TdF Stage 9 LIVE Second thread
by Jens on Jul 13, 2010 7:03 AM EDT
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Is this the Utopia of work environments?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
And where to from here?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Good luck with that..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
McEwen would prefer you didn't take the piss at the moment ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Robbie is struggling, pissed off and Elvis's symbol... code for Leif Hoste... is all about pain.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
No worries...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Colombiere points in full
1 Moreau (GCE) 15
2 Pineau (QST) 13
3 Charteau (BTL) 11
4 Casar (FDJ) 9
5 Sanchez (GCE) 8
6 Gautier (BTL) 7
7 Voigt (SAX) 6
8 Gutierrez (GCE) 5
Pineau now on 60 Next best in breakaway is Charteau on 26, Moreau on 16
Asked if there are any special diets among the nine riders he smiles: "Yes - nine. If they weren't special, they wouldn't be riding the Tour de France". Soren Kristensen, Chef, Team Sky
All of the above :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
4.11 the gap (in case anyone's interested)
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
i am SO falling asleep here
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
We'll wake you when the action starts..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
i doubt even that will help
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I say this with some affection... but all that blue on Cadel's arm... points for the Drama Queen Award...
Would Stuey wear anything other than beige? I think not…
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Unlike the rest of the scenery in this race, which is exceedingly drab.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm enamoured with waterfalls in this race..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
You almost can't stop yourself from gushing how beautiful this whole stage has been...
And can I just say that HD is incredible.
We've had HD for a few years, but I agree :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
hard to tell at a quick glance that it's bmc up there, isn't it?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
i am in NY now, can't find any live coverage :(
someone got a link for me? flemish is by far the best, but i guess that won’t be possible
fromsport...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Sorry...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Phew... :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
You're welcome..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
jens! dwarves those climbers
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
He is larger than life..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I was pretty impressed with Colorado too... being an Australian flatlander..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
As did I ... the Alpes are of course spectacular too..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I stomped up mountains... very beautiful, but not my thing...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Colorado is stunning.
And now for a picture of where I used to live in CO.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh my! I went to a wedding there and stayed a couple of weeks. i loved it... summer and no humidity too:)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
It was a pretty beautiful place to live
That’s for sure.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I know it doesn't mean much..
but has anyone considered that in 2008 Luis Leon won Stage 7, then last year he won Stage 8…so what’s going to happen this year? Logic says he will continue the trend by taking this Stage 9 ;)
I’m slightly bored and just begging for the win you see. Oh and hey Rojas near the front of the peloton :D
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
My only Caisse love is for Soler... who isn't here?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Really?
No, Soler is unfit again. What’s wrong with the rest of the boys? :(
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
I don't know... I think it's the fact that there's almost no media in English about them...
(Yes I know about your website). ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I don't have time for the blog much these days :(
They have a fans blog which is in French but easily translatable. I could tell you almost everything you needed to know if you ask :p
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
The issue with any team for me is getting non fan based stuff in English...
I obviously get fandom, but I need other types of info :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ah ok
I’m just persistent with slowly trying to be able to read more Spanish and translation service :p
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
Go girl! I admire your commitment.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well i can't rely on the English speaking websites
So it’s up to Spanish newspapers and sites!
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
Google Translate actually does pretty well with Spanish.
Comes out fairly coherent most of the time.
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
Riders' chests are not their selling points..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Certainly not the climby guys, anyway.
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
Name 5 good chests... we must exclude Thor and Cance... oh, what, that's it?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Why are you excluding Thor and Cance?
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
Because out of 190 here at the moment, we should exclude the obvious favourites... too easy.
Knees is my contribution…
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Then you really want seven, not five, and if I'm reading you correctly, you also want to limit the field to current participants in the Tour.
Any other restrictions you want to put on this challenge?
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
No... that works for me :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Okay: Hincapie, Burghardt, Armstrong.
EBH and Ciolek aren’t bad, for cyclists. I don’t think I’ve seen them shirtless, but I suspect Eisel and Farrar wouldn’t look half bad. Probably also Boom.
I wonder who’s going to Curacao this year?
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
Do not say tan lines, otherwise when i get out of hospital, I'll find a camera
and I’ll show you mine :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well done... Stuey has a chest, albeit a freckled one, and Renshaw has the real deal :)
So sprinters unsurprisingly rule …
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
It's a little young for me, but it's very real, and not even concave..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
This is the race ...isn't it?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ha! He's lovely too, and very very droll
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm sorry he had a crewcut for the Tour... an absolute sweetheart..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
So not a fan of the crewcut. Maybe it's cooler under a helmet in hot weather though.
Styby also adopted one while training in Mallorca. I desisted from writing to tell him off ;-)
Nice marmotte
I hate them, although i suppose it helps with heat...
I’m sure Tommeke never has this problem ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm sorry... sort of... I don't really mean any of it :(
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
See below ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Lol... he has many years on TB ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Pft
Tommeke doesn’t feel threatened, there are women (probably men too) dropping at his feet ;)
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
Get the fainting couch Helsy!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Looking at the front of the peloton,
it seems that everyone is suffering there, all mouth-breathing and all…
Err the link disappeared :S
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0gm8dW3ddaaEH/610×.jpg
Note you’ll have to open it in a new window, linking it properly refuses to co-operate
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
Yeah, he was one of the first ones out of the peloton after the start flag.
You should have seen him on the descent off the start, on the way to the first climb; the rest of the guys trying to breakaway with him could barely keep up with him!
Seriously. He was throwing his knees out and skimming low around
the corners, just like he was on a moto. Really impressive.
excellent..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Pineau
First to reach the summit
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
It was on the ES feed
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm viewing VS, you get info...we get commercials
not complaining…either that or nothing where I live.
keep me posted.
Soli Deo Gloria
I'm in Oz... getting the feed on my computer...at 10pm we go 'live' on TV..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Heh, now if we can just sustain this and make it actual leader i'll do a dance
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
This is where George makes his money... road captain and director of activities..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
i was starting to feel a little sick... the pedals were dizzying..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Good morning!
I hope everyone well rested after yesterday rest day and ready for some fun!
I heard the " Mohawk" did not start the stage! Broken hand, they saying. But Taylor with similar injury is still with us!
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Those Russians are so soft... you know that Holmovka ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yes, we are! LOL
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Tyler is very tough.
I hope his hand/elbow heals and he can give Cav some competition next week.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions
how fun woul it be to actually
ride this thing? Not as a tourist, but actually ride these etapes in the tour. I’ll be in the other room, someone please yell real loud when they get to the madeleine.
I did,Pain is forever in my memory.
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Pain is weakness leaving the body.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions
No it isn't
pain is weakness saying hello. Nietzsche had no idea.
Pain is life saying, 'I'm here.'
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Life is pain, you mean
Anyone who says any different is selling you something.
Oh, I'm only dipping in and out
Rather busy, still.
Pain is bread
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Jul 13, 2010 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Look too long into the pain, and the pain will look back into you
take an instant dislike to what it finds, and beat the living daylights out of you.
And we love it..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ciolek back to T-Mobile?
Interesting indeed. I suppose someone will need to ride their shit, small races.
giant anaconda...great description by phil
re: peloton snaking way through s.s.s.s’s
Soli Deo Gloria
Today's dilemma
Watch this stage on tv after work or play squash.
I await the Cafe’s collective judgment.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 8:00 AM EDT reply actions
I hate squash, so I'm not objective...
Relax, open a beer and dream of wales and cycling…
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Wales in just under three days.
At this point I feel like I’m underwater, rushing to the surface with my lungs screaming at me to take a breath. I’m just waiting to surface.
/melodrama
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions
take the breath... sit back and watch the race..it'll make the next couple of days more productive..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Is SBS showing yet?
I don’t want to turn by accident tand get Gabriel gate
Leave it a little longer... i'll tell you when..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Little interview with a VERY relaxed Evans..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
funniest tweet so far....
Karpets is no more…. The lesson we can learn from this kids is never fuck with you hair
He was never in the grupetto, just down after bottles.
by LittleOldLady on Jul 13, 2010 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
We should never have doubted him...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
no.. a knight's..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Serving his self interest
The guy is hypocricy walking the earth
/minirant
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
\Why? But it is music for my ears, no meter what reason!
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He should have neutralized the sprint in stage 9, but didn't. What a loser.
It was obvious that Contador was falling behind, so he should have neutralized. Duh!
http://www.bah.net/
by dees ees en drama on Jul 13, 2010 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Armstrong was even 12 minutes down
They so should have waited!
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
wow, you've bested the bruce gap by miles
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Interesting breakaway. Some people can climb.
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MOOO is sad! Millram lost another rider.
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Okay Runitout... you can turn on now.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
heh, Gallopin said Lance was working as a great teammate
last year…
Kelly not sure if he agrees there.
feeding zones
Anyone know if there are any concrete rules to do with these? I take it they grab the musette, and then fill their pockets and can eat whenever they want? I ask because I always associate the zones with eating…but the one they just went through was on a cat1 climb! Personally, there’s no way I can eat while climbing…though obviously these guys are in slightly better shape ;) I thought there was some rule about not being allowed to eat in the last however many km of the race?
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
Interesting thing about an uphill feedzone
Will the fact that Euskies can climb neutralise the fact that they’re a danger in feed-zones?
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
They're having carrots for lunch..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Oh, did you choke? Carrots are very unforgiving..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
If you cried, I would!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Is that Basque for
“Good morning” or something?
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Hushovd
Back in the bunch.
I’ve got 6 green jersey points, nanananaah!
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
bunch = autobus
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
They ( sprinters ) doesn’t hear that! Theyare busy, calculating the dreaded cut off time.
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Do Ballan's WC stripes on his sleeve look weird to you? They look purple-ish?
They definitely look different than LA’s.
yeah I noticed that too
also they don’t seem to be right on the cuff, more up near the shoulder
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jul 13, 2010 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm loving seeing Pineau clean up here, what a performance
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jul 13, 2010 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions
hehe
well I just switched it on, seemed like they were sprinting pretty good for the last one?
But I’m more thinking generally, wouldn’t have thought he’d be the leader at this point, would never have predicted that before the race.
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jul 13, 2010 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
ursula's gonna have to revise that polka dots power poll again
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
cance bike trouble there
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Is that Brent with black socks and white shoes? He's such a lovely young man.. should we tell him?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
He lives with the King of Style, so i'm sure he's been told before
"My clients dont care shit about romandie or mello johnny" - singhstax
Ted is probably a good housemate... but his teeth must be ground down..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Not uniformly... (notice my fabulously ordinary pun).
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
My feed is getting somewhat unwatchable.
I should turn it off and start working again after lunch anyway…I just darn well hope it’s recording ok at home!
Nice marmotte
Can't you just get food poisoning and go home and watch? :(
Your boys need you!
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
Yep and all the way from here I can see you look contagious, you should go ;)
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
man I think I got a rash coming on right now
last couple days
seriously, stupid humidity
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jul 13, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Rum, sodomy and the rash.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, fine.
You go write the Cabin Boy book.
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
Could be a disease.
Very dangerous for you to stay there. You should be confined to your living room ;)
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
Over at BBox site Bernaudeau is answering questions put to him by email
Most interesting answer so far – Apparently Rolland not on a good day and being looked after by TV. (Rolland also puctured on the first pass in the last stage)
More here
Asked if there are any special diets among the nine riders he smiles: "Yes - nine. If they weren't special, they wouldn't be riding the Tour de France". Soren Kristensen, Chef, Team Sky
I was picking Moreau & Casar for stage 10
now they’ll be used up.. maybe no Bastille day for them.
Soli Deo Gloria
And poor old Simon Gerrans is in a cast from
his wrist to his collar bone following the setting of his arm says Shane Sutton.
Asked if there are any special diets among the nine riders he smiles: "Yes - nine. If they weren't special, they wouldn't be riding the Tour de France". Soren Kristensen, Chef, Team Sky
A Ghanian in China? Oh noes!
(An ES thing).
Also, I quit the first thread after opening TheFigurehead’s link. Dude. I hope that was only posted in anger.
Why, do you have something against bald men?
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Jul 13, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Tests are on Friday, so make sure you study up
"My clients dont care shit about romandie or mello johnny" - singhstax
Wikipedia doesn't say exactly...
“…he is married to Chiara Passerini, an Italian pianist who he met at the end of 2002 after an introduction from a friend of her father’s who assisted the Australian with lodgings near the training centre of his Mapei team (at the time).”
Nearly all young Australian cyclists spend a lot of time in Italy too... training camps/ base etc.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
He lives in Switzerland, no?
Close to the finish of last year’s WC course
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
Maybe she does, indeed!
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Is she holding a baby ewok in her hands?
It’s kind of hard to tell.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jul 13, 2010 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Jens! is having fun..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The wild hog from stage 8 was tasty!
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RADIOSHACKWOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RADIO SHACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
Or wait, is it saying he's off the back still?
http://www.bah.net/
by dees ees en drama on Jul 13, 2010 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions
howdy..
Thor’s an animal:
in the break – got pts- crashed (minor) – back in bunch – now off the back.
is that ’bout right?
Soli Deo Gloria
He's in the grupetto
http://www.bah.net/
by dees ees en drama on Jul 13, 2010 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions
cool
the tracker didn’t show he was with others. In the laughing group is a good place to be.
Vlaanderens Mooiste
Top 5 in the KOM going onto the Madeleine
1 J. Pineau (FRA, QST) 85
2 Charteau (FRA, BTL) 45
3 Moreau (FRA, GCE) 38
4 Sy. Chavanel (FRA, QST) 36
5 A. Schleck (LUX, SAX) 30
Asked if there are any special diets among the nine riders he smiles: "Yes - nine. If they weren't special, they wouldn't be riding the Tour de France". Soren Kristensen, Chef, Team Sky
The pace of this stage seems to be fairly casual.
Contador will be fresh for Madeleine.
right at the beginning...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Morning /afternoon /evening all
must remember mountain stage = early start (not that I would have gotten into work any earlier, but I could have caught the first hour before work)
From the profile, it looks like the climb starts around 59.5k left in the race,
uphill from the city of La Rochette.
Peloton is slowing down, Cadel is taking nature brake.
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His wife will be delighted!
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
Next year they're moving up to full-body spray paint.
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
Cadel was ready for that too, but UCI didn’t give him ok, for that. LOL
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I think the leaders will be riding tempo on Madeleine
I think the other leaders think that Alberto is beatable this year, so they are going to keep their powder dry until the last week instead of making a desperate move this early in the race. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t see anyone launching an attack with such a long descent and 10k flat run in.
"My clients dont care shit about romandie or mello johnny" - singhstax
Forty hairpins
equals Sanchez futile attack
Some of the guys that are bad on the descent could loose time
if they don’t go after it on the climb.
You not talking about Basso, I hope!
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hey all
wow, so this is Caisse d’Epargne’s Tour right here, huh?
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:07 AM EDT reply actions
Me too! But I think you just disturbed the hornets nest!.
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lmao, good call
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by dees ees en drama on Jul 13, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
bah
sorry, I meant this as a reply to Chris…
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by dees ees en drama on Jul 13, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Good morning Podium Cafe!!!
If I wanted to get shit small wins, I'd race shit small races (Cavendish on Greipel)
heya
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Man, I would LOVE
to see Cunego win the Tour today. I think he can do it.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:11 AM EDT reply actions
hm
Mono, lack of climbing, some less than ethical competition, etc.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm wondering if some riders, who are good when they are very young,
loose something when they complete their growth.
their baby teeth?
now sock-less and carefree.
by JustJoshinYa on Jul 13, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm thinking that some guys will continue to muscle up
in their early and mid 20s. That can hurt their climbing.
I'd say
he is now what he was meant to be. That Giro was a fluke, in that guys like Cunego are only good for maybe one non-French grand tour and he happened to win his first.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
On Saturday he was well off the pace
when he had the opportunity. Infact I was betting on him to win on Saturday’s stage.
If I wanted to get shit small wins, I'd race shit small races (Cavendish on Greipel)
Your Ed League standing suddenly makes sense.
Dans le final, j'avais des jambes de feu--Sylvain Chavanel, after his win on Stage 7
Voigt looks like he has a paunch
And the iPhone turns Voigt into ‘Booby’
something tells me
he would laugh his ass off at that.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
hello all
is this the break?
(copied from above)
1 Moreau (GCE) 15
2 Pineau (QST) 13
3 Charteau (BTL) 11
4 Casar (FDJ) 9
5 Sanchez (GCE) 8
6 Gautier (BTL) 7
7 Voigt (SAX) 6
8 Gutierrez (GCE) 5
now sock-less and carefree.
wait - is that Lulu Sanchez there?
now sock-less and carefree.
by JustJoshinYa on Jul 13, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
yup
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
wow Caisse d (can't spell the name) is going for it...
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by JustJoshinYa on Jul 13, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
stop the race and give me the vds points.
now sock-less and carefree.
by JustJoshinYa on Jul 13, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
In full with GC
161 L. Sánchez (SPA, GCE) +5:03
62 Casar (FRA, FDJ) +11:08
155 Gautier (FRA, BTL) +24:17
135 J. Pineau (FRA, QST) +27:38
153 Charteau (FRA, BTL) +29:38
166 Moreau (FRA, GCE) +30:41
164 J.Iv. Gutiérrez (SPA, GCE) +32:22
143 Fröhlinger (DUI, MRM) +42:47
201 Cunego (ITA, LAM) +45:14
88 Nocentini (ITA, ALM) +49:29
19 Voigt (DUI, SAX) +55:12
171 Taaramäe (EST, COF) +1:04:36
Asked if there are any special diets among the nine riders he smiles: "Yes - nine. If they weren't special, they wouldn't be riding the Tour de France". Soren Kristensen, Chef, Team Sky
thanks Andrew - appreciate it...
now sock-less and carefree.
by JustJoshinYa on Jul 13, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Why are all those Frenchies burning their matches
When tomorrow is Bastille day?
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
Oh no
Phil just said Gautier is though of as a future maillot jaune. That kills it.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2010 9:16 AM EDT reply actions
et L'Hotelier, et Pauriol, etc.
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
Last!
Robert Gesink on the difference between football and cycling: "For us it's a lot harder to get yellow"
No! Lopex I am the red lantern, lol
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