The BB 'Not a Pro Race' thread... NO SPOILERS PLEASE

pinno
pinno Posts: 52,086
edited July 2016 in The bottom bracket
[Pay attention HD]
Great ride from Cummings. He did it in the Giro. Fair play to the guy @ 35.

I suppose Contador is out of it. Pity.

What fantastic scenery today in the foothills to the Pyrenees.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Have they made it interesting this year by putting a few tabletops and drops offs into the course?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,086
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Have they made it interesting this year by putting a few tabletops and drops offs into the course?

    60+ mph descending not good enough for ya? ...and then there's the podium girls.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Pinno wrote:
    ...and then there's the podium girls.
    I guess they need something to incentivise a bunch of blokes to pedal in a straight line for hours on end?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    The aerial shot of those guys playing chess on a mountain top with a couple bikes to boot took some doing. How the heck they did that is beyond me...

    And the other thing that was cool. Robbie McEwen commenting on the horse being ridden alongside the peloton, and besting them. And approving of the bloke doing so. Then when David M and Ned took over they politely corrected him that the rider was female. As of you could miss the difference... :lol:
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    Pinno wrote:
    [Pay attention HD]
    What fantastic scenery today in the foothills to the Pyrenees.
    Phht. Doing that climb in 27 days time, as a finale to another 3 mountains on day 5 of 6. :wink:
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    [Pay attention HD]
    What fantastic scenery today in the foothills to the Pyrenees.
    Phht. Doing that climb in 27 days time, as a finale to another 3 mountains on day 5 of 6. :wink:
    Any podium girls involved?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    [Pay attention HD]
    What fantastic scenery today in the foothills to the Pyrenees.
    Phht. Doing that climb in 27 days time, as a finale to another 3 mountains on day 5 of 6. :wink:
    Any podium girls involved?
    Hopefully.
    But I doubt I'm that lucky.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,086
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    [Pay attention HD]
    What fantastic scenery today in the foothills to the Pyrenees.
    Phht. Doing that climb in 27 days time, as a finale to another 3 mountains on day 5 of 6. :wink:
    Any podium girls involved?
    Hopefully.
    But I doubt I'm that lucky.

    You'll have to get your cheque book out.

    Cycling holiday in the Pyrenees Blakey? Yo lucky basket. Is that the trans Pyrenean randonee thingy or you doing it off your own back?
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Wales will do me. Not so good for podium girls but you get what you pay for :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,086
    Podium sheep. Now there's a thought.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Pinno wrote:
    Podium sheep. Now there's a thought.
    I can make your dreams come true.

    sheep-olympics-podium-medals-funny-woolly-DH7MYT.jpg
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    Pinno wrote:
    Cycling holiday in the Pyrenees Blakey? Yo lucky basket. Is that the trans Pyrenean randonee thingy or you doing it off your own back?
    Marmot Pyrenean Classic Cols, intending to do the Challenge route but may have to rethink that. :wink:
    http://marmot-tours.co.uk/tours/pyrenean-classic-cols/
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    I rode round the Pyrenees last year just before the tour did the aspin, tourmalet, my two favourite, also did hautacam, peyresourde and hourqette and a few others very nice part of the country
  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    It is said that the alps are for tourists and the pyranees is for purists.

    Remember stevo doesn't grasp speed, he bought a mazda after all
    Cummings is a local rider for me and ignoring his horrible neck a pleasant guy when I have spoken to him. Was a great ride from him, not a shock tactic for him but a smart ride
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Golf Driver wrote:
    Remember stevo doesn't grasp speed, he bought a mazda
    It could be tuned for all you know :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,625
    Flâneur wrote:
    It is said that the alps are for tourists and the pyranees is for purists.

    Remember stevo doesn't grasp speed, he bought a mazda after all
    Cummings is a local rider for me and ignoring his horrible neck a pleasant guy when I have spoken to him. Was a great ride from him, not a shock tactic for him but a smart ride
    What was up with his neck? Great ride from Cummings.
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  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Watch Froome's descent today on highlights or whatever. Real heart in mouth stuff. Flipping amazing.
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,625
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Watch Froome's descent today on highlights or whatever. Real heart in mouth stuff. Flipping amazing.
    Oi! Spoilers!
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,086
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Watch Froome's descent today on highlights or whatever. Real heart in mouth stuff. Flipping amazing.

    Referee!
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  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    seanoconn wrote:
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Watch Froome's descent today on highlights or whatever. Real heart in mouth stuff. Flipping amazing.
    Oi! Spoilers!
    How is that a spoiler? Did I say who won?
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Would I be spoling it if I told you its way more interesting watching downhill racing? :P
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,625
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Watch Froome's descent today on highlights or whatever. Real heart in mouth stuff. Flipping amazing.
    Oi! Spoilers!
    How is that a spoiler? Did I say who won?
    No but now I know there's a downhill bit.

    On the plus side, this is my first reply in a Pro race thread thingy, I'm normally invisible :D
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    Newsflash!
    Cyclists go downhill during the Tour De France.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,086
    Hmmm... for all Froome's aerodynamics, he got most of the 20 seconds in the first few hundred yards.

    What fantastic scenery.
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Pinno wrote:

    What fantastic scenery.

    I think Movistar were thinking the same as Froome pedalled away from them.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Pinno wrote:

    What fantastic scenery.

    I think Movistar were thinking the same as Froome pedalled away from them.
    I noticed BMC taking the time to have a good look around too.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Who's winning then?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,086
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Who's winning then?

    Cavendish of course 'cos he's won the most number of stages.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,598
    Pinno wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Who's winning then?

    Cavendish of course 'cos he's won the most number of stages.
    Oh OK. I thought Froomestick was going to win again.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    Have they introduced a points system for cylist/spectaror "interface" yet? There was a really decent one today. Maybe they could have a "Green Cross Code" jersey.

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