Tour de France 2016- SPOILER ALERT

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  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    OMG! No spoiler here. BUT WATCH TODAY'S STAGE. Unbelievable.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,242
    Riverrunner said:

    OMG! No spoiler here. BUT WATCH TODAY'S STAGE. Unbelievable.

    Yes that is a rare thing to see. I do want to know what kind of riding shoes Froome was using cause when I try to walk in mine and it's like wearing high heels.

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,549
    g under p said:

    Riverrunner said:

    OMG! No spoiler here. BUT WATCH TODAY'S STAGE. Unbelievable.

    Yes that is a rare thing to see. I do want to know what kind of riding shoes Froome was using cause when I try to walk in mine and it's like wearing high heels.


    NTTAWWT

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,549
    Riverrunner said:

    Yesterday I gained some respect for Froome. Still not a fan, but can't disregard his effort and success yesterday. I just wish Contador was still in the race and healthy. Dang! Fingers crossed that Quintana can do something. Soon. I'm thinking that Teejay will not be a contender. This year or in the future. He is a good rider but just doesn't have the something extra to make him an overall winner.

    I'm pretty sure contador can't contend without "tainted steak."
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    been a boring tour for the most part ... none of the GC guys can handle Sky ... thankfully there is Sagan ... love that guy ...

    it's pretty much over ...
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    Wobbie said:

    Riverrunner said:

    Yesterday I gained some respect for Froome. Still not a fan, but can't disregard his effort and success yesterday. I just wish Contador was still in the race and healthy. Dang! Fingers crossed that Quintana can do something. Soon. I'm thinking that Teejay will not be a contender. This year or in the future. He is a good rider but just doesn't have the something extra to make him an overall winner.

    I'm pretty sure contador can't contend without "tainted steak."
    I don't agree with that. Last year he was not a strong contender because he did the Giro prior to the Tour. Unlike Froome whose entire focus is on the Tour, Contador was gutsy enough to try both the Giro and the Tour. It didn't work out, but at least he tried. Sky, with its big money, has paid for a great support team for Froome and with the sole focus on the Tour it makes things much easier for Froome.
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  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    polaris_x said:

    been a boring tour for the most part ... none of the GC guys can handle Sky ... thankfully there is Sagan ... love that guy ...

    it's pretty much over ...

    Yep for GC winner any way. I am hoping that at least one climber can put some hurt on Froome in the Alps. I'm quite sure that there won't/can't be enough to catch Froome for overall, but at least beat him down some in at least one stage. I'm not a fan of Porte either, but at least he is no longer on Sky. Does anyone know the circumstances of Porte leaving Sky?
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Riverrunner said:

    polaris_x said:

    been a boring tour for the most part ... none of the GC guys can handle Sky ... thankfully there is Sagan ... love that guy ...

    it's pretty much over ...

    Yep for GC winner any way. I am hoping that at least one climber can put some hurt on Froome in the Alps. I'm quite sure that there won't/can't be enough to catch Froome for overall, but at least beat him down some in at least one stage. I'm not a fan of Porte either, but at least he is no longer on Sky. Does anyone know the circumstances of Porte leaving Sky?
    so ... he could ride for himself at the tour ...

    thing with Sky is that they are rotating guys in each stage to do all the work .. unless BMC, Astana, Movistar and TFS collaborate - it's over ... BMC and Movistar should send TJ and Valverde on the break with a couple of riders each ... and see what happens ...
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    I guess I never considered Porte GC material. Of course, this year he is proving me wrong. Always considered Teejay the GC contender I guess. I realize that they were listed as co-leaders at the beginning.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Porte's always had bad luck ... even this year ... guy can't catch a break ... he'd be closest to froome now if not for his mechanical at the beginning of the race ...

    real disappointed with quintana this tour ...
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,549
    at least there's Cav! :smiley:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Brutal ... Quintana's got no form ...
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,549
    good Tour.

    would have loved a fignon/le mond showdown but those don't happen anymore.

    a buddy of mine texted "if you crash at 61 mph, you better hope it's fatal" :lol:

    well done, boys.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    sorry ... outside of sagan ... was a horrible tour ... no drama whatsoever ... team sky is essentially the yankees/red sox of cycling ... don't see them losing a tour unless they fold ...
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,549
    polaris_x said:

    sorry ... outside of sagan ... was a horrible tour ... no drama whatsoever ... team sky is essentially the yankees/red sox of cycling ... don't see them losing a tour unless they fold ...

    I take my drama from the individual stages.

    agrre about Sky, tho.

    I miss the doping days :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    GC was certainly not very exciting. I saw one headline that said Froome won the tour of circumstances. But I did think it was a good tour as far as individual stages - 3 photo finishes, breakaway excitement, Froome running up Ventoux.
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,549
    those photo finishes were insane! how the hell would they have figured those out in the olden days?

    speaking of which.....they used to do 500km stages and stop to smoke cigarettes :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Columbus 10
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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    http://outsideonline.com/2099916/how-tour-de-france-diet-has-changed-over-decades?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebookpost

    "Guzzling alarming amounts of alcohol was the norm. Beer, wine, and brandy were considered safer to drink than water from questionable roadside wells or springs."

    Sounds funs. :)
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  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    Landis is in the public eye again. Towards the end of the article is his opinion on doping in cycling and whether it is different now. http://cyclingnews.com/features/hell-always-have-paris-floyd-landis-returns-to-the-tour-de-france/
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,549
    fuckity fuck fuck! are my two favorite sprinters out of the tour in the same day?

    and, has froome already won this thing?
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
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    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24

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