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Running from Saturday July 5th to Sunday July 27th 2014, the 101th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,664 kilometres. 9 flat stages,5 hill stages, 6 mountain stages with 5 altitude finishes and 1 individual time trial stage. After taking off from the United Kingdom for a 20th Grand Départ abroad, the Tour de France will go through northern france, the infamous cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, head east toward Alsace in the Vosges mountain in the begining of second week and catch the Alps for two stages a few days later. The third and last week will be in the Pyrénées for another two mountain stages and a 54km time trial. Rosbeef is the slang term the french use for english men Stage 1 Saturday, July 5th, Leeds / Harrogate, 190.5km Major Tom Simpson. Thierry Gouvenou posted:A British rider's dream The bookies slightly disagree with Gouvenou as Kittel is the main favourite (2.60) with Cavendish second (3.30), Sagan third (7.0) and Greipel fourth (8.0) for this stage. It will be a nervous finish, no prologue to create gap between riders, every teams will want to be near the front of the peloton, it's one of those rare chances for a sprinter to be in yellow. The towns 2014 : visit Yorkshire Stage 2 : Sunday, July 6th, York / Sheffield, 201km Thierry Gouvenou posted:Avoid being caught napping Considering this stage seem slightly easier than Liège-Bastogne-Liège and how the classic was almost a bunch sprint this year anyway, a sprint with a reduced peloton is more than likely, some big and fast men will be dropped though. Stage 3 : Monday, July 7th, Cambridge / Londres, 155km Thierry Gouvenou posted:Rolling into the capital As a tradition in the tour, the first week is mostly dedicated to sprinters, this stage is no exception. The towns 2014 : visit London Stage 4 : Tuesday, July 8th, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage / Lille Métropole, 163.5km Thierry Gouvenou posted:A place for each car and each car in its place Some sharp climbs to help a breakaway and long range attack however it's early in the tour and the chance to succeed are low. The towns 2014 : visit Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Stage 5 Wednesday, July 9th , Ypres / Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 155.5km How the Ch'ti (the local) see themselves versus how rest of France see them. Thierry Gouvenou posted:A stage riddled with dangers The pavés of the north have made many GC contenders anxious, being light weight isn't that great on cobblestones. It's likely to create some gap between the main favourite, maybe some decisive gap already if they have a mechanical at the wrong time. A new yellow jersey should appear, Cancellara or Vanmarcke the cobbles specialists should win and take the GC lead. This is the stage you don't want to miss in the first week. Yprès - World War I Stage 6 Thursday, July 10th, Arras / Reims, 194km La cathédrale de reims, a very important place in France history Thierry Gouvenou posted:One for the brave A breakaway win is a possibility now that there is some significant gap, on the other hand there are 5 or more teams dedicated almost exclusively to sprinters, some of them won't have a win at this point and not that many opportunities left. The towns 2014: visit Arras stage 7 : Friday, July 11th, Épernay / Nancy, 234.5km Thierry Gouvenou posted:Two big climbs It's an interesting finish considering the distance, could be for the like of Nibali, Voeckler, Rodriguez or sprinters like Sagan and maybe Greipel if the pace in the hill isn't too high. The towns 2014: visit Epernay Stage 8 : Saturday, July 12th, Tomblaine / Gérardmer La Mauselaine, 161km In the country of smelly cheeses, Munster is the king of the most smelly. Thierry Gouvenou posted:Adapting strategies The first real mountain stage of the tour 2014, nothing too crazy, it's medium mountain with no altitude over 1000m, it's short but steep climbs. The favourites are expected to make a first move there. It's also Voeckler native region... The towns 2014: visit Tomblaine Stage 9 : Sunday, July 13th, Gérardmer / Mulhouse, 170km France is world famous for the vineyards and the ghetto, in Alsace you get Vineyards in the ghetto or ghettos in the vineyards. Thierry Gouvenou posted:An interesting insight It's not the kind of stage where you can win the tour but it's the kind where you can lost it. The towns 2014: visit Gérardmer Stage 10 : Monday, July 14th - Mulhouse / La Planche des Belles Filles 161.5km Plank of the pretty girl is the literal translation of La planche des Belles Filles. You can read the legend on wiki. Thierry Gouvenou posted:Spectacular fireworks Now that the football/soccer world cup is ove, the tour is THE sporting event on the planet. Quite a different profile than the last finish in Planche des belles filles in 2012, this one will be harder if not impossible to control, it Could be extremly important for GC. It's the French national day, a breakaway win, a Pierre Rolland long range attack like he often did in the giro, are very likely. Tour de Francia 2012 Etapa 7 Tomblaine La Planche des Belles Filles The towns 2014: visit La Planche des Belles Filles Rest day : Tuesday, July 15th Stage 11 : Wednesday, July 16th, Besançon / Oyonnax, 187.5km Thierry Gouvenou posted:A very tight race The likes of Peter Sagan but also Nibali, it's a great stage for downhiller, Vincenzo need take risk if he want to have a chance to win the GC. The towns 2014: visit Besançon Stage 12 : Thursday, July 17th, Bourg-en-Bresse / Saint-Étienne, 185.5km Thierry Gouvenou posted:The old capital of cycling It will be hard for some of the fast guys like Kittel and Cavendish to find the right pace to catch the morning breakaway without spending too much energy on the final climb. An attack 30-40km from the finish should have a good chance to succeed (if the rider(s) aren't a thread at GC). Stage 13 : Friday, July 18th, Saint-Étienne / Chamrousse, 197.5km Thierry Gouvenou posted:The final hour It's one of my favourite stage of this tour, an hard hill at the start to promote a large breakaway, a cat.1 with some double digits gradient for the long range attack or reducing the peloton to a minimum and a long 20km climb to finish. Unfortunatly the next day stage is even harder and many riders are likely to save some energy. 2001 Tour de France Stage 11 Mountain Time Trial Chamrousse The towns 2014: visit Saint-Étienne Stage 14 : Saturday, July 19th, Grenoble / Risoul, 177km Thierry Gouvenou posted:A coalition of attackers The hardest stage of this tour and the highest point of the race (2360m), needless to say it's another key stage. Ciclismo Le Grandi Salite del Ciclismo #32 Izoard & Vars Montée du Col de l'Izoard - étape du Tour 2006 Vélo Magazine Tour de France 2006 étape 15 Gap -- L'Alpe d'Huez Stage 15 : Sunday, July 20th, Tallard / Nîmes, 222km Thierry Gouvenou posted:What if a mischievous wind... With a rest day coming and two hard stages the previous days, some teams will want to take it easy, other will want to give it all. Even without a strong wind to create echelons, it won't be a parade. Rest day 2, Monday, July 21st Stage 16 : Tuesday, Carcassonne / Bagnères-de-Luchon, 237.5km Cows and sheeps have priority on the climb. Thierry Gouvenou posted:Six hours on the saddle On the paper it's the perfect stage for Nibali and a dangerous one for Contador and Froome. Tour De France (2010) Stage 15 Highlights And Final Kilometres The chaingate. The towns 2014 : visit Carcassonne Stage 17 : Wednesday, July 23rd,Saint-Gaudens / Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet, 124.5km Thierry Gouvenou posted:A hectic stage Short mountain stage like this are always intense, it's guaranteed to create some actions. Extra motivation for the Spanish riders as the race will pass in their country. Tour de France 1993 Stage 16 St Lary Soulan Pla d'Adet 2001 Tour de France Stage 13 Pla d'Adet The towns 2014: visit Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet Stage 18 : Thursday, July 24th Pau / Hautacam, 145.5km Came is a slang for drug in french, haut mean high Thierry Gouvenou posted:A launch pad The queen stage of this tour, it's the last mountain stage and therefore the final chance for the natural climbers like Contador to take back some time or increase their lead before the final TT. Tour de France 1994 Stage 11 Pantani Hautacam Tour de France 1996 Stage 16 EPO Hautacam Tour de France 2000 Stage 10 Hautacam Tour De France 2008 Stage 10 Hautacam part1, part2 The towns 2014: visit Pau Stage 19 : Friday, July 25th, Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour / Bergerac, 208.5km It's a rock! A peak! A cape! – A cape? Forsooth! It's a peninsula! Cyrano de Bergerac. Thierry Gouvenou posted:Hitting the bullseye The last chance before Paris for the sprinters. The peloton will pass through the Monbazillac vineyards, a very good sweet white wine made with noble rot. The towns 2014: visit Bergerac Stage 20 : Saturday, July 26th, Bergerac / Périgueux, 54km Some riders use sandpaper on their saddle to retain a better position during TT. Thierry Gouvenou posted:It all boils down to this For stage win, it's not that hilly, Spartacus and Tony Martin have a good chance to win over the GC riders, depending and how much work they have done as a domestique, probably not much for Cancellara as he is the leader but Martin will have to work hard at OPQS. For GC if they are all at 100%, Froome should gain around 30 sec to 1min over Contador, 45 sec to 1min15 on Talansky, Van Garderen,Valverde and 1min to 2 min to Nibali, Van Den Broeck,... The towns 2014: visit Périgueux Stage 21 : Sunday, July 27th, Évry / Paris Champs-Élysées, 137.5km From the banlieue of Paris to the Champs-Élysées Thierry Gouvenou posted:Remembering the apotheosis The parade to Paris and the Sprint on les Champs-Élysées. If you don't have the time to follow it all : The important stages by Inring (Stage 1,2,5,8,9,10,13,14,16,17,18,20.) If you need to narrow it to 5 stages : Stage 5,14,17,18,20 to 3 stages : 14,17,18.
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The Contenders Le maillot Jaune : The yellow jersey. Christopher Froome Team : SKY U.K. Nickname : Froomey 1.86 m (6'1) 67 kg (148 lb), age 29. Winner tdf 2013, 2nd 2012 Froome was the best climber and the best TTer last year (and in 2012). He hasn't been that great this season, winning tour de Romandie in may but lost yellow and finished outside top 10 in the recent criterium du dauphiné. Sky used to be the best team for GT, "British Postal" but this year they have been coping with injury and illness, it's a big question mark if they will be able to control the race. Chris isn't well liked oustide of G-B as he had an Alberto Contador Team : Tinkoff-Saxo Spain Nickname : El Pistolero 1.76 m (5'9), 62kg (137 lb), age 31 Winner of tdf 2007,2009 Contador had trouble getting back to his old level after his 1 year ban He used to be hated by goons for the chaingate in 2010 but now many cheers for him because he is entertaining to watch + anyone but Froome. Vincenzo Nibali Team : Astana Italy Nickname : The 1.81 m (5 ft 11) 65 kg (143 lb), age 29 3rd in TDF 2012 Vincenzo is one of the best downhiller but he isn't that good at TT and he has trouble with changing pace when climbing. Still one of his best chance to win the tour, only one TT and it's a bit hilly. Alejandro Valverde Team Movistar Spain Nickname : El Bala (The Bullet) 1.77 m (5'10) 61 kg (134 lb), age 34 5th in tdf 2006, 8th in 2013 Can climb with the best and got the best sprint of the main GC favourites, he always seem to have an off day or two and his TT are irregular, he did win the Spanish championship a few days ago. Andrew Talansky Team : Garmin U.S. Nickname : Pit Bull 1.75 m (5 ft 9) 63 kg (139 lb), age 25 10th in the tour 2013 Recent winner of the dauphiné against Froome and Contador. This tour should be the confirmation that he has the potential to be a futur tour winner. He will have to cope with the extra pressure and show maturity. Garmin are known for stupid crash so this will be a real challenge. Rui Costa Team : Lampre Merida Portugal 1.83 metres (6 ft 0) 69 kg (152 lb), age 27 Reigning world champion, this mean he is cursed, he won the last World Tour race, the Tour de Suisse. Jurgen Van Den Broeck Team : Lotto-Belisol Belgium Nickname : JVDB 1.83 m (6 ft 0) 68 kg (150 lb), age 31 Finished 4th in 2010 and 2012 but crashed badly last year. He was in form in the dauphiné with a podium finish. Jurgen is a good diesel climber, he is relatively weak at TT. Tejay Van Garderen Team : BMC U.S. Nickname : The American with the Dutch-sounding name! 1.86 m (6 ft 1) 72 kg (159 lb), age 25 Won the young rider classification in the tour 2012. Like his compatriot Talansky, this should be the confirmation year for Tejay. He is a good TTer and a good climber but he may lack the regularity for a podium finish. Richie Porte Australia Nickname : Tasmanian Devil 1.72 m (5 ft 8) 62 kg (137 lb) age 29 The other sky rider in a super domestique role unless something happen to Froome. Czechoslovakia 1.83 m (6 ft 0) 65 kg (143 lb) age 28 The other saxo rider, super domestique role for Contador... Kreuziger denies blood passport abnormalities, pulled from Tour de France squad Joaquim Rodriguez Team : Katusha Spain Nickname : Purito 1.69 m (5 ft 7) 57 kg (126 lb) age 35 Rode one week in the giro before crashing, he says he will target stages win in this tour rather than GC. Le Maillot vert : The green jersey. Peter Sagan Team : Cannondale Slovakia Nickname : 1.84 m (6 ft 0) 73 kg (161 lb), age 24. Sagan has won the last 2 green jersey, he isn't the fatest and doesn't have the strongest team and train (although 100% dedicated to him) but his climbing skills allow him to take points where other sprinters will be in the Grupetto. He is the n°1 favourite for the points classification. Mark Cavendish Team : Omega-Pharma Quickstep Nickname : Manx Missile 1.75 m (5 ft 9) 70 kg (150 lb), age 29. Mark is the smallest of the main sprinters, he develop less watt than his oppenents yet he is one of the fastest (and the fatest in off season), thanks to his aerodynamical position on the bike, he is quite bad at hill. OPQS is one of the best sprint train in the peloton, only Giant may be better. Cavendish is the current record holder for most stage win in tdf for an active rider (25). Marcel Kittel Team : Giant-Shimano Germany 1.88 m (6 ft 2) 82 kg (181 lb), age 26. Marcel is the new king of sprint and the fastest on flat but he can't pass a bridge. Best team lead out and train as they are more consistant than opqs. André Greipel Team : Lotto-Belisol Germany Nickname : The Gorilla 1.84 m (6 ft 0) 75 kg (165 lb), age 31 André can push some of the biggest watt in the peloton but he lack the speed of Kittel and Cavendish. He is surprinsgly good at coping with hill finish but not the same league as sagan. Lotto isn't so good for sprint lead out and will aim for GC with Van den Broeck, Greipel will have less domestiques dedicated to him than the other sprinters. Alexander Kristoff Team : Katusha Norway 1.81 m (5 ft 11) 78 kg (172 lb) age 26 Winner of milan san remo 2014, he may be the surprise sprinter of this tour. Arnaud Démare Team FDJ France 1.81 m (5 ft 11) 78 kg (172 lb), age 22 Inring : Tour de France: Who will win the Green Jersey? Other riders to watch for Top 15, stage win or just because they are great/funny : Rolland : He was great to watch in the Giro with very long range attack. Hopefully he still have some energy left for this tour, should aim for stage win or Mountain jersey. Mollema : The best dutch chance in this tour for GC, the sponsor of the team, belkin will stop at the end of the season, the team and Mollema need to do show themselve in this tour to attrack a sponsor or a transfert to a new team. Cancellara : Will be leader for Trek, his goal is to take the yellow on the cobbled stage and keep it until the first mountain stage. Voeckler : The tour will cross his native region, Alsace. He should be even more offensive than usual. Frank Schleck : Will attack for 50m then stop cause his bro isn't there. Andy Schleck : See Frank + he will whine about dangerous descent. Chris Horner : The oldest rider in the peloton, last winner of the vuelta. He is recovering from a bad crash, he isn't expected to do much but then nobody expected him to do much in the vuelta. Jens voigt : A fan favourite, he is always on the offensive, it will be his and last 17th tdf. Johnny Hoogerland : A true warrior, crashed into barbwires at 40+km/h and still managed to finish the stage and make it to Paris. Jack bauer : Keeping the peloton safe from terrorists 24/7 They Will be missed in this tour : , Sir Bradley Wiggins, Philippe Gilbert, Vino, Dan Martin and many more. Anquetil,Merck,Tom Simpson,Rudi Altig The records GC win : 5 Jacques Anquetil : Monsieur Jacques (1957,61,62,63,64) Eddy Merckx : The cannibal (1969,70,71,72,74) Bernard Hinault : The badger (1978,79,81,82,85) Miguel Indurain : Big Mig (1991,92,93,94,95) Stage win : 36 Merckx (Cavendish 25) Points classification : 6 Erik Zabel Mountain classification : 7 Richard Virenque Le tour 2013 in 5 pic Les supporters, the Fans Running naked was the all hype in 2013 Chris Froome, punching people while looking at stems. La Caravanne du tour Good job opportunity for students, you can get pay to throw stuff at people or dance. Tour de France : The video game Tour de France : Pro Cycling Manager 2014 What's important in France ? Cock(s) The french are very proud of their cock, they are everywhere, even on the maillot jaune. La gastronomie La gastronomie française is one of the most varied and rich cuisine in the world, sometimes it can be a bit disgusting though. Croissant, oysters, snail, choucoutre, camenbert, Buche carapoire, horse meat. Les vins (Wines) One (old) bottle of Mouton Rothschild may worth more than a racing bike La mode, les parfums, les cosmétiques, le glamour. Some pics may be nsfw for an international audience, in France, it's in plain view on the street. Aubade leçon n°5,leçon n°59,leçon n°99 History, landscape The Amaury familly from inquisition to grand tour organiser, same business actually, they are making men suffer. Comédie Comedy is a very serious bussiness in France, all the french blockbusters and famous movies are Comédies. When it come to pro cycling, the guignol the l'info were the major provider, their peak popularity coincided with the dark days of the doping era. They focus more on spanish doping nowdays. Virenque Not dopped at all The most graphic, not a single word is needed. The Virenque show Like the Truman show but with Richard. La caravane du Tour de France par Virenque Virenque has to learn to ride clean with his new italian team Guignols vs Contador EPO Ti Quiero Love song about EPO. Les inconnus , Stade 2 avec Gérard Fanion Remenber when a France TV car crashed into Johnny hoogerland ? Humorists kind of called it 20 years earlier. Pédale also mean human being in french, it's a real magazine not a photoshop. Outside of Cycling, Kaamelott is quite funny. Do it like the pro and get ready for this tour Show off that body you got U mirin brah ? Sky concerned froome looking too rasmussen. Get your best tan Know your classic “EPO all in my veins/Lately thing just don’t seem the same/Acting funny, but I don’t know why/Excuse me, while I pass this guy.” Enjoy yourself, be happy Get your E.P.O. Be a gentleman Get your own pussy wagon Do whatever it take to make it through the long flat stage. Call Philippe the motorman to get fresh bloodbag(s) delivered faster than a pizza In summary : Streams http://www.cyclingfans.com/tour-de-france/live http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france/ http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/ Mr.Nice fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Jul 8, 2014 |
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Nice OP. I live only 5 miles from where stages 1 & 2 will be so will get a chance to see it on both days. Stage 1 as you say is largely a scenic 'flat' stage, some small roads but that's about it. Stage 2 is where it gets very interesting. The first 60km's of Stage 2 are largely dull - flat, easy large roads, only notable point of which they will be passing by Menwith Hill, the main NSA base outside the US. Its once they go through Addingham for the second time it gets interesting; they go through Addingham on Stage 1 as well, Addinghams a small Village and is very very lucky. Its about here where it starts to get fun. Really small roads that you wouldn't want to take a lorry down, and this is just a taster, and the roads from then on are all up and down hill all the way to the finish line. There is one spot on stage 2 where I will imagine most riders will just say sod it and run with their bikes - Haworth main street, its a tiny cobbled street on a hill with only enough room for 1 car. If they don't run on that stretch there will be crashes as the road is far to small to cope with the riders given the cobbles. Its the main danger with stage 2, climbs and assents on very narrow walled roads, there will be crashes. Should be a great stage, I know the whole of Yorkshire is really getting behind it, and flags and yellow bikes have been out for weeks now in all the places the route goes through. edit: Here is a picture of Team Sky on a test ride on Haworth street, it really shows you how small it is. ukle fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Jun 28, 2014 |
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Great op as usual! Thanks.
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# ? Jun 28, 2014 15:49 |
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Blown away by the thread again! Where do you find the time to ride your bike between detailed OPs?
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ukle posted:Nice OP. I think that streets wide enough to cope with a strung out peloton tbh.
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# ? Jun 28, 2014 17:35 |
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Great OP, you've really outdone yourself (again) Mr.Nice. When Le Tour rolls around each year, somewhat against my better judgement, I can't help but get excited and - dare I say it - perhaps even cautiously optimistic.
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# ? Jun 28, 2014 18:56 |
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Mr Nice you are the harking herald to our July. Beautiful as usual.
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# ? Jun 28, 2014 21:00 |
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Are there any new cool drugs or is it the same boring stuff as before?
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# ? Jun 28, 2014 23:11 |
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Judging by the Dauphiné it looks like only Froome is on the magical Sky dope, so it might get interesting. Nieve looks good but Porte seems to be all over the place.
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Truly awesome OP! So I'm all set to see my first ever Tour stages...I want to see some action up close but my GF isn't into bike racing and we don't want to be stuck in traffic trying to get out of town. So I'm thinking spend the day in Harrogate and try to see the finish on stage 1 (literally about 30 seconds of action?), then maybe the stage 2 climb in Haworth as ukle says (the side roads that lead out of town should be OK???) or try to see the steepest climb that day just outside of Holme. That should at least provide a little extra time to see the riders go past. Are these terrible ideas? Harrogate has a 'fan area', whatever that is, I'm assuming the buses will be there, a screen of some sort, plus of course the finish somewhere in the town. The climb outside of Holme has a tight turn at the steepest tallest area of Stage 2, plus a road to drive away on afterwards. krushgroove fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Jun 28, 2014 |
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Yeah I'm hoping I can still get a B&B near Holmefirth so I can watch the race go up Holme Moss. Don't drive though, so will have to come up on the train with my bike - but knowing our trains there won't be any free spaces for bikes.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 00:17 |
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Stunning OP. Top notch. Dan Lloyd and some other guy rode stage 2 (and probably others but this is the only one I watched) and it looks beautiful. Might be a good stage. Hopefully it is sunny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De5hf1DugDw
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WEREWAIF posted:Are there any new cool drugs or is it the same boring stuff as before? They have a test for AICAR now and will be testing old samples soon so I can imagine some nervous riders around
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 02:22 |
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Great OP! Everything's coming up Mulhouse. I don't know who I'm going to be barracking for this time around so I'll probably be all Anyone But Froome. Nibali, maybe. Also worth watching for: OGE's gimmick (aside from wedging buses and winning the first week's plaudits before buggering off.) It appears I've got the day off after the queen stage so I'm happy about that.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 02:28 |
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How long until this lovely race is over and more entertaining events can happenÉ
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Carpet posted:Yeah I'm hoping I can still get a B&B near Holmefirth so I can watch the race go up Holme Moss. Don't drive though, so will have to come up on the train with my bike - but knowing our trains there won't be any free spaces for bikes. All the B&B's round our way anywhere near the route have been booked out for months, there are tons of camping sites set up though and some of those adhoc sites will have spaces. As for Bikes on trains they are supposedly laying on extra bike carrying capacity, along with tons of extra trains but I would imagine that is also already booked out / going to be a lot of competition for. I would pick another spot than Holme Moss as well, as there could well be 50,000+ people there so viewing will be a bit of a mess. There are tons of spots all around the route suitable and some are in places that are not far from a train station (e.g. Keighley has a 6/7 or so degree climb for about 1km on its way out of the town up to Howarth). ukle fucked around with this message at 08:52 on Jun 29, 2014 |
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vaginal culture posted:Stunning OP. Top notch. I've ridden Holme Moss and its a nasty climb. Will catch anyone that hasn't done a proper recce out. The last climb up Jenkins road will give us a winner too.
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Merci beaucoup everybody. Kreuziger won't ride the tour, abnormalities detected in his biological passport in 2011 and 2012, they are only taking action now because : “The U.C.I. and CAFD checked these conclusions and in a notification of 30.05.2014, namely almost eight months after they had been sent and gave me a term only until 09.06.2014 to decide how to proceed.” (then extended to 30.06.2014) Tinkoff-Saxo sidelines Roman Kreuziger pending doping inquiry Kreuziger denies blood passport abnormalities, pulled from Tour de France squad Sky announced their official TDF squad but no surprise (No wiggins) and Nibali won the Italian road national championship yesterday. About doping in the peloton, as previously mentioned Aicar and GW1516 or GW501516 (invented by Evans while researching weight loss), are some of the most recent we know about. These drugs are suspected to allow an increase in performance while remaining at very low bodyfat. Some pro cyclists are around 3% bodyfat when fully hydrated which is insane (record is 2.7% clinicaly tested I think). Nuclear Receptors in Physiology and Disease by Ronald Evans (increase running endurance by 80 percent in adult mice) However it seem the most recent trend is to use a wide range of PED at low dose, sometimes getting them legally with TUE but that's true for many sports, lots of pro athletes got medication for asthma, corticosteroid injections is common in many sports and openly talked about while injections aren't allowed by the UCI and you need a TUE for oral/spray use.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 11:07 |
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Appanretly Kreuziger was contacted by UCI about this, then he had two of his own experts explain the abnormalities and then the UCI came back and said, "not good enough"; so that is why this is all taking so long. Timing is a bit ominous. Superb OP Mr Nice.
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Hello I don't know very much about cycling but that's a lovely and informative OP thank you.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 13:23 |
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I just took a week off from work to read that OP, but it was worth it.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 15:06 |
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Wooop wooop, good start! No Kreuziger for Contador now. Majka instead, who says he's still tired from the Giro.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 18:54 |
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That's the Tour done then. I don't like it one bit.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 18:58 |
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UCI is basically controlled by Sky/British Cycling now. Worse than the Lance days.
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# ? Jun 29, 2014 20:16 |
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Jesus Christ that sandpaper picture what the gently caress.
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 04:44 |
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Good OP. Alex Dowsett has been ruled out of TdF with chest infection so the tour might start in Yorkshire with no riders from England proper. Cav is from the isle of man which i guess counts. also on the subject of GW1516 it rapidly causes cancer's all over the body, nastiest PED ever invented. *insert picture of froomes mother in law*
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 14:14 |
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David Millar is out of the Garmin squad, this tour is going to end up with hardly any British riders in it at all.
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Jamsque posted:David Millar is out of the Garmin squad, this tour is going to end up with hardly any British riders in it at all. Cant believe they've dropped him. This was his farewell race and the team have been getting ready to give him a send off and he was playing the road captain role. They've dropped him on 'health concerns' after he pulled over at the British Nationals, where he was the only Garmin sharp rider.
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serious gaylord posted:Cant believe they've dropped him. This was his farewell race and the team have been getting ready to give him a send off and he was playing the road captain role. They've dropped him on 'health concerns' after he pulled over at the British Nationals, where he was the only Garmin sharp rider. he was panicking last night on twitter about it. I think what's sealed it is talanksys dauphine performance. They're having to be ruthless because for the first time in a while they have a real GC threat in the tour, gutted for him though.
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 18:59 |
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:he was panicking last night on twitter about it. I think what's sealed it is talanksys dauphine performance. They're having to be ruthless because for the first time in a while they have a real GC threat in the tour, gutted for him though. I can understand about Talansky, but are you telling me Garmin dont have one domestique they could drop in favour of him. With respect, its a very low chance that Garmin will be controlling that peloton.
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 19:16 |
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I've checked the numbers and the chance is at exactly 0 percent.
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 19:45 |
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At this point, I'm just gonna be tuning in every morning in the hope that Sky has some sort of meltdown and real racing might happen
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 20:46 |
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Oz Fox posted:At this point, I'm just gonna be tuning in every morning in the hope that Sky has some sort of meltdown and real racing might happen If Froome has any sort of racing brain (lol) he'll let someone else grab yellow and just stay close enough to win at the TT stage. No way can Sky dominate the peloton like the last 2 years.
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 20:47 |
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serious gaylord posted:If Froome has any sort of racing brain (lol) he'll let someone else grab yellow and just stay close enough to win at the TT stage. No way can Sky dominate the peloton like the last 2 years. Yup, Sky look like a bundle of poo poo compared to the last two years, especially. Losing Kreuziger is a huge blow to Bertie, though - who else has he got to support him in the high mountains now?
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 22:14 |
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I'd rather have Majka than Kreuziger in the TS train anyway. He had a bit of a spat on social media about how tired he is from the Giro and that at his age he shouldn't be doing two tours in a row (especially coming in 6th in Giro).
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 22:39 |
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Crystael posted:Yup, Sky look like a bundle of poo poo compared to the last two years, especially. Losing Kreuziger is a huge blow to Bertie, though - who else has he got to support him in the high mountains now? Froome. Because hes thick enough to pull him up the mountains.
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# ? Jun 30, 2014 23:14 |
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Given the way the Dauphine played out, I wonder how that will impact Froome and Contador's game of chicken. Suspect Froome will be much less willing to take chances and more willing to drag Bertie around. Betting on his TT performance. And sorry, but gently caress giving Millar a free pass. He's sick and he hasn't had a result in almost two years. Apparently should have retired last year.
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# ? Jul 1, 2014 04:57 |
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As someone who only casually follows the grand tours and the big names, that pair of OP's are truly wonderful. Mr Nice you should be proud of your supreme efforts.
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# ? Jul 1, 2014 07:16 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 07:07 |
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I dont think Contador is stupid enough to be anywhere near Froome with a decently long TT stage to finish the tour. The tour will be won by whoever gets more than 4 minutes on Froome in the mountains.
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# ? Jul 1, 2014 09:15 |