Hele drukke lente gehad met andere verplichtingen helaas, waardoor ik het allemaal op een veel lager pitje moest opvolgen. Maar we leven nog :)

I'm quite convinced that's incorrect. He was primarily disliked because of his "big-mouthing" and his 'manners', not so much for any of the reasons you’ve mentioned.

Exactly. How does the fact that most of the audience in Paris is white have anything to do with the claim that the general cycling fanbase is "right-wing"? What kind of reasoning is that?

Voor vandaag wordt het dus al niks !

Wat kan ie niet !

Apologies.

Of course

Good luck FC, hope it gets sorted out quickly.

Yeah, disappointing 😞. Talked to him briefly after the race. He was gutted, too, as a Top 10 was a certainty.

Get well soon Gil. Looked worse for a moment.

Fatigue might indeed become an issue, as in an ideal scenario, he should gain some time bonus today as well.

I saw that. A bit too optimistic I reckon. I'd say maybe 10% chance rather ?

He might have half a minute of bonus, but I reckon he'll lose somewhere in between 30 seconds and a minute on the climb. That said, I do think he's a better climber than most people believe—especially in a situation like this.