2017 Tour de France

[fabs]

Has anyone else noticed how biased the commentators are on our English commentary?

 

They are just there to talk down on everybody

(unless you're French, risk of not being invited next year, or a subject of the Empire),

everyone is either lucky or doped.

 

I have taken to watching with Portuguese or French commentary, that way I don't understand, and cannot get p"@#$ed off

[nickc]

Has anyone else noticed how biased the commentators are on our English commentary?

 

They are just there to talk down on everybody

(unless you're French, risk of not being invited next year, or a subject of the Empire),

everyone is either lucky or doped.

 

I have taken to watching with Portuguese or French commentary, that way I don't understand, and cannot get p"@#$ed off

 

 

As its a Monday and not Friday and its a rest day and I am still feeling pissed off about the rugby and feeling very aggressive to any backchat I will come straight out and say it:

 

I miss the Phil and Paul show !!!

[Eugene Oppelt]

In Bardet press conference he just appologised for his home town fans booing Froome. Says its not in the spirit of the sport.

 

 

I like that laaitie this Bardet

[worriesnot]

As its a Monday and not Friday and its a rest day and I am still feeling pissed off about the rugby and feeling very aggressive to any backchat I will come straight out and say it:

 

I miss the Phil and Paul show !!!

 

Yes, I'm also getting a little gatvol of the Aussies. It sounds as if they are reading factoids off a cereal box or something.

Not all the time, but more often than not it sounds as if they are reading something off a piece of paper that is handed to them (probably from Phil and Paul  )

[nickc]

Yes, I'm also getting a little gatvol of the Aussies. It sounds as if they are reading factoids off a cereal box or something.

Not all the time, but more often than not it sounds as if they are reading something off a piece of paper that is handed to them (probably from Phil and Paul  )

 

 

Funny

[Bonus]

I only have Spanish commentary here but it's fine. I just try and work it our for myself.

 

That way I have the added bonus of being constantly surprised when things are not how I thought they were ;-)

 

I could stream a commentary I guess but not really that bothered. I do use the CyclingNews updates to keep an eye on things as the day progresses but they are not very fast at updating.

[Patchelicious]

Yes, I'm also getting a little gatvol of the Aussies. It sounds as if they are reading factoids off a cereal box or something.

Not all the time, but more often than not it sounds as if they are reading something off a piece of paper that is handed to them (probably from Phil and Paul )

They are a bit annoying. They also seem to annoy each other sometimes.

[nickc]

I only have Spanish commentary here but it's fine. I just try and work it our for myself.

 

That way I have the added bonus of being constantly surprised when things are not how I thought they were ;-)

 

I could stream a commentary I guess but not really that bothered. I do use the CyclingNews updates to keep an eye on things as the day progresses but they are not very fast at updating.

 

I like to listen to the Italian commentary if I can find it - even on the slowest of slow days they manage to make is sound like the race has just been blown wide open !!!

[Eugene Oppelt]

Beautiful racing as always

And stunning scenery

However TdF 2017 will be remembered by its overhanging cloud of inconsistent application of rules and a delusional race jury

 

READ MORE HERE

https://cyclingtips.com/2017/07/commentary-ucis-lack-consistency-application-rules-unacceptable/

[Vetplant]

What I can't seem to understand is how yesterday ended up all square between the majority of GC contenders.

 

Froome was dropped when AG2R attacked, Froome spent allot of energy to make contact with them.

 

Then, Froome got a puncture, he was 25seconds down or something similar. Yet he still managed to get back after a sacrificial ride by Kwiatkowski(or someone else, can't remember exactly) and a last pull by Landa. 

 

So Froome definitely spent a whole bunch of matches there.

 

Yet, with Froome compromised,  only Dan Martin was able to get away and take time on Froome(and everyone else in that bunch).

 

If Froome is able to stick with them after burning so many matches, I can't see them taking time on him, except if they finish on a wall again...

[Squier]

They are a bit annoying. They also seem to annoy each other sometimes.

 

I dig the two aussies. Robbie McEwen has interesting current insights about riders, tactics and the peloton overall. Something that Phil and Paul lacked.

 

I still don't envy these guys on flat stages. Filling 5 hours of monotony is no easy task. Hearing the back story of every chateau en route can only get that interesting.

[Eugene Oppelt]

What I can't seem to understand is how yesterday ended up all square between the majority of GC contenders.

 

Froome was dropped when AG2R attacked, Froome spent allot of energy to make contact with them.

 

SNIP

...time on him, except if they finish on a wall again...

 

 

The depth in team strength is what kept Froome Dawg out of trouble

He burnt of at least two domestiques in the chase

AFTER Kawasaki was handy to swop wheels with him

And then Landa was in the group ahead to support him while he recovered from his chase

 

And then he demonstrated his strength by attacking them in the final km

That was for mental points, I reckon, as he would've not dropped the other GC challengers on the flats.

[The Bull Shark]

I like that laaitie this Bardet

 

Starting to grow on me, even though he is a froggie.

[Shebeen]

As its a Monday and not Friday and its a rest day and I am still feeling pissed off about the rugby and feeling very aggressive to any backchat I will come straight out and say it:

 

I miss the Phil and Paul show !!!

then get some NBC livestreaming.

 

if you really want to be a fanboi, get a eurosport feed where they rotate the commentators. I know, like in cricket. you don't have manners and haysie all day, they take slots. Eurosport finish with Carlton Kirby and Sean Kelly. +++you get to see the Alpecin commercial which is unbelievable (in how bad it is)

[Pure Savage]

The depth in team strength is what kept Froome Dawg out of trouble

He burnt of at least two domestiques in the chase

AFTER Kawasaki was handy to swop wheels with him

And then Landa was in the group ahead to support him while he recovered from his chase

 

And then he demonstrated his strength by attacking them in the final km

That was for mental points, I reckon, as he would've not dropped the other GC challengers on the flats.

If you follow the anti-froomists on twitter this is incorrect. It was due to him riding at 6.34w/kg, which proves he is doping. (Even though he was sitting on someone's wheel the whole time) Also they question why Kwiato was so slow after the wheel change, did he give Froome the wheel with the motor in it? 

 

Then to top it off today and blow them away, he wore long sleeves....

[Pure Savage]

Also, if I was shimano/Pinnarello, I would change the mechanic at Sky. The number of Mechanical's Sky has had is ridiculous! 

 

He would be that guy on the club ride that gets left at Bakoven to call an uber...