing into Martin saved him. That must have taken some amount of energy out of the collision (with the wall). It was the difference between going full tilt face first into the stone and what actually happened (which wasn't far off full tilt face first into the stone). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Looked like the attack came after the call. But race etiquette being called into question again. Wasn't respected at the Giro, for Dumoulin, but adhered to this time. Looked like Porte & Quintana shut the attack down & killed the pace until Sky returned their man to the race. Back to the stage, haven't seen Thomas' crash, but Porte's was horrific. Took the completely wrong line through the chicane & was lucky it wasn't worse having hit the rock face. Chapeau to Dan Martin, who had nowhere to go, in finishing 1.30 down. Great tactics from AG2R, didn't quite work out, but some top descending by Bardet. Then in the end Froome picks up 4 secs! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_T_Y Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Could have been worse if he had went off the verge and back down the mountain. I think Aru tried a sneaky one, he shot off as soon as froome was looking for assistance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Could have been worse if he had went off the verge and back down the mountain. I think Aru tried a sneaky one, he shot off as soon as froome was looking for assistance. Pesky Italian's, Nibali was the driving force behind #toiletgate at the Giro. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 At the Giro they would have to have waited some amount of time, though. How long does it take to squeeze out even the quickest of shites? I'm sure it took Dumoulin about 90 seconds, which, IMO, is a bit quick for a shite. I'm guessing it was a ghostie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Having watched the recent Lions tour, the events of today's TDF and other cycling classics, it just reinforces what overpaid, pampered, egotistical pussies the majority of footballers are 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Fractured arm and pelvis say BMChttp://www.bmc-switzerland.com/au-en/experience/the-feedzone/richie_porte_crashes_out_of_tour_de_france_with_fractured_clavicle_and_pelvis/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Fractured arm and pelvis say BMChttp://www.bmc-switzerland.com/au-en/experience/the-feedzone/richie_porte_crashes_out_of_tour_de_france_with_fractured_clavicle_and_pelvis/ Given that he appeared to hit the wall headfirst he seems to have got off nowhere near as badly hurt as he might have been.Geraint Thomas has a broken collarbone, tweeted the picture of his x-ray. Cheers for that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Given that he appeared to hit the wall headfirst he seems to have got off nowhere near as badly hurt as he might have been.Geraint Thomas has a broken collarbone, tweeted the picture of his x-ray. Cheers for that. Yeah, the crash looked terrible so whilst he's pretty broken, it could have been worse.I saw Thomas's X-Ray. I thought it was quite interesting [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_T_Y Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 FDJ lost four men over the time limit, presumably all trying to help Demare. What a mess! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Thomas must be doing something wrong. He's crashed about 4 times in 9 stages, just lucky to get away with it up until now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Just now, F_T_Y said: FDJ lost four men over the time limit, presumably all trying to help Demare. What a mess! They weren't even given a time classification. Maybe they are still out there now? Or got rid of their monitors in the hope they'd get away with it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 At the Giro they would have to have waited some amount of time, though. How long does it take to squeeze out even the quickest of shites? I'm sure it took Dumoulin about 90 seconds, which, IMO, is a bit quick for a shite. I'm guessing it was a ghostie. I reckon it was the skoots, one of them "I'll have to go" moments.30 secs 4 that & a minute to find an alpine Docken leaf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 They weren't even given a time classification. Maybe they are still out there now? Or got rid of their monitors in the hope they'd get away with it? Intake it Demare is gone? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Just now, kiddy said: Intake it Demare is gone? Yep. Along with half his team and a few other notables (Renshaw & Trentin). By all accounts it was not far off the toughest race anyone has every had to ride. These guys weren't even close to the cut off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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