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  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Well, it does save on Mrs Van Poppel's food bill for the next 3.5 weeks, I s'pose

    Mirjam is 35 yo, Danny is 20, Boy is 25. :)
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    And Gesink's setting a first - falling off his bike even BEFORE the Tour starts

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/crash-k ... mpionships

    Blanco's line up: Mollema, Lars Boom, Laurens ten Dam (still without facial bandages), Robert Gesink (??), Tom Leezer, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Bram Tankink, Sep Vanmarcke and Maarten Wynants.
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    edited June 2013
    ...and a preview of the Belkin racing colours

    https://twitter.com/suzcaron/status/349 ... 36/photo/1

    http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/wiele ... oen__.html

    http://twitpic.com/cxopfe
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    skylla wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Well, it does save on Mrs Van Poppel's food bill for the next 3.5 weeks, I s'pose

    Mirjam is 35 yo, Danny is 20, Boy is 25. :)

    Mirjam Melchers is 37, but Leontien van der Lienden is Danny and Boy's mother.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    skylla wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    And Gesink's setting a first - falling off his bike even BEFORE the Tour starts

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/crash-k ... mpionships

    Blanco's line up: Mollema, Lars Boom, Laurens ten Dam (still without facial bandages), Robert Gesink (??), Tom Leezer, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Bram Tankink, Sep Vanmarcke and Maarten Wynants.

    Holland appears very excited that Mollema is "Kopman" this year...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    http://twitpic.com/cyxalo

    Not loving what we can see of the Belkin jersey.
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    Turfle wrote:
    http://twitpic.com/cyxalo

    Not loving what we can see of the Belkin jersey.

    This is what they look like pre-60oC wash: http://twitpic.com/cxopfe
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    ... and the BBC comes in 10min later!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23029737
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    It's a bit better in motion. The ice-cream green shoulders should be easy to pick out in the bunch.

    http://youtu.be/Z9mi04XJTyE
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I hereby rename Team Belkin, Team After Eight Mints.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Turfle wrote:
    http://twitpic.com/cyxalo

    Not loving what we can see of the Belkin jersey.

    Be a lot better without the white on it.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I hereby rename Team Belkin, Team After Eight Mints.

    :lol:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Turfle wrote:
    http://twitpic.com/cyxalo

    Not loving what we can see of the Belkin jersey.

    Thought that was Tulip Computers kit for a second there
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • ermintrude
    ermintrude Posts: 514
    Must be a female thing I love that Belkin kit
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    ermintrude wrote:
    Must be a female thing I love that Belkin kit

    I don't mind it either TBH. I was being a bit silly with the Team After Eight Mints. That green is very 'in' this season.*



    *On second thoughts perhaps it is a female thing.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    There's nothing wrong with it, it just doesnt exactly inspire anything...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    ddraver wrote:
    There's nothing wrong with it, it just doesnt exactly inspire anything...

    Are you saying it lacks (whisper it)... panache...? :wink:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    iainf72 wrote:
    Thought that was Tulip Computers kit for a second there
    You mean Alan Pieper who used to come here to ride Town center races.
    The jersey was a pale green I think.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Movistar look pretty strong to me this year. Costa, Quintana and Valverde should work well together.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    deejay wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    Thought that was Tulip Computers kit for a second there
    You mean Alan Pieper who used to come here to ride Town center races.
    The jersey was a pale green I think.

    Where's Esafosfina when you need him...
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Above The Cows wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    There's nothing wrong with it, it just doesnt exactly inspire anything...

    Are you saying it lacks (whisper it)... panache...? :wink:

    Ha hah! Yes, I suppose I am....I feel very dirty, like I ve just been working on an application to Shell (which I also have)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Above The Cows wrote:
    ermintrude wrote:
    Must be a female thing I love that Belkin kit

    I don't mind it either TBH. I was being a bit silly with the Team After Eight Mints. That green is very 'in' this season.*



    *On second thoughts perhaps it is a female thing.

    Maybe it's a cow thing judging by your names!
  • LutherB
    LutherB Posts: 544
    BBC news website preview

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23028684

    For the BBC, the TdF is business not sport 8)
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Lampre for the tour: Cunego, Bono, Cimolai, Favilli, Ferrari, Malori, Mori, Niemiec, Serpa

    No Ulissi.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Europcar:
    • Yukiya Arashiro (JAP)
    • Jérôme Cousin (FRA)
    • Cyril Gautier (FRA)
    • Yohann Gène (FRA)
    • Davide Malacarne (ITA)
    • Kevin Reza (FRA)
    • Pierre Rolland (FRA)
    • David Veilleux (CAN)
    • Thomas Voeckler (FRA)

    Sojasun
    • Anthony Delaplace (FRA)
    • Julien El Farès (FRA)
    • Brice Feillu (FRA)
    • Jonathan Hivert (FRA)
    • Cyril Lemoine (FRA)
    • Jean-Marc Marino (FRA)
    • Maxime Médérel (FRA)
    • Julien Simon (FRA)
    • Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)

    FdJ
    • Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
    • William Bonnet (FRA)
    • Murilo Fischer (BRE)
    • Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)
    • Alexandre Geniez (FRA)
    • Arnold Jeannesson (FRA)
    • Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
    • Jérémy Roy (FRA)
    • Arthur Vichot (FRA)

    Cofidis
    • Yoann Bagot (FRA)
    • Jérôme Coppel (FRA)
    • Egoitz Garcia (ESP)
    • Christophe Le Mével (FRA)
    • Guillaume Levarlet (FRA)
    • Luis-Angel Mate (ESP)
    • Rudy Molard (FRA)
    • Daniel Navarro (ESP)
    • Rein Taaramae (EST)

    AG2R
    • Romain Bardet (FRA)
    • Maxime Bouet (FRA)
    • Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)
    • Hubert Dupont (FRA)
    • John Gadret (FRA)
    • Blel Kadri (FRA)
    • Sébastien Minard (FRA)
    • Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)
    • Christophe Riblon (FRA)
    Contador is the Greatest
  • meagain
    meagain Posts: 2,331
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I hereby rename Team Belkin, Team After Eight Mints.

    The Green Giants, surely?
    d.j.
    "Cancel my subscription to the resurrection."
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    meagain wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I hereby rename Team Belkin, Team After Eight Mints.

    The Green Giants, surely?

    Not bad!
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Europcar:
    • Yukiya Arashiro (JAP)
    • Jérôme Cousin (FRA)
    • Cyril Gautier (FRA)
    • Yohann Gène (FRA)
    • Davide Malacarne (ITA)
    • Kevin Reza (FRA)
    • Pierre Rolland (FRA)
    • David Veilleux (CAN)
    • Thomas Voeckler (FRA)

    Sojasun
    • Anthony Delaplace (FRA)
    • Julien El Farès (FRA)
    • Brice Feillu (FRA)
    • Jonathan Hivert (FRA)
    • Cyril Lemoine (FRA)
    • Jean-Marc Marino (FRA)
    • Maxime Médérel (FRA)
    • Julien Simon (FRA)
    • Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)

    FdJ
    • Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
    • William Bonnet (FRA)
    • Murilo Fischer (BRE)
    • Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)
    • Alexandre Geniez (FRA)
    • Arnold Jeannesson (FRA)
    • Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
    • Jérémy Roy (FRA)
    • Arthur Vichot (FRA)

    Cofidis
    • Yoann Bagot (FRA)
    • Jérôme Coppel (FRA)
    • Egoitz Garcia (ESP)
    • Christophe Le Mével (FRA)
    • Guillaume Levarlet (FRA)
    • Luis-Angel Mate (ESP)
    • Rudy Molard (FRA)
    • Daniel Navarro (ESP)
    • Rein Taaramae (EST)

    AG2R
    • Romain Bardet (FRA)
    • Maxime Bouet (FRA)
    • Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)
    • Hubert Dupont (FRA)
    • John Gadret (FRA)
    • Blel Kadri (FRA)
    • Sébastien Minard (FRA)
    • Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)
    • Christophe Riblon (FRA)

    All Spanish, Canadian, Italian... Where are the French ??? very under-represented. and its a Tour of France - come on...
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    What do we think about OPQS' role in this Tour then?

    Will they be dragging back every break early in order to get the sprint points? In a lot of week 2 and 3 stages the final sprint point comes a good 50+k from the line (or 20ishk from the foot of Ventoux). Might be very tough to get into a break this year.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    meagain wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I hereby rename Team Belkin, Team After Eight Mints.

    The Green Giants, surely?

    Ha ha ha!

    The Un-Jolly* Green Giants. :lol:

    *Most of the team always look so miserable.
    Correlation is not causation.

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