TDF 2013 - Stage 10 *Spoiler*

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I hope there'll be some cycling on soon.

    In light hearted news, my repairs on a fooked wheel have been performed by the LBS for the total of £10 because I am "a legend"

    à la le-Carré?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    adr82 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I knew when I was watching the stage that one total arsewipe would freeze the frame, cut out the rest of the bike and say Frrome was looking at his SRm when he clearly has his head down (if anything he was looking at the back wheel)

    Enter Frenchie...

    Keep it friendly chaps...</hypocrite> :wink:

    Everytime someone quotes this dunce I receive confirmation that I made the right decision blocking him near on 6 month ago. Total waste of space on this forum! Most intelligent people improve as time goes buy but sadly that doesn`t occur in all humans!
    Call him what you want but he's obviously right about what you posted. I guess you know that and that's why it provoked one of your usual "classy" responses.

    Is he right though? Did I say anything about SRMs? No so that makes you both wrong. Welcome to the World of attention to detail.
    If you were to ask my opinion about it I would not suggest it was him looking at his srm but examples of him racing with his head down which is very annoying to watch.
    You would also find out that I copied it from elsewhere and didn`t put it together myself.
    Apology accepted in advance.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Nice try - we know you too well though
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    5 man break from the start if anyone is interested...

    Jerome Cousin (Europcar), Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel), Luis Mate (Cofidis), Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) and Julien Simon (Sojasun)
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Can we go back to talking about Sky doping...
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    goonz wrote:
    5 man break from the start if anyone is interested...

    Jerome Cousin (Europcar), Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel), Luis Mate (Cofidis), Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) and Julien Simon (Sojasun)

    Now there's a break that isnt staying away!
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Sporza reporting from the finish that there's big crosswinds the final 18 kms
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    4.5mins so far...

    Europcar must love their team for the amount of coverage they get.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Break? You mean a Fracture?

    (Ok I ll stop now :oops: )

    @FJS - It's pretty windy in NL, I think extrapolating that to the Spring classic is usually Ok, but to Brittany might be a stretch but Leiden Swift would be in echelons today...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    frenchfighter wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I knew when I was watching the stage that one total arsewipe would freeze the frame, cut out the rest of the bike and say Frrome was looking at his SRm when he clearly has his head down (if anything he was looking at the back wheel)

    Enter Frenchie...

    Keep it friendly chaps...</hypocrite> :wink:

    Everytime someone quotes this dunce I receive confirmation that I made the right decision blocking him near on 6 month ago. Total waste of space on this forum! Most intelligent people improve as time goes buy but sadly that doesn`t occur in all humans!
    Call him what you want but he's obviously right about what you posted. I guess you know that and that's why it provoked one of your usual "classy" responses.



    Is he right though? Did I say anything about SRMs? No so that makes you both wrong. Welcome to the World of attention to detail.
    If you were to ask my opinion about it I would not suggest it was him looking at his srm but examples of him racing with his head down which is very annoying to watch.
    You would also find out that I copied it from elsewhere and didn`t put it together myself.
    Apology accepted in advance.

    Why is someones natural riding style annoying?????? All TT riders do it when they are on the rivet, its a natural thing to do. The only thing that annoys me in pro cycling is unrepentant cheats.
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    Beautiful trip along the coast on the train back from Edinburgh for today's stage so will be limited to you guys to keep me posted! North Sea is like a millpond... Nice!

    Frenchie vs DDraver .... Pictures vs Rocks... Contador vs Froome.... both make this forum a good laugh and interesting. Please stay together, just for us innocent kids caught in the cross fire!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Can we go back to talking about Sky doping...

    Good attempt to save face for your dutch friend! You should give him some words of advice on how and what to post - the stuff I have seen quoted just is not up to scratch.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • LutherB
    LutherB Posts: 544
    Mooro wrote:
    Beautiful trip along the coast on the train back from Edinburgh for today's stage so will be limited to you guys to keep me posted! North Sea is like a millpond... Nice!

    It is beautiful from Edinburgh down to Newcastle, the train is right on the cliff edge in some places around Berwick
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    frenchfighter wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I knew when I was watching the stage that one total arsewipe would freeze the frame, cut out the rest of the bike and say Frrome was looking at his SRm when he clearly has his head down (if anything he was looking at the back wheel)

    Enter Frenchie...

    Keep it friendly chaps...</hypocrite> :wink:

    Everytime someone quotes this dunce I receive confirmation that I made the right decision blocking him near on 6 month ago. Total waste of space on this forum! Most intelligent people improve as time goes buy but sadly that doesn`t occur in all humans!
    Call him what you want but he's obviously right about what you posted. I guess you know that and that's why it provoked one of your usual "classy" responses.

    Is he right though? Did I say anything about SRMs? No so that makes you both wrong. Welcome to the World of attention to detail.
    If you were to ask my opinion about it I would not suggest it was him looking at his srm but examples of him racing with his head down which is very annoying to watch.
    You would also find out that I copied it from elsewhere and didn`t put it together myself.
    Apology accepted in advance.
    Oh please, you complain about Froome and other Sky riders racing with their eyes glued to their SRMs all the time. Almost as much as you imply they're doping. Stop trying to wriggle out of this.

    You'll also notice I used the word "posted", not "created". I thought it would have been very unlikely you'd spend any time putting together a montage of Froome. Contador of course, but not one of the panache-less Sky robot factory boys who are ruining cycling.

    As for "attention to detail", since you bring it up: "Most intelligent people improve as time goes by" (not "buy")
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    mike6 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I knew when I was watching the stage that one total arsewipe would freeze the frame, cut out the rest of the bike and say Frrome was looking at his SRm when he clearly has his head down (if anything he was looking at the back wheel)

    Enter Frenchie...

    Keep it friendly chaps...</hypocrite> :wink:

    Everytime someone quotes this dunce I receive confirmation that I made the right decision blocking him near on 6 month ago. Total waste of space on this forum! Most intelligent people improve as time goes buy but sadly that doesn`t occur in all humans!
    Call him what you want but he's obviously right about what you posted. I guess you know that and that's why it provoked one of your usual "classy" responses.



    Is he right though? Did I say anything about SRMs? No so that makes you both wrong. Welcome to the World of attention to detail.
    If you were to ask my opinion about it I would not suggest it was him looking at his srm but examples of him racing with his head down which is very annoying to watch.
    You would also find out that I copied it from elsewhere and didn`t put it together myself.
    Apology accepted in advance.

    Why is someones natural riding style annoying?????? All TT riders do it when they are on the rivet, its a natural thing to do. The only thing that annoys me in pro cycling is unrepentant cheats.

    You need to recognise that FF is an asthete - those things that do not meet his exacting aesthetic standards are inherently repugnant.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Is there an objective standard of chat? What's the penalty for falling below it? Who decides?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    mike6 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I knew when I was watching the stage that one total arsewipe would freeze the frame, cut out the rest of the bike and say Frrome was looking at his SRm when he clearly has his head down (if anything he was looking at the back wheel)

    Enter Frenchie...

    Keep it friendly chaps...</hypocrite> :wink:

    Everytime someone quotes this dunce I receive confirmation that I made the right decision blocking him near on 6 month ago. Total waste of space on this forum! Most intelligent people improve as time goes buy but sadly that doesn`t occur in all humans!
    Call him what you want but he's obviously right about what you posted. I guess you know that and that's why it provoked one of your usual "classy" responses.



    Is he right though? Did I say anything about SRMs? No so that makes you both wrong. Welcome to the World of attention to detail.
    If you were to ask my opinion about it I would not suggest it was him looking at his srm but examples of him racing with his head down which is very annoying to watch.
    You would also find out that I copied it from elsewhere and didn`t put it together myself.
    Apology accepted in advance.

    Why is someones natural riding style annoying?????? All TT riders do it when they are on the rivet, its a natural thing to do. The only thing that annoys me in pro cycling is unrepentant cheats.

    If I remember right, the commentator even said at the time, that he would get into a TT position to the line and thats what he did...who cares where he looks anyway? Not like he needs to keep an eye out for traffic or pedestrians is it?
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Is there an objective standard of chat? What's the penalty for falling below it? Who decides?

    Good point disgruntled - we need to stay focussed!

    What is happening on today's stage? Are there any streams I can get on the iPad?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Is there an objective standard of chat? What's the penalty for falling below it? Who decides?

    35876367.jpg
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    adr82 wrote:
    Oh please, you complain about Froome and other Sky riders racing with their eyes glued to their SRMs all the time. Almost as much as you imply they're doping. Stop trying to wriggle out of this.

    You'll also notice I used the word "posted", not "created". I thought it would have been very unlikely you'd spend any time putting together a montage of Froome. Contador of course, but not one of the panache-less Sky robot factory boys who are ruining cycling.

    As for "attention to detail", since you bring it up: "Most intelligent people improve as time goes by" (not "buy")

    I`m not wriggling out of anything but it looks like you are trying to save face. The alternative to you is to act like a man.

    I find his style equally as annoying as other Sky riders going by their numbers. I watch this sport to be entertained and not relish in the results on a black and white page.

    Good spot re buy/by.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    ATC's Random Breton Guide

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    Apparently Brittany has had human inhabitants since the Lower Paleolithic era. The first settlers were Neanderthals who were later to be replaced by homo sapiens who developed large-scale primitive industries. After the last ice age and when Brittany became heavily forested large communities began to establish themselves before migrants coming from the Mediterranean and further east introduced agriculture. As these agricultural practices were slowly absorbed into the communities already living in Brittany, Brittany became a core area of megalithic culture. There are many monuments to this important period in Brittany’s history, the most famous of which is of course Carnac, a series of standing stones which includes the Broken Menhir of Er Grah in Locmariaquer which is the largest ever stone erection by Neolithic man. No laughing at the back.

    Later Brittany became home to the following Celtic tribes: The Curiosolitae, Namnetes, Osismii, Redones , Veneti and the Hinaults, OK not that last one, and Brittany is one of the six Celtic nations.

    Fast forward to the present day and Brittany had been characterised by a strong Catholic and conservative influence. However, in the industrial regions around Saint-Nazaire, Lorient and Tréguier the Socialist and Communist parties are popular, making these towns left-wing strongholds. Since the 1970s the Socialist party and the Greens, have become more and more powerful while the far-right has little popular support in Brittany.

    Brittany is well know for its ocean sun fish,

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    The Breton horse,

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    The escargot de Quimper,

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    The freshwater pearl mussel, the white-clawed crayfish and the Brittany Gun Dog.

    220px-American_Brittany_standing_zps539e6a28.jpg
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Back at the races, anyone care to idly speculate on Dan Martin's GC position at the end? I'm going with 6th / 7th
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    Mooro wrote:
    Beautiful trip along the coast on the train back from Edinburgh for today's stage so will be limited to you guys to keep me posted! North Sea is like a millpond... Nice!

    As a Glaswegian, any trip away from Edinburgh is a nice trip;-)
    Mooro wrote:
    Frenchie vs DDraver .... Pictures vs Rocks... Contador vs Froome.... both make this forum a good laugh and interesting. Please stay together, just for us innocent kids caught in the cross fire!

    True dat. Both add a lot to the forum, but sadly their childish bickering makes me want to give both of them a clip round the ear.
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,552
    edited July 2013
    You spout some crap Frenchie - you know, and we know, that you deliberately posted a montage of Froome looking down. You could have posted any number of pictures of him from Saturday, but no, you had to have your regular anti-Sky troll. You really need to grow up a little (well a lot actually). :roll:

    The irony of your hypocrisy is hilarious too, but you won't see that.
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Back at the races, anyone care to idly speculate on Dan Martin's GC position at the end? I'm going with 6th / 7th

    My bet is no GC change today.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    That is a springer spaniel and I won't be told otherwise!

    The most Northerly sighting of a Great White Shark was off Brittany's Atlantic Coast.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Froome giving his polite version of Wiggo's journalist rant on Eurosport.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    frenchfighter wrote:
    If you were to ask my opinion about it I would not suggest it was him looking at his srm but examples of him racing with his head down which is very annoying to watch.

    Froome's riding style is far from pretty. And I find his tendency to look down every couple of seconds quite ungainly and distracting to watch... I'm not convinced that its the SRM he keeps looking at, seems more of a habit/tick...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Can we go back to talking about Sky doping...

    Good attempt to save face for your dutch friend! You should give him some words of advice on how and what to post - the stuff I have seen quoted just is not up to scratch.

    Ah Frenchie I wasn't attempting to save anyone's face. I'm not getting involved in this little willy waving contest. I was attempting to placate the situation through the medium of humour. :D

    I failed. :cry:

    Have a horse and a man in a beret.

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    Now let's watch some racing!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • LutherB
    LutherB Posts: 544
    The birthplace of Bernard Hinault. Any other Pro Cyclists from the region?

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