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The 100th Edition Of The Tour de France: Chirps, Opinions, News, Updates.


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Pick the yellow and green jersey winners.  

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  1. 1. Who will reign in Yellow?

    • Froome Dawg (Sky)
      216
    • Contador (Saxo Tinkoff)
      53
    • A Schleck, Radioshack
      13
    • Evans (BMC)
      8
    • Uran (Sky)
      0
    • Tejay (BMC)
      3
    • Gesink (Blanco)
      0
    • Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp
      0
    • Valverde (Movistar)
      4
    • J Rodriquez (Katusha)
      2
    • Suprize package!
      6
  2. 2. Who will reign in Green?

    • Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
      178
    • Cav' (Omega Pharma Quickstep)
      104
    • Greipel (Lotto Bellisol)
      7
    • Bouhanni (FDJ)
      1
    • Goss (Orica-Greenedge)
      3
    • Surprize package?
      12


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The immortal Jensie in the break (again).

 

The oldest rider in le Tour since World War II - wow!

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The sprinter's teams are on their own for the chase-down. Climber's teams saving themselves.

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Just stream it..been watching the whole thing online via eurosport streams

 

If only work didn't get in the way! lol

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Bikes of the Tour, courtesy of www.bicycling.co.za.

 

Focus Izalco Team SL – Ag2r-La Mondiale

This is the first year that German brand Focus is sponsoring team Ag2r-La Mondiale (last year, the French squad rode Kuota bicycles). So far this season the riders have been racing with an updated SL (“superlight”) version of the Editors’ Choice-winning Focus Izalco. While the process by which these frames are made hasn’t changed since 2012, the materials have been updated to make the complete bike a little lighter, without compromising stiffness. Campagnolo Super Record EPS and a set of Fulcrum XLR 35 carbon wheels complete the team’s build.

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Team Machine SLR01 – BMC Racing Team

 

BMC listened to team riders when updating the Team Machine SLR01. The result is a frameset that’s both lighter and stiffer than last year’s model. For road stages, climbers like Tejay van Garderen and Cadel Evans prefer this new frame over the company’s Impec and Time Machine TMR01 models. BMC chooses Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9790 electronic components (with SRM’s newest Shimano-compatible power meter) and for the first time, Shimano wheelsets as well. 3T handles the team’s bar and stem needs while Continental provides the squad with tubular tyres.

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Lapierre Xelius EFI – FDJ

 

Thibaut Pinot will ride this Lapierre Xelius EFI while trying to improve upon his tenth-place overall finish at last year’s Tour de France. FDJ is fully sponsored by Shimano, which means the team uses the Japanese company’s Dura-Ace Di2 9790 electronic groups, wheelsets, and PRO bars, stems, and seatposts. On this bike, notice how Pinot is using the older 7800 version of the company’s Dura-Ace crankset in order to run his SRM power meter. A 9790-compatible SRM has been slow to hit the market, and many riders are using the older version on their Shimano-equipped bikes.

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