Tdf Stage 19 *** Spoilers*** Bourg - Le Grand Bornand

goonz

So back from lunch whats happening?

slim_boy_fat

goonz wrote:

So back from lunch whats happening?

Rolland out front after his brief love affair with Ryder, looking tired, chase group hunting him down, peleton taking it easy'ish.

tigerben

frenchfighter wrote:

hammerite wrote:

Just had a text from the Mrs saying "check out the Lampre dude with the tache".

Firstly, well done to her for spotting a Lampre rider, no one else has seen them all race....
Secondly, who has the tache?

JOSE SERPA

Check out the images on google

not bad... Jerome Cousin of Europcar had a mighty fine one on stage 10 and got in a break to give it some decent TV time.

symo

goonz wrote:

So back from lunch whats happening?

Ryder wearing Hipster Sunglasses
Rolland grimacing
Evans delivering bottles to l'Autobus
Froome and a small colombian went to the back to do what came naturally.

think thats it.

mfin

goonz wrote:

So back from lunch whats happening?

All the same, Ryder gone, left Rolland on his own up front now.

Lots of riders been eating, no real racing going on.

It should heat up a little bit in the next 20 minutes.

hammerite

frenchfighter wrote:

hammerite wrote:

Just had a text from the Mrs saying "check out the Lampre dude with the tache".

Firstly, well done to her for spotting a Lampre rider, no one else has seen them all race....
Secondly, who has the tache?

JOSE SERPA

Check out the images on google

Wow I've never noticed it before. This one is a bit special, he calls it "Fighting Spirit"

davidof

I'm only watching the rest of this as I have glandular fever and can barely move!

bad luck, when I had glandular fever I didn't even have the strength to watch TV for a couple of days. In 20 years self employed work it is the only time I've taken 11 days off for sickness (including a broken ankle and a broken wrist).

alan_a

Wow that ariel bike at the 45km mark was amazing AMAZING

Give me more

Hope someone in the main group has a dig on the first cat 1 rather than everyone leaving it till the final climb today

RichN95.

NapoleonD wrote:

According to an interview, Ro-land was a bit chubby at school and got in to cycling to lose weight.

Here he is aged 13-

A bit like how the fat kid in Stand By Me grew up to became the football prodigy in Jerry Maguire

ridgerider

NapoleonD wrote:

According to an interview, Ro-land was a bit chubby at school and got in to cycling to lose weight.

Here he is aged 13-

His mum probably told him he was never going to be a looker...

hammerite

NapoleonD wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Right, screw you guys, I'm going home....

See you after the highlights

I'm only watching the rest of this as I have glandular fever and can barely move!

That's code for "I'm scared of descending", isn't it?

davidof

Quintana: the only thing that interests me is the Yellow Jersey

dgstewart

Alan A wrote:

Wow that ariel bike at the 45km mark was amazing AMAZING

Was looking at something else (work :roll: ) so just caught the last few seconds of it there. Look superb - was it running along a cable/wire or something? Was there someone controlling it or was it going itself? Must watch highlights later...

the article don

Re Cadel: clearly this tour is over for him but I don't think the fat lady has sung of the end to his career just yet. He put in a mighty performance in the Giro, exceeding everyone's expectations so I think he's just cream crackered. I could yet see a further GT podium (albeit probably not first place) in his career. Still a cut above most of the rest in GT terms. Good to see him soft pedalling with Cav and the autobus in beautiful alpine France, he's earned it.

hammerite

dgstewart wrote:

Alan A wrote:

Wow that ariel bike at the 45km mark was amazing AMAZING

Was looking at something else (work :roll: ) so just caught the last few seconds of it there. Look superb - was it running along a cable/wire or something? Was there someone controlling it or was it going itself? Must watch highlights later...

they might show it again when the main pack go past, as I think that was the breakaway shown earlier.

RichN95.

hammerite wrote:

Firstly, well done to her for spotting a Lampre rider, no one else has seen them all race....

To be fair to them, half the team is currently hiding from the law.

napoleond

The bike in the air thingy...

https://vine.co/v/hmTW1ebJ7F5

emadden

Dud stage this one.

Give me more

ok here we go, saxo making a move.

Macaloon

Oustanding flying bike. Superb.

above_the_cows

Did I miss anything during my hour long meeting?





Ah, I see not.

hammerite wrote:

This is like a quiet Sunday afternoon in the pub with your mates surveying the damage from a heavy night out the night before. everyone wants to be there, but no one can be bothered to make an effort.

This is a very good description. Chapeau.

hammerite

RichN95 wrote:

hammerite wrote:

Firstly, well done to her for spotting a Lampre rider, no one else has seen them all race....

To be fair to them, half the team is currently hiding from the law.

Has Cunego scratched off his tattoos?

napoleond

emadden wrote:

Dud stage this one.

WHA?!?!? It had a flying bike thingy!!

frenchfighter

NapoleonD wrote:

The bike in the air thingy...

https://vine.co/v/hmTW1ebJ7F5

Love it.

r0bh

Little Pete off the back, not on a good day by the looks of things

hammerite

frenchfighter wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

The bike in the air thingy...

https://vine.co/v/hmTW1ebJ7F5

Love it.

I can see someone making a lot of money out of cyclists by selling mini ones for the house!

mfin

emadden wrote:

Dud stage this one.

Might be premature unjaculation there... possibly plenty to happen yet.

Yellow Peril

davidof wrote:

Quintana: the only thing that interests me is the Yellow Jersey

But unfortunately he looks like a man whose colour interest should be beige

graeme_s-2

I wonder what the BMC riders in the main peloton are thinking at the moment...