TDF 2013 Stage 16 **Spoilers** Vaison-la-Romaine - Gap

Cleat Eastwood

Why is he riding that bike into Beloki's balls?

Bra - in italy

RichN95.

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

Bra - in italy

Sh*t, I should have got that one. We played them HC Bra at hockey in May (won 3-1) and before that in February (lost 2-1)

fleshtuxedo

RichN95 wrote:

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

Bra - in italy

Sh*t, I should have got that one. We played them HC Bra at hockey in May (won 3-1) and before that in February (lost 2-1)

Much support?

briantrumpet

There's at least one more in France.

RichN95.

briantrumpet wrote:

There's at least one more in France.

You can't have Aix can you? It's not the full name.

briantrumpet

RichN95 wrote:

briantrumpet wrote:

There's at least one more in France.

You can't have Aix can you? It's not the full name.

Nope.

Rundfahrt

Dax
Die
Vif
Dol

goonz

You genuinely feel your thread will be taken seriously when you mention doping and post pics of LA all over it?

RoadPainter

Bar in Spain, went past signs for it on way from Andorra to Barcelona. Stopped off for a beer, but no pub there - rude!

I drove down some of this on Sunday, the bit at about 80km into the stage is lovely, beautiful river & little waterfalls off side of road down narrow gorge-y thing. Lots of people swimming there on Sun.

goonz

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.

He clearly does pretty well for himself with the sponsorships. There he goes sporting Vibrams!

briantrumpet

Rundfahrt wrote:

Dax
Die
Vif
Dol

Respect. I wondered who would know about Die ... especially as it's on the map earlier in this thread.

goonz

Right so just noticed the other spoiler thread for stage 16, which is the proper one?

Rundfahrt

briantrumpet wrote:

Rundfahrt wrote:

Dax
Die
Vif
Dol

Respect. I wondered who would know about Die ... especially as it's on the map earlier in this thread.

I have "bell work" in my classes, something to work on that takes about five minutes (maybe finding cities on a map in Geography, naming the important Commanders from both sides in an important battle in History, etc) while I do things like take attendance, pass out papers and talk to students. I usually add a fun thing as well and, for my geography classes I have all kinds of goofy lists of cities, three letters, twelve letters, in languages not of that country, people's names, etc. I am the guy everyone calls to be on their team at trivia nights (actually won one on the last question of the night...who was the first American to wear the yellow jersey!)

prb007

Visited Die in 93; nice sparkling white, as I recall...

wakou

Apt

emadden

Zug (Switzerland)
Egg (Switzerland... there are actually a few Eggs in Switzerland) :-)
Bex (Switzerland)
Aix (France)
Oëx (France)
Ain (France - not a town though, just a Department)

briantrumpet

emadden wrote:

Bex (Switzerland)

That's reminded me of Gex in France, where they make a particularly stinky blue cheese (Bleu de Gex). Delicious if you can get it past your nose.

moray_gub

RichN95 wrote:

briantrumpet 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...

Cwm

How do you pronounce that and where is it ?

moray_gub

Moray Gub wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

briantrumpet 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...

Ayr

Bo Duke

Breakaway to win.

Pross

Moray Gub wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

briantrumpet 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...

Cwm

How do you pronounce that and where is it ?

There's several of them in Wales. The one I think of is just south of Ebbw Vale. It's pronounced much as spelt, can't think how to do it phonetically but the best I can do is Coom in a northern accent rather than posh southern! It's Welsh for valley.

Silly Old Hector

HELP !

Lucky enough to be heading off in an hour for a squint at Stage 16.

Should we (family) head for a sleepy, mid-stage village, a quiet road, or just head for the chaos of Gap (2+hrs drive) ?

So disoganised.

wombly_knees

briantrumpet 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...

Pen, Leh and Mau from India, and Izu and Ito from Japan

slim_boy_fat

Silly Old Hector wrote:

HELP !

Lucky enough to be heading off in an hour for a squint at Stage 16.

Should we (family) head for a sleepy, mid-stage village, a quiet road, or just head for the chaos of Gap (2+hrs drive) ?

So disoganised.

We went to sleepyish village twice and the atmosphere was still cracking. It was very busy in Fougeres for the depart, which I imagine will be the same in Gap, but we did get a decent view. We got their v early though and parking was a bit of a nightmare. The choice is yours!

oneof1982

Slim Boy Fat wrote:

Silly Old Hector wrote:

HELP !

Lucky enough to be heading off in an hour for a squint at Stage 16.

Should we (family) head for a sleepy, mid-stage village, a quiet road, or just head for the chaos of Gap (2+hrs drive) ?

So disoganised.

We went to sleepyish village twice and the atmosphere was still cracking. It was very busy in Fougeres for the depart, which I imagine will be the same in Gap, but we did get a decent view. We got their v early though and parking was a bit of a nightmare. The choice is yours!

On Stage 13 we went to Bruere Allichamps, sleepy village 10k from the finish. It was fantastic. Sit down lunch, t.v.'s in people's front windows, whole village out. Would certainly recommend it for 'authentic' TdF

No_Ta_Doctor

Genuine local cheese recommendation required for RR, who is out there and lactose impoverished at the moment.

above_the_cows

Epic start to the thread Alan!

Towns with just three letters? Can I have Aix minus the -en-Provence because no one uses the -en-Provence...

Lots of places in the Middle East called Tel, actually only two letters in Semitic languages but can I have all those? Means hill by the way.

Ooo is Spa in Belgium a town? You said no googling. I'll be at this all day now, you don't know what you've done, the geek has been unleashed. :twisted:

RideOnTime

No tA Doctor wrote:

RideOnTime wrote:

Oh yeah I've got to edit the 1st post.

Bear with...

seamless...

OI! Rich set the standard for Spoiler thread first posts with the Ventoux stage. It was a Froometastic first post. This edit, it's gone all Cofidis.

Harsh but fair.

above_the_cows

No tA Doctor wrote:

Genuine local cheese recommendation required for RR, who is out there and lactose impoverished at the moment.

Banon cheese. Goats cheese. Comes wrapped in leaves. Can't post a pic I'm on the iPad.

above_the_cows

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

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=ay48ZWkoeHU

Cheers for that!