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Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

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Withnail
Feb 11, 2004
Pro Cycling: Don't hate the player

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Slowest
Stage
Ever

What are the little sticks hanging off the back of everyone's saddle?

sweat poteto
Feb 16, 2006

Everybody's gotta learn sometime
Data transponders.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
They're so ugly.

Hegay
Jun 29, 2012

Finally a proper break away it looks like.

Hegay
Jun 29, 2012

Sagan in yellow ftw

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
I hoped he would do this.

Hegay
Jun 29, 2012

Paddyb posted:

I hoped he would do this.

Looks like he's not sure if he's allowed

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
WELP

Hegay
Jun 29, 2012


What's up? Broadcaster switched to news for 10min

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Sagan just drifted back sheepishly

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
:france:

King Hong Kong
Nov 6, 2009

For we'll fight with a vim
that is dead sure to win.

Vuillermoz!

RIP Nibali.

dema
Aug 13, 2006

Was really hoping Dan could pull that off. Garmin is having a poo poo season.

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

gently caress Chris froome. Nibali distanced or is he just waiting to go full pantani next week?shame martin didn't win

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

I decided to ride my bike rather than watch others do it, did I miss anything?

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Not really, no. Easily the most boring stage so far imo

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



Gibbo posted:

You assume I care about my family. My mother can rot in a hell of cocks for all I care.

*nods approvingly* This is how we post here, in the cycling thread.

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

Pocket posted:

I decided to ride my bike rather than watch others do it, did I miss anything?

Don't worry it gets worse. TTT on Sunday

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Time trials have there place and that is when I'm working not the loving weekend.

Lenin Riefenstahl
Sep 18, 2003

That's enough! Out of here, you tubs of beer!
Gonna watch the tennis instead that's for sure.

Apart from today it's been a pretty great first week though. Really happy to see Teklehaimanot keep the dots into the rest day

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
This was in my FB today. Gastone Nencini 1960 Tour winner and straight up pimp:



Wiki sez: He was an amateur painter and a chain smoker. He was a gifted descender. "The only reason to follow Nencini downhill would be if you had a death wish", said the French rider Raphaël Géminiani.

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



Team time trial, what is that poo poo. What if you have the worst cyclist in the world in your team, everyone gets punished.

Gibbo
Sep 13, 2008

"yes James. Remove that from my presence. It... Offends me" *sips overpriced wine*

Phlegmish posted:

Team time trial, what is that poo poo. What if you have the worst cyclist in the world in your team, everyone gets punished.

You make him rider number seven and drop him along the way

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Is it a short one?

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Phlegmish posted:

Team time trial, what is that poo poo. What if you have the worst cyclist in the world in your team, everyone gets punished.

He drags everyone along till he dies then drops off. Bit of a problem if you have 6 guys like greenedge and also why it's 20km not 150 like it used to be

Loving Africa Chaps fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Jul 11, 2015

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Climb at the end might be interesting, but will probably just annoy the already beat-up teams.

King Hong Kong
Nov 6, 2009

For we'll fight with a vim
that is dead sure to win.

Time trials are at least acceptable viewing in person though that's a small audience to be sure. I wish the ASO would include more mountain time trials.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Paolini owns:
"Excuse me but I've had to absorb the blow! I believe and always have believed in the controls, they are making this sport more credible, ever more so," he tweeted.

Though "the blow" is translated, so I guess there was no wink-wink going on.
https://twitter.com/Ilgerva77/status/619648611123625984

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

How do I shot puck!?
Sky's TTT in the Dauphine was not good, I know its a different squad but will be interesting to see if they've resolved that. With BMC world champions in this discipline its pretty likely we'll be seeing TJVG pulling on Yellow tomorrow. Who was the last american to wear yellow at the tour, anyways?

dema
Aug 13, 2006

I love the TTT.

Hopefully Garmin doesn't drop their season to a new low tomorrow.

dema fucked around with this message at 01:30 on Jul 12, 2015

fartmanteau
Mar 15, 2007

Anyone else getting persistent "peer not found" on cyclingtorrents? No problems on other trackers. Alternatively, anyone got any other up to date trackers for the tour?

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

Everyone expecting BMC for the stage win?

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Pocket posted:

Everyone expecting BMC for the stage win?

Half their worlds team are here. If it was pancake flat almost surely, but there is that climb at the end. With Orica and Etix decimated though, i cant see anyone else for it.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Anyone interesting been broken yet today?

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

Hansen is riding his road bike.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Pocket posted:

Hansen is riding his road bike.

I saw that. I guess he cant get in the tuck with his shoulder?

Orica gave up a quarter of the way through.

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



Pocket posted:

Hansen is riding his road bike.

I'd be surprised if he was riding his mountain bike.

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goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
They were never going to get much out of it anyway, might as well sit up.

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