2010 Tour de france Stage 1 - Spoiler

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  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    Meanwhile, Greipel wins in Austria.
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    But that's a sh*t small race, so it doesn't count.
  • The Jack
    The Jack Posts: 52
    edited July 2010
    So, what is Tooth Fairys explanation this time? Because the crash simply can´t be his fault, can it?
    "Wo ist mein Fahrrad?"

    -Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk waking up from a coma after a crashing with his bicycle-
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    disquieting_museeuws wrote:
    Meanwhile, Greipel wins in Austria.

    I think I'd rather crash in the Tour than win in Austria (assuming I was not hurt). Good result for Ben Swift though.
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  • k2rider
    k2rider Posts: 575
    it looked to me like cav cought Martins back wheel going round the corner and had to sit up consequently taking a couple with him
    who cares?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2010
    An what about the total idiot that let their dog escape into the peloton bringing down Millar and others. I hope the people beside them really gave that person a good shouting at.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIWx9xWu4Ko

    And quite odd with the final crash as the AG2R rider's bike tangles with Farrar's bike and is dragged several metres down the road:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfrFtmmkiNs
    (towards end)

    Cav's crash:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tqtj8roMQ
    (First 40 secs)
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  • The Jack
    The Jack Posts: 52
    It has has happened before. Can´t understand why people bring their dogs to watch cycling.
    "Wo ist mein Fahrrad?"

    -Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk waking up from a coma after a crashing with his bicycle-
  • k2rider
    k2rider Posts: 575
    did petacchi cause the last crash with the swing from one side of the road to the other?? if that had been cav no doubt everyone would have blamed him for it.
    who cares?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    k2rider wrote:
    did petacchi cause the last crash with the swing from one side of the road to the other?? if that had been cav no doubt everyone would have blamed him for it.

    No.

    Anyway, Bertie has a bruised knee thanks to it.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • k2rider
    k2rider Posts: 575
    not the big crash the one with the ag2r rider and farrar
    who cares?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Difficult to tell, but it looked like someone bouncing off the barriers which started it.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Renshaw reckons Cav was taken out on that corner causing the first of the three late crashes.
    @stagehopper
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Farrar on Mondory: "He decided to try and commit suicide into my back wheel with 300 meters to go when I was with Petacchi and Renshaw.

    via Daniel Benson
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    stagehopper wrote:
    Renshaw reckons Cav was taken out on that corner causing the first of the three late crashes.

    Renshaw needs to see the video I'd suggest.

    Cavendish just kept going straight leaning on someone. And he was on the outside, so lord knows what was going on.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Never seen so many persons watching a bike race! Milions! Made me proud to do this job! Once again!

    Kreuziger!

    And his Sidis after the crash:
    http://twitpic.com/22esbx
    Not sure why he is posting given they are hardly damaged.

    And on a random that I saw from Sean Yates
    Halfway through my morning ride. Decided that the world of twitter is something I can def do without. It was a very brief. Live and learn.
    :lol:
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    The Jack wrote:
    It has has happened before. Can´t understand why people bring their dogs to watch cycling.



    The Daily Mail says the dog was ok - but something should really be done about these lycra louts.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • rockmount
    rockmount Posts: 761
    iainf72 wrote:
    Anyway, Bertie has a bruised knee thanks to it.
    How uncool will that look tomorrow, I don't think he should be allowed to continue ..
    .. who said that, internet forum people ?
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Sounds like Leipheimer was caught up in the crash - he just tweeted that he's had some X-rays done.

    Edit: It was his wrist - not broken though, so he's still in the race.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    hehe

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... inish.html

    Wasn't me. I'd wear that Vino4Eva kit before I'd wear Sky....

    Anyone know if Paulobets was in Belgium?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    DaveyL wrote:
    Sounds like Leipheimer was caught up in the crash - he just tweeted that he's had some X-rays done.

    Edit: It was his wrist - not broken though, so he's still in the race.

    Really? Isn't that the same injury that took him out last year?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Yes. They're practising for the injury that's going to take LA out.

    Poor Cav. Two years ago we were all thrilled to bits that we had a winning Brit at the Tour, and now he's being jeered by British Sky fans. But he coped like a gentleman with them.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    iainf72 wrote:
    hehe

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... inish.html

    Wasn't me. I'd wear that Vino4Eva kit before I'd wear Sky....

    Anyone know if Paulobets was in Belgium?

    It was probably Greg Henderson trying to dissuade him from moving teams
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Tusher wrote:
    Yes. They're practising for the injury that's going to take LA out.

    Poor Cav. Two years ago we were all thrilled to bits that we had a winning Brit at the Tour, and now he's being jeered by British Sky fans. But he coped like a gentleman with them.

    We?

    The "Sky" fans sound like americans, saying that he "sucked", but not a good start for Bingo, 35 points down on the points competition...
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Tusher wrote:
    Poor Cav. Two years ago we were all thrilled to bits that we had a winning Brit at the Tour, and now he's being jeered by British Sky fans. But he coped like a gentleman with them.

    These unfulfilled, bitter cycling 'fans' seem to feel more secure on the bandwagon... it's strange.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Tusher wrote:
    Yes. They're practising for the injury that's going to take LA out.
    You sure that is the right way round. They practice to take AC out. (the shack were all around him) :roll:
    Tusher wrote:
    Poor Cav. Two years ago we were all thrilled to bits that we had a winning Brit at the Tour, and now he's being jeered by British Sky fans.
    I thought my little PTP joke had come true and so I was most relieved to see Thor in third place.
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  • mididoctors3
    mididoctors3 Posts: 76
    edited July 2010
    weird riding by cav there... not clear why he came off his line so much in the corner except to dislodge the lampre rider...

    hmmmm not going to well for the lad

    his post race demeanor was 'its my own fault" but also a degree of control not to blurt out anything stupid that he would regret...

    so some positives in there I guess


    not going to be his year... one stage win would be nice
  • fiftyacorns
    fiftyacorns Posts: 66
    hi

    is it me or does the dog involved in the crash today look like cav's dog amber -

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... -down.html

    the swine - causing 2 crashes in one day
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    fiftyacorns wrote:
    hi

    is it me or does the dog involved in the crash today look like cav's dog amber -

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... -down.html

    the swine - causing 2 crashes in one day

    It's just you. The dog that caused the crash was a little spaniel type thing.
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    edited July 2010
    Tusher wrote:
    Poor Cav. Two years ago we were all thrilled to bits that we had a winning Brit at the Tour, and now he's being jeered by British Sky fans. But he coped like a gentleman with them.
    They were probably bigger than him.

    He'll surely dismiss them as derganged Hushovd fans in a cunning disguise :wink:

    Perhaps it's karma for the two-fingered salutes, deriding those dreaded Internet Forum People (the very salt of the earth who keep it spinning at just the right speed) and taking Haussler's wheel from under him in the TdS. I couldn't believe that in ITV's pre-race interview he claimed it was still partly Haussler's fault :roll: Even the arrogant w@nkers driving black Audis don't do that to me and blame me for it!
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  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 2,041
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Cav's crash:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tqtj8roMQ
    (First 40 secs)

    Thanks for the links FF.

    At the end of that clip, Vino looks somewhat relieved to escort this precious leader to the line in one piece. It is going to be a tense first week for him methinks!

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