**Stage One** - Dusseldorf > Dusseldorf - Tour de France 2017 *SPOILERS*

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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    looks very slippy
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    ads back to Escape in the Country...
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    Try Eurosport briefly during the ad break to hear Kirby inform us that 'Sagan isn't currently in any difficulty'. He's not even out on the course, that's why! Meanwhile David Millar is pointing out technical stuff that the casual viewer wouldn't have noticed.

    If it wasn't for ITV4 seemingly having more adverts, they'd be well ahead in the battle of the broadcasters.
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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    I think the watchfinder advert could become quite irritating sometime about Wednesday
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    I think the watchfinder advert could become quite irritating sometime about Wednesday

    You have an amazing tolerance - it is irritating me less than an hour into a three week race
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    The amount of Ads is making this unwatchable...
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    switching over to Storage Hunters is a huge mistake.... who are these bel!ends
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Betancur puts a strain on the ramp.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
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    Peter Sagan's latest haircut and facial hair reminds me of Fat Freddy...
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    that cannondale bike is horrible
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    yourpaceormine wrote:
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    Peter Sagan's latest haircut and facial hair reminds me of Fat Freddy...

    Blast from the past - The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Obviously Geschke as with Phineas - so who is Frank?
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    RideOnTime wrote:
    that cannondale bike is horrible

    I noticed one earlier had a water bottle on the seat tube. Nothing on the down tube. Surely the TT isn't long enough to get dehydrated after you start, maybe it's on there for some aerodynamic trickery?
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    The phantom spotted.
    Zubeldia even manages to start while both ITV and Eurosport are on a break. :lol:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Matteo Trentin leads with 16:14
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,272
    ben@31 wrote:
    RideOnTime wrote:
    that cannondale bike is horrible

    I noticed one earlier had a water bottle on the seat tube. Nothing on the down tube. Surely the TT isn't long enough to get dehydrated after you start, maybe it's on there for some aerodynamic trickery?

    Maybe it hides a battery for the motor in the seat tube? :twisted:
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Kiriyieka takes the hot seat with 16:11
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Kiry!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Would be nice if Kiry was wearing yellow at the end of the day.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    ^Aye it would.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    Seems to be getting wetter again - conditions may decide this particular stage.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    So, Nicholas Roche has tasted the tarmac, today.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Little flower's Polish TT kit looks good.

    I do like the number and quality of drop in guests on ITV commentary.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Little flower's Polish TT kit looks good.

    I do like the number and quality of drop in guests on ITV commentary.

    I was thinking the same - most of them have got interesting things to say about other riders as well as their own form. Mark Renshaw was quite interesting on the subject of Peter Sagan. David Millar now pumping Roche for information about tyre choice and pressures.

    Remember when ITV were terrified about using words like 'peloton' in case it scared the casual punter off?
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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
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    Plucky little Tommy Voeckler is out on the course
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,272
    Froome loves wet roads, right? :-)
    left the forum March 2023
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Michal Kwiatkowski 16:19 3rd
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    BERNIE!

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    So Voeckler is going to be in a soap opera post-cycling?

    OF COURSE HE IS!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Decent Gesink ride.
    _
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,642
    I'm not expecting Martin to win today. Too short. I still picked picked him in PTP

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