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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Apparently they've solved Andy's problem, he's going to do a bike change before the descent today
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  • stokepa31
    stokepa31 Posts: 560
    afx237vi wrote:
    Shleck may as well be holding up a big banner saying PLEASE ATTACK DOWNHILL, I'M BRICKING IT.

    +1 his tactical options are limited too. will have to attack on Pramartino in the hope he can gap the field ahead of the descent. My guess is Bertie will go hard again to try and drop Cadel. could be explosive :)
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Any feeds yet? Live I mean, not musette-borne.
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  • Will.C
    Will.C Posts: 245
    True racing
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    stokepa31 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Shleck may as well be holding up a big banner saying PLEASE ATTACK DOWNHILL, I'M BRICKING IT.

    +1 his tactical options are limited too. will have to attack on Pramartino in the hope he can gap the field ahead of the descent. My guess is Bertie will go hard again to try and drop Cadel. could be explosive :)

    I remember when i thought this was a good idea... It just means wasting energy and a greater audience for your terrible descending.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    stokepa31 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Shleck may as well be holding up a big banner saying PLEASE ATTACK DOWNHILL, I'M BRICKING IT.

    +1 his tactical options are limited too. will have to attack on Pramartino in the hope he can gap the field ahead of the descent. My guess is Bertie will go hard again to try and drop Cadel. could be explosive :)

    Didn't realise gap was a verb.
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  • lostboysaint
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Contador went for it on such an easy climb because it was such a tough stage. The break only got away 2/3rds of the way into the stage. That's why there was a selection. The peloton was flat out for a good 100-120km before.
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  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Pra Martino descent...

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

    oh boy, how beautiful...gives me a warm sensation down my, oh oh ...

    Anyway, how I long for a long descent...

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  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    stokepa31 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Shleck may as well be holding up a big banner saying PLEASE ATTACK DOWNHILL, I'M BRICKING IT.

    +1 his tactical options are limited too. will have to attack on Pramartino in the hope he can gap the field ahead of the descent. My guess is Bertie will go hard again to try and drop Cadel. could be explosive :)

    Didn't realise gap was a verb.

    I didn't realise you could form a sentence without a subject. [/pedant]
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Nicolas Roche for the chasse patate....
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    *shrugs*

    I'm writing colloquially, as if it was speech.

    I would say "didn't see that one coming", and the 'I' would be presumed.

    Gap, in either context, is not a verb.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    ah, and following Roche, Johnny H, alwasy interested in a break leading nowhere, plus, more interesting, Kevin de Weert, 12th in GC
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    According to this, gap is a verb:

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gap

    /whatanexcitingconversation
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ah Hoogerland's been a bit Johnny-come-late with the breaks recently.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    According to this, gap is a verb:

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gap

    /whatanexcitingconversation

    Fair enough.

    S'not the one in my dictionary, but I guess if it's yank it's OK.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    What about monkey? Is that a verb?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    iainf72 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    What about monkey? Is that a verb?

    Yes, we should stop monkeying around and watch the cycling!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    Would 'medal' be a suitable alternative verb? As in "I hope to medal in the 400m"
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  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    Dont you English teachers have a class to go to?The bell went ages ago.
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    RichN95 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    Would 'medal' be a suitable alternative verb? As in "I hope to medal in the 400m"

    That's worse. Along with "I PB'ed".

    It all started around the same time people started putting Team in front of everything.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    RichN95 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    Would 'medal' be a suitable alternative verb? As in "I hope to medal in the 400m"

    No.

    You can get onto the podium, or finish in the podium places, or forget podium all together and say you want a top three place etc.

    Similarly you can make a gap, bridge a gap etc.

    Grr
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    nevman wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    Dont you English teachers have a class to go to?The bell went ages ago.

    Until the TdF cameraman focuses on some birds of prey there's nothing else to talk about.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK, as long as everyone agrees never to use "podium" as a verb, we'll call it quits.

    Would 'medal' be a suitable alternative verb? As in "I hope to medal in the 400m"

    No.

    You can get onto the podium, or finish in the podium places, or forget podium all together and say you want a top three place etc.

    Similarly you can make a gap, bridge a gap etc.

    Grr

    I know, I know. I hate 'to medal' myself.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Pfft, suits me. I'm only on this thread till 2:45 or the post count starts zooming up for fear of a spoiler that matters.
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  • stokepa31
    stokepa31 Posts: 560
    oh dear what have I started. maybe I should change the focus and say how wonderful i think Carlton is. he tweeted me some viewing advice ahead of my little weekend jaunt to Paris.

    I am now a fan :)
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    So what's wrong with verbing? It's just efficiency.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Interesting attack from De Weert... he could leapfrog Uran and may be even Danielson if he keeps it going...
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    TheBigBean wrote:
    So what's wrong with verbing? It's just efficiency.

    Verbing!!!!! *explodes*
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