Eugene Oppelt Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Were you watching something I missed? All I saw yesterday was a rest day I watched "Delayed Live" after working all weekend.
Pah Bear Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 No one accused Froome of doing that. I said the leaders could too easily manipulate the situation.. There have been tactical bike changes in the past where a terrain changes during a stage and the riders change bike models. Sent from my SM-N9005 using TapatalkNoted. But must say the opportunities where guys changed bikes to take into account varying route conditions was advertised and not hidden. The stopped car at the ready and changed bikes and they then chased back on. Like especially on some hilly/flat TT's where they changed bikes to deal with that.
Pah Bear Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 I watched "Delayed Live" after working all weekend. I'm permanently on "delayed live"
nathrix Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Have to agree with Lance, not good loosing the major stars of the tour.
Cav' Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Really wanted Bardet to take the stage win yesterday.What a racer.Did not account for Big Ring Rigo though! Happy x 1000000!These pics made me smile from ear to ear:
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 These pics made me smile from ear to to ear:Sweet heyThe green team is notching up some cool big wins after two years of nara Cool looking helmets too hey, Cav' ????
worriesnot Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 So, 178km today and two cat4 climbs. Intermediate sprint at 121km between the two climbs of the day.Predictions?
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Is there a 100 km stage this week or something All I know it's week 2 #threshold ????????♀️
Cav' Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Sweet heyThe green team is notching up some cool big wins after two years of nara Cool looking helmets too hey, Cav' Super Cool and comfy, will W/A you my latest additions to that attire later.
Long Wheel Base Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 “I’m not regretful at all about having ridden the Giro. It was a gamble, something different. We still have a lot to learn in cycling, and we will draw many positive and negative conclusions about these months in order to improve in the future. It’s true that I have ridden all of the last four Grand Tours, but I also enjoyed some good breaks, had a winter between them, stayed weeks away from competition between all of them – there’s of course many things we can improve, though. It’s the first time we ride both the Giro and the Tour in the same season – the Giro was really hard and the pace here at the Tour hasn’t been slow, either.” Quintana, rest day reflectionsNow tell me, How many of you read this in your best impersonation of that stupid 100 year old voice of his?
Imploder Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 So, 178km today and two cat4 climbs. Intermediate sprint at 121km between the two climbs of the day.Predictions?GVA or PhilGil in a breakaway.Else The Gorilla in a sprint.
Jewbacca Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 GVA or PhilGil in a breakaway.Else The Gorilla in a sprint.I will take a GVA breakaway win or a Greipel sprint win very happily!
Thor Buttox Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Another reason to like Kawasaki “I have pain everywhere today, but I was lucky to have no fractures at all. I cannot explain exactly what happened when I crashed. I didn’t break or anything, but my front wheel slipped away. Also Risto, our mechanic, almost fell when he arrived with the spare bike. There must have been some oil or something similar on the road. However, after the crash I suffered a lot. I want to thank my whole Bora-Hansgrohe team, everybody waited for me first, but we told Emanuel [buchmann] to go and save our chances in the GC, then Jay [McCarty] was with me and brought me up to the next bigger group. Also thanks to Michal Kwiatkowski who helped me in the end.” Majka, eina comments and somehow no fractures from his rest dayMichal is one of the most Polished riders in the peloton. All class.
JA-Q001 Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 My last point on the "gentlemanly rules". It also help eliminate a need for sabotage. I must say, I haven't heard of sabotage in cycling ever. But if things like a mechanical isn't seen as a mishap that the rider did not intend, then its easy for say a opposing teams rider hitting the back of your RD on purpose in order to disadvantage you. Its not that far fetched and isn't easily provable, also like when they had thumbnails on the route the one year, all. Come to think of it, its actually strange that we don't see more of things like this happen.
Imploder Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Michal is one of the most Polished riders in the peloton. All class.Yup, definitely poles apart from the average pro.
SwissVan Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 With all these little gentlemanly unwritten rules the TDF is like a paid club ride to the riders. If your ride falls apart it is tough. That is why the guy in yellow acts like a prima donna. TDF is a test for man and his machine. Now it looks like Pinarello's break.WelcomeCalling routxjie
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