2014 TdF

Pross

Looks OK, similar price to the campsite I was going to go for but much more going on plus on the climb. Might book tomorrow.

frenchfighter

Team Giant-Shimano Tour de France long-list:

Nikias Arndt (GER)
Roy Curvers (NED)
Bert De Backer (BEL)
John Degenkolb (GER)
Dries Devenyns (BEL)
Tom Dumoulin (NED)
Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)
Simon Geschke (GER)
Cheng Ji (CHN)
Marcel Kittel (GER)
Koen De Kort (NED)
Albert Timmer (NED)
Tom Veelers (NED)

rick_chasey

No surprises there.

bigcgilmour

I'm surprised warren barguil isn't on the list

frenchfighter

bigcgilmour wrote:

I'm surprised warren barguil isn't on the list

Good shout I didnt even notice. It is a shame really but I guess we will have to wait until the Vuelta.

frenchfighter

frenchfighter

Froome is reccing the Pyrenees. Last time he went up the Hautacam and Tourmalet was in 2008. Yes 6 years ago.

mr_poll

TakeTheHighRoad wrote:

Does anyone have a link to the road book? Specifically the details about the two stages in Yorkshire

It's usually online, but I can't seem to find it.

Dim over at Velorooms has recently put the road book up - 320mb to download for your delight

http://velorooms.com/index.php?topic=2384.0

frenchfighter

AG2R:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de ... ma-for-fdj

FDJ:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ag2r-la ... -de-france

Bretagne-Seche:
Seven riders total confirmed: Bideau and Feillu join Eduardo Sepulveda, Armindo Fonseca, Florian Vachon, Anthony Delaplace and Arnaud Gerard

greasedscotsman

mr_poll wrote:

Dim over at Velorooms has recently put the road book up - 320mb to download for your delight

http://velorooms.com/index.php?topic=2384.0

Downloaded!

Thanks for that...

frenchfighter

moved to 2014 gear

Crozza

^ wrong thread?

RideOnTime

frenchfighter wrote:

http://www.merlincycles.com/ridley-helium-campagnolo-record-ex-team-bike-71124.html

Merlin seemed to have picked up some Lotto bikes.

frenchfighter

Movistar long list:
Alex Dowsett, Imanol Erviti, John Gadret, Iván Gutiérrez, Jesús Herrada, Beñat Intxausti, Ion Izagirre, Juan José Lobato, Rubén Plaza, José Joaquín Rojas, Sylwester Szmyd and Giovanni Visconti.

Pross

frenchfighter wrote:

Movistar long list:
Alex Dowsett, Imanol Erviti, John Gadret, Iván Gutiérrez, Jesús Herrada, Beñat Intxausti, Ion Izagirre, Juan José Lobato, Rubén Plaza, José Joaquín Rojas, Sylwester Szmyd and Giovanni Visconti.

Who will be their main man? Gadret?

RichN95.

Pross wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Movistar long list:
Alex Dowsett, Imanol Erviti, John Gadret, Iván Gutiérrez, Jesús Herrada, Beñat Intxausti, Ion Izagirre, Juan José Lobato, Rubén Plaza, José Joaquín Rojas, Sylwester Szmyd and Giovanni Visconti.

Who will be their main man? Gadret?

There should be Valverde on that list as well.

Pross

RichN95 wrote:

Pross wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Movistar long list:
Alex Dowsett, Imanol Erviti, John Gadret, Iván Gutiérrez, Jesús Herrada, Beñat Intxausti, Ion Izagirre, Juan José Lobato, Rubén Plaza, José Joaquín Rojas, Sylwester Szmyd and Giovanni Visconti.

Who will be their main man? Gadret?

There should be Valverde on that list as well.

Ah right, I thought he might have realised he has no chance and be going all out for the Vuelta instead.

ddraver

He doesnt and he should, but....

alan_a

greasedscotsman wrote:

mr_poll wrote:

Dim over at Velorooms has recently put the road book up - 320mb to download for your delight

http://velorooms.com/index.php?topic=2384.0

Downloaded!

Thanks for that...

Double ditto, thank you, however...

Today I feel like a massive idiot. For years I thought that for sponsorship reasons the road book highlighted every Carrefour supermarket the race passed. Obviously with no Carrefours in Yorkshire I have just discovered it is the French word for crossroads.

DOH!!!

rick_chasey

Alan A wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

mr_poll wrote:

Dim over at Velorooms has recently put the road book up - 320mb to download for your delight

http://velorooms.com/index.php?topic=2384.0

Downloaded!

Thanks for that...

Double ditto, thank you, however...

Today I feel like a massive idiot. For years I thought that for sponsorship reasons the road book highlighted every Carrefour supermarket the race passed. Obviously with no Carrefours in Yorkshire I have just discovered it is the French word for crossroads.

DOH!!!

Bahahahahahaha

Turfle

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 53s
Stages 1,2,3,5,10,14,17,18 and 21 of the Tour de France will be broadcast live from start to finish

Pross

Turfle wrote:

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 53s
Stages 1,2,3,5,10,14,17,18 and 21 of the Tour de France will be broadcast live from start to finish

That's rare isn't it? I can't recall the role out being covered even on a big mountain stage. Great news though

above_the_cows

Pross wrote:

Turfle wrote:

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 53s
Stages 1,2,3,5,10,14,17,18 and 21 of the Tour de France will be broadcast live from start to finish

That's rare isn't it? I can't recall the role out being covered even on a big mountain stage. Great news though

They broadcast stage one from start to finish in 2011. They did last year's stage 1 and stage 9 (at least) start to finish. Those are the ones I can remember.

Turfle

Yeah they've shown a few over the last few years, but 9 this year is a huge amount.

All important stages too. We've got the UK stages, the cobbles, four MTFs, and then stage 21.

above_the_cows

Turfle wrote:

Yeah they've shown a few over the last few years, but 9 this year is a huge amount.

All important stages too. We've got the UK stages, the cobbles, four MTFs, and then stage 21.

Wey hey!

Rick Chasey wrote:

Alan A wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

mr_poll wrote:

Dim over at Velorooms has recently put the road book up - 320mb to download for your delight

http://velorooms.com/index.php?topic=2384.0

Downloaded!

Thanks for that...

Double ditto, thank you, however...

Today I feel like a massive idiot. For years I thought that for sponsorship reasons the road book highlighted every Carrefour supermarket the race passed. Obviously with no Carrefours in Yorkshire I have just discovered it is the French word for crossroads.

DOH!!!

Bahahahahahaha

Yes, what Rick says. That is a classic. Sorry shouldn't laugh at others.

RichN95.

A lot of teams are very worried about Carrefour de l'Arbre on stage 5. They've had special bikes made:

RideOnTime

It will never work that's a mountain bike...

frenchfighter

GShim owner on Barguil's non-selection:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giant-s ... -de-france

frenchfighter

mechanism

Really hope it's that sunny in 2 weeks time.