TDF 2013 - Stage 5 *Spoilers*

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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Is anyone else a bit bored? I've actually marked a dissertation while this has been on.

    Have put racks on the car and packed the car, made sandwiches, booked a cheeky weekend in Paris for the final stage, counselled my son who didn't do quite as well as he hoped at Uni (you and your exam boards), looked up when the bloke got clocked. Not really watched much of what has been a pretty pedestrian stage.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Is anyone else a bit bored? I've actually marked a dissertation while this has been on.

    Have put racks on the car and packed the car, made sandwiches, booked a cheeky weekend in Paris for the final stage, counselled my son who didn't do quite as well as he hoped at Uni (you and your exam boards), looked up when the bloke got clocked. Not really watched much of what has been a pretty pedestrian stage.


    ^ Productive
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    break just sub 4 mins with 33.4km to go
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    We'd better make a BR collective wish for le mistral tomorrow, otherwise we're in for another one of these stages...

    I'll brew up a special bouillabaisse to get things moving...
    Correlation is not causation.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Above The Cows wrote:
    goonz wrote:
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    FROOME EYEWEAR UPDATE:

    White jawbones: AFFIRMATIVE! AFFIRMATIVE!

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
    lol, I noticed he had gone back to them the other day. At least he's easy to spot in the peloton :lol:

    Wait, did I read that right? Froome wore sunnies other than white jawbones?????????????? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    On stage 1 goonz, he and most of the rest of the Oakley wearing peloton wore special centenary edition glasses. I think there may even be a picture of him wearing the centenary edition Oakleys on one of the threads. I'll go on a hunt...

    EDIT - Et voilà...

    ChrisFroomeTDF_2965315_zps7e0168a4.jpg

    I reckon that's why he fell off in the neutral zone. He wasn't wearing his lucky glasses.

    Savour that photo, thats definitely a limited edition!
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    edited July 2013
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Is anyone else a bit bored? I've actually marked a dissertation while this has been on.

    Have put racks on the car and packed the car, made sandwiches, booked a cheeky weekend in Paris for the final stage, counselled my son who didn't do quite as well as he hoped at Uni (you and your exam boards), looked up when the bloke got clocked. Not really watched much of what has been a pretty pedestrian stage.

    Blimey! :shock:

    Here have an energy gel, sorry I've only got orange flavour left.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Is anyone else a bit bored? I've actually marked a dissertation while this has been on.

    Have put racks on the car and packed the car, made sandwiches, booked a cheeky weekend in Paris for the final stage, counselled my son who didn't do quite as well as he hoped at Uni (you and your exam boards), looked up when the bloke got clocked. Not really watched much of what has been a pretty pedestrian stage.


    ^ Productive

    Since I "retired" it's been go go go.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Distinct lack of cows on this stage. :(
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    OPQS still on the front of the peleton so Cav must be feeling good.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    oneof1982 wrote:
    counselled my son who didn't do quite as well as he hoped at Uni (you and your exam boards).
    Sure he'll be fine! My pass degree has never held me back :)
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    OPQS still on the front of the peloton so Cav must be feeling good.
    Or he's feeling dodgy and they're trying to control the pace for him.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Nice shots of that burger farm. Yum.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    friend yesterday revealed he got an 83% average in the 2nd year Engineering year - and 100% in heat transfer (or something)

    Ever feel like you re the turd in the gene pool?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Graeme_S wrote:
    oneof1982 wrote:
    counselled my son who didn't do quite as well as he hoped at Uni (you and your exam boards).
    Sure he'll be fine! My pass degree has never held me back :)

    I'll tell him. :)
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    Hey now, see, here we are - remember what i told you all.....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    break at 3.14 with 28.7km to go
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    28KM to go. I'm getting excited!
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    ddraver wrote:
    Hey now, see, here we are - remember what i told you all.....

    Told us all what?
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    ddraver wrote:
    friend yesterday revealed he got an 83% average in the 2nd year Engineering year - and 100% in heat transfer (or something)

    Ever feel like you re the turd in the gene pool?


    Haha housemate was the same, 90% on Mining Engineering degree, £3k a year scholarship off Rio Tinto and the uni, and then his gran sent him £20 in an envelope as a well done!

    Meh, he's stuck in a Hunter Valley coal mine now though :D
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Break has a decent chance. Bunch can't chase up the hills.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    We'd better make a BR collective wish for le mistral tomorrow, otherwise we're in for another one of these stages...

    I'll brew up a special bouillabaisse to get things moving...

    Unless this is some euphemism, can i have the recipe
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    "CHARGERS"
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    ok - check "chargers" off your Carlton bingo card!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    He's one of those people that's effortlessly good looking, and is also a fantastic sportsman. His gf is the same too...

    FML seriously!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    andytee87 wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    friend yesterday revealed he got an 83% average in the 2nd year Engineering year - and 100% in heat transfer (or something)

    Ever feel like you re the turd in the gene pool?


    Haha housemate was the same, 90% on Mining Engineering degree, £3k a year scholarship off Rio Tinto and the uni, and then his gran sent him £20 in an envelope as a well done!

    Meh, he's stuck in a Hunter Valley coal mine now though :D


    A mate of mine got kicked ouit after year 2, stacked shelves in Tesco for a while, did a HND in computing and never looked back, he flies back from Swiss most weekends to watch Newcastle United play
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Kittel and his mates phoned in their TTT yesterday....saving as much as poss for today? Though he might need a Stanner stairlift for that uncategorised climb they're about to hit...
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Break has a decent chance. Bunch can't chase up the hills.
    3 minutes with 26.4km to go? They're* screwed I reckon.

    *the break
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,563
    This is like a flat stage from the days before Cavendish - no team wants to commit too much and the breakaway might survive.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Sherwen: "the Hammer is seriously going down"...absolutely superb!
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Break has a decent chance. Bunch can't chase up the hills.
    3 minutes with 26.4km to go? They're* screwed I reckon.

    *the break


    Well at the rate of 1 min per...I'll get my coat
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