2014 TdF

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    No I don't see anyone being in danger of missing the cut. If it was raced as a one-day race then maybe.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    TMR wrote:
    Well, it's happened. It's got to that stage just before the Tour starts when I get massively excited and overly emotional. I love this race so much. I am simply incapable of articulating what it means to me. I am sure I'm not alone! :)

    Now, to watch Chasing Legends with the volume cranked up for the 200th time...

    Cracking film.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    TMR wrote:

    Now, to watch Chasing Legends with the volume cranked up for the 200th time...

    I won that, from NYVelocity back in the day.

    I've watched it once :D
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    On YouTube in HD.

    Now I really can't wait for next week.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxNA3Hc93mM
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Having just had a weekend of riding stage 1/2 with cycol tours, who I highly recommend, I can say stage two is very very hard, there's a lot of non cat climbs in on the stage with 19% plus for a long way! also the descents are quite hairy! few 25% descents with few hairpin turns in, stage 1 was really good, also just living across the border in Lancashire, yours hire have really taken to the tour, I don't think there was a road/street on the tour without bunting/flags/yellow bikes, farmers fields with big jersey in and lots of road art for sky, Cav, froome, and wiggo (know he isn't. Riding)
  • thefog
    thefog Posts: 197
    Pross wrote:
    How long do roads stay closed after the broom wagon goes past?

    At least 3 hours for cars etc. Lots of infrastructure to remove before cars are allowed back on road.

    So those people wanting to get away quick from Buttertubs to Holme Moss..............................forget it!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    TheFog wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    How long do roads stay closed after the broom wagon goes past?

    At least 3 hours for cars etc. Lots of infrastructure to remove before cars are allowed back on road.

    So those people wanting to get away quick from Buttertubs to Holme Moss..............................forget it!

    Thanks. I'm on Buttertubs and due to stay Saturday night but might need to go back home overnight so will use the alternative car park if that does happen.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Bretagne Séché Environnement for the 2014 Tour de France: Armindo Fonseca, Florian Vachon, Anthony Delaplace, Arnaud Gérard Jean-Marc Bideau, Brice Feillu, Romain Feillu, Florian Guillou and Benedict Jarrier.

    Ag2r La Mondaile for the Tour de France: Romain Bardet, Mikael Cherel, Samuel Dumoulin, Ben Gastauer, Blel Kadri, Sébastien Minard, Matteo Montaguti, Jean-Christophe Peraud and Christophe Riblon.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    Turfle wrote:
    Simon Richardson ‏@SRichardsonCW 1m
    Tour de France stage 2. Un. Believable. Some riders will be in danger of missing the time cut.

    Full write up here: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/blo ... y-2-128595
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Cant see beyond Contador for the win.

    Konig and Mathias Frank are my outsiders for the top 10.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tinkoff-Saxo for the Tour de France:
    Alberto Contador, Rafal Majka, Nicolas Roche, Michael Rogers, Matteo Tosatto, Daniele Bennati, Jesus Hernandez, Sergio Paulinho and Michael Mørkøv

    I was hoping to see Jay there...I suppose he will be at the Vuelta.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Cannondale:
    http://www.cannondaleprocycling.com/en/ ... de-france/
    All out for the Green jersey.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Tinkoff-Saxo for the Tour de France:
    Alberto Contador, Rafal Majka, Nicolas Roche, Michael Rogers, Matteo Tosatto, Daniele Bennati, Jesus Hernandez, Sergio Paulinho and Michael Mørkøv

    no Kreuziger??

    edit - just seen massive thread on this! :oops:
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    No Dowsett for Movistar :-(

    the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 1m
    Movistar's 9 for the Tour de France: Valverde, Erviti, Gadret, Jesus Herrada, Ion Izagirre, Intxausti, Plaza, Rojas, Visconti
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Even more reason to hate on Valverde.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Potentially means no 'english' rider at TdF depending on your views on Froome....
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    If the Tour was starting in France Dowsett wouldn't have even made the Movistar long list
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Out due to breathing problems apparently.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Must be tempting for Orica to fling a Yates into their team
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    coriordan wrote:
    Potentially means no 'english' rider at TdF depending on your views on Froome....

    Have you read the replies to Inrng's tweet on this? Amazing levels of ignorance regarding the difference between British and English.
  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    Pross wrote:
    TheFog wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    How long do roads stay closed after the broom wagon goes past?

    At least 3 hours for cars etc. Lots of infrastructure to remove before cars are allowed back on road.

    So those people wanting to get away quick from Buttertubs to Holme Moss..............................forget it!

    Thanks. I'm on Buttertubs and due to stay Saturday night but might need to go back home overnight so will use the alternative car park if that does happen.

    Hambleton and Richmondshire councils say roads are due to open to cars at 6pm, certainly in the eastern part of stage 1
    All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/j ... e-team-sky
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/j ... e-team-sky
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    iainf72 wrote:
    Must be tempting for Orica to fling a Yates into their team

    Would be a huge PR coup for them, stage 2 in particular is home roads for the Yates's. Then pull him from the race in Week 2.
  • alanp23
    alanp23 Posts: 696
    r0bh wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Simon Richardson ‏@SRichardsonCW 1m
    Tour de France stage 2. Un. Believable. Some riders will be in danger of missing the time cut.

    Full write up here: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/blo ... y-2-128595


    Its not as hard as the Marmotte.

    And I think he got a bit confused with some of his climbs. Cote-De-Outibridge and the climb up to Grenoside is the same thing.

    I think everyone will get in within the time limit reasonably easily.

    Still going to be a great days racing though!
    Top Ten finisher - PTP Tour of Britain 2016
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Mechanism wrote:
    coriordan wrote:
    Potentially means no 'english' rider at TdF depending on your views on Froome....

    Have you read the replies to Inrng's tweet on this? Amazing levels of ignorance regarding the difference between British and English.

    Not helped I think by the UK habitually being referred to by Dutch speakers as 'Engeland' instead of 'Verenigd Koninkrijk'.

    I suppose its a bit like English speakers habitually referring to the Netherlands as Holland. Although when you say Dutch you are not excluding large parts of the citizenry, unlike when you refer to 'Engeland' or 'Engelsman' when referring in fact to the UK.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I suppose its a bit like English speakers habitually referring to the Netherlands as Holland. Although when you say Dutch you are not excluding large parts of the citizenry, unlike when you refer to 'Engeland' or 'Engelsman' when referring in fact to the UK.
    The Dutch do that quite a lot themselves, though. Particularly in respect to football.

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    Twitter: @RichN95
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RichN95 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I suppose its a bit like English speakers habitually referring to the Netherlands as Holland. Although when you say Dutch you are not excluding large parts of the citizenry, unlike when you refer to 'Engeland' or 'Engelsman' when referring in fact to the UK.
    The Dutch do that quite a lot themselves, though. Particularly in respect to football.

    dutch-fans-682_500553a.jpg

    Aye they do.

    That photo looks like my street right now.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    Grand-Pops is riding...

    Lampre-Merida for Tour de France: Cimolai, Costa, Durasek, Horner, Modolo, Oliveira, Richeze, Serpa, Valls
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    He had 6 days of racing before winning the Vuelta last year. Is only 4 days of racing this year enough prep for him to win the Tour?

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