Recent content by Knockout Ned

Have climbed both the Galibier and d'Izoard on those routes, both from the same sides. First time the Tour has been up them since, I cannot wait!

They've had good classics wins with Stannard and Thomas, it's not all about Froome and the Tour.

The unofficial sprinters World Championship! No competition for Sky, team stronger than any of Froome's rivals. And of the main rivals themselves Nibali had focused on the Giro, a fading Contador went home sick and Quintana failed to live up to expectations again. Although largely down to the...

Dropping like skittles...

Majka going well. Clouds are looming, 50km left...

Haven't they been linked with Nibali also?

Should be a good battle for the remaining podiums! Really hope Yates can get something...

Clean doesn't necessarily mean 'bread & water'. 1600mg limit for salbutamol inhalers without TUE, half the peloton are suffering exercised-induced asthma these days.

Not sure G's a grand tour contender, definitely a classics man & maybe suited to shorter stage race. Would be ace to see it though, Vuelta this year would surely be too soon? It's difficult to keep at peak form all season and he's been flying since (before) April.

Can't officially agree until 1st August, but yeah all the rumours are stating BMC

Easy ;-)

Really doesn't need that regardless of whether it affects the outcome.

Good try from Movistar though, thought they were going to make it stick at one point...

All back together...

There's still a huge amount of rock expected to fall into the lake adjacent.