TDF 2021: Stage 12, Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Nîmes 159.4 km **Spoilers**

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  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    edited July 2021
    he's just a guy on bike in London who knows its the best way to get around down there and enjoys it. He's not putting £15k down on a 6 kg bike and putting 120kg in size TIR Assos.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Siesta time.
    Thought as much.
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    blazing_saddles said:

    focuszing723 said:

    Hello John go a new motor!

    Seems he preferred a top end racing bike after all.
    He's carrying a lot of timber these days, even though he was never what one could call slim.
    Yeah. I always used to enjoy it as a nipper when he would make an appearance on "The Young Ones".
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    Don't see this break coming back, unless there are some serious echelon shenanigans later. It's up to Alpecin-Fenix or DSM to control it, everyone else with a sprinter got someone away. Couple of other teams might think they're outgunned in the break, but DQS would normally do the lions share of the work and they'll have faith in Alaphilippe
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    Good break for Cav, sweep up the intermediate points and possibly hold on to stop anyone getting points back plus JA there to contest the win and the team can take a day off other than on crosswind sections.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    These locks are easy
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    blazing_saddles said:

    focuszing723 said:

    Hello John go a new motor!

    Seems he preferred a top end racing bike after all.
    He's carrying a lot of timber these days, even though he was never what one could call slim.
    Used to see him pedalling around London when I was a cycle courier back in the late 80 s
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    I feel I've missed something with several of the posts above. Something has gone so far over my head I didn't even hear a whoosh.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    edited July 2021
    I wonder if Cav has said he's not feeling it today after yesterdays efforts, let JA go out in the break, Cav can rest up, and hit it hard tomorrow.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    Would like to see EBH get the win today for old times' sake.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Pross said:

    I feel I've missed something with several of the posts above. Something has gone so far over my head I didn't even hear a whoosh.

    https://youtu.be/7MqMZ6XqMfc
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Them locks are easy
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    I feel I've missed something with several of the posts above. Something has gone so far over my head I didn't even hear a whoosh.

    https://youtu.be/7MqMZ6XqMfc
    I remember the song, it was it's reference to the stage I don't get
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    daniel_b said:

    I wonder if Cav has said he's not feeling it today after yesterdays efforts, let JA go out in the break, Cav can rest up, and hit it hard tomorrow.

    Just noticed he's wearing a normal jersey rather than a skinsuit. Don't think he's going for it
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    He is in the commentary box with Ned and Dave
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    edited July 2021
    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    I feel I've missed something with several of the posts above. Something has gone so far over my head I didn't even hear a whoosh.

    https://youtu.be/7MqMZ6XqMfc
    I'm making a guess Mr Sayle was shown on the ITV4 broadcast, or someone resembling him?

    Just noticed that Cav today is not wearing the green shorts he has worn on other days - not sure if notable or not.

    *Aha, Hatch has just noted thatnormally when he is going for a sprint stage he wears his skinsuit, which i think is the all green affair, so maybe decided before the start.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    I think I'll play the highlights later as I've been trying to get the wife to agree to a holiday in the Ardeche for a few years now. The only downside is all those beaches along the river used to be over-run with overweight German and Dutch naturists. Some really nice little beach bars too though.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    mididoctors said:

    He is in the commentary box with Ned and Dave

    Ah right - actually him or someone that looks like him? Seems random!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    Pross said:

    mididoctors said:

    He is in the commentary box with Ned and Dave

    Ah right - actually him or someone that looks like him? Seems random!


    I remember him talking about his podcast where he rides around talking about stuff.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    Sayle's a legend, love his humour, very intelligent man.

    Didn't take him as a cycling fan, good to know though.
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    Can't see Morkov in the rider list at https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/riders/12 . Cav is at the back, no sign of his lead-out man.

    Some riders have had very quiet participation so far this Tour, including De Ghent and Dan Martin. Recovering from injury, or something else going on?
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  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    I seem to vaguely remember he coined PUFFIN (Pathetically Unfit Fat Fu...um..Fellow In Nappies) instead of MAMIL.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    Alexei back on his bike

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGO22mT2plc

    Love his imaginary sandwich bar too.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    poweredbyidris said:

    daniel_b said:

    I wonder if Cav has said he's not feeling it today after yesterdays efforts, let JA go out in the break, Cav can rest up, and hit it hard tomorrow.

    Just noticed he's wearing a normal jersey rather than a skinsuit. Don't think he's going for it
    Rob Hatch is reading this forum.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ah, Cav not in his skinsuit because he hasn't been give one by ASO.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    Brad saying the organisers didn't give him the skinsuit for some reason and he's not happy about it.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    edited July 2021
    Wiggins just saying Cav was annoyed as the organisers didn't give him his speedsuit this morning - how weird.
    You would think he'd have it the night before no?
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  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    edited July 2021
    poweredbyidris said:

    daniel_b said:

    I wonder if Cav has said he's not feeling it today after yesterdays efforts, let JA go out in the break, Cav can rest up, and hit it hard tomorrow.

    Just noticed he's wearing a normal jersey rather than a skinsuit. Don't think he's going for it
    And according to Wiggo he's not happy about it. Didn't get the Skin Suit from the organisers
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    Pross said:

    poweredbyidris said:

    daniel_b said:

    I wonder if Cav has said he's not feeling it today after yesterdays efforts, let JA go out in the break, Cav can rest up, and hit it hard tomorrow.

    Just noticed he's wearing a normal jersey rather than a skinsuit. Don't think he's going for it
    Rob Hatch is reading this forum.

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    Maybe I am Rob Hatch
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

    Can't see Morkov in the rider list at https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/riders/12 . Cav is at the back, no sign of his lead-out man.

    Some riders have had very quiet participation so far this Tour, including De Ghent and Dan Martin. Recovering from injury, or something else going on?

    Dan Martin was in the break yesterday wasn't he?

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