the tour de france... (Read 43528 times)

andy higginson · July 16, 2009, 11:28:12 am

Quote from: 220bpm on July 16, 2009, 10:33:25 am

Last year he seemed like an utter ar$e in the making

To be fair to him he has acknowledged as much in interviews this year and has shown a lot of humility this time around. I really hope he holds on to the green.

butters · July 16, 2009, 01:05:16 pm

Copied from the BBC feed.

1203: Quick insight into the domestic bliss of Mr and Mrs Wiggins. Cath Wiggins on Twitter: nagged @bradwiggins 'why didn't you ring me?' he said 'cos I follow your twitter'

Isn't technology wonderful...

chappers · July 16, 2009, 09:12:16 pm

a very clever days racing from cav there. looks like he is very focused on the green jersey after all!

fatkid2000 · July 17, 2009, 12:23:52 pm

Well Levi Leipheimer is out with a fractured scaphoid.

clm · July 17, 2009, 12:49:11 pm

Duma · July 17, 2009, 01:07:24 pm

Shame for him, but good for the tour I reckon, Astana could do with weakening.

Duma · July 17, 2009, 03:45:31 pm

How sweet does Haussler's S3 look?

Duma · July 17, 2009, 04:27:35 pm

Gotta love a man who it so obviously means so much to. Great ride on a miserable day.

fatkid2000 · July 17, 2009, 06:11:59 pm

Quote from: Duma on July 17, 2009, 03:45:31 pm

How sweet does Haussler's S3 look?

On my list of, I need one of those bikes. $:-\$

fatdoc · July 18, 2009, 10:07:31 am

you need full on FR bike before that mate!!

fatkid2000 · July 19, 2009, 04:18:07 pm

What a stage. Contador showed why he is regarded as the greatest climber of his generation & Armstrong had no response despite having Klodden with him. Thought it was interesting that Contador pulled his ear piece out - obvious got bored with the SD telling hi to wait for Lance.

And OMFG - Bradley Wiggins what a ride - he's in 3rd - what a star, no wonder he wants to stop riding the Track & become a grand tour rider.

cofe · July 19, 2009, 07:44:04 pm

i wonder what would happen if contador tried?

great finish. go wiggins!

saltbeef · July 19, 2009, 08:08:24 pm

go on wigo!!!!!

fatdoc · July 19, 2009, 09:27:52 pm

on hearing Lance after..

I cried.
the epoch has ended,

if the top players go positive then I will hunt them done and kill them,
I am sucked in...will have a bottle of fizzy nxt saturday for the live event.. OMG

since the Lance post cancer this was never so good...

WTF with astana, lance owns but is no longer a dictator..

the king is dead..

BB · July 20, 2009, 11:34:49 am

Quote from: fatkid2000 on July 19, 2009, 04:18:07 pm

What a stage. Contador showed why he is regarded as the greatest climber of his generation & Armstrong had no response despite having Klodden with him.

Would it not have been a little silly for Armstrong and Kloden to chase down their own team member?

squeek · July 20, 2009, 01:16:06 pm

Quote from: BB on July 20, 2009, 11:34:49 am

Quote from: fatkid2000 on July 19, 2009, 04:18:07 pm
What a stage. Contador showed why he is regarded as the greatest climber of his generation & Armstrong had no response despite having Klodden with him.

Would it not have been a little silly for Armstrong and Kloden to chase down their own team member?

Yes, but isn't it also a bit silly for them to not keep up with anyone else? In the end Armstrong couldn't even keep up with Kloden.

BB · July 20, 2009, 01:56:21 pm

Quote from: squeek on July 20, 2009, 01:16:06 pm

Yes, but isn't it also a bit silly for them to not keep up with anyone else?

Not at all. Contador was the only GC contender ahead of Lance so there was no reason to bust himself to keep up.

Quote from: squeek on July 20, 2009, 01:16:06 pm

In the end Armstrong couldn't even keep up with Kloden.

He didn't need to. In the end he played it perfectly, he gained a place in GC himself, Astana now occupy the top 2 places and he ensured that Contador gained a bit more time on any rivals. I fail to see what he did wrong.

Don't forget that Lance's game face is legendary. He's a master strategist and an expert at hiding his intentions. I think he'll surprise everyone yet.

bigd942 · July 20, 2009, 09:47:08 pm

Is so hard to know with Lance, could all just be part of the game, Bruynell uses every trick in the book so could be Lance heading up the road tomorrow with Contador sitting ready for the one two. Saw him fiddling with the ear peace, think it just came out.

Didn't know Lance put millions into SRAM (http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/armstrong-invests-with-sram-18729), kinda like Lt. Dan investing in a fruit company.

saltbeef · July 21, 2009, 08:00:57 pm

lance what a beast today!
poor jens voigt! hope he's ok!
GO ON WIGO!

matthew · July 22, 2009, 08:46:41 am

From Daily Peloton :- He [Voight] has incurred a fracture of the right cheekbone and a concussion. For now he is staying at the hospital for further observation.

Today is going to be a cracker! Shame I don't have a TV.... BBC text feed here I come!

squeek · July 22, 2009, 09:16:12 am

I'm preferring letour.fr this year, with the profile, how far they are along the race, and who's in which groups, it's easier to get a quick snapshot of who's where whilst I've got a spare minute.

tomtom · July 22, 2009, 09:21:08 am

Quote from: matthew on July 22, 2009, 08:46:41 am

From Daily Peloton :- He [Voight] has incurred a fracture of the right cheekbone and a concussion. For now he is staying at the hospital for further observation.

Today is going to be a cracker! Shame I don't have a TV.... BBC text feed here I come!

I found great streamed Eurosport coverage yesterday - (though it failed in the last min!!). go to ustream.tv and search for it.. or google tour de france and streamed coverage (thats how I found it..). Better than the BBC text feed!
T

Dr T · July 22, 2009, 12:04:17 pm

live strong sponsered by Nike...
anyone fancy putting a punt on that being announced tomorrow???

have settled into the arm chair, don't foresee much movement for the rest of the afternoon

Falling Down · July 22, 2009, 12:33:01 pm

Quote from: tomtom on July 22, 2009, 09:21:08 am

I found great streamed Eurosport coverage yesterday - (though it failed in the last min!!). go to ustream.tv and search for it.. or google tour de france and streamed coverage (thats how I found it..). Better than the BBC text feed!
T

Nice one.. got it on now. Hopefully I'll continue to work without being too distracted!

cofe · July 22, 2009, 12:40:28 pm

think it's live on itv4 today and tomorrow too.