TDF 2013 - Stage 1 *SPOILERS*

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  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    nweststeyn wrote:
    Gutted for the PanzerWagen :(:(:(

    And STOP QUOTING FRENCHFIGHTER.

    Fret not ... There is a way of not having to read FF's posts, even when they are re-quoted ...

    LOG THE FUCK OFF AND DON'T COME BACK!

    Bloody muppet ... grow up ...
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    thegibdog wrote:
    According to Ned the gantry gets lowered after all the team vehicles go through but they let the OGE bus through after it had been lowered!

    So its not really the bus drivers fault if they allowed him passage through.....as for ASO they could have stopped the race for 10 mins at 15kms as they would have to had there been a train coming....shambles organisation for the worlds biggest bike race and nobody thought of it.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    nweststeyn wrote:
    Gutted for the PanzerWagen :(:(:(

    And STOP QUOTING FRENCHFIGHTER.

    No. He's my friend, so I won't. Sorry! :wink: xxxx
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    VeloNews ‏@velonews 4m

    OPQS rider Tony Martin being taken from team bus to hospital via ambulance. Reportedly broken collarbone, lost consciousness inside bus
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    RoadPainter wrote:
    But why was the OGE bus so late? Crossing the line 15 mins before the bunch? Crazy!

    New time limit for busses etc will be introduced after this

    Valid point. Will be interesting to see what happens there.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    ThomThom wrote:
    VeloNews ‏@velonews 4m

    OPQS rider Tony Martin being taken from team bus to hospital via ambulance. Reportedly broken collarbone, lost consciousness inside bus

    WTF? Poor Tony :(
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Thought this might cheer some folks up...

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    I saw that ATC. Brilliant - very James Bond-esque!
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Gutted for Tony Martin he does not have much luck. have they actually confirmed that everyone got the same time as there will be a sit down protest tomo if not.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    I saw that ATC. Brilliant - very James Bond-esque!

    I want one. I have an uncle who makes these kind of crazy things. "We're taking the plane out with the floats today." "Oh great!" A few hours later somewhere in Hobbitland. "This looks like a nice spot and there's a cafe, I fancy a cappuccino, we can land on the lake." "When did you test these Uncle?" "I haven't." :shock:

    True story.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    NEWS JUST IN:

    George Michael driving OPQS bus.

    What a disaster and that's just my Fantasy teams, bonus stage gone and all the sprinters except Kittel not scoring. Aaaagh.

    The next few hours will determine transfers.

    And Cav...needed to win this one in my book to have a chance of the Green Jersey against Sagan.
  • slimreaper
    slimreaper Posts: 738
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    I saw that ATC. Brilliant - very James Bond-esque!

    I want one. I have an uncle who makes these kind of crazy things. "We're taking the plane out with the floats today." "Oh great!" A few hours later somewhere in Hobbitland. "This looks like a nice spot and there's a cafe, I fancy a cappuccino, we can land on the lake." "When did you test these Uncle?" "I haven't." :shock:

    True story.
    Awesome!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    According to Ned the gantry gets lowered after all the team vehicles go through but they let the OGE bus through after it had been lowered!

    So its not really the bus drivers fault if they allowed him passage through.....as for ASO they could have stopped the race for 10 mins at 15kms as they would have to had there been a train coming....shambles organisation for the worlds biggest bike race and nobody thought of it.


    As I said they really should have just slowed the peloton down behind the President's motorbike guard fellas and then had a rolling restart like in motor racing. They wouldn't even have had to make them stop. If it was taking a while to free the bus, they could have had them go around a roundabout, back up the road to another roundabout and back again, which would have been possible if they'd decreased the pace to 20k.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Thought this might cheer some folks up...

    BN73XM_CcAACrBt_zps6a6fd001.jpg

    OMG Above the Cows, I took this screengrab, pretty similar!

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Did Tony Martin get back on his bike and finish the stage, only to discover a broken collarbone on the team bus? :shock:
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    There is a man dressed as a penis outside. It's like the Tour's come to Amsterdam.

    Could this day get any more bizarre? :? :shock: :?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,023
    The 19 year old came 3rd.

    Well done kid.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Holm talks about rumours on Alberto breaking a collarbone..
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited June 2013
    Ok. This just went in..

    Alberto Contador ‏@albertocontador 7m

    Muchas gracias a tod@s por vuestros mensajes,creemos que no hay fracturas,ahora mucho hielo y descanso,vaya asfalto duro que hay en Francia!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Literally seconds ago...

    albertocontador 5:35pm via Twitter for BlackBerry
    Thanks very much to all for your messages, we think I've nothing broken, now a lot of ice and rest. French asphalt is very hard!
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    ThomThom wrote:
    Holm talks about rumours on Alberto breaking a collarbone..

    I have replayed the crash in slo mo on HD telly, and if I have identified Berto correctly then he clattered down spectacularly, so, without fuelling a rumour, I would not be surprised.
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Results on official web site give all riders same time 4h 56' 52".

    http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2013/us/s ... tions.html
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I really hope Alberto has not broken anything.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I really hope Alberto has not broken anything.

    Glad as i would have hated a 3 week giant SKY Sportive around france.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,415
    The Houfillaze 4X is pretty fun, the switchbacks on the XCO course a mental steep too

    So, did I miss anything on the tour today?

    :P
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    emadden wrote:
    For getting positioning so wrong in a situation where he could have had a great shot for the stage... and then touching wheels at the back of the group...

    So for being human in other words. OK, glad that's clear.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Orica-GreenEdge Bus ‏@OricaGreenEdgeB 8m

    I admit to taking Bus Growth Hormones(BGH), but I only did it to keep up with the others. As @lancearmstrong says, you can't win w/o doping.
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I really hope Alberto has not broken anything.

    Agreed. I am hoping for much excitement from AC this year.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,023
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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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