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African AIDS cum posted:Zzzzzz Quite nice to be back to a real classic tdf week one stage. Not. The scenery isn't even all that compelling.
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Jul 8, 2015 16:06
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Cipollini to win the stage for old times sake
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Jul 8, 2015 16:09
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Riders will want to stop crashing all the time imo
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Jul 8, 2015 16:11
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Even the crashes are boring.
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serious gaylord posted:Riders will want to stop crashing all the time imo lol
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First stage entirely in France, first lovely boring stage.. hmmmmMMM
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Smirr posted:First stage entirely in France, first lovely boring stage.. hmmmmMMM Also can tell its in France as there is hardly any spectators.
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Jul 8, 2015 16:27
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Sick sprint at least. Greipel was SO far off Wow, didn't see Sagan there.
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Jul 8, 2015 16:41
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Who won? I peaced out at 20km to go
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Jul 8, 2015 16:43
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Greipel. Sagan sucked his wheel to 2nd place
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The speed on Sagan though. A split second too late.
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Jul 8, 2015 16:44
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Cavs gonna spend this tour being beaten by a tall German dude
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Skarsnik posted:Cavs gonna spend this tour being beaten by a tall German dude He must hate all these tall Teutonic bros styling on him every summer. First Kittel now Greipel. And Zabel's son is winning races at Tour of Austria now so only a matter of time
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Jul 8, 2015 17:13
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Glad I skipped this stage, had some Belgian beers whilst getting my hair cut.
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Pocket posted:Glad I skipped this stage, had some Belgian beers whilst getting my hair cut. Didn't realize you were Greek
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African AIDS cum posted:Didn't realize you were Greek Nah mate, this was a follicle rather than financial haircut. Does anyone remember Ax 3 Domaine a few years back; Quintana was off the front, Sky train sucked him up, Froome then attacked off Porte's wheel, got a decent gap, Porte having only just chased Quintana down was obviously still strong enough to attack the rest of the GC contenders to take 2nd?
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Jul 8, 2015 18:29
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Yes that was Not Normal
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Jul 8, 2015 18:42
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I guess Froome is the new Armstrong and in ten years he'll be like 'actually I did cheat haha lol'
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One would think with retro-active testing this poo poo would be caught sooner but in reality they never do targeted retro-active testing because it only generates really bad press.
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Pocket posted:One would think with retro-active testing this poo poo would be caught sooner but in reality they never do targeted retro-active testing because it only generates really bad press. Would this further limit doping, genuinely curious if anyone thinks it would.
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Pocket posted:One would think with retro-active testing this poo poo would be caught sooner but in reality they never do targeted retro-active testing because it only generates really bad press. Cookson seems intent on sweeping doping under the rug. They don't even announce positives anymore they just silently update a .pdf.
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More like Cockson. Cock son of a bitch. e: actually I don't know the man and harbor no ill will against him.
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c0ldfuse posted:Would this further limit doping, genuinely curious if anyone thinks it would. Given near enough everyone 'dopes', and usually in ways that can't ever be tested its unlikely. Cycling is cleaner than many sports, but even so there are still ways round it e.g. micro dosing which are probably endemic hence the times that have been set for the past few years by most of the field. Its nowhere near as bad as Football, American Football, etc where it appears to be an established part of the game at the highest levels even though everyone tries to hide the fact. Its just safe to assume all athletes dope now, as its easy to do it and not get caught, especially given most the testing regime in many sports is almost none existent.
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c0ldfuse posted:Would this further limit doping, genuinely curious if anyone thinks it would. It's claimed to dissuade doping and was recommended by the CIRC but I can't imagine teen/20-something aged athletes being presented with the opportunity to dope are going to be worrying about possible consequences down the line anymore than the possible health implications. If budgets were not an issue and current and retroactive testing were meticulous and not an infrequent shots in the dark I think we could have a positive impact. Something that is being worked on, but often behind the scenes, is targeting the grassroots. Just like in school the "Don't do Drugs" seminars targeted at youth athletes, problem though is the environment and culture an individual matures needs to be sanitised, team staff, dopers, pushy parents and dirty doctors have massive sway with young impressionable athletes. At least now this is a discussion being had at that level, I've not read any papers to its effectiveness, something I'd imagine being extremely hard to measure. Fake edit: wtf am I doing effort posting about sports doping?
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Grassroots won't do dick if everyone meets a pack of dopers the instant they get competitive.
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I like to hope that not everyone is doping and some teams will not lead their youth riders to dope. To lighten poo poo up here's a How to guide on cheering on the Tour : https://www.facebook.com/EurosportFR/videos/1600184483566313/
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vodkat posted:The bitterness in this tread Is directed at the lying cunts and ineffectual "leadership" figures. Yeah everyone does it, but certain fuckheads are more smug about it.
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Boring stage. When to we start the Pyrenees?
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Well its just to the point that the last couple of pages make it sound like no one is actually enjoying watching the race.
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The only good thing to come out of today was that Martin didn't fall so Sky couldn't capitalize on a downed yellow jersey.
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and tomorrow's gonna be so much better, right guys? A long boring stage, with a 1.5k climb to finish? Yeah, lets have a finish neither sprinters nor climbers target! Yes yes I know there's the classics guys, but they get, you know, the classics.
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vodkat posted:Well its just to the point that the last couple of pages make it sound like no one is actually enjoying watching the race. Miserable is just the default setting
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JohnCompany posted:and tomorrow's gonna be so much better, right guys? A long boring stage, with a 1.5k climb to finish? Yeah, lets have a finish neither sprinters nor climbers target! Sagan has a chance!
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The only good thing about the TDF is it makes the spring classics that much better.
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vodkat posted:Well its just to the point that the last couple of pages make it sound like no one is actually enjoying watching the race. This Tour is off to the most interesting start in a few years, there's just no winning with some people.
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I'm enjoying this Tour and hell, I'll watch it again tomorrow.
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as far as first weeks go its ok. shame about the froomening.
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vodkat posted:Well its just to the point that the last couple of pages make it sound like no one is actually enjoying watching the race. I think that's the whole point of this thread Though to be fair, these sprinter stages clumped together don't really lend themselves to much excitement. Once it gets to the mountains it'll really get going. Only chance of much happening today is if the wind is up, and someone gets left behind in a split. (it'll be Quintana)
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