Tour De France 2019: That’s My Jaune

There was something in the way they pointedly said “it is nothing physical” which made me wonder if it’s a MH issue.

Sam Edmund says it was probably about equipment (TT bike?) in the thread replies to his pic

"but I don't like the pink one!" etc

I've heard he can be quite the pain in the ass, and indeed kicked up a stir because of equipment or something. But to then just quit the day before the TT that you are supposed to win is some next level hijacking and saying 'fuck my team'.

i missed wout's crash - what happened?

sounded nasty

Terrible crash for Wout Van Aert who hooks his bike into the railing at full speed. Ambulance has been called to the site. pic.twitter.com/4LgFnajpSi

— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) July 19, 2019

some more perspective on Rohan Dennis
https://www.velonews.com/2019/07/tour-de-france/commentary-denniss-departure-leaves-more-questions-than-answers_497636

Cycling Podcast’s Francois Thomazeau heard from Seb Picquet that Dennis had told Picquet before the race to “count him out” which seems to indicate it wasn’t totally spur of the moment

very weird

hot damn julian

he can’t can he

we’ll know better tomorrow I guess

man he just fukkin owns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPlwbPigOY

crushed for sweet baby Wout ;_;
what a horror crash that was

Terrible.

BTW there is no way I see King Julian holding the jersey after stage 15. The Peguere is not too hard sounding at 9.3km and 7.9%, but the final 3km of that is 16-18%.

I was impressed by uran today, bur he’s STILL almost 4 min back. ☹️

holyyyyyyy shit that was some finish. King Julian!! That was a goosebumps performance, cannot wait for these mountains now

Get yr popcorns

And yeah, Rigo putting himself back up in the standings was an impressive effort, though being that far back still is gonna suck. Nairo & Yates kinda sucking wind atm now too.

rest in power sweet baby wout

Hincapie (shhhhh) thinks our dude JuliA could take it all if the also ran French teams started doing the work that QS didn't come prepared for

He might be right

imagine that

:D

guys lets quit our jobs and watch prof cycling races forever

A fine idea

cool cool cool

I’ll buy us a camping car with cassoulet trailer.

now we’re talking

Caught up with the TT and what a ride from Alaphilippe and de Gendt. Definitely one for the puncheurs as Vos demonstrated in the morning. Maybe that went in Alaphilippe’s favour a little but there was plenty of regular time trial as well.

Lala up the final steep section was some jordanesque shit, someone superperforming in your FACE.

Half of Directe Energie in the break today. Rocket in the team bus this morning.

Half of Directe Energie in the break today. Rocket in the team bus this morning.

Where is Alaphilippe hiding? I haven’t seen him since switching on.

what the - and I cannot emphasise this enough - FUCK is wiggo wearing

union jack hoodie... christ

For posterity

It’s showtime people ✌️🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/xbfK4v82G8

— Brad Wiggins (@SirWiggo) July 20, 2019

ala already a little isolated, though looks comfortable. lots of ineos up front

bardet est lâché

juju quite far back in the group here...

Alaphilippe bunnyhopping the traffic island early in this stage was McEwanesque

amador putting a shift in here... w/nairo near the back

nairo distanced

And Nairo is out the back.

sight of valverde in the stripes still sickening

Well Movistar seem to have knackered themselves.

Well Movistar seem to have knackered themselves.

ineos death march incoming

don’t like juju’s position here. vulnerable to the inevitable accelerations

hwfg

seriously impressive ride from alaphilippe this

French 1-2

fucking hell

that was great

alaphilippe wearing a casquette on the podium too - none of this baseball cap nonsense

great stage!

very strange tactics from Movistar.

good to see Ineos not-dominating a grand tour for once.