Le Tour de Femmes, race chat
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Wiebes seems to be moving okay, though the skin wounds look painful.1
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If I were commentating on this my inner Kirby would absolutely not be able to resist suggesting that Marie Le Net was losing her head, or possibly riffing on her order at café stops during training ride.0
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(also the passive aggressive tension in the commentary box about whether to voice the 't' at the end of Le Net is genuinely making me feel nervous)0
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Just for the record, if English coms are pronouncing Cecilie as "Sessily" then they're breaking my heart, they're raising my blood pressure daily. Say "Cecilie", I'm down on my knees, I'm begging you please...Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Vos is such a bossWarning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Watched on my mobile in a waiting room. They are going to regret not putting AvV out the race."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 pm0
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Vos wins again quite easily.
Commentators claiming what a stage, but actually it was the second meh stage in succession"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.1 -
Strong sprint by Vos.
"Interesting" move by Persico at the end, chopped the Ceratizit rider0 -
Anna Henderson just then: "I remembered the descent as quite wide and open, then went around a corner and thought 'I'm not actually in control here...'"
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No_Ta_Doctor said:
Just for the record, if English coms are pronouncing Cecilie as "Sessily" then they're breaking my heart, they're raising my blood pressure daily. Say "Cecilie", I'm down on my knees, I'm begging you please...
You might want to tell her. She says 'Sessily' when I've heard her say her nameTwitter: @RichN950 -
On pronunciations I've noticed that the British commentators pronounce Vos's name Marianna whereas the Europeans seem to say Marianne. I haven't noticed what Iris says as I would guess that would be the correct version.1
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The Tour de France Femmes saves the best for last. Stage 7 is the first of two mountainous trips into the Vosges Mountains. After three hard climbs - Petit Ballon, Platzerwasel, Grand Ballon - the finish lies near the Markstein ski station.
The Petit Ballon looms. The 9.3 kilometres climb at 8.1%
The 7.1 kilometres long Col du Platzerwasel has an average gradient of 8.3%
The Grand Ballon ascent is 13.5 kilometres long and averages 6.7%. The route does not descend after the final climb, but continues just below the ridge for 7 kilometres to Le Markstein.
SÉLESTAT
Population: 19,250
Specialities: Alsace wines, kougelhopf, Alsatian gastronomy. Christmas flaky tree. Narreklepfer (sausages). Alsatian beers.
Kougelhopf
The most traditional of Alsatian cakes. The Alsatian kougelhopf is a tasty brioche with leavened dough, whose appearance is characteristic due to its mould, which gives it a high, fluted shape with a hollow in the middle.
Kougelhopf can be sweetened with sultanas soaked in rum or kirsch and almonds and usually sprinkled with icing sugar before serving. It can also be served as an aperitif in a savoury version, with bacon and nuts, accompanied by a glass of white wine or Crémant d'Alsace.
It is recognizable by its specific shape.
LE MARKSTEIN
Population: 1,260
Specialities: Alsatian specialities, bäckeoffe, sauerkraut...
Bäckeoffe
Stew of potatoes and three meats marinated in Alsatian white wine and cooked in a terrine for 24 hours (literally means "bread oven"). The Alsatian Lutheran Protestant denomination respects the tradition of the Sabbath from the Old Testament of the Bible. Baeckeoffe is therefore a dish inspired by hamin, a traditional dish of Jewish Sabbath cooking.
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I'd have to see that...RichN95. said:No_Ta_Doctor said:Just for the record, if English coms are pronouncing Cecilie as "Sessily" then they're breaking my heart, they're raising my blood pressure daily. Say "Cecilie", I'm down on my knees, I'm begging you please...
You might want to tell her. She says 'Sessily' when I've heard her say her name
Possibly like Pogacar she's ended up saying her own name wrong because that's what everyone elses is doing.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
I wish they'd cut out all the hyperbole. Everything isn't amazing or incredible or perfect.blazing_saddles said:Vos wins again quite easily.
Commentators claiming what a stage, but actually it was the second meh stage in succession"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
The first few seconds of this, for exampleNo_Ta_Doctor said:
I'd have to see that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjqY1h4HXRETwitter: @RichN951 -
Interesting. She doesn't when she speaks Danish, you might just be able to catch it in the first 5s of this:RichN95. said:
The first few seconds of this, for exampleNo_Ta_Doctor said:
I'd have to see that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjqY1h4HXRE
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Coverage starts on the first climb ... Not ideal"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 pm0
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If the host broadcaster does their usual trick of not starting the live coverage until about 15 minutes into the show, they could well miss the first climb.mididoctors said:Coverage starts on the first climb ... Not ideal
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Jeannie Longo said the same as you in a rant at Marion Rousse "we've done it all before but better, the Granon, Izoard, Galibier... POE" in response to Marion's "never dreamt this day would arrive as a little girl" stich.gsk82 said:
I wish they'd cut out all the hyperbole. Everything isn't amazing or incredible or perfect.blazing_saddles said:Vos wins again quite easily.
Commentators claiming what a stage, but actually it was the second meh stage in successionBASI Nordic Ski Instructor
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Wiebes already out the back. Sounds like it's a hard pace to get in the breakaway that hasn't happened and she's suffering after yesterday's crash.0
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Cecily or Sesily if you prefer, in fact as it is spelt. What was the question?No_Ta_Doctor said:
Interesting. She doesn't when she speaks Danish, you might just be able to catch it in the first 5s of this:RichN95. said:
The first few seconds of this, for exampleNo_Ta_Doctor said:
I'd have to see that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjqY1h4HXRE
https://fb.watch/eAGAAMNXtm/BASI Nordic Ski Instructor
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davidof said:
Jeannie Longo said the same as you in a rant at Marion Rousse "we've done it all before but better, the Granon, Izoard, Galibier... POE" in response to Marion's "never dreamt this day would arrive as a little girl" stich.gsk82 said:
I wish they'd cut out all the hyperbole. Everything isn't amazing or incredible or perfect.blazing_saddles said:Vos wins again quite easily.
Commentators claiming what a stage, but actually it was the second meh stage in succession
What's POE? Is it an anagram?
If Van Vleuten wins you know that many will try to make out that the Giro/Tour double is the same as the men doing it. "Contador tried, Froome tried. They both failed. Van Vleuten does it first time. How amazing!!!" sort of thingTwitter: @RichN952 -
And she's now a DNF.kingstongraham said:Wiebes already out the back. Sounds like it's a hard pace to get in the breakaway that hasn't happened and she's suffering after yesterday's crash.
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Not a lot of point carrying on given these two days"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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15 minutes from starting the climb and 30 minutes to climb it.
Coverage of the descent it is.
Not great ASO."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I like how I have found myself just talking about the race tactics in of itself rather than what it means ....which is a discussion after tomorrow imodavidof said:
Jeannie Longo said the same as you in a rant at Marion Rousse "we've done it all before but better, the Granon, Izoard, Galibier... POE" in response to Marion's "never dreamt this day would arrive as a little girl" stich.gsk82 said:
I wish they'd cut out all the hyperbole. Everything isn't amazing or incredible or perfect.blazing_saddles said:Vos wins again quite easily.
Commentators claiming what a stage, but actually it was the second meh stage in succession"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 pm0 -
AvV has just clipped off ..what a surprise"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 pm0
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She and Vollering are off and running. The rest are straggling in their wake.mididoctors said:AvV has just clipped off ..what a surprise
Just about to crest the top and Blythe is talking about her not being in the form to do the above."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
If vollering doesn't last the distance with AvV I am red carded her team and ds"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 pm0
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The studio chat is actually quite embarrassing.
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