Quote from: Will Hunt on July 02, 2014, 05:01:17 pmAre we having a fantasy league this year? I've a yellow jersey to defend I'd be keen another fantasy league. We did the cyclingnews one last year which was ok, want to do the same again or has anyone seen a better one?It sounds as though they've made a few changes, though the website is down at the moment which isn't a great sign...
Are we having a fantasy league this year? I've a yellow jersey to defend
Sprinting wise, its hard to know where Kietel v Cav will go but I won't be surprised if there isn't a massive crash within 10km of Harrogate. In the past Cav has a few times screwed up the first sprint of the Tour but I'm hoping that he will be more prepared this year.
Bit gutted about cav yesterday, but today's stage more than made up for it! Go nibs!
Watched stage 1 at Buttertubs - got a great spot just up from where it was really packed. Not as dramatic as watching Froome and Quintana destroying Bertie last year on the Ventoux, but massively exciting seeing the peleton taking on our classic climbs, and blown away by the numbers of people.
Had a great day at the foot of the Cote de Bradfield. Was a little sceptical before I went if I'm honest but the atmosphere, caravans, and the sight of the peloton pinning it in to the bend I was on the charge up the climb was incredible.
Quote from: bigtuboflard on July 07, 2014, 01:44:57 pmHad a great day at the foot of the Cote de Bradfield. Was a little sceptical before I went if I'm honest but the atmosphere, caravans, and the sight of the peloton pinning it in to the bend I was on the charge up the climb was incredible. You can't have been far from me. I thought it was amazing- as I said on the other thread, my girlfriend is the cycling fan and she was on cloud nine but I was surprised by how much fun I had. When the motorbikes directly ahead of the first riders appeared it was absolutely crazy- part sporting event, part civil emergency- and the rush of excitement that greeted each pack of cyclists was electrifying. I'll post one or two of the pictures I took in a bit.The fact we'd been staking out our piece of verge for 8 hours just seemed to make the 15 minutes of race even better- I can kind of understand why people flip out and run alongside them in their pants and stuff now. I seem to have agreed to go over to France to watch it next summer...
I thought it was it just the footage I saw but it seems there are a lot of idiots making a nuisance of themselves.
Half way up the Cote de Bradfield. Mega