Tour presentation next week

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited October 2010 in Pro race
Andy and Frank Schleck, Nibali, Basso, Evans, Cavendish, S. Sanchez, Hincapie, Vino, Voeckler, Charteau, Casar are all attending.

Contador is not.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    iainf72 wrote:
    Andy and Frank Schleck, Nibali, Basso, Evans, Cavendish, S. Sanchez, Hincapie, Vino, Voeckler, Charteau, Casar are all attending.

    Contador is not.

    He heard Spanish meat wouldn't be in the post-presentation buffet.
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  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    It's like Christmas, get's earlier every year.
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    Contador is not

    Neither is Pettachi.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Tusher wrote:
    It's like Christmas, get's earlier every year.


    Is Christmas in November this year? :wink:
  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    The presentation is always around the second or third week of October.
    -- Dirk Hofman Motorhomes --
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    I just hope for more than just 1 or two surprises.

    The Tour needs a few leftfield ideas, beyond just a big summit finish near the end of the Tour.
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Pedalos. Awesome idea.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    How about only having clean riders? That would make a change, apparently..... :roll:
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  • suspectdevice
    suspectdevice Posts: 263
    pottssteve wrote:
    How about only having clean riders? That would make a change, apparently..... :roll:

    A tour with only 20 riders will be a bit dull :lol:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Downhill TT.

    Likelihood of an Alpe d'Huez TT? (There is talk of doing the'Alpe twice this year...)
  • liversedge
    liversedge Posts: 1,003
    How about doing it with no support vehicles, a set of tyre irons and mult-tool, spare tube and a C02 cannister, on open roads with white van man, surrey mums and OAPs who can't see where they are going? And they have to drive for 2 hrs in heavy traffic after working in an office to get to the start line. if they're late then tough they are DQ'd.

    On second thoughts, that is misery isn't it?
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  • lucybears
    lucybears Posts: 366
    maybe we find out if they stick to the agreement of Sept. '08 between ASO and UCI
    and give Androni a ride....
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    liversedge wrote:
    How about doing it with no support vehicles, a set of tyre irons and mult-tool, spare tube and a C02 cannister, on open roads with white van man, surrey mums and OAPs who can't see where they are going? And they have to drive for 2 hrs in heavy traffic after working in an office to get to the start line. if they're late then tough they are DQ'd.

    On second thoughts, that is misery isn't it?

    No, the Tour of Britain.
  • thomasmc
    thomasmc Posts: 814
    Hope the star guests have their private planes fueled up before they head for Paris, looks like the strikes are beginning to cripple the country

    http://www.france24.com/en/20101019-fre ... nce-unions
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Downhill TT.

    Likelihood of an Alpe d'Huez TT? (There is talk of doing the'Alpe twice this year...)

    Or a downhill TTT :D
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    10-30am UK time. Live on the LeTour site and here:
    http://tele.rtl.lu/waatleeft/eventlive/tdf_pres/

    Also, the Giro route presentation is this Saturday, so a few weeks earlier than usual. :)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • oscarbudgie
    oscarbudgie Posts: 850
    Is the Presentation on TV anywhere? Doesn't seem to be on Eurosport this year....
    Cannondale Supersix / CAAD9 / Boardman 9.0 / Benotto 3000
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    It's live on ITV.com i believe, not heard about it being on TV anywhere.
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  • oscarbudgie
    oscarbudgie Posts: 850
    Thx inky
    Cannondale Supersix / CAAD9 / Boardman 9.0 / Benotto 3000
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    The Belgian guess:

    tour2011.jpg.h513.jpg.767.jpg
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    The Belgian guess:

    tour2011.jpg.h513.jpg.767.jpg

    That would be the least time spent out of France in a while wouldn't it? :?
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    http://theinnerring.blogspot.com/2010/10/2011-tour-de-france.html

    leaked official route released by inner ring
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Standard route really, if it is that.
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  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    Official confirmation is online here: http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/COURSE/fr ... cours.html

    I started a new thread, hadn't spotted this one.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    First week looks horribly dull.

    Seems to be all weighted on the final week.
    _
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Not much time trialling.
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    109 Km for the Alpe stage and only 2 proper mountains....
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Never mind everyone, Giro route is announced on Saturday.

    :wink:
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    It's a lot more evenly distributed between Pyrenees and Alps than was posited. Four MT finishes (2 in each) plus Super-Besse?
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  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    calvjones wrote:
    It's a lot more evenly distributed between Pyrenees and Alps than was posited. Four MT finishes (2 in each) plus Super-Besse?
    posited where? the big shame is that it's exactly the route that has been rumoured (posited?) for a long long time.
    Hopefully, there will be some - or at least one? - surprise hidden in the detail.

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