TDF Stage 11 - Besançon to Oyonnax *Spoilers*

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  • narbs
    narbs Posts: 593
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I have to say I am pretty annoyed at these #WEW1N OPQS and Astana bikes.

    What on earth is it? Some sort of Specialized idea?

    It looks awful.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Above The Cows wrote:
    dsoutar wrote:
    Oh, Oude kaas for me every time from that list. I haven't found a wine I like to drink with it though. I think I like it sooo much I don't want the taste to be adulterated with anything else

    Oude kaas is better with beer.

    Obvious innit. Don't know why I never thought; after all, the Netherlands isn't exactly known for it's wine.

    I've accumulated about 40 or so various Belgian and Dutch beers so might nip out for some Oude Kaas and give this a try with one or two this evening
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    narbs wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I have to say I am pretty annoyed at these #WEW1N OPQS and Astana bikes.

    What on earth is it? Some sort of Specialized idea?

    It looks awful.

    Probably just some marketing thing. Not nice.

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    dsoutar wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    dsoutar wrote:
    Oh, Oude kaas for me every time from that list. I haven't found a wine I like to drink with it though. I think I like it sooo much I don't want the taste to be adulterated with anything else

    Oude kaas is better with beer.

    Obvious innit. Don't know why I never thought; after all, the Netherlands isn't exactly known for it's wine.

    I've accumulated about 40 or so various Belgian and Dutch beers so might nip out for some Oude Kaas and give this a try with one or two this evening

    Ideally the oude kaas should be in blokjes, complimented with a dunk in some mustard. Even better if you also have some sausage of some description.

    Hmmmmmm bier en hapjes. Lekker.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Wiggins is in the Sky team car apparently.

    False alarm. Wrong info from this guy: https://twitter.com/EllisBacon

    Should know better than to trust a journo's word I guess.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    Above The Cows wrote:
    dsoutar wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    dsoutar wrote:
    Oh, Oude kaas for me every time from that list. I haven't found a wine I like to drink with it though. I think I like it sooo much I don't want the taste to be adulterated with anything else

    Oude kaas is better with beer.

    Obvious innit. Don't know why I never thought; after all, the Netherlands isn't exactly known for it's wine.

    I've accumulated about 40 or so various Belgian and Dutch beers so might nip out for some Oude Kaas and give this a try with one or two this evening

    Ideally the oude kaas should be in blokjes, complimented with a dunk in some mustard. Even better if you also have some sausage of some description.

    Hmmmmmm bier en hapjes. Lekker.

    With Bitterballen that makes one of the few things I miss about NL...
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    ddraver wrote:
    With Bitterballen that makes one of the few things I miss about NL...

    Hmmmm Bitterballen, deepfried cow's ars*hole in vegetable bouillon. Nothing better! Well along with erwtensoep also.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    Above The Cows wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    With Bitterballen that makes one of the few things I miss about NL...

    Hmmmm Bitterballen, deepfried cow's ars*hole in vegetable bouillon. Nothing better! Well along with erwtensoep also.

    you make that sound so appetising... :P
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Never mind all this; what is Purito wearing?

    Polka dot jersey with normal Katusha red shorts... nothing too spotty from the pic I saw...

    Yeah not even a helmet:
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    I thought he'd be too classy to go mental. Cheers.
    So much more classy than the outbreak of chicken pox we normally see
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  • Jon_1976
    Jon_1976 Posts: 690
    :D adult bloke and small lad scrambling for discarded musette.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Has David Duffield got into this forum with his Wine and Cheese. ?
    They all used to complain about his deviations from the cycle racing.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Talansky out the back by 30 secs. Looks smoked as the whole AG2R team came past drafting a car and he couldnt even hitch a ride.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Talansky having post-rest day problems perhaps?
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    Is anyone else watching this eursport interview about cancellara? The presenter's faked french accent is hilarious.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Punctured, apparently.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    coriordan wrote:
    Punctured, apparently.

    Possibly but he is going backwards at the moment and couldnt latch onto the cars - so much more likely he is cooked. Over a minute back.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    The curse of the Dauphine.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,710
    Talansky is in the alternative break of the day.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2mins back now. I suspect he will pull out soon...
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  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Talansky is in the alternative break of the day.

    Concerted effort for Lanterne Rouge?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    3mins back.

    Cannondale are really stringing it out to pull back the break and they are now less than 3mins ahead.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Turfle wrote:
    The curse of the Dauphine.
    The curse of crashing every day for nearly a week more like.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    frenchfighter wrote:
    coriordan wrote:
    Punctured, apparently.

    Possibly but he is going backwards at the moment and couldnt latch onto the cars - so much more likely he is cooked. Over a minute back.

    Sounds like he was struggling from the start. If he punctured it just added to his woes.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    When I switched over the car was waving at him desperately trying to apply a magic spanner
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Talansky is just going outside. He might be sometime.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    +3 minutes for Talansky.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Talansky is just going outside. He might be sometime.
    That's a bit sad :(
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    That corner looks fun
  • ManOfKent
    ManOfKent Posts: 392
    edited July 2014
    Four and a half minutes back, if I read the caption correctly. From the lack of teammates around, I presume Garmin have given up on him.

    Edit: In fact they seem to be driving the front of the peloton. Strange. I have the sound turned down so can't tell what the commentators make of that.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    ManOfKent wrote:
    Four and a half minutes back, if I read the caption correctly. From the lack of teammates around, I presume Garmin have given up on him.
    Now they're on the front... I guess so!

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