TdF 2016 stage 6 **spoilers**

kleinstroker

Arpajon-sur-Cere - Montauban

Last chance for a while for the sprinters to make a mark before the race heads up into serious mountain territory. GVA should have no trouble holding on to yellow for today.





Le Fromage

Bleu des Causses - cousin to the wonderful Roquefort, blue cheese seems to be popular in Aveyron



Le Donkey

Pyrenean Donkey

bobmcstuff

Some nice gorges today - going through the Truyere, Aveyron and Lot valleys which cut East-West through the limestone plateaus.



Villefranche-de-Rouergue, on the Aveyron

Also dropping off the Massif Central into the Aquitain Basin as we head towards the Pyrenees.

above_the_cows

Un Cheeky Vache au Montauban:



Le broomwagon dan le Gorges du Tarn:

bobmcstuff

Cor look at that bedding /\

above_the_cows

That's what the cow said before it decided to have some fun with the local fauna.

blazing_saddles

The weather set to enter the 30s.



The local(ish) medicine.

jimmythecuckoo

#tourdefranceweather

dabber

I debated riding over to Caylus with a couple of mates to watch today but events overtook that plan, plus I wimped out.... it would have been around 70+ miles round trip and the temperature here is around 30 degrees at the moment.

ridgerider

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

No_Ta_Doctor

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

No.

Though to be fair, I'd love to see "Rick Stein spends a weekend in The Peloton". Preferably on some mountain stages.

bobmcstuff

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

Nah, could use more rider pictures etc. though (can't believe I'm saying it, but missing Frenchie's contribution on that front).

ocdupalais

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

Habitual PTP Thread Mocker Bemoans Pastiched Tour Thread Shocker.

inseine

bobmcstuff wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

Nah, could use more rider pictures etc. though (can't believe I'm saying it, but missing Frenchie's contribution on that front).

Are you sure? Sure you're sure? OK, here goes....TdG in full poka dot

salsiccia1

inseine wrote:

bobmcstuff wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

Nah, could use more rider pictures etc. though (can't believe I'm saying it, but missing Frenchie's contribution on that front).

Are you sure? Sure you're sure? OK, here goes....TdG in full poka dot

At least he didn't go full polka-dot and do shorts and socks as well...

inseine

Michael Morkov limping in dead last yesterday, 33 mins down. Brave

inseine

At least he didn't go full polka-dot and do shorts and socks as well...

I think gloves and power meter is a good effort..

mechanism

Too much cheese, wine, cows etc; dull boring stage etc. Get the complaints out of the way early shall we.

mrfpb

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

I don't know, can you post a link to it?

ridgerider

OCDuPalais wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

Habitual PTP Thread Mocker Bemoans Pastiched Tour Thread Shocker.

Tell you what, I'll drop in some appropriate stage architecture where appropriate and we'll see how close it gets to ITV.'s 'caroline quentin visits...'.

All I was encouraging is that we ensure this place stays more akin to 'jack Hargreaves Out of Town'

(I hope you don't think of me as a thead mocker!)

Anyway...back to the racing.

josame

...

above_the_cows

No tA Doctor wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

No.

Though to be fair, I'd love to see "Rick Stein spends a weekend in The Peloton". Preferably on some mountain stages.

This would be amazing!

bobmcstuff wrote:

Nah, could use more rider pictures etc. though (can't believe I'm saying it, but missing Frenchie's contribution on that front).

I miss Frenchie. Go back through the old post of the Tour threads and you'll realise what a contribution he made.

above_the_cows

josame wrote:

An early contender for Post of the Tour.

josame

Thanks AtC

This is what I was going for:



Good job Frenchie is no longer on here..

above_the_cows

I thought maybe you'd stumbled upon the Brexit plan.

Nice pic though, is that Bertie slipping out the back? Poor Bert.

josame

Yarp v sad (imo)

blazing_saddles

live now with the break at 140kms to go. Given there are a few lumps ahead, this is going to be another 5pm finish

stagehopper

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

We're merely honouring the memory of the great David Duffield.

kingstongraham

Who only knows cycling knows nothing of the TdF

kleinstroker

Ridgerider wrote:

Is anyone else worried that the world's most innovative internet race thread format is very close to descending into a Countryfile/Coast/Rick Stein spends a weekend in... pastiche?

On the contrary, I think it demonstrates what a gloriously eccentric and eclectic bunch we are!

Bo Duke

They're just going though the motions, whats the point of day after day of long stages... the lads go just fast enough not to compromise positions or strategy. Would the race be worse off if the stages were reduced to 150/160k?

gsk82

Bo Duke wrote:

They're just going though the motions, whats the point of day after day of long stages... the lads go just fast enough not to compromise positions or strategy. Would the race be worse off if the stages were reduced to 150/160k?

If they had shorter stages the riders would be complaining about long transfers.