OFFICIAL 2025 Tour de France thread

Wobbie

lat thought....it cracks me up every time I hear phil and paul refer to cunego as "the little prince." sounds like a nickname you would give your....your....well, you know

Go Beavers

Always a fan of: "looking resplendent in yellow".

Thoughts_Arrive

Inspired to get my bike out and go for a long peddle!

polaris_x

CAS hands Contador 2 year ban ... although it is retroactive ... ban ends august 5th this year meaning he will not be in this year's TDF but can ride the Vuelta ... also, his record for the past 2 years have been erased meaning Andy Shleck is now the official winner of the 2010 Tour De France ...

Wobbie

polaris_x wrote:

CAS hands Contador 2 year ban ... although it is retroactive ... ban ends august 5th this year meaning he will not be in this year's TDF but can ride the Vuelta ... also, his record for the past 2 years have been erased meaning Andy Shleck is now the official winner of the 2010 Tour De France ...

I hate it when someone gives me tainted beef! :x :roll:

Riverrunner

What a screwed up system. IMO.

81

please start a new thread...

thanks
mgmt

polaris_x

81 wrote:

please start a new thread...

thanks
mgmt

the discussion currently underway is related to the 2010 TDF which was the original topic for this thread ...


although, i totally know what you are getting at here ...

Wobbie

I am skeptical about the "successes" of ridding cycling, MLB, NFL, etc of PEDS.

BALCO was only "discovered" when a disgruntled coach sent a syringe of the previously unknown THG to the USADA. The point is, as long as the chemists can stay ahead of the testers, there will always be something out there that guys think they can get away with taking. I kinda even think my boy Barry Bonds may still have been taking something right up until he retired :shock: . He never shrunk; he never stopped hitting HRs....

Jason P

4 time winner and 3 time defending tour de france winner Chris Froom fail a doping test.  Huh, who would have thunk it?

SAD!

I say give these guys all the drugs and NOS boosters.

Wobbie

HO-LEE shit!

not shocked, but I figured Sky had perfected the hidden motor.

HesCalledDyer

Like I’ve always said about Lance Armstrong. Even if he did it, our cheater beat all your cheaters 7 times in a row. Get lost! When you take alway all of Jan Ullrich’s 2nd place finishes, and Alprickdo Cuntador’s entire career, you can ban Lance Armstrong all you want. 

Wobbie

pretty interesting first day, eh?

bob roll was on a roll about the UCI.

Leathe?ma?

Tour de pharmacy

HesCalledDyer

I go out on a 10 mile trail ride and I don’t want to set my ass on a bike for a whole week. To go out and race 6 hours, 100-150 miles every day for a month on a seat with no cushion - these guys can take whatever shots, fluids, blood, etc they please.

Wobbie

ha ha! they say it’s like running a marathon, every day for three weeks.

today was another good stage. maybe this year will have more drama than the last few.

peter sagan is an animal.

HesCalledDyer

Team Time Trials today. So excited! This was always one of my favorite stages in the tour and I’m glad to see it’s rightful return!
Looks like it could be an interesting stage, too. Might shake up the GC a good bit. 

Go Beavers

Leathe?ma? said:

Tour de pharmacy

Pffft! Test other pro sports for drugs like they do cycling and you’d have 1/5 of the team left. 

Wobbie

today should be good for veiwing and hell for the riders.

I think merckx’ record for stage wins is safe. cavendish doesn’t seem capable anymore. probably for the best, since mark is a total specialist whereas eddy could pick up a win on any stage.

Wobbie

crazy day.

the steve schlanger interview of teejay should have ended long before it did. I would have asked steve to please go the fuck away.