Know Your Tour!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 23, 2010 5:00 PM EDT
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Welcome to our newest recurring item, Know Your Tour! This is a forum for fans who haven't spent the last two decades of their life poring over magazines and websites to understand every nook and cranny of the World's Greatest Sporting Event, the Tour de France. Each day of the Tour, beginning with the Grand Depart on Saturday July 3, the Podium Cafe will bring you an article discussing some of the background information that you may or may not know already. For new fans, this will hopefully help you develop a deeper appreciation of a very rich, complex sport and its marquee event.
Please use the comments to ask any questions you have, or otherwise... you know, comment. For the old hands, feel free to answer any questions, fill in anything I've missed, add your own perspectives, anecdotes and memories. And if you haven't spent much time here before, I want to personally welcome you to the Podium Cafe community, the liveliest and most collegial international cycling forum you'll find in the English language.
Stage 0: Do We Need a Prologue?
Stage 1: Why Do Bad Crashes Happen to Good Cyclists?
Stage 2: Is the Green Jersey Competition About Sprinting?
Stage 3: Is Riding On Cobblestones A Good Idea?
Stage 4: Speaking of Prizes...
Stage 5: How Do You Win a Sprint?
Stage 6: Why does everyone want to ride the Tour?
Stage 7: What's So Fun About Breakaways?
Stage 8: Keeping the Powder Dry
Rest Day: Do They Rest?
Stage 9: It's All Downhill
Stage 10: So the King of the Mountains is *That* Guy?
Stage 11: Raise the Bloody Banner!
Stage 12: Caught in the Crossfire
Stage 13: A Man Needs A Maid
Stage 14: Has Lance Won Yet?
Stage 15: When Winning Is Losing
Stage 16: Miss Manners, Where Are You?
Stage 17: What's in a climb?
Stage 18: Getting Down Off the Mountain
Stage 19: The Race of Truth
Stage 20: Is There a Race Today?
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You forgot
“why is Alberto Contador shooting at me?”
And I see a nice rant coming out of you for the stage 3 question
Los Geht's Deutschland!!!!
Quitter's People United member # 42
Well, for those rooting for Lance
the cobbles may be his best chance to win. If Pistolero & Schlecket have difficulties (a la Mayo in 2004. I think. Or was it ’05?), then maybe he can get enough time to hang on.
Not that I think that scenario likely, but if I were Lance I would have this stage circled on my calendar…
i wish people would remember that mayo's problems in 2004 started BEFORE the cobbled sections, when he crashed in the lead up and had to chase back.
don’t you people remember all the bruehaha about a gc fav being left on the side of the road?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
first off, why is it being called a Prologue and not Stage 1? after all, it is over 8km long.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Not a steadfast rule...In previous years, they have had prologues that have exceeded 8km and were still referred to as such
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Jun 23, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
consistency! i want consistency!
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
This is the UCI we are talking about here
Los Geht's Deutschland!!!!
Quitter's People United member # 42
Well their footy team hasn't mastered the shrug!
Los Geht's Deutschland!!!!
Quitter's People United member # 42
oh, they didn't give a fuck all right
"I was just trying to keep warm" - Ian Stannard on finishing third in KBK
But they didn't shrug it off very well
Los Geht's Deutschland!!!!
Down with Britain!!!!
Quitter's People United member # 42
We need also a section about why Frank Schleck crashes all the time
ya know, right after he crashes for the first time in the race.
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
basically
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
I'm gonna suggest we are nice to Frank...
… he just won the Tour de Suisse, after all. And nobody noticed. Not a damn thing. It was bizarre… “Lance Gesink Gesink Gesink Lance Gesink Lance Lance, Uran oh shit Frank won. Cut to credits and then tennis.”
Well, I think we should be nice to him. Until he falls off the first time. Which will be Rotterdam
Please
I will be screaming at the top of my lungs for Frank and Andy when they drop contador for the first time (Its gonna happen, i know it).
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
keep tellin' yourself that. like a mantra.
(but, does the drop stick? or does conta come roaring back?)
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Whatever voodoo they used for Frank's TT ability this year...
…They need to use similar on his handling.
What about a Cafe Sweepstake for when Frank first crashes. Double the fun with a Menchov sweep too.
It isn't meant to be posted yet so it will appear toast to you but it'll be fine when the article is actually published
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Jun 24, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Couple of other suggested sections
- “God I’m tired” – or how it’s always about tomorrow
- “What is the point of Bbox?” – or a potted history of the state of french cycling [Bastille day?]
*"Has Cance won yet?" – or the relevance of ITT power
*"The big diagnal" – or what happens when the wind blows sideways
Suggestion for Avoriaz stage
“I’m carrying my 39-26 today. What about you?” [bike maths extravaganza !]
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