Tour de France stage 2 York-Sheffield *Spoiler*

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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    There's a few quid's worth of bikes leaning against that fence!
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    love Kadri - Coquard - Leman - ok early days !

    Demare - yeah he's a better climber than that - he won in London for that other race - must be thinking ...although ha did mention the green jersey ...plenty of time at 22
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Even though I'm a Mancunian I must say Yorkshire is looking lovely for a ride. Does anyone know how the Tour is getting from Utrecht to France next year? I'm thinking of a couple of days in the Netherlands, followed by a week's riding in the Pennines....
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    pottssteve wrote:
    Even though I'm a Mancunian I must say Yorkshire is looking lovely for a ride. .

    pull yourself together man
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Even though I'm a Mancunian I must say Yorkshire is looking lovely for a ride. .

    pull yourself together man

    I know, I know. I'm a sucker for a reservoir and a craggy moorland scene. Been out of the UK for over 10 years so the whole country is like a foreign holiday destination to me now.

    Mind you, it's not so lovely when the rain is hammering down....
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    It's very quiet on here today. Is everyone roadside?
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Above The Cows wrote:
    It's very quiet on here today. Is everyone roadside?

    It's a free event in Yorkshire so it's guaranteed to be popular - anything to save a few bob....
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  • antsmithmk
    antsmithmk Posts: 717
    When's it all going to kick off then?
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    pottssteve wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Even though I'm a Mancunian I must say Yorkshire is looking lovely for a ride. .

    pull yourself together man

    I know, I know. I'm a sucker for a reservoir and a craggy moorland scene. Been out of the UK for over 10 years so the whole country is like a foreign holiday destination to me now.

    Mind you, it's not so lovely when the rain is hammering down....

    I'm a Manc- but have to agree - Sunday tea - you know you've had a ride if you went North rather than Buxton way (still hard enough) !
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Excellent Skoda/Rider Madison show at the back of the peleton with those sticky bottles, the ultimate hand slings
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  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    Above The Cows wrote:
    It's very quiet on here today. Is everyone roadside?

    The sensible folks know to tune in for the last 5km or so.

    I'm grudgingly sticking with it in a 'I've started so I'll finish' kind of way. But I have to say I'm not feeling 'it'.
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    pottssteve wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    It's very quiet on here today. Is everyone roadside?

    It's a free event in Yorkshire so it's guaranteed to be popular - anything to save a few bob....

    Just wait until the Utrecht start, it will be even worse. #GoedKoop
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Above The Cows wrote:
    It's very quiet on here today. Is everyone roadside?


    They are all watching the Wimbledon final , and they call themselves REAL cycling fans !!! 8)
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Even though I'm a Mancunian I must say Yorkshire is looking lovely for a ride. .

    pull yourself together man

    I know, I know. I'm a sucker for a reservoir and a craggy moorland scene. Been out of the UK for over 10 years so the whole country is like a foreign holiday destination to me now.

    Mind you, it's not so lovely when the rain is hammering down....

    I'm a Manc- but have to agree - Sunday tea - you know you've had a ride if you went North rather than Buxton way (still hard enough) !

    I spent a lot more time around Buxton area - mainly walking. Never rode up Winnats but I reckon that would have me pulling faces like Tommy. Looks like he's lost a bit of kick, based on that last climb.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    It's very quiet on here today. Is everyone roadside?


    They are all watching the Wimbledon final , and they call themselves REAL cycling fans !!! 8)

    Advantage Mr 67.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Bernie bossing the Maillot Jaune group.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • cyclingsheep
    cyclingsheep Posts: 640
    They'll be on in a second. Silverstone has just finished
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Above The Cows wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    It's very quiet on here today. Is everyone roadside?

    It's a free event in Yorkshire so it's guaranteed to be popular - anything to save a few bob....

    Just wait until the Utrecht start, it will be even worse. #GoedKoop

    You're right - Yorkshire is like the Netherlands, but with hills....
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  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    Saxo organised and pulling on the front now.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    So what was this about riders missing time limits?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    Tufty on the front. Hopefully just burning his matches early.
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  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    edited July 2014
    36km to go, all pretty much back together*. Saxo, Belkin, Sky up at the front. G looking after Froome.

    *Apart from the Kittel/Eisel group @4mins, obvs.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Porte is having a bad day. Not sure how he's supposed to help Froome in the mountains if he can't even keep up on this.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    TMR wrote:
    Porte is having a bad day. Not sure how he's supposed to help Froome in the mountains if he can't even keep up on this.

    He did crash.
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  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    TMR wrote:
    Porte is having a bad day. Not sure how he's supposed to help Froome in the mountains if he can't even keep up on this.

    He did crash.

    And had to wait two minutes for a new bike...
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    Thought Sky were struggling, but that's half of Tinkov out the back.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Quite a few Saxo riders off the back.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Is Dan Martin riding?
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    TMR wrote:
    Porte is having a bad day. Not sure how he's supposed to help Froome in the mountains if he can't even keep up on this.

    He did crash.

    When did that happen? Must have missed that. I saw the Peleton just going up Holme and Pate was trying to help him get back on.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    GentlemanBear wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    TMR wrote:
    Porte is having a bad day. Not sure how he's supposed to help Froome in the mountains if he can't even keep up on this.

    He did crash.

    And had to wait two minutes for a new bike...

    And he's now right at the front of the main group. Yeah bad day.
    Correlation is not causation.

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