TDF 2013 - Stage 2 *SPOILERS*

Dorset_Boy

Stunning helicopter shot of the mountains and coast

Vino'sGhost

Dorset Boy wrote:

Stunning helicopter shot of the mountains and coast

yeah looks ace, thats a new holiday destination then

above_the_cows

Froome's back to the jawbones! :evil:

above_the_cows

I usually have a week or two on Hvar, Croatia every year, this year I have not managed it, these amazing scenery shots of the Med coast, azure blue sea and Olive groved hillsides is not helping.

above_the_cows

RichN95 wrote:

Turfle wrote:

I don't know the rules, but surely there are liability issues which the team (or maybe the UCI or other) would have to sign off on. Broken limbs are one thing, but I'd at least hope brain injuries are treated differently.

A physio explain the moral issues to me. It all comes down to one word - consent. Ultimately a human is responsible for their own body and can do what they like with it - drugs, smoking, booze etc. So if a rider wants to continue then the doc can't stop them. Their boss can stop them or the race organiser can DQ them - but a doctor/physio can't.

They will however write huge amounts of notes detailing exactly what they said to whom.

(The physio cited the example of the bloodgate scandal in rugby where neither the physio or doctor where professionally sanctioned because the player had consented to being cut. The physio got a two year ban from the RFU for cheating, but not for malpractice)

This is very interesting. In equestrian sports the doctors can stop you from carrying on if they think you have a concussion, this follows from a few years about 15 years ago now when there were multiple deaths. It is very annoying when you have a lazy eye and will never pass the basic 'follow the finger' test. You can get such issues written into your medical card (which you have to carry on your person while on the cross-country part) if you are an Event rider but the doctor can still refuse to let you continue. If the horse also falls then it is an immediate withdrawal, but the risks are different.

Right back to researching Corsican cuisine.

Yellow Peril

Sherwen got in a "put the hammer down" in the first 5 mins of commentary please cross that off your bingo card.

Yellow Peril

Liggett has picked Goss for today's stage :shock:

thomthom

Oh, is Ligget still in cycling?..

blazing_saddles

I've done the narrow gauge railway, but from Ajaccio to Bastia. Incredible interior........Corsica, that is.

Vino'sGhost

ThomThom wrote:

Oh, is Ligget still in cycling?..

i wonder if hes over the divorce yet

above_the_cows

ATC's Corsican Delights

Pull up a chair next to the gently lapping blue waters of the Mediterranean, relax under the shade of an olive tree and fill your bellies with some of this...

Agneau Corse – A Corsican lamb dish slowly roasted with fresh rosemary, potatoes, and whole garlic cloves, this dish is suggested for those female cyclists wishing to escape the attentions of a certain Slovak.
Civet de sanglier – This is a wild boar casserole and is highly revered as the signature dish of Corsica.  Wild boar, not to be confused with Phil Liggett who is a wild bore, is combined with carrots, chestnuts, fennel, garlic and onions. You may not want to draft someone who has had this for lunch while out on a ride.
Veau aux olives – This veal with olives dish is one of the more popular stews of the island. Slowly cooked to maximize the flavor of the tender veal, slaughtered at an age just a little bit younger than Danny Van Poppel, it is mixed with herbs, olives, onions, and tomatoes.

Corsica is also famous for its charcuterie, some of the more well known cured meats are:

Prisutu - a smoked ham, beautifully cured in Paul Sherwen's suitcase of courage.
Figatellu/fitonu - a liver sausage most famously made by Mevrouw Smeets.

Now for those who have a sweet tooth here are some desserts which in Corisca are mostly milk or egg based, here are some of the more well known:

Beignets - Chestnut flour doughnuts, sometimes, like Phil and Paul's commentary, stuffed with cheese. Chestnuts form an integral part of Corsican cooking due to the lack of flat ground for growing grain. Flour is therefore made from other more unusual things. Chestnuts are popular due to the abundance of chestnut trees on the island that date back to a Genovese decree in 1584 which ordered all landowners to plant four types of tree every year. A fig, an olive, a mulberry and a chestnut.
Fiadone - This is a cheesecake using Corsican brocciu cheese, eggs and again chestnut flour, flavoured with lemon zest and eau de vie a form of fruit brandy that of course shares an etymology with the Scandinavian aquavit and the Gaelic whiskey.
Flan a la farine de chataigne - Chestnuts again. This time a chestnut tart combining chestnuts, eggs and eau de vie.

Bon appetit

RideOnTime

hmmm chestnuts...

MrTapir

Yellow Peril wrote:

Sherwen got in a "put the hammer down" in the first 5 mins of commentary please cross that off your bingo card.

Interestingly I recently read Emile Zola's novel 'Germinal', which had in it "job of work", which is obviously a translation but it sounds like that is an old phrase, rather than PhilandPaulism.

Vino'sGhost

this is the worst bird spotting lesson. wtf is going on ROFL

above_the_cows

Vino'sGhost wrote:

this is the worst bird spotting lesson. wtf is going on ROFL

Are they looking for a Mediterranean shag? Ah, the memories of many summers...

Gazzetta67

Have they mentioned the texan yet ?

alan_a

Above The Cows wrote:

Vino'sGhost wrote:

this is the worst bird spotting lesson. wtf is going on ROFL

Are they looking for a Mediterranean shag? Ah, the memories of many summers...

Yes. And Kirby is saying it in a Viz Fnar Fnar type way.

Just watched Orica's backstage pass. As the father of a 3yo I have a new favourite phrase "Ah Fruit!!"

Gazzetta67

Sean Kelly told Tony Martin that his injuries were just "Flesh wounds" and he would be called a big sissy if he dropped out the tour. 8)

above_the_cows

Cipo spotted in Corsica earlier, casting the "rules" asunder.

dolan_driver

MrTapir wrote:

Interestingly I recently read Emile Zola's novel 'Germinal', which had in it "job of work", which is obviously a translation but it sounds like that is an old phrase, rather than PhilandPaulism.

The phrase "job of work" seems to be one of these new buzz words or phrases that has crept into modern business speak and is creeping into everyday use as well. "Stakeholder", "buy-in" and "take ownership of" are a few more idiotic phrases that mean absolutely nothing yet are used by stupid people to give the appearance of intelligence.*

*(I know this to be true because a number of our so-called politicians here in Ireland use these phrases with alarming regularity and are generally contained in lengthy sentences where a lot of words escape their mouths but nothing of substance is actually said.)

DD.

MrTapir

Dolan Driver wrote:

MrTapir wrote:

Interestingly I recently read Emile Zola's novel 'Germinal', which had in it "job of work", which is obviously a translation but it sounds like that is an old phrase, rather than PhilandPaulism.

The phrase "job of work" seems to be one of these new buzz words or phrases that has crept into modern business speak and is creeping into everyday use as well. "Stakeholder", "buy-in" and "take ownership of" are a few more idiotic phrases that mean absolutely nothing yet are used by stupid people to give the appearance of intelligence.*

*(I know this to be true because a number of our so-called politicians here in Ireland use these phrases with alarming regularity and are generally contained in lengthy sentences where a lot of words escape their mouths but nothing of substance is actually said.)

DD.

yeah but my point was that Zola's novel was written in 1880s or something, so if the translation is accurate, there's an old French equivalent. Which is pertinent given the history of France/cycling etc. It seems the phrase has a more hallowed past than 'low hanging fruit' and that

Cleat Eastwood

Above The Cows wrote:

Cipo spotted in Corsica earlier, casting the "rules" asunder.

For some reason your previous post, AtC, came to mind

Prisutu - a smoked ham, beautifully cured in Paul Sherwen's suitcase of courage.
Figatellu/fitonu - a liver sausage most famously made by Mevrouw Smeets.

No_Ta_Doctor

Cav getting dropped.

DeadCalm

Yay, FDJ!

No_Ta_Doctor

And there goes TV Tommy!

hammerite

FDJ on the front because Bouhanni is comfortable so they want to get rid of some other sprinters? Or because they missed the break and they're being told to show that they're in the race?!?

No_Ta_Doctor

FFS Argos-Shimano, why is Kittel totally alone?

Dorset_Boy

So thhe TdF Gurning Championship starts

TMR

Sherwin has managed to get his 'In the sport of professional cycling' in at least once so far today!

hammerite

No tA Doctor wrote:

FFS Argos-Shimano, why is Kittel totally alone?

Looking after Degenkolb as Kittel has had enough? There looked to be some Argos riders already off the back with Cavendish, so perhaps they're just no strong enough (as a team)?