Tour de France Stage 9 Gerardmer - Mulhouse *Spoilers*

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    adr82 wrote:
    andi1363 wrote:
    Martin looks like he's not trying. The chase group going through and off with pain faces not catching him. Not going to bother watching anymore :(
    I know, right? Who is this "Tony Martin" person? Why have we never heard of him until now? It's not like he's ever done anything like this before, is it? Came right out of nowhere! Who does he think he is, some sort of world champion time-triallist or something? Totally ridiculous!

    In 2 minds with this, You e-know me well enough to know that I'm not saying that these guys are doping but it does amuse me to think how different this forum would have been this week if Froome (Bronze medal Olympic Time Trial) had dropped all the flat classics superstars on the cobbles, or if Wiggins (TdF winner, Second best TTer in the worldm Olympic Champion) had dropped the whole peloton up a hill and stayed away all day or whoever from Sky (blah blah) had done what Kadri did yesterday or if British riders (etc etc) had won 5 of the 7 stages so far...

    I can imagine Festina Gil and her *innocent faces* if any one of those had happened. Have nt heard Nibali have to defend how clean he is once yet though....

    Funny innit...

    (no)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    ddraver wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    andi1363 wrote:
    Martin looks like he's not trying. The chase group going through and off with pain faces not catching him. Not going to bother watching anymore :(
    I know, right? Who is this "Tony Martin" person? Why have we never heard of him until now? It's not like he's ever done anything like this before, is it? Came right out of nowhere! Who does he think he is, some sort of world champion time-triallist or something? Totally ridiculous!

    In 2 minds with this, You e-know me well enough to know that I'm not saying that these guys are doping but it does amuse me to think how different this forum would have been this week if Froome (Bronze medal Olympic Time Trial) had dropped all the flat classics superstars on the cobbles, or if Wiggins (TdF winner, Second best TTer in the worldm Olympic Champion) had dropped the whole peloton up a hill and stayed away all day or whoever from Sky (blah blah) had done what Kadri did yesterday or if British riders (etc etc) had won 5 of the 7 stages so far...

    I can imagine Festina Gil and her *innocent faces* if any one of those had happened. Have nt heard Nibali have to defend how clean he is once yet though....

    Funny innit...

    (no)

    It is hilarious, and it shows up the people who bad mouth only certain riders for what they are, biggots with an agenda, who have no love for cycling. Only interested in trolling.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Marion Rousse.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    One thing is for sure, this stage was the tale of two Tonys.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    On Tony Martin's wrist is a bracelet with his name, dob, his wife's, his mum's and his dad's telephone number as well as the fact he is an organ doner and Taurus.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    frenchfighter wrote:
    On Tony Martin's wrist is a bracelet with his name, dob, his wife's, his mum's and his dad's telephone number as well as the fact he is an organ doner and Taurus.

    I wondered if it as one of those ID bracelets

    Often thought about getting one myself. Got some dog tags done a few years ago when I as doing a lot of sportives abroad but they've been lost
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    FJS wrote:
    Interesting. Looking at riders' strava, today's so-called mountain stage had less climbing than the York-Sheffield stage

    Got any links ?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    ddraver wrote:
    In 2 minds with this, You e-know me well enough to know that I'm not saying that these guys are doping but it does amuse me to think how different this forum would have been this week if Froome (Bronze medal Olympic Time Trial) had dropped all the flat classics superstars on the cobbles, or if Wiggins (TdF winner, Second best TTer in the worldm Olympic Champion) had dropped the whole peloton up a hill and stayed away all day or whoever from Sky (blah blah) had done what Kadri did yesterday or if British riders (etc etc) had won 5 of the 7 stages so far...

    I can imagine Festina Gil and her *innocent faces* if any one of those had happened. Have nt heard Nibali have to defend how clean he is once yet though....

    Funny innit...

    (no)

    Take it to the Clinic if you want that sort of straw army debate. You seem obsessed with the missing anti-Sky brigade. Maybe they don't exist outside a small number of bigots that huddle elsewhere.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    dsoutar wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Interesting. Looking at riders' strava, today's so-called mountain stage had less climbing than the York-Sheffield stage

    Got any links ?

    http://www.strava.com/activities/165422051 vs. http://www.strava.com/activities/162458459

    Or http://www.strava.com/activities/165443373 vs. http://www.strava.com/activities/162619925

    I think a lot of people judge stages based on mountain classifications. But ASO plays around a lot with those. Yesterday's 1st category climb was a very mild 1st cat
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    A parcours dripping with medium mountain stages, moderate in TT and light on MTFs, with a grand depart in Bavaria might not be a bad plan to expand the scope of potential winners beyond the power/weight freaks. A contest between the TT-specialists, punchy climbers - Costa/Yates(!), and traditional GC guys would be epic.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    OPQS wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    It's a bit much. Maybe they do not know what connotations 'flower power' has:

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    It's his nickname according to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%8 ... cyclist%29

    Designed by Marty McCrossan too, those McCrossan's have got their fingers in loads of pies!
  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    hammerite wrote:
    OPQS wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    It's a bit much. Maybe they do not know what connotations 'flower power' has:
    cat-26_prod-87_1ff9f9fa3f6416fac12f3556d0a335b8.jpg

    It's his nickname according to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%8 ... cyclist%29

    Designed by Marty McCrossan too, those McCrossan's have got their fingers in loads of pies!

    Well, for one who lived through the period, the connotations were and still are "Peace and Love" Odd old fashioned values in the new world of "Me,me,me" but laudable none the less. :roll:
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    On board bike footage from this stage

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21ga8 ... ouse_sport

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