Tour De France 2019: That’s My Jaune

Team is full of characters & have a good sense of fun still.

The banter around kicking Rowe and Martin out has been interesting. Think it's a tad harsh (just fine them both), but it's convenient mostly for Pinot, to see TJV and Ineos weakened. (also illuminati etc). Moscon was sent out last year for something similar, but he's one of the most hated cyclists in the peloton so no-one batted an eye.

I'm not a fan, but I'm happy for Quintana all the same. Bernal was good as well, Bardet and Lutsenko (!) very impressive.

Expected a lot from today but perhaps it was too long a stage. No attacks from Kruiswijk or Pinot, they simply couldn't.

With Ineos at #2 and #3 they'll sure make sure to try and break Flip. But I'm not sure if he will.

big fan of Quintana, so glad he found his legs again, just in time to win... the Vuelta :P

:D

Haven’t seen the stage yet but I want to believe in a world where Alaphilippe only looses 30 seconds on each of the next two stages. Only lost 20 on the Galibier.

xxpost -- yeah, pretty much.

Going to be an interesting couple of days here!

I know he's Bad and Hated but Bruyneels analysis of how Movistar and Ineos mucked up their strategy was interesting

Like, if they hadn't tried, and failed, to launch Landa they could've sat back and let Quintana ride into yellow

If JA isn't dropped heavily on the first climb he'll be able to make it up on the descent like today and could be assured the win if he doesn't lose all his time on the uphill finish

Today was a reminder of why I love Nairo so much.

Super-shame that his own team chased.

Otm. But he's become a persona non grata in the team if stories are to be believed. Still, very stupid. Thomas going after Bernal and thus pulling all the GC riders closer to Bernal wasn't too clever either.

Still don’t understand why he is going to Arkea Samsic. It’s not like he is that old and surely they can’t afford that much.

another amazing stage - juju looking increasingly vulnerable and his blushes were spared here by the descent (what a descent!)

expect the next two days to be brutal racing

Arkea Samsic has some heavy financial backers. (Quintana will take his bro and Winner Ancona with him to the team, so he will have some trusted helpers, unlike what's the case at Movistar)

Are they going to be world tour? They naught have the points.

not sure if Quintana would be bothered. Apparently he'll get 2 million a year, and he will ride the Tour.

With their French crew of riders they'll pick up enough wild cards for French tours and classics (TdF, Dauphine, Paris-Nice etc). And with Quintana on board they'll probably get even more chances to pick up more points.

Quoi qu'il arrive, ça restera ma plus belle collection. Bon week-end à tous !@LeTour
📷@Sigfrid Eggers pic.twitter.com/O33Hxsy6QK

— Julian Alaphilippe Officiel (@alafpolak1) July 26, 2019

HE'S READY

How did Nairo get strawberry jam down his jersey yesterday?

He spilled some from a gel sachet (looked like blood but wasn't).

nose bleed from being at the front of the race?

This is mental.

Yes!

Pinot stung by something?

Pinot :(

Knee injury two days ago which got worse last night, apparently.

When you see the press bikes circling like that....

Oh really? So sad. xp

Close-up shots of his emotional face. Poor guy.

Commentary said he banged his knee two days ago and was suffering with it yesterday.

This is brutal to watch ;_;

He's crying on his bike... :(

Gah </3

jesus

so sad

when he put his arm round his teammate.... caught in my throat

Heartbreaking

Pete Kennaugh is not taking this very well.

😢 It’s over for Thibaut Pinot who suffers too much. Extremely sad.

😢 C’est fini pour @ThibautPinot qui souffre trop pour continuer. Un moment très difficile pour lui et son équipe.#TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/qr7Bab0iPk

— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 26, 2019

Heart breaking :'(

pinot out alaphilippe gonna lose the maillot jaune it looks like, shit day for the french

oof pinot :(

boring old Ineos win after all.

poor Pinot, it seemed more likely he'd win than Ala.

Fantastic stage so far. Flip cracked but isn't rip.

If Kruiswijk misses out on the podium by 2 secs it's because he forgot to cross the line as second on the L'Iseran ;_;

Hail and rain ahead!

holy shit there's hail

Flip is going to catch up w/ Thomas and Kruiswijk isn't he o_O

They're plowing snow 😅

* stage neutralized *

Race neutralised with the gaps at the top of the iseran!

they're canceling the stage!!!!

Well.

so flip loses the tour just like that

RIP Tour