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Withnail posted:Oh good to know that Froome was just faking an injury so he didn't have to ride the tour de france or whatever. Winning tours then becoming whiny little shits who can't ride a bike is a real problem for sky
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African AIDS cum posted:Also re watched when he abandons, he stand ps there waiting for the car just looking dejected, car pulls up and he gives the I'm done sign, then realizes he should act like he's in pain so winces a bit. Ah yes, I'm sure Geraint Thomas was completely unaware that his team leader abandoned the race. No arguments about Froome being a little bitch who can't handle his bike though
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He was hanging around the back of the peloton for almost the entire time between his first and 2nd crashes. Clearly had no confidence in his ability to keep the bike upright.
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Jul 10, 2014 10:20
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Remember when Cadel rode to Paris with a broken elbow.
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Until you mentioned that, I'd forgotten about Thomas riding like half the tour with a broken pelvis, too.
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I cant imagine what going over cobbles would be like when you can barely grip your bars though.
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serious gaylord posted:He was hanging around the back of the peloton for almost the entire time between his first and 2nd crashes. Clearly had no confidence in his ability to keep the bike upright. But enough about Contador haha
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Allyn posted:Afaik nobody has worn the yellow for every single stage. There are 4 riders who have and surprisingly no Eddy Merckx  1924, Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Tour_de_France 1928, Nicolas Frantz (LUX) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_Tour_de_France 1935, Romain Maes (BEL) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Tour_de_France 1961, Jacques Anquetil (FRA) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Tour_de_France (Technically not every stage, but every day of the race)
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Jul 10, 2014 10:36
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Having 10 km of cobblestone roads in wet conditions ahead with a wrist injury must have played some part. Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steroid-induced_osteoporosis hmm interesting
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Jul 10, 2014 10:43
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Pocket posted:^ If he cut down on the Tramadol he'd probably not fall as much Yeah this was more of an extended cyclocross. Fuglsang has an MTB background by the way.
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Jul 10, 2014 10:57
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 Quite strong wind for this stage with 35km/h, a chance to create echelons maybe.  Lots of roundabouts in the last 5km today.
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Who was the dude who broke his collarbone, so rode the next stage with a piece of leather tied to one side of his handlebar, gripping the other end in his teeth to keep it straight? THAT is badassery you will not see again.
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Byolante posted:Winning tours then becoming whiny little shits who can't ride a bike is a real problem for sky Tbf Froome could never ride bikes. He's a great athlete (or responds to doping well at least) but he's a terrible cyclist skill-wise. Compare him to someone like Cancellara who is a loving wizard on a bicycle. Froome is also a whiny bitch and if you get in 3 crashes in 2 days, it's not just bad luck, you had poor control of your bike or bad positioning relative to other riders. Froome is a disgrace and I'm glad he won't be around to win it. Nibali vs Contador will be great. Also @Hegay: loving lol at Rolf Sřrensen, I was shouting "yes!! yess!!" when he was giving Froome poo poo, loved it
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Jul 10, 2014 12:26
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I have my doubts, based on how well Wiggins rode PR, he would probably have a minute or more on Porte and possibly be in yellow.
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Degenkolb has torn his arse and is still planning on riding today.
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Byolante posted:Winning tours then becoming whiny little shits who can't ride a bike is a real problem for sky A chance to post this Wiggo classic from 2002: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt5h-rnsF6I You can actually learn this stuff... e: Then again, Froome may have a problem with looking where he's going https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DCe4QVO0PE (sorry for the horrible video, can't find a cleaner version) willemw fucked around with this message at 13:04 on Jul 10, 2014 |
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I find it quite amusing that Wiggins, a rider who's made a name for himself by pulling out of tours due to minor injuries and climbing off his bike in the rain, having a pop at Froome.
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 4 riders in front: Leezer, Maté, Pineau and Gérard. They have a 4' lead after 40 km Most TV should be live now. http://www.cyclingfans.com/tour-de-france/live http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france/ http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/
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Swink posted:Who was the dude who broke his collarbone, so rode the next stage with a piece of leather tied to one side of his handlebar, gripping the other end in his teeth to keep it straight? Fiorenzo Magni https://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13098/Italian-cycling-mourns-as-Lion-of-Flanders-Fiorenzo-Magni-dies-aged-91.aspx
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The Mash posted:Tbf Froome could never ride bikes. He's a great athlete (or responds to doping well at least) but he's a terrible cyclist skill-wise. Compare him to someone like Cancellara who is a loving wizard on a bicycle. Froome is also a whiny bitch and if you get in 3 crashes in 2 days, it's not just bad luck, you had poor control of your bike or bad positioning relative to other riders. In my mind Froome is still the rider that ran into an official on the first turn of his time trial. Someone already posted that video. :-)
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Hey Mr. Nice you're doing an awesome job with this thread. I'm not a super involved cycling fan but I'm watching some this year and your updates have made it a lot easier and more enjoyable to follow. Thanks 
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King Pawn posted:Hey Mr. Nice you're doing an awesome job with this thread. I'm not a super involved cycling fan but I'm watching some this year and your updates have made it a lot easier and more enjoyable to follow. Seconding this, very helpful to the new viewer as well. I finally plunked down the $15 for the NBC TDF app. Sick of the 'free' feeds that show 5 minutes of riding and 10 minutes of "we will be right back". Ridiculous
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Thanks guys 2 crashes in a row in the peloton, several groups now.
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serious gaylord posted:The peloton really cant ride in the wet. Yeah. I have no idea what even happened there.
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Has it rained much recently? Roads that have been baked by the sun or recently tarmacked are horrendous when wet as they've got tons of oil on the surface.
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Has it rained much recently? Roads that have been baked by the sun or recently tarmacked are horrendous when wet as they've got tons of oil on the surface. Saw that in the Giro but its been raining off and on there for a week or so.
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Intergortion posted:Ah yes, I'm sure Geraint Thomas was completely unaware that his team leader abandoned the race. Well given he said exactly that, he did.
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Smirr posted:Yeah. I have no idea what even happened there. Apparently the wind is a real nightmare.
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serious gaylord posted:Saw that in the Giro but its been raining off and on there for a week or so. Yeah the weather in this part of europe has been rainy the past week. edit: for what it's worth we had a weather alarm in the past week in the Netherlands because of the strong winds.
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