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Tour de France 2025 **spoilers**

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  • #362
    Charlie69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Charlie69


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123625137#Comment_123625137

    Ben reacted better to the danger, Eddie jumped way too hard on the brakes causing the bike to buck him off hard. Nice bit of bike handling from Ben actually as he was nearer to the crash than Eddie at the time.



  • #363
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,236 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Lil breakaway here.



  • #364
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,106 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123629490#Comment_123629490

    Ben is such a stereotype multidisciplinary rider. He is so similar in skills and style to the recent top riders who have done CX or MTB.



  • #365
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,169 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123629877#Comment_123629877

    Be Hilarious if they stay away



  • #366
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,236 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123630165#Comment_123630165

    just back now watching. They still ahead? Peloton few mins behind someone



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  • #367
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,115 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123630270#Comment_123630270

    They are but the chase is on in earnest.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #368
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Almeida out. Could be huge in the fortnight to come



  • #369
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,236 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    There’s a second peloton few mins behind the peleton.. what happened there? How were they dropped?



  • #370
    Morris Garren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 800 ✭✭✭Morris Garren


    Its all sunshine, sunflowers, cornfields, and crosswinds today. Shame that Groves' two lead out riders shagged off from km0 - he won't be winning. About to hit this final 16km crosswind section, so we might finally get real action !!



  • #371
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Cross winds.

    Gap was down to 30 seconds but back up to 1.23. MVDP might just pull this off. Incredible if they do.



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  • #372
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,185 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Going to the wire here



  • #373
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,236 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Some finish.. 35 secs behind with 7 k to go



  • #374
    Large bottle small glass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,316 ✭✭✭Large bottle small glass


    na feach siar lads na feach siar



  • #375
    mcburns07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,473 ✭✭✭mcburns07


    This is absurd 😅



  • #376
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Some effort from Rickaert. He's been grimacing for the last half hour!



  • #377
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,236 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    not sure he hangs on



  • #378
    mcburns07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,473 ✭✭✭mcburns07


    Looks doomed alright



  • #379
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Ah it's the hope that gets you. What a cyclist he is though.



  • #380
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,236 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    unbelievable



  • #381
    mcburns07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,473 ✭✭✭mcburns07


    Shame, what an effort though!



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  • #382
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Twice Merlier has beaten Milan heads up. What a stage. Can only imagine the deflation MVDP must get. One of the latest catches I can remember.



  • #383
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,106 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Isn't it 10km per minute for a breakaway according to Kelly. It's pretty accurate and VdP was just about holding it for ages.



  • #384
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    A minute every 10km for a lone rider is what they said today. Bit more with two of them. A few uphills towards the finish didn't help him either.

    I'm in awe of MVDP more than ever in this TdF. Got his stage win and into yellow. Survived a brutal stage with the GC lads and was in contention for another one. Did a really good time trial to try and stay in yellow. Twice in the breakaway including a momentous effort today.



  • #385
    Paddigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123630726#Comment_123630726

    you’ve got to admire him. I was always in the Team Wout camp, but… I wonder what’s been going through Wout’s head the last few years



  • #386
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 23,001 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123631112#Comment_123631112

    Wout and MVDP are so close in talent it’s unbelievable. But MVDP is 0.001% ahead of Wout.

    It’s like Vanderaarden or Argentine coming up against Kelly. Or MVDPs uncle actually. Phenomenal riders, but consistently finishing 2nd to an all time great.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #387
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,196 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Tomorrow’s stage looks almost cruel. Any rider feeing it will be out the back after 7km.

    IMG_8303.jpeg


  • #388
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,169 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Ben could be in with a decent shout…if Pog doesn't want to pull the piss again.

    It's Bastille day as well…an Alaphillipe win would be great



  • #389
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,196 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    You’d miss Thomas De Gendt for stages like this

    Ben is a good shout but not sure he will be left away this time.

    M. Storer would be my call but Alaphillipe conplicates that.



  • #390
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,106 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    I imagine every well known French name will be in the break tomorrow. Surely Loulou, Martin and Barguil are all gonna try be there.



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  • #391
    standardg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭standardg60


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123629490#Comment_123629490

    A good summation, though if Eddie's back wheel had continued to swing round he'd have fallen way more softly. Instead it grabbed the surface and threw him the other way. A fine line but the fear definitely kicked in there.

    Braked too hard at a bend myself once but luckily the road was wet so wheel continued round and I just slid off into the ditch.



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