Tour De France 2014 Rest Day 2 - potential spoilers

dsoutar
dsoutar Posts: 1,746
edited July 2014 in Pro race
Surprised no-ones kicked this off for a general chit chat about the race so far and what's coming up

Ok, here's a bit of light-hearted relief. Captions please...

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Interesting poll in Equipe today has the vote split three-ish ways between Bardet (28%), Peraud (26%) and Pinot (35%) over who will podium. 10000 votes so at least a decent sample of opinion of the home nation
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    "Fancy a dance?'" - quipped Vincenzo.
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  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    'Yellow is better than crappy neon marker pen'
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited July 2014
    There's a sensational pic of Nibali casually crucifying JC on his wheel at Inner Ring.

    It's now turned into a B-movie that's blown it's special effects budget and lost 75% of the cast to rehab. Cult classic status now hinges on a truly dastardly Valverde move to deny a french podium.
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    How we going to spoil a rest day?
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    RideOnTime wrote:
    How we going to spoil a rest day?
    Jet washing the camper van loo? :mrgreen:
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    This is turning out to be the tour from hell for Sky so just wondering if they'll manage to salvage a single stage win at this years tour?
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    kleinstroker wrote:
    This is turning out to be the tour from hell for Sky so just wondering if they'll manage to salvage a single stage win at this years tour?

    Hard to see where it's going to come from, Nieve in the Pyrenees perhaps but he didn't look that good on Saturday's stage
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    nevman wrote:
    RideOnTime wrote:
    How we going to spoil a rest day?
    Jet washing the camper van loo? :mrgreen:

    Yes, :shock: May be I'll just go out and get sh it faced.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Macaloon wrote:
    There's a sensational pic of Nibali casually crucifying JC on his wheel at Inner Ring.

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    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Jaguar must be really pleased they spent so much time working on this

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    He hee. I imagine pulling up to the club run in that (or Llandegla with 2 Orange 5's on the back) would make you a lot of friends
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • TimB34
    TimB34 Posts: 316
    So why is Nibali wearing a white helmet?

    Italian champs colours? (I can see a bit of green in the photo, no red though)

    Subliminal "good-guy" message?

    Overly rigourous sock-saddle-tape-glasses matching?
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    ddraver wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    There's a sensational pic of Nibali casually crucifying JC on his wheel at Inner Ring.

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    It reminds me of a HTRWW description of Froome (in Romandie I think): "Fine, I'll ride with you, but I won't look like I'm trying hard while I do it."
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    ddraver wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    There's a sensational pic of Nibali casually crucifying JC on his wheel at Inner Ring.

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    Aucune souffrance.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
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    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    dsoutar wrote:
    Interesting poll in Equipe today has the vote split three-ish ways between Bardet (28%), Peraud (26%) and Pinot (35%) over who will podium. 10000 votes so at least a decent sample of opinion of the home nation
    Were they given the option of 'none of them'?
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    DeadCalm wrote:
    dsoutar wrote:
    Interesting poll in Equipe today has the vote split three-ish ways between Bardet (28%), Peraud (26%) and Pinot (35%) over who will podium. 10000 votes so at least a decent sample of opinion of the home nation
    Were they given the option of 'none of them'?

    Well it doesnt add up to 100% so I would assume so.

    Peraud has the best track record in TTs and given there isnt much between them otherwise this could prove decisive.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Mechanism wrote:
    Jaguar must be really pleased they spent so much time working on this

    840404.jpg

    It's not particularly on topic, but if you took the Sky graphics off that car would be absolutely MINT.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    DeadCalm wrote:
    dsoutar wrote:
    Interesting poll in Equipe today has the vote split three-ish ways between Bardet (28%), Peraud (26%) and Pinot (35%) over who will podium. 10000 votes so at least a decent sample of opinion of the home nation
    Were they given the option of 'none of them'?

    Yup, and as was pointed out, that's the difference
  • tailwindhome
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    TailWindHome wrote:
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    Not interested. Where's the bus?
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Mechanism wrote:
    Jaguar must be really pleased they spent so much time working on this

    840404.jpg

    Is this the replacement to the Dogma? Taking marginal gains a bit far init?
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
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    Just grow up...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Mechanism wrote:
    Jaguar must be really pleased they spent so much time working on this

    840404.jpg

    Video of the same:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WIKBxkcpw
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  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    Mechanism wrote:
    Jaguar must be really pleased they spent so much time working on this

    840404.jpg

    All the gear, no idea...
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    I had no idea how small SDB as. I've stood next to Porte and I know how well he suits the Titchie sobriquet
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    dsoutar wrote:
    I had no idea how small SDB as. I've stood next to Porte and I know how well he suits the Titchie sobriquet

    SDB is actually 'far away'. Richie is 'small'.
  • dsoutar
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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Check these out. These are all images of guys in the pro-peloton just using things like sauce and crumbs

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/31782846@ ... 103557459/

    See who you recognise without clicking on the image ! Some of them are pretty good

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