2018 TDF Fantasy League (Spoiler Alert)

[Fritz]

https://twitter.com/MrChrisMcCue/sta...256221185?s=20

[Dee Hubbs]

Gaping the peloton has been done, old news.
Dave Watson in 2003, with his name painted on the road, and a little too much rebound in his forks:

And this one in 2013, better jump, not so good optics on the location and filming:

[doebedoe]

Just because it's been done, doesn't mean it isn't badass.

[Dee Hubbs]

BREAKING NEWS: Tejay dropped from the peloton group with 16kms to go. [sarcasm font]

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Still badass

[Dee Hubbs]

Still badass

Tejay or the road gap?

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Tejay or the road gap?

road gap

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these next couple of days...wow

tomorrow has col du pre as just an afterthought in the middle of the parcours

then, Thurs, we've got col de la madeleine, col de la croix de fer & alpe d'huez all in a day

I bet Fri is a fast day, tho the climbers get a reprieve

[TBS]

Question is Which team - Sky or Movistar - starts the pain train tomorrow. I’m thinking Movistar...

[buttahflake]

This stage is beautiful. That shot, racing across the dam, was spectacular.

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These last 5 k are great racing

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What a race!

[Dee Hubbs]

This is what I paid for, this is the racing I want to see.

[doebedoe]

Fantastic finish. I'm really hopeful that G can last the final week.

[Dee Hubbs]

I hope nobody has Cavendish or Kittle as their sprinters. Both were eliminated today based on the time limit rule.
And being the douchbag that he is, Cavendish shoulder barged a TV camera man as he rode across the finish line. He is such a poor sport.
https://twitter.com/Staghoj/status/1019625116039249921

[GeezerSteve]

Wow, great stage. Gonna be some tension at Sky team dinner. Tomorrow should be hugely entertaining.

[doebedoe]

I don't think there are tensions in Sky's team dinner yet. Right now they are loving having two guys up there that they can use to toy with other riders. It'll get wild if Froome goes pop and G disregards team orders. But that isn't what we're seeing yet.

[TBS]

Agreed, great racing today
Disappointed with Quintana and Landa however

[robrox]

Agreed, great racing today
Disappointed with Quintana and Landa however

Tomorrow they will get a chance to shine. Their efforts today semed to indicate some reluctance to go all in. The other GC stars did go all in.

Thomas scored me some serious points as road captain today but seems unlikely to go like that on AdH. Froome may have something left but I'm less certain of his recovery than in years past. That will hamper Sky's performance, which will limit Thomas', so I switched to Quintana as road captain.

Love them or hate them, Sky have this tour pretty well figured..... For today's surgical precision, chapeau to Team Sky.

[robrox]

I hope nobody has Cavendish or Kittle as their sprinters. Both were eliminated today based on the time limit rule....

Sagan and Gogo seem likely to make it on time tomorrow, but one or two of the others will be close to the limit after Mad and AdH.

[ICEHOCEY77]

The way things are going Froome and Thomas are going to end up attacking earlier and earlier to avoid having to attack a teammate already up the road. More of a chance they blow up.

[Garth Bimble]

This stage is beautiful. That shot, racing across the dam, was spectacular.

Caught the ending live and am just now watching the replay.

Given the logistics, and I know they spend a shit ton of $$$ but the camera work at the TDF never ceases to amaze.

[Garth Bimble]

I hope nobody has Cavendish or Kittle as their sprinters. Both were eliminated today based on the time limit rule.
And being the douchbag that he is, Cavendish shoulder barged a TV camera man as he rode across the finish line. He is such a poor sport.
https://twitter.com/Staghoj/status/1019625116039249921

Anybody who picked Cav deserves what they get. Good riddance.

[TBS]

Tomorrow they will get a chance to shine. Their efforts today semed to indicate some reluctance to go all in. The other GC stars did go all in..

They lost 40sec and 1:27 to Froome today. Doesn't look to me like they are getting ready to attack...

[doebedoe]

They lost 40sec and 1:27 to Froome today. Doesn't look to me like they are getting ready to attack...

Different climbers are suited to different types of climbs. Todays lower gradient, steady climb suits people like Tom, G, and to a lesser extend, Froome. Put out power, time trial up the mtn.

Landa, Quintana, and even Bardet are much more suited to uneven climbs with steeper slopes.