Le Tour de Femmes, race chat
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It's an old Skool lookNo_Ta_Doctor said:Quite like the Spiderman team. Ceratizit–WNT I think.
"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 -
Stressed peloton"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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Kepecky takes the second intermediate sprint.
Coming up next - the world's most hilariously overgraded Cat 4.0 -
Vos not contesting"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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It's taken me ages to find a profile for today's climb, but I finally found one. Think they might have stretched the vertical axis to make it look more difficult than it actually is.
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Femke Markus took the "Cat 4" and will wear the polka dots tomorrow.0
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Alana Castrique out after a crash in the peloton. Didn't look like much created it - just a bit of bunching in the group (maybe a slight narrowing in the road?) and a touch of wheels. Someone else's head bounced quite badly off the road too, Majerus, maybe? Another rider was caught up too, so might not have been her.0
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Correct threadLanterne_Rogue said:Alana Castrique out after a crash in the peloton. Didn't look like much created it - just a bit of bunching in the group (maybe a slight narrowing in the road?) and a touch of wheels. Someone else's head bounced quite badly off the road too, Majerus, maybe? Another rider was caught up too, so might not have been her.
"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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It's ludicrous having a KOM on the stage, hardly helps the race being taken seriously.
Rider who went down in the crash last lap looking quite badly hurt. Seemed to land hard on her bum so potentially coccyx injury?0 -
She's holding on ...crash"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 looks hurt"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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Problem is that they need to sort the jersey out somehow, I guess? Wish they'd found a smarter way to do it though - as you say, it's a bit farcical.Pross said:It's ludicrous having a KOM on the stage, hardly helps the race being taken seriously.
Rider who went down in the crash last lap looking quite badly hurt. Seemed to land hard on her bum so potentially coccyx injury?0 -
I think adding action/rewards encourages riders to attack which is lacking in the ladies peloton oftenPross said:It's ludicrous having a KOM on the stage, hardly helps the race being taken seriously.
Rider who went down in the crash last lap looking quite badly hurt. Seemed to land hard on her bum so potentially coccyx injury?"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 -
She's dying"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 struggling for position"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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Unexpected winer... apparently not"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 bossed.
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Wiebes takes it after a fairly long sprint - had to overhaul Vos having got blocked in a little bit down the opposite side - it suddenly opened up and let her free just in time.0
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You don't necessarily need to award a KoM on the first stage but if they did they could have used part of the start of the men's stage that includes a 4th cat climb.Lanterne_Rogue said:
Problem is that they need to sort the jersey out somehow, I guess? Wish they'd found a smarter way to do it though - as you say, it's a bit farcical.Pross said:It's ludicrous having a KOM on the stage, hardly helps the race being taken seriously.
Rider who went down in the crash last lap looking quite badly hurt. Seemed to land hard on her bum so potentially coccyx injury?1 -
At least JV aren't dominating this race (yet!).0
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Was ok for a crit ."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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Wiebes' back wheel was kicking all over the place.Lanterne_Rogue said:Wiebes takes it after a fairly long sprint - had to overhaul Vos having got blocked in a little bit down the opposite side - it suddenly opened up and let her free just in time.
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Quite enjoying the post race ability to drag some riders in for a chat here. Orla appears to be having a whale of a time presenting.0
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100%Lanterne_Rogue said:Quite enjoying the post race ability to drag some riders in for a chat here. Orla appears to be having a whale of a time presenting.
Great vibe grom the riders0 -
Feels a bit different to modern men's racing where the riders get rushed off by team staff and chucked on the turbo trainers to warm down.0
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Wiebes vs Vos again tomorrow?
It's pretty much the same profile, right up until the end.
I think Vos might turn the tables as it's an uphill kick. (1km at 2.5%)
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
(this is why I don't work in media). As much as I am fully behind this and very pleased it's happening finally, I'm getting a bit annoyed at all the "historic" boosterism.
Partly because it's not actually the first time, but mostly because it's about 20 years too late to be "historic"We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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