GrumpyOldGuy Posted June 13, 2013 Share On a side note it's a bit of a curtain raiser for the sprint teams over at Ster ZLM Toer. OPQS v Lotto v Argos for some momentum and bragging rights in the lead up the tour. Count so far this season:- Cav:12 wins- Greipel: 10- Kittel: 10 Battle of the trains. Yeah, seems so. Dont you long back to those days of the "Silver Train" of Fassa Bortolo with Ale Jet.? I think they were incredible, a joy to watch. Once they got a head of steam up no one would stop them, racing has changed a bit now I guess, but they were to me anyway, the epitome of "lead out Excellence." jcza and T-Bob 2 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted June 13, 2013 Share I see Cancellara has pulled out of TdF to concentrate on World Champs( or is that old news). I think the Shacks team TT is going to suffer because of it. No one is rooting really for Andy. Takes alot of pressure off him, hopefully he can get a stage win. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez-O Posted June 13, 2013 Share I see Cancellara has pulled out of TdF to concentrate on World Champs( or is that old news). I think the Shacks team TT is going to suffer because of it. No one is rooting really for Andy. Takes alot of pressure off him, hopefully he can get a stage win.Yeah I heard this mentioned a while back, it's a real shame and compounded by the fact that Boonen has decided to do the same. Perhaps the fact that the race doesn't start with a prologue this year and thus no chance of winning the yellow for the first week was one of the reasons Spartacus decided to give it a miss? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOldGuy Posted June 13, 2013 Share I see Cancellara has pulled out of TdF to concentrate on World Champs( or is that old news). I think the Shacks team TT is going to suffer because of it. No one is rooting really for Andy. Takes alot of pressure off him, hopefully he can get a stage win. Hmm, Yeah, not much been said about Andy but I think "The Shack" is in a serious state of disarray at the moment, its actually quite startling how they have almost "collapsed" in a very short space of time, certainly the news out of their camp has been overwhelmingly negative so maybe its not surprising morale is at an all time low. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOldGuy Posted June 13, 2013 Share Yeah I heard this mentioned a while back, it's a real shame and compounded by the fact that Boonen has decided to do the same. Perhaps the fact that the race doesn't start with a prologue this year and thus no chance of winning the yellow for the first week was one of the reasons Spartacus decided to give it a miss? Good point, could well be. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted June 13, 2013 Share I see David Veilleux made the squad for Europcar. (that is if they race of course) Battle of the sprinters, I can't see anyone catching Cavendish. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted June 13, 2013 Share I see David Veilleux made the squad for Europcar. (that is if they race of course) Battle of the sprinters, I can't see anyone catching Cavendish. Bouhani and Viviani have been kocking on the door. Definitely the more challenging sprints would be going to Sagan as Cavndish is more suited to the really flat finishes. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted June 13, 2013 Share Bouhani and Viviani have been kocking on the door. Definitely the more challenging sprints would be going to Sagan as Cavndish is more suited to the really flat finishes. Agreed Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1950875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez-O Posted June 13, 2013 Share Definitely the more challenging sprints would be going to Sagan as Cavndish is more suited to the really flat finishes.AgreedAgreed +1 Edited June 13, 2013 by Wez-O Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1951344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 14, 2013 Share “I’ve been doing some light training work. I’ve been recovering. Between now and the Tour, I’ll put in a few rides to put the cherry on top... All the work is done.” Andrew Talansky, Garmin Sharp Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1955242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 14, 2013 Share http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/06/11/2/tdf13_670.jpg Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1955256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 14, 2013 Share “We have two very strong leaders, who can do well, so I will be behind them and trying to support them the best I can,” he says. “If the opportunity presents its self, getting into a breakaway would be nice, but I’m not thinking about this now.” Europcar's Veilleux after just earning a spot in the TdF team Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1955478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted June 15, 2013 Share Yeah, seems so. Dont you long back to those days of the "Silver Train" of Fassa Bortolo with Ale Jet.? I think they were incredible, a joy to watch. Once they got a head of steam up no one would stop them, racing has changed a bit now I guess, but they were to me anyway, the epitome of "lead out Excellence." They were awesome, such a bench mark and killer kit as well. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1955855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted June 17, 2013 Share If only we didnt have topay 45% import duties.http://boutique.letour.fr/stores/letour/default.aspx EZRider 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1957519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted June 17, 2013 Share OP-QS for Tour de France (confirmed): Cavendish, Chavanel, Kwiatkowski, Martin, Pineau, Steegmans, Terpstra, Trentin, P. Velits. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1957743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 17, 2013 Share Movistar could well be the Tour’s dark horse, with three riders capable of going on the attack in the mountains. The opening days in particular favor Movistar’s frenetic racing style. Hilly, classics-style courses on Corsica and the stage-4 team time trial back on the French mainland, in Nice, could well see a Movistar rider in the yellow jersey. Both Costa and Quintana say they are dedicated to helping Valverde, but each will bring strong personal ambitions that could prove complicated to control for pre-race favorites Team Sky. Movistar has improved dramatically in team time trials, proven by their win to open last year’s Vuelta a España and its second place in the Giro’s TTT in May, just nine seconds behind favored Sky. From velonews Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/126062-the-100th-edition-of-the-tour-de-france-chirps-opinions-news-updates/page/13/#findComment-1957810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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