The BB TDF Thread - May Contain Spoilers and Nonsense

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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    Bah. Eurosport is sticking in video mode. Would let me fast forward to about an hour before the end. Will try again tomorrow.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Just fast forward to 2 minutes before the end and save yourself 58.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Yeah, the whole stage was compressed into the last 600m.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Yeah, the whole stage was compressed into the last 600m.

    Like all bar Uran's win then.

    This one tedious tour. I'm following the Lanterne Rouge thread in Po Face. The back of the field race is much more interesting.
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  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 16,017
    TdF boring?
    Surely it was ever thus?
    The only really interesting bit of any race is the end. Just like watching a marathon or 10,000m race at the Olympics. Watching athletes, albeit supremely fit athletes, pedal or run along for hours can be pretty tedious.
    There, I've said it. :wink:
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 62,019
    Ballysmate wrote:
    TdF boring?
    Surely it was ever thus?
    The only really interesting bit of any race is the end. Just like watching a marathon or 10,000m race at the Olympics. Watching athletes, albeit supremely fit athletes, pedal or run along for hours can be pretty tedious.
    There, I've said it. :wink:
    Its a roadie thing :)
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,787
    Ballysmate wrote:
    TdF boring?
    Surely it was ever thus?
    The only really interesting bit of any race is the end. Just like watching a marathon or 10,000m race at the Olympics. Watching athletes, albeit supremely fit athletes, pedal or run along for hours can be pretty tedious.
    There, I've said it. :wink:
    The race may have been 200KM yesterday but the last 500meters were watchable.
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,787
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.
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  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    Is he betterer than Geraint Thomas?
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,787
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    Is he betterer than Geraint Thomas?
    The way Geraint Thomas blew when he lost the yellow Jersey, I'd say yes. And Thomas hadn't been spending the day towing Froome either.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    Is he betterer than Geraint Thomas?

    More potential, I would say.

    Cycling needs a new Pantani, but not an ugly one, like Aru.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,787
    Garry H wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    Is he betterer than Geraint Thomas?

    More potential, I would say.
    SKY would get an extra 10% from Yates but it's irrelevant as he'd never join them.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    seanoconn wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    Is he betterer than Geraint Thomas?

    More potential, I would say.
    SKY would get an extra 10% from Yates but it's irrelevant as he'd never join them.

    Agreed. What's the story with Landa? He going?
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,496
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    in the post race interview was froome really wearing a yellow nose ring, or was it simply some nostril embiggening widget?

    i was waiting for a hand to reach out of the crowd and tear it off as he's no longer in yellow
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    sungod wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    in the post race interview was froome really wearing a yellow nose ring, or was it simply some nostril embiggening widget?

    i was waiting for a hand to reach out of the crowd and tear it off as he's no longer in yellow
    Your eyes did not deceive you. Maybe he shoud've had a rope running from it to Landa's bike.

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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    sungod wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    SKY should dump Froome asap, he's a spent force and no one ever liked him. Grab Simon Yates at any cost and get him on the juice.

    in the post race interview was froome really wearing a yellow nose ring, or was it simply some nostril embiggening widget?

    i was waiting for a hand to reach out of the crowd and tear it off as he's no longer in yellow

    I noticed that too. Wtf? It didn't seem to do much embiggening. Is he peaking for the third week? I had the feeling Landa was just rolling his eyes as he towed an increasingly knackered Froome up the final climb.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,305
    Garry H wrote:
    Cycling needs a new Pantani...
    Naughty.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    orraloon wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Cycling needs a new Pantani...
    Naughty.

    ...but nice?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,626
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    This week "should" be all about Thursday, and hopefully an attack on Friday to those with tired legs.

    Tired French legs going for glory on Bastille day perhaps. Then today and tomorrow, they'll be resting up at the back of the peloton in anticipation of the effort.
    100%. Well, 95%. The exception being Bardet.
    Today, sprinters. Again. Tomorrow, GC.
    Should have put a double on that! :wink:
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    My man won!!

    Good stage that. Feck was Landa up to though?
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    BTW, how scary is that woman in the barclays security ad?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    Garry H wrote:
    My man won!!

    Good stage that. Feck was Landa up to though?

    How not to win a sprint - go too early and lead out your opponents a la Fagnini.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    Garry H wrote:
    BTW, how scary is that woman in the barclays security ad?

    Which ad? I hate ads.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Barclays ad on ES. Ginger haired woman, call centre thing

    Why was Landa working on the front of a group that had Aunty Nairo in? Why didn't he just sit at the back?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    Is it putting pressure on Aru and his team from 2 angles? Landa could theoretically be in the mix?. Come the Alps, we'll see how that tactic plays out.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,626
    Garry H wrote:
    Barclays ad on ES. Ginger haired woman, call centre thing

    Why was Landa working on the front of a group that had Aunty Nairo in? Why didn't he just sit at the back?
    Landa had a chance of yellow. Froome made sure Landa didn't do to him like he did to Wiggins. Keep him in his place. Especially as he is off to another team soon. Trek?
    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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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Thought ot was Movistar, but Trek would probably make more sense.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Landa had a chance of yellow. Froome made sure Landa didn't do to him what he should have done to Wiggins.

    FTFY.

    EBH seems to have recovered from his SKY years.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Still wins feck all though. "Next Eddy Merckx" My fanny!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    The French are looking good for a TdF winner in the next 5 years. Keep an eye on Guillaume Martin. You heard it from me first.
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