'Dale Posted July 25, 2014 Share Back to the drawing board for Sagan and Cannondale (while the team still exists)However, primary objective virtually reached - maillot vert winner 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 25, 2014 Share Rojas DQed from Tour after getting a pull from a car (for a looooong time) That's rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 25, 2014 Share "I have gone from surprise to outrage and indignation to not understand anything. At no time have I grabbed onto the car nor received any benefit in the descent from the Tourmalet. It would be impossible to hang onto cars while descending a mountain at 80 kilometers per hour. Climbing, I would understand, but [descending], it would be stupid and reckless. It is true that I could benefit a while from the slipstream of the cars, as we all do it every day, but that is not enough to expel a rider. If they applied the same standard in every case, there would be no riders left in Paris." Rojas, MovistarFrom cyclingnews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted July 26, 2014 Share I've only just managed to watch stage 18, and going to watch Stage 19 now, so I'm a little bit behind.Downloading torrents from Cyclingtorrents.nl because we don't have DSTV :-) Stage 18 between descending off the Col du Tourmalet and entering Luz Saint-Sauveur the riders cycled on the D918 alongside a river that burst its banks and wiped out many houses and other buildings last winter. We drove that road in April and they were working hard to put the road right. The route on Stage 18 was seamless - they did a good job :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapee.. Posted July 26, 2014 Share http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/hq-dar-40.jpg?w=920&h=631 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share Clenbuterol bananna? Escapee.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanbean Posted July 26, 2014 Share The Hoff in points race on SS9 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share We will soon see if Tejay van Garderen (BMC) can do a great ride and move up to fifth overall. He needs to gain two minutes on Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share Bardet is on the start ramps, while Valverde waits nearby for his start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) sets the second fastest time of 1:08:00. Well behind Martin but faster than Barta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share Pinot and Peraud sportingly shake hands before their time trial efforts. May the best Frenchman finish on the podium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 26, 2014 Share really impressed by JC Peraud this tour. quite amazing coming from a mtb background (beijing silver behind absolon) to possible tour podium. this is from 2009 when he came out of nowhere to beat all the roadies at the french TT nationals.Chavanel and Le Lay also have the Tour de France in mind while Péraud will return to mountain biking. "It remains my priority", he insisted. "I don't see myself representing France at the world championship for time trial. I like cycling but I love mountain biking. I'm not prepared to quit MTB but I aim at confronting myself to the best road rider. I would like to join a professional road team and combine road and MTB. I'm not sure about London Olympics though. I'll be 35 in 2012. Cycling is an endurance sport suitable for old athletes but I'll wait for one more year to determine myself about focusing on London or not."Péraud works as a part-time engineer for a thermo hydraulic station. He has shown to the world of road riders how good cyclists mountain bikers are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share Peraud is in the start house and is about to begin the most important TT of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share really impressed by JC Peraud this tour. quite amazing coming from a mtb background (beijing silver behind absolon) to possible tour podium. this is from 2009 when he came out of nowhere to beat all the roadies at the french TT nationals.Chavanel and Le Lay also have the Tour de France in mind while Péraud will return to mountain biking. "It remains my priority", he insisted. "I don't see myself representing France at the world championship for time trial. I like cycling but I love mountain biking. I'm not prepared to quit MTB but I aim at confronting myself to the best road rider. I would like to join a professional road team and combine road and MTB. I'm not sure about London Olympics though. I'll be 35 in 2012. Cycling is an endurance sport suitable for old athletes but I'll wait for one more year to determine myself about focusing on London or not."Péraud works as a part-time engineer for a thermo hydraulic station. He has shown to the world of road riders how good cyclists mountain bikers are. Yeah, he's got a very cool backstory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 26, 2014 Share Valverde is on the road and Peraud is also off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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