TdF Stage 2 *spoiler*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    A disgrace if all those who rolled in down on the peloton get the same time.

    This is the hardest race in the World. It is not meant to be easy or kind.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So next Tour around we are going to have no dicey roads thrown in?!

    Isn't this course been designed to create chaos?! That is what they said, that is what they have.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Some tweets:

    Chris Boardman

    What a stage! And what was that protest about...? Rain? The roads they ride on ever year? Think the route was publicised a year ago? 4 minutes ago via Echofon


    Richard Moore

    There were already rumours that tomorrow's stage over the pave would see some kind of "protest." I repeat: bullshit

    Obviously some kind of protest, but over what? Rain? Descents? Leaves on the road? Who does Cancellara think he is? Hinault?


    RobbieHunter

    See how much you guys like hitting the deck at 60km/h ..... 10 minutes ago via UberTwitter


    I say it again no grand tour has any business in these northern countries..& fuck any body who says different!!!
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Mind you, it has to be said, Chavanel has very nice teeth :D
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    I guess the idea is that the neutralisation had a significant impact on the likes of Hushovd and McEwen being able to stay in the first peloton, and that not counting the points makes sure it does not disrupt the overall points competitition.
    Chavanal a couple of minutes up in yellow doesn't disrupt the overall GC
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Neil McC wrote:
    Some tweets:

    RobbieHunter

    See how much you guys like hitting the deck at 60km/h ..... 10 minutes ago via UberTwitter


    Perhaps they should just race up and down straight airstrips then. Or only race on dry days. :roll:
  • dg74
    dg74 Posts: 656
    Jesus! Is Eddie Merckx auditioning for the role of Honeymonster?

    He's bloody massive!
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Neil McC wrote:
    Some tweets:


    RobbieHunter

    See how much you guys like hitting the deck at 60km/h ..... 10 minutes ago via UberTwitter


    I say it again no grand tour has any business in these northern countries..& fark any body who says different!!!
    That's the biggest BS I've read in a while. So it doesn't ever rain or get slippery in France or Italy?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Neil McC wrote:
    Who does Cancellara think he is? Hinault?

    Brilliant!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Neil McC wrote:
    Richard Moore

    There were already rumours that tomorrow's stage over the pave would see some kind of "protest." I repeat: bullshit

    I started that one on page 4. Sorry. :oops:
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Excuse me but I've had the mute on ES because of some old woman with it's ouch aars, oh dear's

    Now did somebody die yesterday like Fabio Casartelli with a neutral stage the day after or is it something else.

    I watched Spartacus on the front doing his team mate job of a Slow tempo while his team tried to catch up.
    Frank is down yet again and Spartacus should give him lessons instead of waiting for him.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    edited July 2010
    FJS wrote:
    Neil McC wrote:
    Some tweets:


    RobbieHunter

    See how much you guys like hitting the deck at 60km/h ..... 10 minutes ago via UberTwitter


    I say it again no grand tour has any business in these northern countries..& fark any body who says different!!!
    That's the biggest BS I've read in a while. So it doesn't ever rain or get slippery in France or Italy?

    There were several crashes last year when the tour went to Barcelona.
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    afx237vi wrote:
    Neil McC wrote:
    Richard Moore

    There were already rumours that tomorrow's stage over the pave would see some kind of "protest." I repeat: bullshit

    I started that one on page 4. Sorry. :oops:

    :lol: Well I hope they don't! It will be complete rubbish if they effectively neutralise these two stages, they were put in the route to make the first week interesting and exciting weren't they? A lot of people, myself included were looking forward to these stages, so I hope there is no protest tomorrow!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pokerface wrote:
    Perhaps they should just race up and down straight airstrips then. Or only race on dry days. :roll:

    There's wind on airstrips, far too risky. Best just race on turbo trainers, like the Tacx I-Fortius thing.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    They won't neutralize the cobble stage, Cancellara will make sure of that.

    After all, he has a great chance of winning it.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    RichN95 wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Perhaps they should just race up and down straight airstrips then. Or only race on dry days. :roll:

    There's wind on airstrips, far too risky. Best just race on turbo trainers, like the Tacx I-Fortius thing.

    Frank Schleck would still manage to fall off.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    (from danish TV2):
    "It was chaos, cars were hitting each other, at least one motorbike went down and riders were on the ground north south east and west, and hardly any of the teams knew what to to.
    I only stayed on my bike because I was able to drive into the wood. I don't what happened there? Soap or oil? I have never experienced something like that.
    Of course I stopped at once, but Breschel told me to stay forward."

    And Frank Høj added:

    "Cancellara used the confusion very cleverly"
    Benson reports Farrar is in tears and vandevelde and he are going to hospital.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Cadel:

    CadelOfficial

    Whoa, that was sketchy. I think the entire group went down....oil or something on the descent to Stavelot. We're all licking our wounds now.

    Robbie Hunter is having a classic rant. Would Chuck Norris have agreed to slow down? I think not.
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    (from danish TV2):
    "It was chaos, cars were hitting each other, at least one motorbike went down and riders were on the ground north south east and west, and hardly any of the teams knew what to to.
    I only stayed on my bike because I was able to drive into the wood. I don't what happened there? Soap or oil? I have never experienced something like that.
    Of course I stopped at once, but Breschel told me to stay forward."

    And Frank Høj added:

    "Cancellara used the confusion very cleverly"
    Benson reports Farrar is in tears and vandevelde and he are going to hospital.

    Cool. So the riders were protesting that their DS are lousy drivers.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    frenchfighter wrote:
    A disgrace if all those who rolled in down on the peloton get the same time.

    This is the hardest race in the World. It is not meant to be easy or kind.
    I cannot miss this one.
    The guy in Yellow is the Patron you say, well, well. and all the time I thought it was some guy who rode in a race in MILAN last year.
    Now come on stop pulling my plonka you know who contols the UCI and therefor the ASO.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Would Fabian have thrown his toys out of the pram and got it neutralised if it had been a group of B Box and Euskatel riders that had gone down? I think not.

    I can't believe that a 2 times winner of Paris Roubaix is complaining about a dodgy course....pathetic!
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    I've never heard of so many overall contenders going down together - I think something extraordinary was bound to happen regarding 'neutralisation'. As someone pointed out, where do you draw the line? Let Armstrong & Contador back on but not the others? If 25 years of watching cycling has taught me anything, it's that everything will happen eventually, you just have to wait!
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    deejay wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    A disgrace if all those who rolled in down on the peloton get the same time.

    This is the hardest race in the World. It is not meant to be easy or kind.
    I cannot miss this one.
    The guy in Yellow is the Patron you say, well, well. and all the time I thought it was some guy who rode in a race in MILAN last year.
    Now come on stop pulling my plonka you know who contols the UCI and therefor the ASO.

    Nurse! Nurse! My medication's run out!
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Imagine if someone deliberately put oil or something on the route. There are sick people out there capable of such things.

    Chavanel seems to have got down well enough.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2015
    Yes!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Guess who is winning over in Austria. An no it isn't Griepel!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    So - was this some sort of protest by members of the general public? Someone spreading oil on the road to deliberately cause the riders to come off? Sabotage?
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    afx237vi wrote:
    Cadel:

    CadelOfficial

    Whoa, that was sketchy. I think the entire group went down....oil or something on the descent to Stavelot. We're all licking our wounds now.

    .
    I said to my wife the fun is about to start.
    This road we can see on the TV will suddenly have a crowd of people across the road and the riders have to do a sharp right turn onto the Stockeu climb.

    ES then went to Adverts and the next thing on view was Spartacus on the main road to Trois-Ponts, WTF is that.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Remember last year's Tour when Cadel tried to go on that attack from miles out? It was Cancellara who gave him and earful.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    Pokerface wrote:
    So - was this some sort of protest by members of the general public? Someone spreading oil on the road to deliberately cause the riders to come off? Sabotage?

    My understanding of it is this (although this hasn't been confirmed):

    As we all know LA has never had any intention of racing into France. He masterminded the idea of crashing in today's stage, and used the same trick that he employed in the Tour of California when he needed an urgent 'out' - oil on the roads.

    Unfortunately his saboteur got his imperial / metric conversions mixed up (apparently he doesn't go to Europe all too often). As a result, far too much oil was used, bringing the whole peloton down.

    Quite simply - it is all Lance's fault.

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