TdF Stage 18 – Sporting Stakes [Spoilers]

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Riblon..

so, will the crowd be better the 2nd time after having seen how much room the leaders/ peleton need? or worse because they’ve had practice at getting in the way and are now a few more sheets to the wind?

Cycling news live report has crashed. 🙁

he is going downhill yet 😉

Contador in that helmet and those glasses reminds me of Alien

Ideal outcome for this stage would be for Jensie to get back on to the lead group and then win the stage. Can’t think of a more deserving winner.

Skills.

Go on Jensie!! 😀

heeeeere we go!

#VaVaFroome

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Little attack from Froome which ITV missed.

Froome goes again and he’s got a little gap.

Goooo Froooome!

I wonder if Froome was telling Porte that the stage is his if they get to the top together. They seemed to be smiling rather than grimacing

That’s racing with pride, that is!

Froome and Quintana have a gap on Porter, Contador and two others.

Jens is having another dig ,must be a shut up legs day !!

You can see why the allegations of doping are there cos Froome is just head and shoulders above the rest.

And for the record, I firmly believe he’s clean.

Love the fact that Porte is just sitting on Contador’s wheel, not helping any chase. 🙂 Great teamwork.

It really looks like Froome doesn’t just want to beat Contador, he wants to really put the boot in!

Who’s that in the red with them?

Joachim Rodriguez?

blown apart!

Contador dropped by Valverde(?) and Porte

Purito isn’t it?

Porte = teammate of the year!

Nearly a child’s face there for Froome.

Yep and Chris Froome the childs Face smashing dope fiend…

I reckon TVG’s gonna hold on.

I hope van Garderen gets it. He has ridden his socks off today.

Contador almost 1 minute down on Froome already

kinel porte is back

Ride of the day is a toss up between Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte who’s just bridged back to Froome!

Porte is on a mission today…

Wth? Where did Porte come from? Frustrating without the sound.

Richie Porte is incredible….Sky should reward him with team leader status in one of the Grand Tours….that bridge back to Froome was immense!

There;s nothing to explain it when you have sound

Porte being more disciplined than Froome was last year by not riding away and trying to embarrass his team mate?

Come on Tejay. This would be something special.