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Loving Africa Chaps posted:That's a massive shame for the tour as a spectacle Is it really though?
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serious gaylord posted:Yes. Froome vs Contador was looking like it was going to be one of the great fights. I, too, feel we have been robbed of the great battle that was a human spider marking Contador up every climb then tootling away in the TT in the most boring manner possible.
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Gibbo posted:The tour is the single shittiest race of the year, even moreso when there's a clearcut winner from day 6. spoiler: it's Nibbles and this just happened and it isn't poo poo at all hth
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Gibbo posted:Nibs at least has some charisma and entertainment value, and isn't hated by his teammates. Not a hit with the ladies tho but hey you can't have everything
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Jul 9, 2014 18:03
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Jul 11, 2014 16:13
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serious gaylord posted:Talansky still hasnt gotten up. Went down completely on his own too. Gets the same time anyway if there's a crash doesn't he? I'd take my time too in that case.
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Jul 11, 2014 16:16
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Jul 11, 2014 16:38
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serious gaylord posted:The only time I dislike the rule that you get the same time as the group you were riding with if you fall is in situations like this. Nibali crossed the line a good minute before he'd gotten his rear end up off the road. He'd have gotten up faster if that rule wasn't there, he didn't look all that banged up really.
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Jul 11, 2014 16:41
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Jul 13, 2014 16:30
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Everyone likes to rag on Sky but really they've won gently caress all this year anyway. I'm bored of bashing an irrelevant team.
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Jul 25, 2014 11:27
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That camera setup was loving rad
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Jul 27, 2014 18:16
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dema posted:That's a joke, right? Please don't disrespect the legion of strong time triallists produced by the Commonwealth thanks
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Aug 1, 2014 11:58
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serious gaylord posted:I liked him calling Sky a shithouse team. I think he meant Endura, but hey, still.
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Aug 19, 2014 19:11
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Columbia is just the start, one day everyone is going to get crushed by Nepal's best.
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The Deadly Hume posted:Cycling is pretty big in Eritrea for some reason. I thought Daniel Teklehaymanot was some weird anomaly but I have been informed there's quite a decent grassroots thing happening there. Merhawi Kudus is going to own hard, book it
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Someone needs to fact check wiggos claim to Belgian heritage He was literally born in Belgium so I think he's in the clear
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Yeah but he's just fallen off going round a pretty unremarkable corner during a classic and is now having a wobble up some cobbles Does he look like a Belgian two year old out there? If so, checks out.
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Apr 5, 2015 12:46
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Apr 5, 2015 14:16
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Yeah, the main thing I'm noticing is there's bloody loads of people out there watching. Also Sky are being massive tryhards.
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African AIDS cum posted:Lets see if it will last, the US had a lot of interest due to Lance that flamed out pretty quick I guess it depends on if anyone is revealed as massive doping shitheads.
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May 3, 2015 17:02
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Also we have all the track nerds winning gold medals, that really makes the nationalist crowd buy in
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May 3, 2015 20:33
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May 15, 2015 10:14
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Paddyb posted:Someone on Twitter pointed out that it gave him an extra Sky helper to pull him back. Should have given the wheel to the other Sky rider who could then give his to Porte then, problem solved and not in a completely ridiculous way at all!
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:I agree with this post. Dude probably claims he was there for Armstrong pantani in 2000 too I on the other hand was there for Indurain/Fignon/Virenque/Chiappucci so everyone must listen to me even though I was a tiny child and only remember names and vague events
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May 26, 2015 22:52
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Either way the "Schleck shot first" thing is still bollocks
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May 26, 2015 22:54
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This Gerrit bloke sounds like a proper "lad" and no mistake
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Jun 16, 2015 15:26
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Meanwhile in the British nats, Bizarro-Cav has shown up and is riding like a classics specialist
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Jun 28, 2015 15:55
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Cav getting salty with the interviewer at the end there "MY 25 TOUR STAGE WINS!"
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Jun 28, 2015 16:19
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serious gaylord posted:He does that now and then. Mostly in the commonwealth games when riding for the Isle of Man. My favourite bit was the post-race interview, as previously mentioned. To expand: Interviewer: So you were out there on your own against 3 Sky riders, how did it feel to get the chance to prove yourself without a team around you today? Cav: WELL I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING TO ANYONE TWENTY FIVE TOUR STAGES ARGLE BARGLE The look on his face was also priceless 
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serious gaylord posted:Only if its 40km+ And up Ventoux.
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Jul 12, 2015 20:56
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Jul 14, 2015 16:02
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Does that leave Thomas ahead of Quintana too or are we spared a bullshit Sky top 3?
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Jul 14, 2015 16:05
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They're prob being so brazen with the whole 'destroying the entire field' thing because whatever they're doing will end up not technically being illegal so when they get 'caught' they'll be all 'WELL WE WEREN'T BREAKING ANY RULES'.
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Jul 14, 2015 16:26
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Apparently someone threw piss at Froome, how very unfortunate
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Jul 18, 2015 17:17
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It's actually even better than that, he says "Pinot was behind and he's not so good... uhh, cautious in the corners"
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serious gaylord posted:I thought they'd all abandoned after the first week. They were all there to support Bouhanni so yeah effectively this
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