Tour de France diary: Spin from Dave Brailsford, a spill for Geraint Thomas | Jeremy Whittle
13 July 2019 09:04
Our correspondent finds no joy at the free bar but gets to grips with Ineos’s innovations and an embarrassed Romain BardetTeam time trial day is usually more a test of management, organisation and logistics than brute strength. True to form, Ineos are very much on it, on and off the road, while Romain Bardet’s AG2R team ride like they’ve just stumbled out into the afternoon sunshine after a long and boozy Sunday lunch. Instead of Bardet, the French turn their attentions to a resurgent Thibaut Pinot as their big hope, despite his getting lost in some dodgy Brussels backstreets shortly before the stage start. Related: Tour de France diary: Love Island and the fallout over Mark Cavendish Related: Tour de France: De Gendt wins stage eight, Alaphilippe in yellow – as it happened Continue readingread full article
