TDF 2013 Stage 16 **Spoilers** Vaison-la-Romaine - Gap
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I am also loving the boar.
And this is incidentally why I love the Tour. This random collection of eccentricities, a sort of secret language that only some understand. Most people in years to come will see a man in underpants carrying a stuffed boar and think, 'man in underpants carrying a stuffed boar' the initiated will think, 'ah yes, man in underpants carrying a stuffed boar, Mont Ventoux 2013.'
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Speaking of eccentricity, I've only seen the devil once this year, have I missed him or do you think he is still ill? Mid nineties he was all over the tour, giant bike and everything.0
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I've seen him on two stages at this Tour. I just don't think the cameras love him as much these days.Correlation is not causation.0
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Macaloon wrote:And we have our Madiot moment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PvY-XCskJ9k#at=17
To borrow a phrase from Top Gear, that's a car in crisis :shock:0 -
Above The Cows wrote:I am also loving the boar.
And this is incidentally why I love the Tour. This random collection of eccentricities, a sort of secret language that only some understand. Most people in years to come will see a man in underpants carrying a stuffed boar and think, 'man in underpants carrying a stuffed boar' the initiated will think, 'ah yes, man in underpants carrying a stuffed boar, Mont Ventoux 2013.' Quality post. Impossible to explain to Mrs MM why I'm laughing. 0 -
The funniest thing about the boar incident was Carlton's commentary. It was something like "and... yes... there's a man, carrying a boar." Just totally deadpan.0
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A bit like when that guy fell of the mountain on the giro, no emotion at all, I was in tears at that, hope the guy was OK!afx237vi wrote:The funniest thing about the boar incident was Carlton's commentary. It was something like "and... yes... there's a man, carrying a boar." Just totally deadpan.0 -
Paul 8v wrote:Speaking of eccentricity, I've only seen the devil once this year, have I missed him or do you think he is still ill? Mid nineties he was all over the tour, giant bike and everything.
The organisers have ignored him ever since he got commercialised. I saw him jumping around on Ventoux, though. He's not wearing red anymore either.
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ThomThom wrote:Paul 8v wrote:Speaking of eccentricity, I've only seen the devil once this year, have I missed him or do you think he is still ill? Mid nineties he was all over the tour, giant bike and everything.
The organisers have ignored him ever since he got commercialised. I saw him jumping around on Ventoux, though. He's not wearing red anymore either.
That's a shame, I seem to remember a great photo of him from years ago waving his pitch fork at Pantani, someone on here must know the one0 -
mfin wrote:Paul 8v wrote:That's a shame, I seem to remember a great photo of him from years ago waving his pitch fork at Pantani, someone on here must know the one
Yeah, he was the bald one with the big ears that was good at climbing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXDo4dL7SU0 -
RideOnTime wrote:I don't know whether this is acceptable but with a few bangs and whistles this 'rest day' thread could simply turn into the Stage 16 spoiler.
Vous y etes.
Stage 16 Vaison-la-Romaine - Gap
No it is NOT acceptable. There should be a separate rest day spoiler as well as stage spoilers.
Why?
Because it bug gers up up the data for Iain's graphs and pie charts. I love his graphs and pie charts and so should Rideontime's OCD.
I'm half taking the piss and half deadly serious.0 -
Don't know where to post this rest day related video now...
Froome's rest day press conference - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ay48ZWkoeHU0 -
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=PLhX4qGpWXV9tXPLF48CfLRZ-1nRMMQ28R&v=4CwMdmQbkJA#at=15
Preview, pretty useless, but still a preview. Other stages in the playlist0 -
The profile
The cyclocross short cut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtZhG2kW ... e=youtu.be
the final 5 km
The geology
The cheese
The place to go and talk about Fcuking doping http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40002&t=129308550 -
To help keep this a rest day thread I have started a new Stage 16 Thread.
viewtopic.php?f=40002&t=129321270 -
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So, today's quiz: how many towns or cities can you think of with just three letters, other than Gap? No cheating or Googling now...0
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Paubriantrumpet wrote:So, today's quiz: how many towns or cities can you think of with just three letters, other than Gap? No cheating or Googling now...
Ely
Wem
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Good start! Two there I hadn't thought of.RichN95 wrote:
Paubriantrumpet wrote:So, today's quiz: how many towns or cities can you think of with just three letters, other than Gap? No cheating or Googling now...
Ely
Wem
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Jef
no googling to check if it's real.
And dammit, I'm all mixed up. I thought it was Alpe d'Huez today.0 -
If you are going to demand no doping talk (and use inappropriate language) then surely posting a pic of Armstrong would be against the rules..eh?0
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Ayr
Goa
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Shouldn't the last one have a question mark after it? (I bet they are bored of that quip.)FleshTuxedo wrote:Ayr
Goa
Erm
Two more I hadn't thought of, anyway. I've actually tried the question on a few friends "Name six three-letter towns", and no-one's been able to do it yet. Obviously everyone on BR will be able to now.0 -
Uku
Utu
Eye
Ibi
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I must confess to city doping...one of the subjects I teach is geography!
Ede
Epe
Ili0
