T-Bob Posted June 24, 2013 Share Final Movistar line up: - Alejandro Valverde, - Rui Costa,- Nairo Quintana, - Andrey Amador, - Jonathan Castroviejo, - Rubén Plaza, - Imanol Erviti, - Iván Gutiérrez- José Joaquín Rojas. Strong line up with Costa coming off the tour of Swiss win and Quintana free from leadership. Hopefully there will be a couple of stage with the guys in that line up. GrumpyOldGuy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 24, 2013 Share Final Movistar line up: - Alejandro Valverde, - Rui Costa,- Nairo Quintana, - Andrey Amador, - Jonathan Castroviejo, - Rubén Plaza, - Imanol Erviti, - Iván Gutiérrez- José Joaquín Rojas. Strong line up with Costa coming off the tour of Swiss win and Quintana free from leadership. Hopefully there will be a couple of stage with the guys in that line up. Watch out, Skyborgs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOldGuy Posted June 24, 2013 Share Final Movistar line up: - Alejandro Valverde,- Rui Costa,- Nairo Quintana,- Andrey Amador,- Jonathan Castroviejo,- Rubén Plaza,- Imanol Erviti,- Iván Gutiérrez- José Joaquín Rojas. Strong line up with Costa coming off the tour of Swiss win and Quintana free from leadership. Hopefully there will be a couple of stage with the guys in that line up. Hmm, yeah, tough lot that, all d**n good riders in their own rights, no fence sitters here. T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted June 24, 2013 Share Hell, even if he does not win the Green Jersey, he has in my opinion just for that !! I would like to see more roadies park like that This'll show you what roadies are capable of... Sagan's got nothing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0 Yeah, it's been around a while but it's still awesome. Edited June 24, 2013 by hellocolour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 25, 2013 Share This'll show you what roadies are capable of... Sagan's got nothing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0 Yeah, it's been around a while but it's still awesome. But the question remains - can he sprint like Sagan? Edited June 25, 2013 by nickc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 25, 2013 Share Just how big is the 100th Tour de France, which kicks off Saturday, June 29 on the island of Corsica? Organizer ASO distributed these numbers on Monday. Participants 4,500 among organization, teams, media, partners, publicity caravan, service providersRiders198 riders at the start (22 teams of 9 riders)300 support personnel17 members on the stewards’ committee Route in 20133,404 kilometers (21 stages)36 stage towns537 French municipalities crossed37 French departments visited Organization100 permanent staff of A.S.O.280 temporary staff1,450 beds reserved every day for the organizers and teams Medical Service10 emergency doctors, 1 anaesthetics nurse6 ambulances, 2 medical cars, 1 motorcycle, 1 X-ray truck Security47 police motorcyclists13 police officers (permanent police mission for the Tour)23,000 officers from the various police divisions mobilized1,000 General Council agents Media (2012 edition)2,000 journalists, consultants, photographers560 different media outlets covering the race350 newspapers/magazines, press agencies, or websites85 TV channels, of which 60 broadcast live75 photo agencies50 radio stations TV broadcastingBroadcasts to 190 countriesAround 100 channels, 60 of them broadcasting liveNew national stations broadcasting live in 2013: Estonia (ETV), Israel (Sport5), Kazakhstan (KAZsport)New regional broadcaster (Middle East and North Africa): Aljazeera Sport (23 countries)9 stages broadcast in full86 hours of live footage (international signal)Over 5,000 hours of programs worldwide3.5 billion viewers worldwide (2012) Internet (2012 edition)11.5 million unique visitor hits (in July)133 million pages viewed (in July)4 languages: French, German, Spanish, English (the most visited version)925,000 fans on Facebook150,000 followers on Twitter800,000 apps on the Tour de France downloaded Partners44 partner brands including 4 new partners4 Club Partners9 Official Partners6 Institutional and Environmental Partners2 Media Partners14 Official Suppliers6 Technical Partners7 Official Sponsors Publicity Caravan180 vehicles37 brands600 people14.5 million gifts handed out12 kilometers of precession35 minutes of show-time54 people involved in supervision, including 13 police officers Spectators lining the route (2012 edition)12 million spectators68% men and 32% women53% under 50 years of age, of which 12% were under 2580% French spectators and 20% foreign spectators38 different nationalities counted6:50 of presence at the road-side (6 hours for flat stages, 8:50 for mountain stages)92% of people come with family or friends (in groups of 4 to 5 people on average) Wez-O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 25, 2013 Share A real moving circus this. Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez-O Posted June 25, 2013 Share But the question remains - can he sprint like Sagan? And can he climb Alpe d'Huez... Twice in one day, after nearly 3 weeks of riding a tour nickc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianchisti Posted June 25, 2013 Share The last really good toe-to-toe we've witnessed. Really hope we get to see some more this year round. PS. Just wetting my appetite bored stiff at work akneethling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted June 25, 2013 Share Froomes bio removed from bikepure site due to reluctance to provide SRM & other data http://bikepure.org/2013/06/transparency-grand-tour-contenders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted June 25, 2013 Share The last really good toe-to-toe we've witnessed. Really hope we get to see some more this year round. PS. Just wetting my appetite bored stiff at work Yes was wondering if it is not too much of one horse race, this race will be more exciting with 5-10 guys really able to go for win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianchisti Posted June 25, 2013 Share Froomes bio removed from bikepure site due to reluctance to provide SRM & other data http://bikepure.org/...our-contenders/ Not so sure I agree that is a good idea. Maybe releasing data after the Tour yes, but then you still have next year’s Tour to come and everyone will pretty much know what (say Froome’) numbers are.With the way Sky is operating, they must have a fairly good idea where Berto is at the moment and also what his maximum possible numbers are and they will use it. But I’m hoping the guess work they have to do (by not knowing exactly where his at) will somehow unsettle them at some point. This of course is where doping has been so good for the exciting nature of the sport. You never quite know how much Armstrong doped on any particular day, so the competition never knew exactly what he was capable of. Last year’s Tour was one of the most boring in recent memory for a number of reasons. To see in a few days what the absence of the dope will mean for the excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon29er Posted June 25, 2013 Share You never quite know how much Armstrong doped on any particular day, so the competition never knew exactly what he was capable of.A lot. In 1999 all but one of his samples tested positive for EPO once a test was developed compared to 8% of all other samples taken at the tour. Including samples from Pantani and Zülle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOldGuy Posted June 25, 2013 Share I read somewhere that Europcar was also in a bit of hot water over with the Council for Credible sport. Seems they are been investigated over transfusions and Rolands issue with elevated Cortisol levels. I'll see if I can find the article. .........okay found em......... Heres one - http://velonews.comp...and-test_291545 Heres the other - http://velonews.comp...e-france_226076 Edited June 25, 2013 by GrumpyOldGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 25, 2013 Share Cunego to be nr 1 Lampre-Merida for the Tour de FranceMatteo Bono (ITA)Davide Cimolai (ITA)Damiano Cunego (ITA)Elia Favilli (ITA)Roberto Ferrari (ITA)Adriano Malori (ITA)Manuele Mori (ITA)Przemyslaw Niemiec (POL)Jose Serpa (COL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted June 25, 2013 Share Cunego to be nr 1 Lampre-Merida for the Tour de FranceMatteo Bono (ITA)Davide Cimolai (ITA)Damiano Cunego (ITA)Elia Favilli (ITA)Roberto Ferrari (ITA)Adriano Malori (ITA)Manuele Mori (ITA)Przemyslaw Niemiec (POL)Jose Serpa (COL)They'll miss Scarpo GrumpyOldGuy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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