Froome not riding TdF after falling off today

It is being reported he fell off when he took his hand off the bars to blow his nose on a fast bit

I’ve fallen off a bike before - it never stopped me doing the TdF!

That you were shit... on the other hand.

Chris Froome is out of the Tour de France after sustaining “multiple serious injuries” in a freak high-speed accident. The four-times champion, who is in intensive care, broke a leg, ribs and an elbow after colliding with a wall outside the town of Roanne in the Loire on Wednesday. He lost control in high winds when he attempted to blow his nose while cycling at 37mph.

I heard a dutch interview with his teammate wout poels... sounded quite horrific.... lifting his arms to sneeze, and then a heap of wind...

Calling it now: it's going to be a vintage year for Pinot. He had a decent Dauphine and the field is a bit narrower. TdF champion 2019

He'll fuck it on Stage three.

Pinot had a strong performance yesterday ...

I cycled large parts of yesterday's stagetwo weeks ago.. still hurts

https://www.strava.com/activities/2492284071

Fun first week... with the excellent mike teunissen and jumbo visma's time trial..

hioprfully today Groenewegen

TdF:

1) Contactor - Looked imperious in Italy
2) Nibali - I think he was sandbag ginger
3) Pinot - I think he is developing well and he might be on with a real shout in 2016

Quinraina and Froome will fight over 4th.

Cav will win 5 stages including Paris.

Fucking hell. There's a lesson, here. RIDE AT THE FRONT.

1.39 down.

Fuckity balls

Of the contenders for final victory, Pinot was the biggest loser, fighting desperately to close an ever-growing gap, with only one teammate able to assist him. As he wheeled to a halt at the finish, his sullen reaction told the story. “Nothing to say, it was a shitty day,” he muttered to the waiting French media before riding back to his team bus.

Oh, hahaha, they got to a roundabout, he went left and everyone went right resulting in a loss of forty places.

After a day of reflection, Pinot has probably jumped out of bed, already in his sports kit, clapped his hands together and shouted "piétiner". This is the sort of stuff that turns stage wins from breakaways into a GC win.

Pinot Fanfic!

As long as it doesn’t become Pinot Slashfic.

In two days, omloop het nieuwsblad starts the flemish season! yes! the black hole is over!