Pure Savage Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Shouted for Daryl until he had his pharmacist incident. Now cheer for the Main Cheese. Remember: We don't cheer for known dopers: Contador, Trentin, Valverde and GVA.
Bonus Posted July 17, 2017 Author Posted July 17, 2017 Rest day - I'm converting and editing the "roadside movies" I took on Thursday & Friday. It will take a while but when I'm done I'll post links on here. I certainly won't be winning any oscars but they do give you an idea of the excitement at the side of the road :-)
Wannabe Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I predicted / asked the question right at the start of the TDF, that I hope Maincheese will not be following wheels around again.We all know he has it in him to attack on those long steep climbs, he showed it on stage 8 of the Criterium du Dauphine when he dropped everybody up the Plateau de Solaison, reeled in Bardet and passed him as if he was standing still. Just Martin and stage winner Fuglsang stayed ahead of him.If that was not a confidence booster, I don't know what is.But alas, we must agonise while we watch him follow Froome around..... COME ON LOUIS, SHOW US THAT YOU CAN!!
The Bull Shark Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I predicted / asked the question right at the start of the TDF, that I hope Maincheese will not be following wheels around again.We all know he has it in him to attack on those long steep climbs, he showed it on stage 8 of the Criterium du Dauphine when he dropped everybody up the Plateau de Solaison, reeled in Bardet and passed him as if he was standing still. Just Martin and stage winner Fuglsang stayed ahead of him.If that was not a confidence booster, I don't know what is.But alas, we must agonise while we watch him follow Froome around..... COME ON LOUIS, SHOW US THAT YOU CAN!! Maybe he is saving his legs for an attack up the Col d'Izoard on stage 18. Ideally suited for the lightly built climbers. Any time gained on Stage 18 will be very difficult for the competition the recover, bar the TT, where LM will again have to concede time against other GC contenders.
Bonus Posted July 17, 2017 Author Posted July 17, 2017 My caravan goodies stash from this years....thx to my kids[emoji106][emoji106][emoji3] Who else has free goodies ? Where you even trying mate??? LOL
gummibear Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Where you even trying mate??? LOLNot really I get what the kids don't want or have doubles of.
Bonus Posted July 17, 2017 Author Posted July 17, 2017 Not really I get what the kids don't want or have doubles of. In our house I AM the kid :-)
Cadre Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 The worst part of the TDF, is all the French people in France. Firstly booing someone, zero class. But booing someone for winning, while they are happy to cheer on known dopers. Pfff. Absolute disgusting behaviour by the French. If they want one of their own to win, stop inviting other Nations to compete!!!! No respect. Yet, I bet..comes the first lap of the Champs Elysees, the Peleton would most likely let Voeckler ride alone upfront as a gesture of respect for his lifetime achievement/dedication to the sport and Froome will probably be cheering him on as well. I am a big fan of both of them. It is just the bad form of the French spectators that is getting under my skin.
Patchelicious Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Hes managed to stick with the best of the best all of the Tour now. He can definitely manage an attack it's more about whether he wants to do this or whether he's just content with where he is. I suspect the latter. Not sure DDD is the best team for him. They signed Cavendish for a reason and I don't think Cav will be all too happy if they decide to refocus on GC. Unless of course he tries his hand at the Giro or Vuelta which is what I think he should do.It's not just about Cav, his TV time and hot wife. DD learnt this by almost losing their WT spot. They need LM and his points.
The Bull Shark Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 It's not just about Cav, his TV time and hot wife. DD learnt this by almost losing their WT spot. They need LM and his points. Any good WT team needs both a sprint contender and a GC contender, with the rest of the team balanced to support both. Sunweb and QS has that team balance almost down to perfection. Look what happened to FDJ when they tried to get their only hope for stage wins over the mountains. Half the team gone. If they had a GC contender, they would then have focused on him and let De Mare to his own to get over the mountains. Which let me get to my next point of contention. How do you call yourself a TdF cyclist if you can't even finish a decent mountain stage in time. Maybe ASO should look at more stringent qualification criteria for riders. No point in winning one sprinter stage and not even finishing a third of the tour's stages.
gummibear Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 The worst part of the TDF, is all the French people in France. French spectators showing zero class while Froome shows he is all class. Spectators that were booing Froomey were Spanish.They upset that SKY keep calling Mikel Landa back.
Pure Savage Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I see Chris Froome is wearing long sleeves on the coffee ride this morning after telling the pres he doesnt feel like talking to them again as he sees them every day as he is in yellow. On the morning roll he is wearing a long sleeve top, starting to think he is just trolling the twitter tin foil haters! Probably gets more social media exposure from a coffee rider than from some pres conference and articles.
cvancoillie Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Look what happened to FDJ when they tried to get their only hope for stage wins over the mountains. Half the team gone. If they had a GC contender, they would then have focused on him and let De Mare to his own to get over the mountains. Which let me get to my next point of contention. How do you call yourself a TdF cyclist if you can't even finish a decent mountain stage in time. Maybe ASO should look at more stringent qualification criteria for riders. No point in winning one sprinter stage and not even finishing a third of the tour's stages.To be fair, Demare completed the TdF in 2014 and 2015.
Edition 507 Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Which let me get to my next point of contention. How do you call yourself a TdF cyclist if you can't even finish a decent mountain stage in time. Maybe ASO should look at more stringent qualification criteria for riders. No point in winning one sprinter stage and not even finishing a third of the tour's stages.Mmmm, you gonna tell that to Cipo?
Pure Savage Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Spectators that were booing Froomey were Spanish.They upset that SKY keep calling Mikel Landa back.In Bardet press conference he just appologised for his home town fans booing Froome. Says its not in the spirit of the sport.
SwissVan Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 In Bardet press conference he just appologised for his home town fans booing Froome. Says its not in the spirit of the sport.Beer, sun, ambitious and anonymous fans is a good recipe for fan heroics I think it was the Eurosport commentators who said they were Basques .... damn spell check did not autocorrect to bastards ????
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