#243

They said the women did

#244

Can confirm that riders are mostly on zoom chats with each other and a DS

#245

don’t a lot of them live in andorra and the southern alps? they’re gonna have some shit wifi

#246

this stage is a lot more interesting

#247

I like it when the rider who has the aero power up at the end always wins

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#248

“Somebody has used an invisibility power up!!!..I can’t see who it is?!’

:upside_down_face:

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#249

Froome Sacked! (at the end of the season)

he should defiinitely retire, I bet he doesn’t.

#250

he’s off to israel start up nation apparently

annoying the tour’s cancelled this year. was wanting to see how he would do on only one leg.

#251

Sky are completely ruthless aren’t they? Despite him winning them 7 grand tours there’s no sentimentality about the fact he’s surplus to requirements. I’m no fan of Froome, but feel like they could have been a bit more loyal.

Or do we think he’s the driving force behind the move?

Dan Martin as his super-domestique? Should go down well.

#252

bit of both isnt it. got a strong roster of riders. he cant be number 1 and doesnt want to be number 2

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#253

i would imagine it’s fairly mutual. like if he was willing to fall into domestique / road captain duties i’m sure they would have kept him on, but he probably thinks he still has a shot at wining GC

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#254

forgot they had Carapaz as well

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#255

Yeah, I think he does have a shot. He’s more ruthless than most of the other contenders, although Bernal and Carapaz are showing tendencies.

#256

Plus frees up a massive budget for squad depth and talent development

#257

Ah, the end of an era.

He definitely won’t be retiring though will he? He doesn’t seem the sort.

#258

Imagine the resources Ineos could now reinvest in young domestic British talent.

Imagine how they’ll actually go out and squid up Evenepoel, Roglic and Fuglsang.

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#259

Interesting how all the GC contenders are getting packed into a small number of teams. It’s going to get pretty Darwinian in Jumbo and Ineos. Should create opportunities for smaller teams to pick up disgruntled riders.

#260

Won’t have the support riders though. Israel is a shout as they have deep enough pockets to recruit domestiques if Froome is a serious GC threat, but most other teams could sign a Marquee rider and offer no support for them.

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#261

#262

Smdh