TdF 2020

[Avening Posse]

This is live in Oz so will be keeping an eye on it each evening

 

[Rosencrantz]

Early British success in France as Lizzie Deignan wins Le Course.

 

[Red Devon]

Several scary looking tumbles yesterday hopefully a drier day today for the riders.

 

[GJW]

Several scary looking tumbles yesterday hopefully a drier day today for the riders.

That’s why I’m a fair weather cyclist, and I don’t like cleaning my bike. Wonder what the injury count was yesterday? Lot of falls.

 

[Red Devon]

That’s why I’m a fair weather cyclist, and I don’t like cleaning my bike. Wonder what the injury count was yesterday? Lot of falls.

Sensibly they took the decision to slow up until the conditions improved a bit, there was a few hairy moments before then though.

Disc brakes are significantly better than rim brakes in the wet you could also put on some Gatorskin tyres for the winter to improve grip in the wet!

 

[Alistair20000]

Several scary looking tumbles yesterday hopefully a drier day today for the riders.

Yes indeed. Also very narrow roads in places.

Having given it a go with the highlights it is still a Meh from me

 

[Avening Posse]

TV coverage here totally reliant on info provided from French TV. Not great last night, hopefully it improves tonight, although the coverage of the women’s race was very good

 

[Rosencrantz]

Sensibly they took the decision to slow up until the conditions improved a bit, there was a few hairy moments before then though.

All teams except Astana until Miguel Angel Lopez ended up rearranging a road sign and in a bush! Jumbo-Visma were quick to have words with them breaking the neutralisation and Luke Rowe didn't mince his words at the end.

Couple of mountains climbs today although it might be a bit early for the big boys to flex their muscles and not an uphill finish.

 

[Greyhound]

Several scary looking tumbles yesterday hopefully a drier day today for the riders.

It's behind-the-sofa time for me when the riders are careering downhill around bends on a wet road. Some of those barriers look just the right height for the wheels to hit and catapult the rider over the top. Terrifying.

 

[Rosencrantz]

It's behind-the-sofa time for me when the riders are careering downhill around bends on a wet road. Some of those barriers look just the right height for the wheels to hit and catapult the rider over the top. Terrifying.

Rio Olympics was scary, especially Annemiek Van Vleuten's crash. That could have been seriously bad.