Tour de France 2012

['Dale]

I see Daryl Impey has tweeted he will be in the tour - so we will have 2 saffers in the field (plus froomie so call it 2 and a half)

 

:clap:

[petatodd]

Wakker slaap Henk

C'mon Cav, a full repost of a repost...

[Cav']

C'mon Cav, a full repost of a repost...

LOL - self facepalm http://velorooms.com/Smileys/msn/facepalm.gif

[FrankTank]

The 2012 Tour de France France fantasy dream league is now open:

http://www.ultimatedreamteams.com/site/current-games/item/53-tour-de-france-fantasy-league.html

['Dale]

A lekka article about analyzing the 2012 edition...

 

 

http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2012/06/breaking-down-the-tour/

[E-man]

Nice preview!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1tb_iCFJWY&feature=youtu.be

[Cav']

Nice preview!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1tb_iCFJWY&feature=youtu.be

Awesome video - Stole 54mins of my day - worth it

[Cippo]

Cant seem to find the fread for the Tdf Hub challenge.

['Dale]

Rabobank's Renshaw on the countdown to le Tour:

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/mark-renshaw/counting-down-to-the-big-show

['Dale]

Cant seem to find the fread for the Tdf Hub challenge.

 

This one?

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/117507-2012-thehubsa-tdf-competiton/page__fromsearch__1

[Cippo]

 

 

This one?

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/117507-2012-thehubsa-tdf-competiton/page__fromsearch__1

 

Schweet my cousin!

['Dale]

Schweet my cousin!

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Having been in Canada there's not much been said about the tour, even in the US I didnt see much hype, a small bit in the papers about Phinney going to the Olympics but the tour is largely ignored.

 

Personally I dont see how Wiggins can lose now as I understand Andy is also no longer competing, maybe Frank will step up his game a bit but its hard to see him as a serious top step competitor.......but I dont know, I have not been in the loop for 5/6 weeks odd.

 

Just as a matter of interest LA's latest issues, in contrast, made massive news in the US. The "USA Today" a paper largely sympathetic to American sportsmen and women was scathing in their reporting saying he should stop protesting and let the investigation continue, basically saying he is not above the law or any investigation and if such an investigation was sanctioned there are obviously merits, and perhaps he should stop trying to divert attention.

 

From my point he has lost massive support in the USA, of course he has his supporters and always will, Marion Jones also still has pockets of supporters and always will, but mainstream America has been slowly distancing themselves from LA due to these issues. Sad, because at one stage I think he was so popular he could have run for political office, today I doubt thats a reality.

Edited June 26, 2012 by GrumpyOldGuy

['Dale]

Did Hesjedal's victory in the Giro spark massive public interest there in the sport?

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Did Hesjedal's victory in the Giro spark massive public interest there in the sport?

 

 

No nothing that I saw. Cycling is not major in the everyday Americans sporting interests, although there are hundreds of miles of bike paths and cities actively promote cycling its more in the commuter field, I dont recall ever seeing anyone cycling with anything other than takkies or those flip flops you buy with small cleats.

 

The cycling culture as we know it here is almost non existant, bikes are used for commuting and riding to the beach, racing is very,very,very small.

[SwissVan]

Welcome back GOG we wuz wondering what happened to you