Tick Tock - Tour de France 2015
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Berto's lunch.0 -
Contador is the Greatest0 -
Check out Gruber's selection from the first week: http://stories.strava.com/triumph-turmoil
To go all FF for a sec, but the Gruber Two are taking some stunning photos at the moment. And they're hanging with the MTN team a fair bit which is even better in my books!0 -
If anyone's watching the stage on Monday, look out for some of my Exeter Wheeler friends. Probably will be on Col de Cabre. I only get there Tuesday night.
Thé stage looks like it'll be warm: current forecast is 37C. I wouldn't want to ride for four hours at max effort through that.0 -
I think this Tour has been enlightening with the trends it is showing:
It tells me:
- That the 2015 Giro field was very light
- Contador won against this light field and against better riders is now being shown where his form is (Hesjedal was able to climb with Contador at the Giro)
- In the weak Giro field Astana's riding and performance was not as exceptional as it originally looked
- Nibali did not deserve a favourite tag for this years Tour. He is still easily ridering better than those who finished 2nd-4th but that is looking like a light tour after Froome and Contador crashed out.
I know you cannot make exact comparisons and there are lots of unknown variables (illness, etc) but the trends are there0 -
A bit ancient history now, but some shots of the team presentation in Utrecht. Hope they're of some interest.
https://flic.kr/s/aHskgiD6wR0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19653602#p19653602]disquieting_museeuws[/url] wrote:A bit ancient history now, but some shots of the team presentation in Utrecht. Hope they're of some interest.
https://flic.kr/s/aHskgiD6wR
Magic, cheers. Great to see pros signing autographs with a smile....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Latest copy of Procycling plopped through the door today - which will bring relief in more ways than one: the pained expression on Nibali's face on the previous edition was making for an uncomfortable "sit-down" in the rest room over the last couple of days…0
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Contador is the Greatest0 -
Quintana: 'Well done. Now Joaquim, what do you have to say to Alejandro?'...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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Rouleur have some good shots from BreakthroughMedia for each stage:
http://rouleur.cc/tags/tour-de-france-2015Contador is the Greatest0 -
Two photo summaries:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/gallery/gallery-2015-tour-de-france-week-1_378052
http://features.cyclingtips.com.au/tour-de-france-1Contador is the Greatest0 -
GoPro footage. Not that great but crash at 1.01 or so and sprint at 1.53 is worth a look.
https://youtu.be/J2gXpuNR0PcContador is the Greatest0 -
Oleg saying TdF alone makes 80m euros.
Not hard to see how that needs to start going to fund the cycling teams.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Respect to this guy:
https://www.facebook.com/tv2nyhederne/videos/vb.115621461786836/1247791065236531/?type=2&theater
He says that Evans gave him his World Champion jersey.
Cadel Evans is a legend, pure class.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Oleg saying TdF alone makes 80m euros.
Not hard to see how that needs to start going to fund the cycling teams.
Is Oleg a socialist? ASO make money, teams get advertising exposure (see recent Cycling Podcast Kilometre 0) - And they get 85% of that during the TdF.
Inrng did a breakdown of what they could in theory get out of ASO and it wasn't worth the bother really.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
Oleg is a most benevolent capitalist. He put his best asset to work in a lower yield field for a while to make it fair for everybody else....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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Oleg saying TdF alone makes 80m euros.
Not hard to see how that needs to start going to fund the cycling teams.
The first sentence is unintentionally well worded. The tour makes a large profit, but is likely the only ASO race that does. Much of the money is used to subsidise other races.Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
Oleg is a most benevolent capitalist. He put his best asset to work in a lower yield field for a while to make it fair for everybody else.
Ha ha ha ha
Correlation is not causation.0 -
Contador is the Greatest0 -
That can't be real. It's a photoshop job surely. Otherwise that is the most amazing coincidence I have ever witnessed.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Maurienne Valley getting ready for the tour to arrive...
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Well that didn't work! There all display as the right way round when I view them.0
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Just seen those. Absolutely brilliant.Check out Gruber's selection from the first week: http://stories.strava.com/triumph-turmoil
To go all FF for a sec, but the Gruber Two are taking some stunning photos at the moment. And they're hanging with the MTN team a fair bit which is even better in my books!0 -
The Pyrenees one in case you haven't seen it:
http://stories.strava.com/the-pyreneesContador is the Greatest0 -
Well that didn't work! There all display as the right way round when I view them.
They are showing fine now. Lots of Polka dot!Contador is the Greatest0 -
Fan mail:
“The most popular is Valverde with 123 letters, second is Rui Costa, even if he’s abandoned, and third is [Alberto] Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), fourth is Chris Froome (Team Sky) and fifth is [Jean-Christophe] Péraud (Ag2R La Mondiale),” Sylvain Fourre of Docapost told Cyclingnews.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valverde-tops-the-tour-de-france-fan-mail-chartsContador is the Greatest0 -
Move along, nothing to see here!Trail fun - Transition Bandit
Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
Allround - Cotic Solaris0 -
Maurienne Valley getting ready for the tour to arrive...
Who left my bike in France? (bottom pic!) I've just had to go and check it's still in the garage, similar bottle cages, same (crap) saddle bag - for which both of us should apologise!.Trail fun - Transition Bandit
Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
Allround - Cotic Solaris0 -
Maurienne Valley getting ready for the tour to arrive...
Good stuff enjoy:)0
