TDF 2021:- Stage 2, Perros-Guirec > Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan 183.5 km **Spoilers**
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Smith was saying he is in all the team's WhatsApp groups so gets his information that way.Lanterne_Rogue said:
I think it certainly helps to be able to talk about things with their colleagues from other countries, whose interest is naturally on other riders. Twitter fills some of the gap, but the last year has seen noticeably fewer "I was talking to someone from X, and they were saying..." digressions that give more insight into particular riders or what's happening on screen.rick_chasey said:Ned & David too?
Might explain it. I often think they are better when they can hear all the other nations talking into their mics - sort of hive mind mutually helping each other0 -
The regular director passed away recently.rick_chasey said:Ned & David too?
Might explain it. I often think they are better when they can hear all the other nations talking into their mics - sort of hive mind mutually helping each other
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Must admit that when they cut away at the worst possible time this afternoon I wondered if it was directorial naivety.tailwindhome said:
The regular director passed away recently.rick_chasey said:Ned & David too?
Might explain it. I often think they are better when they can hear all the other nations talking into their mics - sort of hive mind mutually helping each other
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It's so quiet in my neighbourhood. I clearly have no Czech neighbours.RichN95. said:
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Just watching the ITV highlights. Quite interesting because the commentary was clearly recorded as it happened (rather than dubbed in later) - there's an obvious moment right at the end when Boulting suddenly has to recap exactly what had happened because they've gone back live. Also early on in the climb, the tones are very much someone who's simultaneously talking and listening to the production team realise they've screwed up and are telling him to make sure he's still talking because they'll need it for the highlights...0
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Talking of Verstappen. I bet all the F1 teams were wearing face mask along with all the commentary team, flick over to the football and it's like a bloody free for all. The only thing akin to a mask was a player with a football shirt around his chops!0
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Something tells me you have a bee in your bonnet about this.focuszing723 said:Talking of Verstappen. I bet all the F1 teams were wearing face mask along with all the commentary team, flick over to the football and it's like a bloody free for all. The only thing akin to a mask was a player with a football shirt around his chops!
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Apparently he's the 6th rider to have worn all 4 jerseysRichN95. said:That's a trvia question to keep me occupied. Merckx, Hinault, Indurain, Froome, Anquetil, Bobet. Does Armstrong count I wonder? Also the Yellow Jersey didn't exist until 1919
If you'd like to consider who the other 5 are I'll try to remember who tweeted the stat
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In other stats MVDP/ADVP become the first father&son yellow Jersey holders and MDVP is the first non World Tour rider to wear yellow in 10 years. (credit/blame @caferoubaix on twitter)“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Well, it's the mixed messages and lack of consistency. Is this to be taken seriously or not?Pross said:
Something tells me you have a bee in your bonnet about this.focuszing723 said:Talking of Verstappen. I bet all the F1 teams were wearing face mask along with all the commentary team, flick over to the football and it's like a bloody free for all. The only thing akin to a mask was a player with a football shirt around his chops!
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tailwindhome said:
Apparently he's the 6th rider to have worn all 4 jerseysRichN95. said:That's a trvia question to keep me occupied. Merckx, Hinault, Indurain, Froome, Anquetil, Bobet. Does Armstrong count I wonder? Also the Yellow Jersey didn't exist until 1919
If you'd like to consider who the other 5 are I'll try to remember who tweeted the stat
David Millar is the one that immediately comes to mindTwitter: @RichN950 -
To give Carlton his due when MVP was in bits post race and was unable to give an interview he didn’t try to talk over and just said to Sean Kelly “ well what is there to say after that Sean “ or the like.
He like the rest of us seemed to have realised we had seen something magnificent.
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Green and KOM are the two that seem uncommon to be paired unless the first stage finishes on a climb.0
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Millar, Jalabert, LeMond, Virenque and Bernaudeau. Although Virenque and Jalabert wouldn't have actually worn the jersey as it didn't actually physical exist from 1989-1999.
Hinault didn't as it was restricted to neo-pros (first two seasons) when he won the TourTwitter: @RichN951 -
Jalabert was the one I would have guessed at but didn't know if he'd worn white (would have if it existed). Considered Virenque but couldn't imagine him taking green at any point.0
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I would have thought he be more the house husband’s favourite. Am I allowed to say he was such a t*rt.0
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And a cyclocross group on Facebook suggests that MvdP is the first world CX champion since 1978. Peter Thaler riding for Raleigh (I’ve not checked this)0
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YupRichN95. said:Millar, Jalabert, LeMond, Virenque and Bernaudeau. Although Virenque and Jalabert wouldn't have actually worn the jersey as it didn't actually physical exist from 1989-1999.
Hinault didn't as it was restricted to neo-pros (first two seasons) when he won the Tour
In fairness the stat is led the classification, I've incorrectly paraphrased as worn the jerseys
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tailwindhome said:
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In fairness the stat is led the classification, I've incorrectly paraphrased as worn the jerseys
All six have also won a daily Combativity Award as well.Twitter: @RichN950 -
I might have misinterpreted what you were asking. MVDP is the first CX World Champ to win a Tour stage since WVA, but re-reading it, I think you meant reigning CX WC, and Wout's last WC win was 2018, so he hasn't won a Tour stage as reigning CX WC.ddraver said:Is that for definite? I'm not fact-checking my random guess but I'd have thought WvA's road career pre-dated his TdF career
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It must mean be a XC WC and wear Yellow. It mentions Peter Thaler, who won a stage an wore yellow in 1978, and then later was XC WC in 1985 & 1987. So not while WC.
Several have been WC and won stages since - Stybar, WVA, Boom, Arnould, Richard and VDP senior. So the last is probably actually his dad.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Did MTB even exist in 1978..?
https://mmbhof.org/portfolio/1978-first-production-mountain-bike-available/We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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