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

['Dale]

QUINTANA signs up with Movistar for 2014

 

[jcza]

QUINTANA signs up with Movistar for 2014

 

 

Apparently his bro will also be on Movistar in 2014

['Dale]

[Jaco-fiets]

 

He must be extra strong sprinting to all those victories on a 7.65ton bike. Hats off to the ma!

[DJR]

Would love to see Cavendish and Bolt race a cheetah. (Each with a piece of steak in his pants - Greyhound racing style.)

[Wyatt Earp]

He must be extra strong sprinting to all those victories on a 7.65ton bike. Hats off to the ma!

 

The pro-peleton aren't weight weenies.

The average guys who expect their equipment to turn them in to pro's are the weight weenies.

 

I see it often , a lovely 100 kg. human with 25 % body fat and a 6.8 kg. bike and they wonder if taking another 5 grams off the stem or bar would make a difference.

[Jaco-fiets]

The pro-peleton aren't weight weenies.

The average guys who expect their equipment to turn them in to pro's are the weight weenies.

 

I see it often , a lovely 100 kg. human with 25 % body fat and a 6.8 kg. bike and they wonder if taking another 5 grams off the stem or bar would make a difference.

 

True words!

['Dale]

 

The UCI has new rules on equipment for 2014, notably for position in the time trials. Two TT bike rule changes stand out:

 

the requirement to have level forearms is dropped, now the bars can have a maximum height difference of 10cm which will allow for some slope in the arms although the 10cm distance means the slope is minimal and not the “praying mantis” position used by the likes of Levi Leipheimer in the past

gear levers will now form part of the 75cm rule where any extensions cannot reach more than 75cm beyond a vertical plane from the bottom bracket. This means riders like Bradley Wiggins who use long bars plus manual gear levers for even more reach on the end – rather than electronic shifting with short buttons or levers – will have to revise their position.

['Dale]

Will we see Jensie next year...

 

 

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[Bianchisti]

Nice one Colombia

 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23709753

Edited August 17, 2013 by Bianchisti

[Bonus]

2014 Route should be announced in October . . . . :-)

['Dale]

2014 Route should be announced in October . . . . :-)

 

['Dale]

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['Dale]

2014 Route should be announced in October . . . . :-)

 

 

“That looks like a direction to head in. After all the years going for the Tour, [the idea of missing the Tour] takes a little while getting used to...But the Giro is always a race I wanted to do and do well in. It’s just a matter of changing mindset and so on. So at this point, it looks like directing my energies towards a grand tour other than the Tour de France.”

 

Evans, retiring from racing le Tour, giving up team leader position to van Garderen.

['Dale]

"I can go to the Tour and go for stage wins, or ride for someone else; but having had the results I have had, I want to go for the win or I’d rather watch from the sidelines and put my energy into something else and go for that 100 per cent..."

 

Evans, seemingly not keen to support Tejay at le Tour

[Bonus]

Evans lives in Italy part of the year doesn't he?