TDF Stage 11 - Besançon to Oyonnax *Spoilers*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Indurain is 50 today.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    coriordan wrote:
    I thought it was a procession to Paris?

    Who knows what might happen? Besides, anything is better than another endless debate about what happened to Contador's bike or why he crashed.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Indurain is 50 today.

    Bugger me it took a while to get his Haematocrit down
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • d_o_g
    d_o_g Posts: 286
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Indurain is 50 today.

    Bugger me it took a while to get his Haematocrit down


    Bada bum tish. :lol:

    Big Mig is a true heavyweight legend, in more ways than one!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Selective terrain. Mouth-watering finish (see the Condé preview). Riders unleashed. What this race needs is a Sagan win in a chaotic classic.

    (Shame Cancellara's knackered, but I think it's a good sign that he expects it to be a hard stage.)
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    edited July 2014
    TailWindHome wrote:
    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?)

    Hmm, yes. Only see that when quoting your post you couldn't resist the sexist remark.

    If you look closely you'll see she's not naked - she has a thong and shoes. More a green Jersey contender than GC rider. No points for no jersey I guess. Notice also the bike is not carbon. A wise choice in the circumstances. Is the picture actually anywhere near Oyonnax - well clearly its a question of relative rather than absolute.


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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Macaloon wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
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    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

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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    TimB34 wrote:
    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:
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    More cheeses:
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    Comté is named after the region. It is made in flat circular discs, each between 40 and 70 centimetres in diameter, and around 10 centimetres in height. Each weighs up to 50 kg. The fat content is around 45%.The rind is usually a dusty-brown colour, and the internal pâte is a pale creamy yellow. The texture is relatively hard and flexible, and the taste is strong and slightly sweet.
    Cancoillote is made from melting pure metton with a bit of water. It is almost fat- and calories-free (therefore good for diets, as it can be a good calcium provider without the fat)
    Morbier is a semi-soft cows' milk cheese of France named after the small village of Morbier in Franche-Comté. It is ivory colored, soft and slightly elastic, and is immediately recognizable by the black layer of tasteless ash separating it horizontally in the middle. It has a rind that is yellowish, moist, and leathery.
    Mont d'or is a soft, rich, seasonal cheese made from cow's-milk in Switzerland or France. It has a grayish-yellow washed rind and typically contains 45 to 50 percent milk fat (in dry matter). It is produced between August 15 and March 15, and sold between September 10 and May 10. It is marketed in round boxes of various diameters made of spruce. It is often served warmed in its original packaging and eaten like a fondue.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Thank goodness we are back underway.

    Rest day smest day.
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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    ...and more wines:

    Other wine styles found in the Jura includes a vin de paille made from Chardonnay, Poulsard and Savagnin, a sparkling Crémant du Jura made from slightly unripe Chardonnay grapes, and a vin de liqueur known as Macvin du Jura made by adding marc to halt fermentation.
    The town of Pontarlier was famous for the production of absinthe until its ban in 1915. With the ban partially lifted in the 1990s, distilleries are once again producing absinthe in Pontarlier.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Mont D'Or is incredible
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
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  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Can anyone verify that Morez, just to the east of today's route, is the spectacle capital of France?
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Indurain is 50 today.

    Oooof I feel old.

    darkhairedlord wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    inseine wrote:
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    That looks like some ghastly mock-Romanesque executive gated community complex in Florida.
    Nah, doorways are too narrow...

    Ha ha ha ha!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I really want to eat cheese and drink wine. OK on the cheese front but I don't think I can start on the wine at 12.50pm, well at least not until I've filled in the PTP spreadsheet. No I must not. I'm supposed to be simultaneous translating the end of the stage from Dutch to English in my Dutch lesson this afternoon because my teacher would rather watch the Tour than do boring exercises, which if fijn with me but I'm not sure wine would help, then again it might...

    Maybe I'll take a bottle of wine and we can sit around the table and pretend we're on Avondetappe. :D

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Contador's new bike?
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    GentlemanBear wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Contador's new bike?

    Alright go carbon but if you're carrying this much weight...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Ah it's the Heineken boys Bernie Eisel was tweeting about the other day, don't let John in the studio see them.

    Anyway a cow from the Jura...

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I really want to eat cheese and drink wine. OK on the cheese front but I don't think I can start on the wine at 12.50pm, well at least not until I've filled in the PTP spreadsheet. No I must not. I'm supposed to be simultaneous translating the end of the stage from Dutch to English in my Dutch lesson this afternoon because my teacher would rather watch the Tour than do boring exercises, which if fijn with me but I'm not sure wine would help, then again it might...

    Maybe I'll take a bottle of wine and we can sit around the table and pretend we're on Avondetappe. :D

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    So we have Pete Waterman, James Cracknell and Don Johnson in the jungle...
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Indurain is 50 today.

    Indurain is the boss!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Sagan: 5 seconds lead

    Peter Sagan has 5 seconds lead. He's away solo...


    e: Sagan is reined in

    Peter Sagan has been caught. All together at km 17.
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  • hamish_mctavish
    hamish_mctavish Posts: 142
    dsoutar wrote:
    Other wine styles found in the Jura includes a vin de paille.

    Vin de paille is a particularly interesting local speciality: it translates as "straw wine" and is a sweet wine made from grapes that have been dried on straw mats to intensify both sugar and acidity. Although not exclusive to the Jura, this is the wine's main area of production.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wiggins is in the Sky team car apparently.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Today's PTP picks...

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y6Q0ljSZsMFYy9RMYKv3mMpsfOLg_Kp0w7C_lydUg-s/pub
    Correlation is not causation.
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Wiggins is in the Sky team car apparently.

    WTF?!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    More importantly, what cheese should I nibble on this afternoon?

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    I have Oude kaas, jong belegen kaas, goat's cheese, halloumi, parmigiano and some blue cheese that seems to have just appeared in my fridge, I think it's Stilton.

    I'm fancying the mystery Stilton.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • d_o_g
    d_o_g Posts: 286
    Go blue or go home!
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Wiggins is in the Sky team car apparently.

    I knew he couldn't resist an appearance! Though I was expecting it while they were still in the UK.
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Presumably the blue cheese wasn't blue when you put it in the fridge if you hadn't spotted it before, mmmmmmm tasty!
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