TDF 2019, Stage 21: Houilles > Paris Champs-Élysées 29/07/2018 - 116 km *Spoilers*
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DeadCalm wrote:
That's not bad, but check this reminiscence out from the 2007 Grand Depart:No tA Doctor wrote:These are the Geraint pics and stories from when he was a nipper that you're looking for
https://twitter.com/GarethEnticott/stat ... 8378149894.
Me: "Hey, Geraint, good luck today."
GT: "Oh, cheers. Ta."
It was you that lost him the lanterne rouge.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Oh man, don't say that.No tA Doctor wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
That's not bad, but check this reminiscence out from the 2007 Grand Depart:No tA Doctor wrote:These are the Geraint pics and stories from when he was a nipper that you're looking for
https://twitter.com/GarethEnticott/stat ... 8378149894.
Me: "Hey, Geraint, good luck today."
GT: "Oh, cheers. Ta."
It was you that lost him the lanterne rouge.0 -
I notice from the BBC website that today is the Ride London-Surrey Classic, which is presumably named after an airport sixty miles from London, and we don't appear to have a spoiler thread, so let's wrap it up in a post:
SPOILER: Nobody's watching.0 -
DeadCalm wrote:
Oh man, don't say that.No tA Doctor wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
That's not bad, but check this reminiscence out from the 2007 Grand Depart:No tA Doctor wrote:These are the Geraint pics and stories from when he was a nipper that you're looking for
https://twitter.com/GarethEnticott/stat ... 8378149894.
Me: "Hey, Geraint, good luck today."
GT: "Oh, cheers. Ta."
It was you that lost him the lanterne rouge.
Don't worry yourself - he came second to the greatest Lanterne in modern cycling. No shame in that.0 -
Possible incoming hilarity - Taylor Phinney just dropped back a little to the following motorbike to confirm how many laps were left. Eventually seems to confirm five laps by holding up five fingers.
There are six left, so if you see him inexplicably sprinting for the line a lap early...0 -
Of all time, surely?underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
Oh man, don't say that.No tA Doctor wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
That's not bad, but check this reminiscence out from the 2007 Grand Depart:No tA Doctor wrote:These are the Geraint pics and stories from when he was a nipper that you're looking for
https://twitter.com/GarethEnticott/stat ... 8378149894.
Me: "Hey, Geraint, good luck today."
GT: "Oh, cheers. Ta."
It was you that lost him the lanterne rouge.
Don't worry yourself - he came second to the greatest Lanterne in modern cycling. No shame in that.0 -
underlayunderlay wrote:Possible incoming hilarity - Taylor Phinney just dropped back a little to the following motorbike to confirm how many laps were left. Eventually seems to confirm five laps by holding up five fingers.
There are six left, so if you see him inexplicably sprinting for the line a lap early... Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
DeadCalm wrote:
Of all time, surely?underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
Oh man, don't say that.No tA Doctor wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
That's not bad, but check this reminiscence out from the 2007 Grand Depart:No tA Doctor wrote:These are the Geraint pics and stories from when he was a nipper that you're looking for
https://twitter.com/GarethEnticott/stat ... 8378149894.
Me: "Hey, Geraint, good luck today."
GT: "Oh, cheers. Ta."
It was you that lost him the lanterne rouge.
Don't worry yourself - he came second to the greatest Lanterne in modern cycling. No shame in that.
Antoine Deflotriere managed to lose over 101 hours on the second tour, so I don't think it's possible to compare across eras. That's longer than Craddock has been riding in total this year. Probably still is if you threw in the neutralised zones and the rest day recovery rides.0 -
No time cuts. He was just a rubbish rider who refused to give up.underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
Of all time, surely?underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
Oh man, don't say that.No tA Doctor wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
That's not bad, but check this reminiscence out from the 2007 Grand Depart:No tA Doctor wrote:These are the Geraint pics and stories from when he was a nipper that you're looking for
https://twitter.com/GarethEnticott/stat ... 8378149894.
Me: "Hey, Geraint, good luck today."
GT: "Oh, cheers. Ta."
It was you that lost him the lanterne rouge.
Don't worry yourself - he came second to the greatest Lanterne in modern cycling. No shame in that.
Antoine Deflotriere managed to lose over 101 hours on the second tour, so I don't think it's possible to compare across eras. That's longer than Craddock has been riding in total this year. Probably still is if you threw in the neutralised zones and the rest day recovery rides.0 -
Phinney now has top and tail bruises."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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DeadCalm wrote:
No time cuts. He was just a rubbish rider who refused to give up.underlayunderlay wrote:Antoine Deflotriere managed to lose over 101 hours on the second tour, so I don't think it's possible to compare across eras. That's longer than Craddock has been riding in total this year. Probably still is if you threw in the neutralised zones and the rest day recovery rides.
Yeah, but the sheer mental fortitude to carry on FOUR WHOLE DAYS later. I mean, I can't even be bothered to open up a thread in a forum that's four days old...0 -
underlayunderlay wrote:I notice from the BBC website that today is the Ride London-Surrey Classic, which is presumably named after an airport sixty miles from London, and we don't appear to have a spoiler thread, so let's wrap it up in a post:
SPOILER: Nobody's watching.
Brilliant timing so that both races look to finish within a couple of minutes.
Just thinking about cyclist haters going apoplectic as they flick through the tv channels this afternoon.0 -
Why do most commentators seem to say a hard "t' in the middle of Champ-Élysées?0
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mfin wrote:Why do most commentators seem to say a hard "t' in the middle of Champ-Élysées?
They've Champt off more than they can chew.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
It was only six stages. He was on a pleasant cycling holiday through the French countryside which happened to coincide with the route of the Tour.underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
No time cuts. He was just a rubbish rider who refused to give up.underlayunderlay wrote:Antoine Deflotriere managed to lose over 101 hours on the second tour, so I don't think it's possible to compare across eras. That's longer than Craddock has been riding in total this year. Probably still is if you threw in the neutralised zones and the rest day recovery rides.
Yeah, but the sheer mental fortitude to carry on FOUR WHOLE DAYS later. I mean, I can't even be bothered to open up a thread in a forum that's four days old...0 -
DeadCalm wrote:
It was only six stages. He was on a pleasant cycling holiday through the French countryside which happened to coincide with the route of the Tour.underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
No time cuts. He was just a rubbish rider who refused to give up.underlayunderlay wrote:Antoine Deflotriere managed to lose over 101 hours on the second tour, so I don't think it's possible to compare across eras. That's longer than Craddock has been riding in total this year. Probably still is if you threw in the neutralised zones and the rest day recovery rides.
Yeah, but the sheer mental fortitude to carry on FOUR WHOLE DAYS later. I mean, I can't even be bothered to open up a thread in a forum that's four days old...
You're looking at this entirely the wrong way. That's utter dominance. Do we think any less of Geraint Thomas for wanting to get back to the bus quicker than everyone else?
Ultimately Deflotriere could only beat what was in front of him.0 -
Alaphilippe counters...
(Sky could do a lot for their PR by sitting up right now...)0 -
That's it, safe at last!
Cymru am Byth. "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Can't listen to Kirby when he's in this mode, what a twàt. Sounding more and more over excited is not good commentary.0
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Lampaert!"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Kristoff. Wow that was a close one."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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I've just had this mental movie go through my head of Deflotriere arriving at the end of stage one, just as the other riders are about to start stage two, nodding sagely and muttering to himself "n'oublie pas l'histoire de la Tortoise et du Hare, Antoine"underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
It was only six stages. He was on a pleasant cycling holiday through the French countryside which happened to coincide with the route of the Tour.underlayunderlay wrote:DeadCalm wrote:
No time cuts. He was just a rubbish rider who refused to give up.underlayunderlay wrote:Antoine Deflotriere managed to lose over 101 hours on the second tour, so I don't think it's possible to compare across eras. That's longer than Craddock has been riding in total this year. Probably still is if you threw in the neutralised zones and the rest day recovery rides.
Yeah, but the sheer mental fortitude to carry on FOUR WHOLE DAYS later. I mean, I can't even be bothered to open up a thread in a forum that's four days old...
You're looking at this entirely the wrong way. That's utter dominance. Do we think any less of Geraint Thomas for wanting to get back to the bus quicker than everyone else?
Ultimately Deflotriere could only beat what was in front of him.0 -
Froome applauding Thomas over the line0
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When was the last time a Colnago was ridden to a win on the Champs?0
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Froome looking genuinely pleased for Geraint there.0
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Not the usual Sky celebratory line up across the finish.
More desalination PR?"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
