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Anybody catch the end of the Tour de l’Eurométropole the other day?  Anthony Turgis went clear & started celebrating only to be pipped on the line by Dan McLay [emoji38][emoji38]

Saw it this afternoon, bet he felt a complete fanny. No doubt his DS wouldn't have been to happy either.
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Route for the 2018 TdF announced this morning. Interesting stages include a 35km TTT, a lengthy stage over much of the Paris-Roubaix cobbles and a 31km "hilly" ITT on the last Saturday

 

Prudhomme quoted as saying he wouldn't mind a Froome v Dumoulin showdown, and there appears to be nothing in the overall parcours to prevent that.

 

 

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UKAD drop case with Wiggins over #jiffygate.
Probably more to do with Tyson Fury threatening to bankrupt them. Doubt they could handle another case against them, where their opponents are better financed than them.

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I see froome is riding the giro and tour next season in an attempt to hold all 3 before going for a joint record holding 5th tour. If he manages it, I personally don't think it's possible, it would be a greater achievement than his tour vuelta double this year

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Is that confirmed? Fantasic. This year's Giro was an excellent race - Froome and Sky will have to be at the top of their game to do that, let alone the double.

Yes on sky's site. I kinda hoped we would see all the big names, at their best in the tour
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Just saw it on the BBC too. Last year Dumoulin won it with Quintana and Nibali slugging it out but not able to make up time lost in the TT. Landa and Thomas were there for Sky, Pinot, Bob Jungles, etc - not so many big names as the Tour but still a strong field. It'll be interesting to see who goes up against him as team leader at say Movistar, Quick Step and BMC.

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He's saying that he took more on the advice of his team doctor so presumably on the other days he was under the limit but on this one day he wasn't? It does sound like Sky may have made an arse if it. FWIW, I don't think these asthma drugs should be allowed full stop and I'm quite surprised Froome has a TUE (I'm guessing) for this given his zero tolerance stance in the past.

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