Tour de France 2015 Stage 2 Utrecht - Zeeland *SPOILERS*

Pross

Bertie and Froome having a good natter on the roll out. From what I've seen they seem to be quite good friends.

Really hoping for cross winds as I don't see the giddy heights of a 6m mountain having enough influence.

emadden

I think Greg ate all the pies... but not as many as last year.

No_Ta_Doctor

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19641028#p19641028]Above The Cows[/url] wrote:

Who's going to fall off in the neutral zone on the first road stage this year then?

That's a guessing game that's got far harder since the demise of the "carrots". Back in the day the best guess would have been "The entire Euskaltel-Euskadi team".

above_the_cows

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19641032#p19641032]No tA Doctor[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19641028#p19641028]Above The Cows[/url] wrote:

Who's going to fall off in the neutral zone on the first road stage this year then?

That's a guessing game that's got far harder since the demise of the "carrots". Back in the day the best guess would have been "The entire Euskaltel-Euskadi team".

Here's a question. If Haimar Zubeldia falls in the neutral zone does anyone notice?

blazing_saddles

Will be fun if Valverde gets another puncture.
The Tour could be lost today, on the stage that Frenchie is writing off as a non event.

pinno

Slightly off topic:

Due to work/children/uppity Eurosport player etc, keeping up with this years TdF is going to be a PITA. Can anyone give me a link to somewhere where I can get a quick and easy look at the overall standings/results please?

Cheers ta.

PS Lets hope French Posties are a bit more chilled out than their Dutch counterparts over the next few weeks.

Pross

Now that was a Chateau, doubt the French will be able to beat that over the next 2 weeks!

above_the_cows

It is quite interesting seeing what non-Dutch people consider to be windy.

hammerite

Lemond seems to think echelons and roundabouts could play there part today.

poppit

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19641040#p19641040]pinarello001[/url] wrote:

Slightly off topic:

Due to work/children/uppity Eurosport player etc, keeping up with this years TdF is going to be a PITA. Can anyone give me a link to somewhere where I can get a quick and easy look at the overall standings/results please?

Cheers ta.

PS Lets hope French Posties are a bit more chilled out than their Dutch counterparts over the next few weeks.

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ddraver

Just a warning - dutch weather has predicted a stormpocolypse every day for the past week and it hasnt materialised. Inland* it's really not very windy at all and it's baking hot but less so than yesterday. However, every sailor will tell you that trying to predict the sea breeze is guesswork at best but it will blow vaguely offshore. How it will interact with the genuine off shore breeze we have now will be interesting.

above_the_cows

That was an incline! :shock:

blazing_saddles

Break already sorted. Just like the last time they raced in these parts.

above_the_cows

The Buienradar could be lying...

http://buienradar.nl/verwachting-3-uur

above_the_cows

Those new telemetry things on the bike make them look like cart horses.

frenchfighter

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19640815#p19640815]Above The Cows[/url] wrote:

Sadly it's not going through the bulb fields and it's not the right time of year but I bl**dy love the Deltawerken and the Oosterscheldekering is a sight to behold.

But the weather is not looking promising.

Is that a real word? How on earth do you come up with such a monstrosity :shock:

ddraver

....The tweets for the finish sound a bit different

hammerite

Double post

frenchfighter

above_the_cows

Oosterscheldekering

Ooster = Eastern

Schelde = the river Scheldt

Oosterschedle = Eastern Scheldt

Kering = barrier

Oosterscheldekering = Eastern Scheldt Barrier.

dolan_driver

[quote="The only tapes in the car were my mum's Chris De Burgh greatest hits and Huey Lewis albums. Dreadful scenes[/quote]

Nowt wrong with Huey Lewis!!

DD.

above_the_cows

Cows!

ddraver

Wind in Gouda has just done a 180 and increased by 15 - 20 kph gonna be a head wind for the riders and, more importantly, ME!

Sky is darkening very ominously.

The sexy sky carer has just gone past me...

hammerite

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19641074#p19641074]ddraver[/url] wrote:

Wind in Gouda has just done a 180 and increased by 15 - 20 kph gonna be a head wind for the riders and, more importantly, ME!

Sky is darkening very ominously.

The sexy sky carer has just gone past me...

She's clearly not that dark and ominous then.

TheBigBean

Break has 2m45s

JackPozzi

Any chance of echelons? Opted to watch the start of the British GP and then switch over but it's turned out to be more exciting than normal. Will switch over to the Tour if it starts kicking off....

hammerite

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19641079#p19641079]JackPozzi[/url] wrote:

Any chance of echelons? Opted to watch the start of the British GP and then switch over but it's turned out to be more exciting than normal. Will switch over to the Tour if it starts kicking off....

According to LeMond yes. Carlton Kirby is getting quite excited about the conditions - which probably means nothing exciting will happen.

above_the_cows

That Richard Virenque Festina add is going to get very boring, very quickly.

above_the_cows

So far this stage has had a disappointing lack of road furniture.

hammerite

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19641082#p19641082]Above The Cows[/url] wrote:

That Richard Virenque Festina add is going to get very boring, very quickly.

I'm dreading another 3 weeks of that toothy grinning guy fondling his De Rosa in the Wiggle advert.