OFFICIAL 2025 Tour de France thread

Pats54

imalive wrote:

Pats54 wrote:

Could also use a little more of Phil and Paul in prime time not just the last 30secs of the race.

more phil + paul = less craig hummer :thumbup:

That guy never shuts up

Wobbie

Pats54 wrote:

Could also use a little more of Phil and Paul in prime time not just the last 30secs of the race.

http://www.liggettfan.com/main.htm#tier1

Pats54

imalive wrote:

Pats54 wrote:

Could also use a little more of Phil and Paul in prime time not just the last 30secs of the race.

http://www.liggettfan.com/main.htm#tier1

Those quotes are great. Nice sprint finish today. Would like to see Mcewen win one of these sprint stages.

Wobbie

Pats54 wrote:

Would like to see Mcewen win one of these sprint stages.

did you catch the post sprint interview? dude was GASSED!

Pats54

imalive wrote:

Pats54 wrote:

Would like to see Mcewen win one of these sprint stages.

did you catch the post sprint interview? dude was GASSED!

Yes he could barely catch his breath plus he is riding hurt, hip or leg injury of some sort. He said he had no power in his legs and still finishes 4th. I would like to ride like that with no power in my legs. Most of these guys are tough as nail. Pettachi looks tough to beat this year. Seems like a lot of the big sprinters have some injuries. Cracks me up how they all say I just need to ride more and make it to the next week and the injury should work itself out, after putting in another 500-600 miles. Prob. using some good chemicals.

polaris_x

Pats54 wrote:

Those quotes are great. Nice sprint finish today. Would like to see Mcewen win one of these sprint stages.

love that guy!! ... guy does wheelies during mtn stages cuz he knows he's not gonna finish anywhere near the leaders ...

another sprint today i suspect

Wobbie

Pats54 wrote:

Most of these guys are tough as nail. Seems like a lot of the big sprinters have some injuries.

you've seen video of the sprint crash at the tour de suisse, right? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Pats54

imalive wrote:

Pats54 wrote:

Most of these guys are tough as nail. Seems like a lot of the big sprinters have some injuries.

you've seen video of the sprint crash at the tour de suisse, right? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Yes that crash was crazy, those guys live on the edge for sure. Racing for the line in a bunch sprint at 40-50mph is crazy. VS. should add that clip to their coverage (they might have). Instead of giving us the same story of how the first American team 7eleven was a joke in their first tour. They que that story up all the time year after year enough already.

Pats54

polaris_x wrote:

Pats54 wrote:

Those quotes are great. Nice sprint finish today. Would like to see Mcewen win one of these sprint stages.

love that guy!! ... guy does wheelies during mtn stages cuz he knows he's not gonna finish anywhere near the leaders ...

another sprint today i suspect

at 5-7 it takes some balls to be able to mixe it up with the bigger sprinters at those speeds. Hopefully he grabs a stage win sometime this tour.

polaris_x

yikes ... farrar was awful ... having your guys do a great job like that and to butcher it like that is awful ... feel bad for garmin ... renshaw --> cavendish was perfection today ...

the alps can't come soon enuf ...

Wobbie

never a big cav fan, but to see him crying today changed my mind a bit.

polaris_x

imalive wrote:

never a big cav fan, but to see him crying today changed my mind a bit.

lost his grandmother a few weeks ago and got blasted yesterday ... he does suck out of a sprint if he isn't going to win ...

Kloddz

Interview with F. Schleck today in a Lux newspaper - he says he'll be back on the bike in 2 weeks. These guys are tough. :twisted:

Pats54

polaris_x wrote:

imalive wrote:

never a big cav fan, but to see him crying today changed my mind a bit.

lost his grandmother a few weeks ago and got blasted yesterday ... he does suck out of a sprint if he isn't going to win ...

Never really a big fan either. He was a beast again today, by the time he launches there is no one that can touch him. Bring on the Mt's

polaris_x

Pats54 wrote:

Never really a big fan either. He was a beast again today, by the time he launches there is no one that can touch him. Bring on the Mt's

renshaw is the key ... that guy is brilliant ... his leadouts are second to none ... not sure what garmin was doing at the end there ... they are blowing their load waaaay too early ...

Pats54

polaris_x wrote:

Pats54 wrote:

Never really a big fan either. He was a beast again today, by the time he launches there is no one that can touch him. Bring on the Mt's

renshaw is the key ... that guy is brilliant ... his leadouts are second to none ... not sure what garmin was doing at the end there ... they are blowing their load waaaay too early ...

Agreed renshaw just delivers the victories for him. He really makes it look easy. Farrar 2nd not bad for a guy who has a broken wrist. Not to beat a dead horse bu love the day coverage with Phil and Paul, not sure why they don't use that loop in the evening for the primetime coverage, I am usually at work. Just saw a fight with two riders one guy wasn't even off his bike. Phil said somthing like he obviously had a rough day out there on the bike today.

polaris_x

Pats54 wrote:

Agreed renshaw just delivers the victories for him. He really makes it look easy. Farrar 2nd not bad for a guy who has a broken wrist. Not to beat a dead horse bu love the day coverage with Phil and Paul, not sure why they don't use that loop in the evening for the primetime coverage, I am usually at work. Just saw a fight with two riders one guy wasn't even off his bike. Phil said somthing like he obviously had a rough day out there on the bike today.

ya ... up here in canada - they used to loop it but they aren't doing it this year which pisses me off as i have to go and find a tv in the office to watch the final sprints ... gonna be harder when they hit the pyrnees next week ...

farrar messed up today ... if he was on hunter's wheel, he would have won ... garmin had perfect position out of the last turn but apparently he decided to stick to cavendish's wheel for some reason ...

Wobbie

Kloddz wrote:

Interview with F. Schleck today in a Lux newspaper - he says he'll be back on the bike in 2 weeks. These guys are tough. :twisted:

like soccer players!
"ow, ow, ow! my leg is broken"....writhes in pain....re-enters game a minute later. :roll:

yup, I also enjoyed todays sprint. the aerial shots are badass....shows the amazing speed when whoever wins decides to "launch"

Pats54 wrote:

Not to beat a dead horse bu love the day coverage with Phil and Paul,

today, phil said some guy in front was so big that "my goodness, you can barely see the rest of the peloton"

Pats54

Pats54 wrote:

Not to beat a dead horse bu love the day coverage with Phil and Paul,

today, phil said some guy in front was so big that "my goodness, you can barely see the rest of the peloton" [/quote]

I heard that and was laughing my ass off he was refering to one of the RS riders. You see the fight? It was also on PTI the one rider wnet after the other guy with wheel. Funny stuff

Wobbie

Pats54 wrote:

You see the fight? It was also on PTI the one rider wnet after the other guy with wheel. Funny stuff

i did not see the fight. I need to see the fight!