TDF 2013 - Stage 1 *SPOILERS*

alan_a
alan_a Posts: 1,587
edited July 2013 in Pro race
It's after midnight, the waiting is finally over, it's race day.

Flat as a sultana pancake. Almost dead straight final few Kms with just two r/abouts to worry about

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22'c

8kph Easterly

Cav in British Champs stripes at the start of the day and probably malliot juane at the end?

Merry Christmas.
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Superb. I'm celebrating my 2000th post on the spoiler thread of the 1st stage of the 100th edition of the TdF.

    Here's hoping for success for Cav. He looked good in the British champs last week but we know this is a different ball game.

    Right I'm off for an early ridey pidey before dad tasks and a bit of ITV4
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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Also off for early ride. Bit of rugby watching on return, then serious sofa stuff this pm.

    Cav for yellow today. Can't see beyond Froome, but let's hope Contador et al. make a race of it. Let's hope for a clean tour.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Gutted to miss the first stage as I teach little kiddies to swim all day Saturdays. My money is on Cav but not bothered who wins to be honest, just glad it's Le Tour! Enjoy it guys!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    And there was me thinking I would win the who went out for the earliest ride award but YP just took it to a whole other level.

    I am finally excited! :D

    P.s. had a weird dream that Cav was riding for BMC, oh well they'd win something then. :wink:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Let's do this.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    There is already a thread for the TdF, can we please keep all TdF discussion there? We really don't need a separate thread for every stage...
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    There is already a thread for the TdF, can we please keep all TdF discussion there? We really don't need a separate thread for every stage...

    Hell yeah we do!

    The Pre Race chat thread should be allowed to die.


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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Live on ITV 4 in 21 minutes

    Exshited.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    TailWindHome wrote:
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    There is already a thread for the TdF, can we please keep all TdF discussion there? We really don't need a separate thread for every stage...

    Hell yeah we do!

    The Pre Race chat thread should be allowed to die.


    1 Corinthians 13:11

    +1

    The stage spoiler thread is where I always look to find out what actually went on if I don't get to see the stage live.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Yeah, this isn't the Eneco Tour, I think we can stretch to a thread for each stage.

    Cavendish for the win today, one of the big GC riders to crash. I appreciate these are not earth shattering predictions.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    FF to change his avi an average of twice per stage. Following his heroic multi-col attacking exploits in recovering from a series of bizarre garderen accidents, the final portrait of panache to be FroomeyDog in sunflower gold.
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    any chance of some racing yet? this punditry is really annoying. Isnt this one of the stages to be shown in full?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The tape is about to be cut, the riders await..............................
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    ITV4 kicking off in style by missing the start by 5 seconds.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    FROOME IN TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Porte not waiting! Chaos at Sky!
  • Mikey2
    Mikey2 Posts: 31
    Turfle wrote:
    Porte not waiting! Chaos at Sky!
    :D lmao
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Phew. Made it back. Should they have potentially sacrificed 'G' there, though?
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  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    And they're off :D
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The cat has a yellow jersey on and we have a baguette and a selection of cheeses spread out on a rug on the living room floor.

    OK none of that is true, we don't even have a cat, but LET'S DO THIS!

    Racing is on! :D
    Correlation is not causation.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    This is gonna be good :lol::D
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    Belkin kit looks quite good, cav looks good in the national jersey, as goes gripel. missing the white jersey of fdj though vichot looks good in the french jersey....

    Corsica looks worth a trip

    Game on!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
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    itvcycling 11:13am via TweetDeck

    Froome, Boassen Hagen and Kennaugh have caught back up with the peloton, which is still rolling along in the neutral zone #tdflive
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Imlach making the live commentary look easy :roll: :lol:
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I think I might put the heating on to try and recreate Corsica. I've got a wooly jumper on, I've never watched the TdF with a wooly jumper on before.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    ^That is not helping! :evil:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    chava's teeth at the front, always good to see...
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Hell yeah we do!

    The Pre Race chat thread should be allowed to die.

    It's been renamed, and I don't think we do. But whatever the majority want I suppose :P
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Hell yeah we do!

    The Pre Race chat thread should be allowed to die.

    It's been renamed, and I don't think we do. But whatever the majority want I suppose :P

    Every Grand Tour stage since this forum started has had a separate thread.
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