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Wallets, ready!

Surprised Pinot didn't have a brown streak up those white shorts.

Feel no shame.

Did notice Beloki corner had a far better road surface than all those years ago.

Aye, too fast for the angle he was approaching it.

An absolutely horrible crash involving Geraint Thomas in Le Tour. How the hell he finished that stage is beyond me. If ANYONE wants to see the benefit behind wearing a helmet, when on a bike, then that was it. I thought he was lucky not to have been carted to hospital, if not still to be alive. https://vid.me/Zp3HWatch the vid, TjVG gives Barguil a nudge just before they come into the corner. Notable that both Ruben Plaza & Peter Sagan had problems at that corner. Thomas only lost 40 secs!

The BRALT must stay open, that's the bottom line. Are they deid yet?

Jalabert's already questioned Froome's tour, along with Vasseur & Rasmussen, all of whom have previous & are doing media coverage. So I can imagine what he's saying, having yet to witness said interview.

Apparently Saxo DS Sean Yates thrown off tour over bidongate, as he's supposed to be in control of car occupants! Bizarre, as you'd have thought the mech would have been punted & Sagan fined for the kick. Cippolini was kicked out of GentWevelgem for throwing a bidon at a moto outrider years ago.

What were you thinking? I took it as a slight against Verbruggen! (honest) lol

Fairly straightforward sprint victory for Griepel. Beats Degenkolb, Kristoff & Sagan. GC unchanged. Most excitement from Sagan's mech lobbing a bidon at a TV bike, after Sagan had a boot at them, for obstructing a wheel change.

Very droll, I suppose he did 'ken'.

Allegedly Froome had pish thrown over him today, scumbags.

Every second counts, just ask Lemond

Froome extends his lead, taking time out of Contador, TjVG & Nibali. Great win for Brit Steve Cummings & the MTN Quebeka team on Mandela Day.

Breakaway up 6 mins today with 6 km's to go. Fancy one if the Yates laddies to take it.

I always thought it was Crash Froome after this effort?

Happy to see Purito get the win, as it looks well beyond his capabilities to contend for GC nowadays.

A fabulous insights into the chaos after a major crash & shows how these guys really earn their corn.

Up the Plateau today, think Froome will just defend what he's sitting on.

Wonder if Nibali will bale before the weekend. The tank looks empty & I think he's carrying an illness.

Bargill was lucky to avoid the coos today as well.

Would you believe Richie Porte is 49 mins down on Froome!

What did Lemond have to say about it?

Froome has just put himself in prime postion to control the rest of race, by putting the hurt on Quintana & turning it into an ITT. Contador finding out the Giro/Tour double is nigh on impossible. IMO, Nibali might be ill (he was sweating buckets halfway into the climb). with TjVG, finding out how short he is of being an elite rider. Excellent ride by Gesink, Yates & Gallopin.