TDF Stage 11 - Besançon to Oyonnax *Spoilers*
tailwindhome
Posts: 19,310
Time to move on.
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
0
Comments
-
For RichN95
Besançon also had a fairly successful hockey team in the early 21st century. The Séquanes, named after an ancient gallic tribe, reached the French Cup final in 2002 (which the city hosted) and briefly played in the country's top league, then called Super 16.
However the Séquanes' free spending policy soon backfired. The team folded in the middle of the 2002/03 season due to financial problems. Today, senior hockey subsists in Besançon in the form of a low level amateur team.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Jean de Gribaldy (18 July 1922 - 2 January 1987)
A street in Besançon, city in which he was a shopkeeper, has been named Montée Jean de Gribaldy since 1994. Each year, a Jean de Gribaldy cycling race is organized in Besançon,
Kelly : As a directeur, he was a long way ahead of his time. He had some great ideas. He was 10 years ahead of everyone else on diet. He was clear about what you could and couldn’t eat 10 years before the other teams started to think about it.
He was a big influence on my career. In terms of training, he was a long way ahead. In those times, riders did unbelievable miles on the bike. They’d go out and do 5 and 6 hour marathons everyday.
In my time, he was the guy who’d make you do shorter rides of quality as well as a long mid-week ride. That was 10 years before specialised training programmes – I realised this because I’d been through it already, so he had some unbelievable qualities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Gribaldy“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura. The city is on the river Ange. Its prominence in the plastics industry has earned it the name Plastics Valley.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Barone“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
I admire your optimism :PTailWindHome wrote:Time to move on.0 -
adr82 wrote:
I admire your optimism :PTailWindHome wrote:Time to move on.
See it more as an instruction :P :P“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Sagan to finally break his duck? Or maybe one for someone like TV Tommy?0
-
How are some of those lumps not cat 3 or 4 climbs mid stage? Bizarre0
-
They probably don't want to go overboard on allocating KOM points, same reason there were some uncategorised climbs on stage 2.antsmithmk wrote:How are some of those lumps not cat 3 or 4 climbs mid stage? Bizarre0 -
Just holding for edit. Back in a minute with cheese, customs, wine, pictures etc. Poor Bertie
Stage 11
Near Oyonnax
Cheese
Cheese II
0 -
TailWindHome wrote:
Shenanigans. Shurely.
Côte d'Échallon is the most difficult one of the categorized climbs today. It’s steepest at the beginning, which makes it a great place to test your fellow escapees. There are only 20 km to go from the top, but if the riders think the struggles are over at this point, they will be in for a big surprise!
Mikkel Condé...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Lille are the big team these days. Montrouge (Paris) too. They had a superb after tournament party when I was there in 2008.TailWindHome wrote:For RichN95
Besançon also had a fairly successful hockey team in the early 21st century. The Séquanes, named after an ancient gallic tribe, reached the French Cup final in 2002 (which the city hosted) and briefly played in the country's top league, then called Super 16.
However the Séquanes' free spending policy soon backfired. The team folded in the middle of the 2002/03 season due to financial problems. Today, senior hockey subsists in Besançon in the form of a low level amateur team.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Famous for its exceptional Royal Saltworks created by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux between 1773 and 1779, Arc-et-Senans hosted stage starts in 1996 and 2012
That year, Bradley Wiggins won his first Tour de France stage in a 41.5-km time trial to Besançon, beating team-mate and compatriot Chris Froome. Unfortunately, neither will ride through Arc-et-Senans again this summer. Wiggins was not picked by his Sky team while Chris Froome called it quits after crashing in stage 5.The Royal Saltworks is listed as a World Heritage monument by UNESCO.
0 -
With all the excitement around Contador I'd missed the fact that Mat Hayman was out.
First (and last?) Tour over, just had a bad day and didn't look like he was going to make the cut off, so climbed off.0 -
Uh-oh. Purito pox watch:
...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
inseine wrote:
That looks like some ghastly mock-Romanesque executive gated community complex in Florida.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Above The Cows wrote:inseine wrote:
That looks like some ghastly mock-Romanesque executive gated community complex in Florida.
thing is, it's the real deal. I always think it looks amazing when they pass by. 0 -
Wine of the Jura:
The Jura is an interesting area for wine
The main grapes of the region are Chardonnay, known locally as Melon d'Arbois, Savagnin, also know locally as Naturé, Poulsard, Pinot noir and Trousseau. Chardonnay and Pinot noir clippings were brought to the region from Burgundy during the Middle Ages and were used limitedly among the 40 other grape varieties that were prevalent in Jura for most of its winemaking history. Towards the end of the 20th century both grapes began to increase in popularity, particularly the Chardonnay vine which now accounts for nearly 45% of all Jura plantings and is valued for its good sugar levels and early ripening.[2]
Pinot noir is used to make a varietal style of wine or as a blend to deepen the color of the pale Poulsard grape. By itself, Poulsard makes a rosé in the Arbois-Pupillin region that is characterized by an orange corail tint. The Poulsard grape is also one of the primary grapes for the vin de paille. The Trousseau grape performs best in the gravelly vineyards near Arbois that can give the grape the additional heat it needs to ripen into a deep colored, intensely flavored wine. The white Savagnin grape has some similarities with the possibly related Traminer and Gewürztraminer. While the grape is permitted in all styles of white Jura wine throughout the region it is mainly found in vin jaune where it proposes a nutty, full bodied wine that can age for an extended period of time. Savagnin, itself, is the only permitted variety for vin jaune.[2]
Jura's most famous and distinguishable wine is the sherry-like vin jaune. The wine is produced by picking the Savagnin as ripe as possible, in some cases becoming a sort of late harvest wine, and after fermentation storing it in Burgundian aging barrels for over 6 years. The barrels are filled up to the top and allowed to evaporate, reducing the volume in the barrel and a creating an air pocket at the top of the barrel. During this time the wine oxidizes and grows a film of yeast that is similar, but not the same strain, as the Jerez region flor. The wine is then bottled in a signature clavelin wine bottle that holds 62 cL. Vin jaune is an intensely flavored wine that often requires decanting prior to drinking.[4]0 -
Nah, doorways are too narrow...Above The Cows wrote:inseine wrote:
That looks like some ghastly mock-Romanesque executive gated community complex in Florida.0 -
Was informed yesterday that the difference between wine and beer drinkers is that wine aficionados talk sh1t before they start drinking.
[No disrespect to the admirably straightforward wines of the race post above. Just in case. Sensitive ears and all that.]...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
darkhairedlord wrote:
Nah, doorways are too narrow...Above The Cows wrote:inseine wrote:
That looks like some ghastly mock-Romanesque executive gated community complex in Florida.
Watercourse top left has potential though (alligator infestation).0 -
Macaloon wrote:Uh-oh. Purito pox watch:
If he goes for anything other than a straight polka-dot jersey/team shorts combo, I'll be very disappointed in him. I hope he's got too much class for that.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
^ It won't be long before they're all wearing Googlerino Fabrics: what you see is what you deserve. Your preference has been noted....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
-
Ooo, they're passing near to Sainte-Claude - a typically Jura-esque town that rather oddly specialises in the production and trading of pipes and diamonds.
The whole of that end of the Jura is deceptive - there are lots of north-south roads that follow the valleys and have long, gentle gradients, but then if you try and cross between valleys it's hairpins and steepness. The last 50km of the stage looks like it's going to shred the peloton into pieces. Breakway to be swept up by a rampaging J-Rod?
They're also passing through the small area where Bleu de Gex (also known as Bleu de Septmoncel) is produced. Most cheese production in the Jura is fairly ordinary Comté/Tomme/Reblochon but there are a few interesting cheeses like this one:
0 -
Macaloon wrote:Was informed yesterday that the difference between wine and beer drinkers is that wine aficionados talk sh1t before they start drinking
[Homer Simpson] It's funny because it's true [/Homer Simpson]“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Cannot wait for today's stage. Yesterday was a bit of a void.0
-
Resisted the temptation to post a sexist joke in reference to the naked girl on bike photo.
I really must be growing as a person.
(Any KOM points for those pair?)“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Racing today
0 -
I thought it was a procession to Paris?0
-
Nevermind all that, what does the Lotto Belisol bus look like?0
