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\"'Chris!<\/a>
‘Chris! Does my arse look big in this?’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

it was bedlam. seriously, that stage could not have been scripted better, apart from if Mark Cavendish had pipped Riblon at the line and Valverde had turned into a giant grapefruit.<\/p>\n

let’s do Ventoux twice next year, please!<\/p>\n

read my take on the giant, rolling mess that was Stage 18 right here. <\/a><\/p>\n

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it was bedlam. seriously, that stage could not have been scripted better, apart from if Mark Cavendish had pipped Riblon at the line and Valverde had turned into a giant grapefruit. let’s do Ventoux twice next year, please! read my take on the giant, rolling mess that was Stage 18 right here.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":40955418,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[755991,10892539,9543826,119702,4294813,1493129,767233557],"class_list":["post-2509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-755991","tag-chris-froome","tag-lee-rodgers","tag-quintana","tag-richie-porte","tag-stage-18","tag-tour-de-france"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2OfoS-Et","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13473,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2022\/07\/15\/rider-reaction-stage-12-tour-de-france-ineos-grenadier-tom-pidcock-wins-on-alpe-dhuez\/","url_meta":{"origin":2509,"position":0},"title":"RIDER REACTION \/ STAGE 12 TOUR DE FRANCE \/ INEOS GRENADIER TOM PIDCOCK WINS ON ALPE D’HUEZ","author":"Lee Rodgers","date":"7\u6708 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Another thrilling stage for a different reason, a first ever Tour win for Pidcock, on the Tour's most iconic stage...","rel":"","context":"chris froome","block_context":{"text":"chris froome","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/tag\/chris-froome\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/361f6-screenshot-2022-07-15-at-07.18.38.png?fit=563%2C440&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/361f6-screenshot-2022-07-15-at-07.18.38.png?fit=563%2C440&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/361f6-screenshot-2022-07-15-at-07.18.38.png?fit=563%2C440&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5211,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2014\/12\/15\/rabottini-suspended-for-epo-and-to-think-we-almost-had-him-at-the-taiwan-kom\/","url_meta":{"origin":2509,"position":1},"title":"Rabottini suspended for EPO, and to think we almost had him at the Taiwan KOM…","author":"Lee Rodgers","date":"12\u6708 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"last year, when I was looking for KOM winners of the Grand Tours of recent years to invite to ride the Taiwan KOM Challenge, i received a mail suggesting i get in touch with Matteo Rabottini of Neri Sottoli. 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