'Dale Posted July 29, 2016 Share This is why a bike shouldn't be made from plastic! Sent from my GT-S6790 using Tapatalk Not a great marketing shot for Argon fietse.... Mntboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanbean Posted July 29, 2016 Share I've been reading Richard Moore's Slaying the Badger, and the description of the Alpe D'Huez stage in 1986 sounds familiar; Today Hinault’s arena, his boxing ring, would be one of the greatest in the Tour: Alpe d’Huez. This was the stage everyone had been looking forward to. It would be packed with fans from bottom to top, many of them French, most rooting for Hinault. It could be an intimidating place at the best of times. “People didn’t clear a path until the last second,” as Andy Hampsten, who, six years later, would win at the summit of the Alpe, said. “I felt like I was going at 60 kilometers an hour. The sensation of passing through such a narrow opening in the crowd was the most beautiful and emotional thing I’ve ever experienced in my life.” But the sheer number of spectators, their proximity to the riders, their overwhelming support for one rider over all others could make Alpe d’Huez seem like a hostile place, too. It was the greatest feature of this particular climb—its suitability as an arena for sporting battles, the 21 hairpin bends, snaking up the mountain, forming a natural amphitheater, a gladiator’s ring, on an epic scale. Then there was its place in Tour folklore, established since Fausto Coppi’s win there in 1952, the first time the Alpe had been used—indeed, the Tour’s first-ever summit finish. Coppi’s performance was full of panache, it was conclusive in winning him the Tour, and it meant the Tour “had discovered its Fenway Park, its Wimbledon, its stadium of reference … [its] modern temple,” according to the French writer Jean-Paul Vespini in his book The Tour Is Won on the Alpe. “The true secret of the Alpe’s success,” he added, “is that it is a climb that delivers a verdict—absolute, impartial, and final.” BDF and Mntboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 29, 2016 Share I just looked now on their site to see who won. Its gone, Not even under the 2016 winners tab. Nothing, niks. Hmm.................exactly what I did before posting my reply. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeegMig Posted July 29, 2016 Share I just looked now on their site to see who won. Its gone, Not even under the 2016 winners tab. Nothing, niks. Hmm.................There I was thinking they might still call me Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mntboy Posted July 29, 2016 Share Not a great marketing shot for Argon fietse.... Well since The Sagz is joining them next year they'll be riding 'real' bikes in the form of Spaz bikes. So an upgrade of sorts, but as a certain Belgian would tell us it's 'better to ride up grades than upgrades.' Sent from my GT-S6790 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted July 29, 2016 Share Another snapshot of Archibald's Argon after his high-speed crash... http://images.cyclingtips.com/content/uploads/2016/07/Kramon_TdF2016_st17_DSC7446-Version-21.jpgHis Argon is not broken! That is their new foldable model, for ease of transfer. It just clicks in again [emoji2] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubber Posted July 29, 2016 Share http://www.businessinsider.com/chris-froome-weight-loss-tour-de-france-2016-7?r=US&IR=T&IR=T May interest some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 29, 2016 Share His Argon is not broken! That is their new foldable model, for ease of transfer. It just clicks in again [emoji2]Hehehehee ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 29, 2016 Share Nice recap ClydeB1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 30, 2016 Share Sagan's bike has been pimped A closer look at the rear brake above the derailleur Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxter Posted July 31, 2016 Share Does anyone have a feed for ride london Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeB1 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Does anyone have a feed for ride london Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalkhttp://www.shadow-net.org/channels/British-Eurosport-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 31, 2016 Share http://www.shadow-net.org/channels/British-Eurosport-1.htmlPity about the breakup in live foitage, but Carlton Kirby got it spot on... Tom Boonen! shaper, ClydeB1 and Gen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted July 31, 2016 Share Pity about the breakup in live foitage, but Carlton Kirby got it spot on... Tom Boonen!He left them for dead.. what a great sprint [emoji106] ClydeB1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted July 31, 2016 Share Tom schooled them Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted August 5, 2016 Share Geez ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Bonus, shaper and BouncingBrain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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