Tour de France stage 1 Leeds-Harrogate *Spoiler*

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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    TMR wrote:
    Narrow roads eh?

    Pretty narrow in a 4x4 tbf...
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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Looks like everybody got the memo, Cofidis, Les Blancs and Jensie in the first break.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Phil not attempting to pronounce the Bretagne team name :)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    ITV4 was going so well then they spoil it with the words 'over to Phil and Paul for live commentary' :roll:
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    frenchfighter wrote:
    TMR wrote:
    Shocking national anthem.

    Both were particularly bad renditions.

    I think it was the sound break up more than anything.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Dear me. Sort the signal out.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    47 riders never ridden the Tour before including every single NetApp rider.

    Ad break.
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  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    TMR wrote:
    typekitty wrote:
    Annoying that the picture keeps breaking up...

    Agreed. What is going on?

    Rubbish for this day and age, it's not as though it's crap weather.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    hammerite wrote:
    Looks like everybody got the memo, Cofidis, Les Blancs and Jensie in the first break.

    Europcar didn't check their inbox or Tommy didn't realise the cameras are rolling all day.
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    typekitty wrote:
    Give me more wrote:
    Crap pictures.

    Off goes Jens =)

    Love Jens Voigt, such a legend.

    Indeed, nice to seeing me have a good old crack right from the start.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    So how do I mention to my friends that we've seen all the racing we're likely to see for the next 4 hours?
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Pross wrote:
    ITV4 was going so well then they spoil it with the words 'over to Phil and Paul for live commentary' :roll:

    I'd rather have Imlach, Millar and Boardman commentate to be honest.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pross wrote:
    ITV4 was going so well then they spoil it with the words 'over to Phil and Paul for live commentary' :roll:

    +1
    So dated.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Why don't more people go in the break on stage 1? At the least there's a King of the Mountains jersey up for grabs.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    RichN95 wrote:
    Why don't more people go in the break on stage 1? At the least there's a King of the Mountains jersey up for grabs.

    Because they'd have to go from Teams not interested in the sprint or get chased down.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Always surprised how quickly the break builds a couple of minutes, particularly surprised at how easily it got established as I thought everyone would want to be in the first break of the race.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    RichN95 wrote:
    Why don't more people go in the break on stage 1? At the least there's a King of the Mountains jersey up for grabs.

    They know its 99% futile and are saving their energy given sprinters dont get this chance to bag the yellow jersey often. They also got a heads up on number of ad breaks, poor rider recognition from P&P and the picture break up.
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  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    edited July 2014
    RichN95 wrote:
    Why don't more people go in the break on stage 1? At the least there's a King of the Mountains jersey up for grabs.

    I never understand this either. It's there to be taken. I remember Marcel Wust targeted polka (was a pimple in a prologue though)and then won a sprint in the jersey.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Pross wrote:
    Always surprised how quickly the break builds a couple of minutes, particularly surprised at how easily it got established as I thought everyone would want to be in the first break of the race.

    They want an easy day. No crashing. The first few stages are always nervous.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    Halford's ad on itv4 is quite good.
    (I know it's considered bad form to say anything good about them).
  • typekitty
    typekitty Posts: 188
    TMR wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    ITV4 was going so well then they spoil it with the words 'over to Phil and Paul for live commentary' :roll:

    I'd rather have Imlach, Millar and Boardman commentate to be honest.

    There is always the Ligget/Sherwan drinking game to help ease the pain.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,710
    With 60kms to the finish, it's only the guys in the break with a chance of the Polka Dot,
    so yeah.
    A bit inept, some of the other, lesser teams.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Jesus! Look at the crowds man! Amazing support! #goosebumps
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    Halford's ad on itv4 is quite good.
    (I know it's considered bad form to say anything good about them).

    But the ad breaks are so frequent, it's a pain in the arse, suppose its a break from Phil and Paul though :lol:
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

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  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    arran77 wrote:
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    Halford's ad on itv4 is quite good.
    (I know it's considered bad form to say anything good about them).

    But the ad breaks are so frequent, it's a pain in the ars*, suppose its a break from Phil and Paul though :lol:
    Oy! Leave Phil and Paul alone. Like seeing swallows in the field behind my house, this is how you measure the start of the summer :lol:
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    Cofidis will retire en masse tomorrow, as they've already managed their season's goal of getting a rider in a TdF break.
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  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Phigget has just refered to the "2009" grand depart from London and Sherwen didn't correct him - oh dear.
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Another advert break, yeah :lol:
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    mm1 wrote:
    Phigget has just refered to the "2009" grand depart from London and Sherwen didn't correct him - oh dear.
    And referring to Yorkshire as a cotton manufactury was an unforgivable slip. Off with their heads!
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Why are there so many breaks? Annoying.

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