Tour de France 2018

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Feck it, why not?

So Froome can expect to be literally drenched in piss in the bucolic paysage of la belle France.

And we can all watch it enfold!

Who's looking forward to three weeks of Chris Froome having piss thrown at him?

I know i am.

 

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And they're off. And quite literally in Froome's case - 61 seconds down already.

Yesterday's sport was excellent - the Tour in the morning; then Q3 at Silverstone; then England getting their revenge for 50 years of hurt with IKEA self-assembly furniture.

 

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Don't miss the usually excellent daily Backstage Pass by Mitchelton Scott.

 

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Dan Martin hitting the Wall and beasting it by far the best moment of a classically boring first week.

When i say 'classically boring first week', this does not include Sunday...

... which will be far from boring.

Probably a more interesting prospect than the football match that follows.

 

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Stage 9

 

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Rest Day well and truly earned

 

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This is the sound of what a Stage of the Tour looks like

 

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Dumoulin was more combatif than Valverde, and yet..

Alpe d'Huez demain - you think you're having a tough week...

 

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Well that was fun.

Go Geraint !!

 

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Today's stage looks like it could be interesting (famous last words).

 

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Well it's been an eventful stage so far!

 

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PHILIPPE GILBERT‏ Verified account @PhilippeGilbert 15m15 minutes ago

When you have a broken knee cap and decide to keep going for another 60km

https://twitter.com/PhilippeGilbert/status/1022061942104567808

 

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More to the point, will Sagan be at the start line tomorrow?

Could the Green Jersey suddenly become a contest?

Kin ell, G - one summit finish and a TT is all that stands between you and a Yellow Jersey.

Can you find a way of fecking it all up?

Stay tuned.

 

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So, in summary...

and to expand on it a bit...

Oh! What a Lovely Tour.

First and foremost

A bit of a shame that they didn't play 'Land of My Fathers' for the boy, but you can't always get what you want.

Kin 'ell G, well done man - was convinced you were going to feck it up in the TT.

 

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Then there's...

won the war by fighting a losing battle

won the war by fighting in every battle

won everyone's respect by fighting and fighting and fighting...

A very large hat to all of you (especially Dan...).

 

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And then there's this guy...

The biggest hat to be raised in his direction.

Man of the Tour leaves us with the picture of the Tour...

Shine on you crazy diamond!

 

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won everyone's respect by fighting and fighting and fighting...

A very large hat to all of you (especially Dan...).

https://twitter.com/PresidentIRL/status/1023655262970888193

 

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Mr & Mrs Thomas - How we won the Tour

Geraint and Sara Thomas look back on his famous Tour de France victory.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06vh53b