This year's TdF.

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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Martincan wrote:
    brin wrote:
    The tour has been good up til now, better next week when the real hard stuff starts, but why oh why do the producers spend so much time showing us the chateu's and the panoramic countryside views? we can visit a travel agents to see this stuff, and those bleeding adverts?? FFS!!!

    They certainly know their architecture.

    I rather like seeing parts of France and it's architecture from the air. I go to France a lot and it's nice to see a different perspective. The farmer's displays are fantastic as well. Hopefully some here will take note for when we have races.
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  • Martincan
    Martincan Posts: 188
    Aggieboy wrote:
    Martincan wrote:
    brin wrote:
    The tour has been good up til now, better next week when the real hard stuff starts, but why oh why do the producers spend so much time showing us the chateu's and the panoramic countryside views? we can visit a travel agents to see this stuff, and those bleeding adverts?? FFS!!!

    They certainly know their architecture.

    I rather like seeing parts of France and it's architecture from the air. I go to France a lot and it's nice to see a different perspective. The farmer's displays are fantastic as well. Hopefully some here will take note for when we have races.

    I also like this part of the coverage (working in the field of architecture is by the by), and the farmer's displays are stunning.
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  • MattJPaul
    MattJPaul Posts: 95
    Did they really just say that team Leopard Trek is named after a German tank from WWII?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    brin wrote:
    The tour has been good up til now, better next week when the real hard stuff starts, but why oh why do the producers spend so much time showing us the chateu's and the panoramic countryside views? we can visit a travel agents to see this stuff, and those bleeding adverts?? FFS!!!

    The thing is you don't actually visit a travel agents to see that stuff, but the French would rather like you to visit a travel agents and arrange to see chateaux and views in person.
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  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    MattJPaul - they did.

    Breakaway - if you're not a real contender on GC or jersey competitions, then you may be in with a shout for the most aggressive/attacking rider prize, as determined by the commissaires. In the good old days this used to be a sizeable cash prize and worth going for in it's own right. I suppose now it's mainly about the sponsorship.

    Cheering on Geraint Thomas. Spoke to him at the start of last year's TdF and he is one nice bloke. Also, whenever he is being interviewed he actually seems to be enjoying himself. And Tommy Voeckler because he's a bit mad!
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  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Oh look, that's a pretty chateau. Has a museum in the basement apparently...
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  • MattJPaul
    MattJPaul Posts: 95
    Damn, Wiggins is out of the tour.
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Bad news indeed. Broken collar bone maybe? Team Sky will have their work cut out now.
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  • MattJPaul
    MattJPaul Posts: 95
    Seems to be a broken collar bone, yeah.

    Cavendish also managed to drop an undetected s-bomb in his interview so two more points for that and for seemingly lacking any tact - it makes for some honest and insightful interviews.
  • One Man And His Bike
    One Man And His Bike Posts: 661
    MattJPaul wrote:
    Did they really just say that team Leopard Trek is named after a German tank from WWII?

    Yup and yup.

    New generation of that tank is bloody good.
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  • MattJPaul
    MattJPaul Posts: 95
    One Man And His Bike wrote:
    MattJPaul wrote:
    Did they really just say that team Leopard Trek is named after a German tank from WWII?

    Yup and yup.

    New generation of that tank is bloody good.

    Just to get this straight, there is a team whose name references a product of Hitler-era engineering used to kill UK/American/etc allied forces in WWII?
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    No I think Phil and Paul have been let down here by their team of assistants (feigned surprise). The Leopard is a quality German tank, but rest assured it is NATO-era and is is used not only by the German army but Denmark, the Netherlands etc so WW3 will not be ignited on this issue.
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  • MattJPaul
    MattJPaul Posts: 95
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    BBGeek is also a tracked-vehicle nerd :oops:

    Useful knowledge in this instance, nothing to be ashamed of.
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Poor old Wiggo :cry: . He'll have a good night tonight though it seems.

    "Obviously, this was the last day before tomorrow" :lol: ................

    http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/2011/news/wiggins-i-couldnt-get-up-off-the-floor/
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  • DIESELDOG
    DIESELDOG Posts: 2,087
    Aggieboy wrote:
    Poor old Wiggo :cry: . He'll have a good night tonight though it seems.

    "Obviously, this was the last day before tomorrow" :lol: ................

    http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/2011/news/wiggins-i-couldnt-get-up-off-the-floor/

    That and "So what happened" Q's. Err? Duh.

    Oneman.. You seem to have drifted a tad.

    Love n hugs

    DD
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  • Martincan
    Martincan Posts: 188
    Aggieboy wrote:
    Poor old Wiggo :cry: . He'll have a good night tonight though it seems.

    "Obviously, this was the last day before tomorrow" :lol: ................

    http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/2011/news/wiggins-i-couldnt-get-up-off-the-floor/

    He's currently in his hotel room running around the room, buzzing, making reving noises with his mouth!
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    brin wrote:
    The tour has been good up til now, better next week when the real hard stuff starts, but why oh why do the producers spend so much time showing us the chateu's and the panoramic countryside views? we can visit a travel agents to see this stuff, and those bleeding adverts?? FFS!!!

    I love all that. some of the scenery has been absolutely stunning, it's such a beautiful country and at an arty level it puts the incredible human effort into perspective and the rural involvement is positively rabelaisian....you kno worra mean like.
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Horner is in a pretty bad way too :(

    The bit at the start and the end is quite shocking :shock:

    All the best to him.
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    I do know what you mean like. Those shots of the peloton(s) rolling into the last few km even had Mrs BBGeek looking at the TV (although she only wanted to know where Geraint was) and they were superb pictures. TV commentary says "flat route today..." ?
    Some of the photography/camera work up til now been really good (and I am no expert) but I am really enjoying it and roll on the next few weeks.
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Horner is in a pretty bad way too :(

    The bit at the start and the end is quite shocking :shock:

    All the best to him.

    I assume you're referring to this -

    http://bicycling.com/blogs/thisjustin/2011/07/08/video-horner-crashes-hard-in-tour-de-france-stage/ Don't think he'll be out to play tomorrow.
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Ha! Indeed...remember to post the link next time :oops:
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    And +1 for the comment about Horner. Without getting into "ProRace" hyperbole that was one amazing (foolhardy? dangerous?) effort from someone who is older than I am (not much though, and at his age he should know better).

    Respect and chapeau Mr Horner.

    Despite all the naysayers this race still leaves me slack jawed (and occasionally teary-eyed) in amazement sometimes.

    As you can tell BBGeek is very disolusioned about the sport of cycling.
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