La Course 2017: Stage 1 Briancon - Izoard ***Spoilers****

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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Its live on ITV4 now - available on their streaming apps too
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Linda Villumsen is one heck of a rider
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    why is that twat riding on the course

    knob
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,845
    So the men get the stage closed to the public, but the women have to pass a random cyclist with a rucksack on their back? :lol: :shock: :?
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    seriously, few riders of either gender look better on a bike than Lizzie Deignan IMO
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    philwint wrote:
    Boels trying to do a Sky and 4 off the front (not in a single group)

    edit - i'm watching with no sound, so don't know who they are

    But that is Lizzie Deignan doing the pace work - ex-worldChamp as super-super-domestique; or is she just pacing herself
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,326
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    seriously, few riders of either gender look better on a bike than Lizzie Deignan IMO

    Yep. And the GB jersey looks great on her.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The Canyon Sram kits this year are a bit rubbish compared to last year.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    imatfaal wrote:
    philwint wrote:
    Boels trying to do a Sky and 4 off the front (not in a single group)

    edit - i'm watching with no sound, so don't know who they are

    But that is Lizzie Deignan doing the pace work - ex-worldChamp as super-super-domestique; or is she just pacing herself


    Riding for Guarnier, I suspect?

    (not listening to the commentary)
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,845
    Have I been watching durianrider and taking some of his opinion as gospel, or are loads of the women here using a cadence well below ~90rpm, which will be catastrophic for metabolites in their legs on this ~14km col?
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    seriously, few riders of either gender look better on a bike than Lizzie Deignan IMO

    Yep. And the GB jersey looks great on her.

    She's class.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    seriously, few riders of either gender look better on a bike than Lizzie Deignan IMO

    Yep. And the GB jersey looks great on her.


    The rainbows will also look good on her (again) in Bergen...hopefully
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Guarnier dropped?

    Good roadside support - sounded like people were worried there would be no-one there yet before the stage.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    philwint wrote:
    Boels trying to do a Sky and 4 off the front (not in a single group)

    edit - i'm watching with no sound, so don't know who they are

    But that is Lizzie Deignan doing the pace work - ex-worldChamp as super-super-domestique; or is she just pacing herself


    Riding for Guarnier, I suspect?

    (not listening to the commentary)

    I thought that was correct - cannot see Lizzie being able to win on Izoard. Megan just got dropped and lizzie dropped off the pae

    And the Sky parallel is so strong - Kwia/Lizzie; get one of the best riders in the world to set up your climbers
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Lizzie's killed off Megan!
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    imatfaal wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    philwint wrote:
    Boels trying to do a Sky and 4 off the front (not in a single group)

    edit - i'm watching with no sound, so don't know who they are

    But that is Lizzie Deignan doing the pace work - ex-worldChamp as super-super-domestique; or is she just pacing herself


    Riding for Guarnier, I suspect?

    (not listening to the commentary)

    I thought that was correct - cannot see Lizzie being able to win on Izoard. Megan just got dropped and lizzie dropped off the pae

    And the Sky parallel is so strong - Kwia/Lizzie; get one of the best riders in the world to set up your climbers


    I wouldn't repeat that in front of Lizzie any time soon
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Cmon Lizzie, go for it
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,540
    Very surprised to see Lizzie up there, not only holding her own but just put in a bit of a dig. They'll need to distance her before the top I should think.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Some hilarious person has painted a knob on the road.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Jo R-S going a decent job on comms
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Great ride here from Lizzie D. Be amazing if she can win this. Seems to have great legs.

    DD,
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Some hilarious person has painted a knob on the road.



    Evergreen post :lol:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,540
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Some hilarious person has painted a knob on the road.

    What is the French (presumably) obsession with that?
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Van Vleutan attacks
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,540
    edited July 2017
    Orica rider attacks and Lizzie closes no problem at all. 4.5k remaining.x
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    edited July 2017
    Van Vleuten has a gap, slowly pulling away on her own.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Annemiek is on the attack (and I really don't like skinsuits can I just say)

    Anyway, roadside attractions.

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    NitrousOxide wrote:
    So the men get the stage closed to the public, but the women have to pass a random cyclist with a rucksack on their back? :lol: :shock: :?

    Problem is you've got limited time to get spectators up the road - unless they've got vans or are prepared to camp, they've got to get up during the day.
    Close the roads = no spectators - unless the organisers arrange transport.

    The police outriders should've stopped him though - at least he could wait for the race to go past on a rolling block.

    We went up to the first MTF this year - wanted to take our van to somewhere between the 10 and 6km to go mark - roads were closed - no motor traffic !! Didn't seem handy considering we had a 2yo and 2 OAPs who can't walk far ... but the organisers had arranged massive carparking (free) and coached spectators up the road to the 6km to go mark - again no cost to the spectator ...
    I can see why they didn't want us driving up - the team busses were taking up the parking spaces and there was limited roadside parking - so whilst it wasn't ideal (we could've done with the van) - it was pretty good - and got us into a good position to see the tour ...
    My 2yo son LOVED the caravan ... "more", "More", "MORE" !! :D
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    edited July 2017
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Annemiek is on the attack (and I really don't like skinsuits can I just say)

    Anyway, roadside attractions.

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    I saw the man riding a unicorn :lol: .

    Race is all over the road now.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,540
    Van Vleuten goes again and opens a big gap. Lizzie and FDJ rider behind with another small gap to Borgini. Looks between those 4 but don't forget this is just setting things up for the pursuit on Saturday so Lizzie looking good for the overall.

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