TdF Stage 17 *Spoilers*

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    iainf72 wrote:
    Welsh people - Were any of the sheep hot?

    Looked horny to me! :wink:
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    lol @ sheep. Leguape who posts on the forum rode the Etape the other day and was attacked by sheep on the same mountain:

    http://twitter.com/leguape/status/19087129775

    "Go to http://bit.ly/cJSqiZ look up etape photos for competitor 1114, 2nd pic = Me, pursued by a sheep on Col du Soulor. Honestly."

    http://www.maindruphoto.com/popup_image ... anguage=en
    @stagehopper
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I almost said earlier I was brought off by sheep on a descent in the Forest of Dean then realised that it would be an unfortunate choice of phrase given my Welshness! :oops:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The LeTour ticker causes a huge controversy, by saying they were goats, not sheep.
    The forums wlll burn the midnight oil over this one. :o
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    pitchshifter wrote:
    Most excitement yet on todays stage... Love abit of sheep action.
    there speaks a welshman - always excited by loose sheep
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The LeTour ticker causes a huge controversy, by saying they were goats, not sheep.
    The forums wlll burn the midnight oil over this one. :o

    who are they trying to kid?

    taxi!
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The LeTour ticker causes a huge controversy, by saying they were goats, not sheep.
    The forums wlll burn the midnight oil over this one. :o

    A bit unfair of the lead sheep to push on while the others were stuck at the side of the peleton..
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The LeTour ticker causes a huge controversy, by saying they were goats, not sheep.
    The forums wlll burn the midnight oil over this one. :o

    I told you they were slutty. Goat mutton dressed as lamb.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    Moray Gub wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The LeTour ticker causes a huge controversy, by saying they were goats, not sheep.
    The forums wlll burn the midnight oil over this one. :o

    A bit unfair of the lead sheep to push on while the others were stuck at the side of the peloton..

    Yeah, what a baastard.
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    Moray Gub wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The LeTour ticker causes a huge controversy, by saying they were goats, not sheep.
    The forums wlll burn the midnight oil over this one. :o

    A bit unfair of the lead sheep to push on while the others were stuck at the side of the peloton..
    One of them had a limp - does that count as a 'mechanical'?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Lead going back out, hopefully they can get it even bigger before the final climb if they continue working well together.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Dual mooners at the sprint point! Bet they'd been planning that all year.
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    edited July 2010
    Pokerface wrote:
    Kelly saying they only normally run their tyres at 120 PSI. I didn't think tubs ran at so low a pressure! I run mine much higher - I though that was part of the point of them.
    The pros know what they are doing and 120 Psi is fine on smooth roads for a rider of average weight, 100 or so would be more like the norm in the wet or on the pave. Higher pressures really belong on the track where the surface is totally smooth. If you ride at too high a pressure on the road the tyre will not do its job, deflecting a little over irregularities, rather it will 'bounce' over them costing energy. Comfort, grip and tyre longevity will also be compromised. Front tyres need 10 psi or so less than the rear.

    P.s. 'Fast' tyres are 'fast' because they are able to flex over irregularities with little loss of energy. If you pump them solid you are almost returning to riding a solid tyre and there are some good reasons why pneumatic tyres were developed, not least in relation to their 'speed' on less than perfect road surfaces.
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    afx237vi wrote:
    Dual mooners at the sprint point! Bet they'd been planning that all year.

    Of course ITV decided an ad break would be an appropriate way to celebrate the sprint point. Not that I'm sure I'd have wanted to see that.
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Flecha been working hard, 33% in the last 10km :shock:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Pross wrote:
    Flecha been working hard, 33% in the last 10km :shock:

    Sky think that Eddy Buxom Harlot can conquer the mighty T.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    Sastre has blown it - massive solo effort for not a lot! back in the group in minutes
  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    +1 I think the survivors of the break will have it
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    chriskempton wrote:
    +1 I think the survivors of the break will have it
    '

    Gap is plummeting down now.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Navarro, Tiralongo and Vino are all still there, though. By the time they get shelled it might be too late for Schleck.
  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    edited July 2010
    afx237vi wrote:
    chriskempton wrote:
    +1 I think the survivors of the break will have it
    '

    Gap is plummeting down now.

    :lol: maybe - they need to catch 1 minute every 5k
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    Flecha been working hard, 33% in the last 10km :shock:

    Sky think that Eddy Buxom Harlot can conquer the mighty T.

    Course he will! He's the "Greatest rider since Merckx", haven't you heard?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    interesting - not often you see the President of France in the back of a Skoda... far less common than a Welshman in the back of a sheep!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    chriskempton wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    chriskempton wrote:
    +1 I think the survivors of the break will have it
    '

    Gap is plummeting down now.

    :lol: maybe - they need to catch 1 minute very 5k

    They've taken back nearly 2 minutes in the last couple of k and they haven't hit the Tourmalet proper yet.
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    How far out does everyone think Schleck needs to attack then?
  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    They haven't started the trackstands and mechanicals yet either
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Neil McC wrote:
    How far out does everyone think Schleck needs to attack then?

    30 km ago.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Who was it originally said the EBH / Merckx thing? It's my first season back watching in a while and EBH was a new name to me at last year's ToB.
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    afx237vi wrote:
    Neil McC wrote:
    How far out does everyone think Schleck needs to attack then?

    30 km ago.

    :lol: Probably not far wrong tbh
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Pross wrote:
    Who was it originally said the EBH / Merckx thing? It's my first season back watching in a while and EBH was a new name to me at last year's ToB.

    Probably around the Giro last year, he was very impressive.

    But if you look at his amateur / U23 record, he was Cannibal-esque. Won almost everything he entered.

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