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jellybellywmb · June 2007

Anyone going to see the prologue or start looks interesting in a roadie sort of way.

I am going to miss it as the first time it starts in London and I will be in bloody France, Typical!!!

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streako · June 2007

Im not really into road bikes, but I love watching the Tour on TV. There is always drama, plenty of action and beautiful scenery.

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Unknown · June 2007

When does it start?

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BeaconJon · June 2007

The prologue is on the 7th (July), day after Ozzy at the NIA (get in).

Here's some info. First rider push's off at 3pm i believe.

http://www.tourdefrancelondon.com/en/event-info.asp

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Unknown · June 2007

Ah nevermind, Im going down to London on the 16th [:(]

Oh well, just a load of roadies I guess...

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rindlewmb · June 2007

I am ridiculously excited about the tour coming to britain. We have a great chance of a british rider (wiggins) winning the prologue which would be a massive boost for cycling in this country. surely anything which may get more people riding bikes is a good thing?

From personal experiance i think few things in sports spectatorship come close to watching the peloton speed by and the prologue is fantastic as a chance for riders to make very personal statements about their intentions for the following few weeks. Armstrong in 2002 anyone? Its going to be a great day out i intend going to the presentation on the friday night as well which is a great chance to grab free stuff.

Booked my chunnel ticket for the last stage as well. Its going to be great!

Unknown · June 2007

Did you know for the first few years they rode the tour on fixies? then for many years, it was all single speed, the 'inventor' of the tour thought derallieurs made the race too easy.

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Unknown · June 2007

Yeah derallieurs were banned for some time.

I read somewhere that they used to stop and change gear by hand before the climbs - though I'm not sure how they tensioned the chain.

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BeaconJon · June 2007

In the early days the Tour was a much harder, longer event (if thats possible) and was quite literaly a Tour of France. Even so I still think it has to be the hardest sporting event on the planet.

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ddraver · June 2007

I 'm going...........

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Unknown · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by BigAl

Yeah derallieurs were banned for some time.

I read somewhere that they used to stop and change gear by hand before the climbs - though I'm not sure how they tensioned the chain.

Updated pics:
Giant Anthem
Bianchi Via Nirone
Kona Lava Dome - no more :-(
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They also used to smoke cigarettes befoe a climb, to open the lungs up.

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mudface · June 2007

i'll be there. me and the bf going to ride there, watch the event, have bit of a street ride, have a few beers in the sun (hopefully) with good riding mates, then a slightly wobbly ride home i'd imagine. looking forward to it - a legendary cycling event like that doesn't come our way very often...

paulosoxo · June 2007

Should be great to watch.

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Unknown · June 2007

Yeah, bit far for me to travel but I'll be watching it for sure.

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