Brussels sprouts a new winner? Tour de France 2019

[Ray de Galles]

Bernal's won this now, surely?

[Snake Plissken]

Horrendous luck for Alaphillipe.

[San Bernardhinault]

This is bonkers. But it's not a home-team decision.

[longeared]

Stage being neutralised because of the hailstorm and they're going to take the times from the top of the Iseran. That's a right fucker for Alaphilippe.

[delicatemoth]

A landslide on the route?

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

They are stopping the stage

[longeared]

This descent might be fun.

https://twitter.com/TeamWantyGobert/status/1154759672269869058

[delicatemoth]

He hasn't bonked though, and the gap to the other GCers isn't that big, yet.

[longeared]

Bernal trying to go solo 40k from the finish is brave.

[delicatemoth]

Yep, Ala is dropping now, 5km from the top. He's hanging on to Porte, with the excellent Guillaume Martin just behind, as Bernal and Landa ride away. Hey ho.

[Ray de Galles]

Did something happen to Dowsett or is he just spent?

[delicatemoth]

Ugh, I'm now all in for Alaphilippe which means I'll be disappointed again, probably quite soon. Come on Buchmann.

[longeared]

Dowsett and Debusschere pass through the intermediate sprint, they're about 20 minutes behind the leaders and are going to do well to stay in even with the extended elimination time.

[ursus arctos]

He is

[Kevin S]

Urán is in the move apparently?

[ursus arctos]

I think that their form this year is a major reason why they signed Carapaz

[longeared]

Can’t remember which channel I was on but commentators on weakness of frakkin’ Ineos domestiques, especially Kwiatkowski

They've been poor this year, don't think there's been a single day where Kwiatkowski and Poels have both been at the business end in the mountains. Moscon has been conspicuous by his general absence, though he's managed to avoid racially abusing or punching anyone, so fair dos to him for that.

[Sporting]

Movistar rider eating a banana- don’t see that so much these days. Any long ride I take 2 with me, nutritious, tasty, pocket-sized and come in a handy protective skin

Try that here and they're mush by the time you're hungry.

[Sporting]

Good as I'm out to lunch and aim to catch as much as I can of the finish.

[Felicity, I guess so]

Movistar rider eating a banana- don’t see that so much these days. Any long ride I take 2 with me, nutritious, tasty, pocket-sized and come in a handy protective skin

[ursus arctos]

They are right on the slow estimate in the Road Book, which has them finishing at 17h50 local time

[Felicity, I guess so]

Can’t remember which channel I was on but commentators on weakness of frakkin’ Ineos domestiques, especially Kwiatkowski

Long may it continue, obviously

[Felicity, I guess so]

Can’t remember which channel I was on but commentators on weakness of frakkin’ Ineos domestiques, especially Kwiatkowski

[Sporting]

Lateish finish today?

[Felicity, I guess so]

Idle speculation about the effects on Alaphilippe- not to be underestimated how 2 French riders would have helped one another at the pointy end if their interests coincided but Pinot going puts an onus on Alaphilippe that I think he's capable/cocky enough to ‘assume’: ok, so it’s up to me, then...