7/8/15 1:05 PM

Smokes, Sagen and Greipel both, their accelerations made The Manx Missile look like a domestique by comparison.

I am having trouble thinking of Sagen still being able to wear a White Jersey. He continually impresses...


Looked like Renshaw was leading out Greipel instead of Cav for a bit too... A bit too much maybe. ;)

7/8/15 1:24 PM

...he's still the sprinter he was 3-4 years ago.

but he's not. he's lost a few steps and cant simply dominate a sprint with his legs.

he needs to ride smarter, legs + head, and maybe he'll win a stage.

but as of right now, greipel has his number.

7/8/15 3:16 PM

AG is smashing the sprints this year.

So where is Kittel? He has been totally absent from what I can see. Is he even in the TDF?

7/8/15 3:38 PM

Kittel got a bad virus Tour Down under and the reboot in his training kaboshed him making the TDF team..

7/8/15 3:40 PM

Giant/Alpecin decided that Marcel was not up to acceptable form, given earlier illness and injuries, and left him off the Tour team.

7/9/15 2:23 AM

How about Pinot's meltdown on stage four? First he gets a puncture on a cobbled section, and then his Di2 battery either dies or the connector comes loose and he can't change gear. A teammate was there to offer him a bike swap, but he spat the dummy and wouldn't take it. Result - loses another three plus minutes.

Contrast that with Tony Martin, who jumps on his teammate's bike and manages to win the stage.