Shake ‘n Bake at Le Tour

Froome running! Photo: Reuters pool

The year I decide editorially to not cover the Tour, it’s a shit show. Really… while I was out getting coffee!

So what happened was….

Fans apparently took TV bike down, Porte piled in, Froome bike broken in scrum, then runs 500m without bike, gets useless Mavic bike, waits forever for team bike.

So why did Froome Ricky Bobby le Tour? The Stick Man REALLY wants to win, and the sporting world is shocked. We’re all waiting for the sport’s organizing body to sort it out. See the live coverage from the BBC.

Froome runs up Ventoux after riders crash into motorbike

The summary so far:

1. Froome runs up Mont Ventoux after damaging bike
2. Froome caught up in crash with motorbike
3. Incident late in stage causes chaos
4. Froome loses yellow jersey in provisional standings
5. Yates moves into provisional lead; Froome +53secs
6. Thomas de Gendt wins shortened stage
7. Montpellier to Mont Ventoux (178km)

Recaps to follow.