The Bull Shark Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 Can I also just say that Bardet's performance today was pretty pathetic. I've never seen a cyclist panic as much as him today. The way he went up that steep section was amateur like. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Hell, even Meintjes did way better than him in the TT. In fact, Meintjes did damn well matching Yates, who is known to be much better than him normally. Bardet looked like a stiff on that bike.
Stretch Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 Upset about that Combativity award. Fark sakes, firstly; De Gendt was in way more breaks, and secondly, Barguil already gets the Polka Dot jersey. But, ya, the French. What did one expect. As one friend of mine said, Paris would have been one of the nicest cities on earth to live in if it was not for the Frenchies in it.I love looking at the scenery and the incredible villages and cities...and then remember that a pile of frogs live there
Bonus Posted July 22, 2017 Author Posted July 22, 2017 From personal experience I can tell you if you walk through any Spanish town or village and greet people with an "Hola" you will get a smile and a reply. In France you get a sort of a sneer . . . . Lol
Bonus Posted July 22, 2017 Author Posted July 22, 2017 Spanish TV news is full of the "1 second difference" issue at the moment. Tomorrow will be interesting . . .
Bonus Posted July 22, 2017 Author Posted July 22, 2017 We've seen some great racing from the riders this Tour, in fact the only thing that has really marred it is the ludicrous race jury.
JA-Q001 Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Can I also just say that Bardet's performance today was pretty pathetic. I've never seen a cyclist panic as much as him today. The way he went up that steep section was amateur like. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProGoogle - Rasmussen Tour de France TT disaster
shaper Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 You can also Google that Bardet is saying he was ill before the start of the TT and is the reason he is giving for the poor performance http://www.foxsports.com/cycling/story/the-latest-froome-likely-to-target-tour-vuelta-double-072217 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bardet-i-did-the-time-trial-with-my-head-rather-than-my-legs/
Jewbacca Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 You can also Google that Bardet is saying he was ill before the start of the TT and is the reason he is giving for the poor performance http://www.foxsports.com/cycling/story/the-latest-froome-likely-to-target-tour-vuelta-double-072217 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bardet-i-did-the-time-trial-with-my-head-rather-than-my-legs/Looks like 'being ill' is a common trend for all non winning competitors... and non racing competitors at some races! (in the start chutes at IM 'everyone' is recovering from illness/injury/is still on their death bed/hasn't been able to train for eleventeen weeks). Being ill is unfortunately no excuse for sucking large amounts of balls at your job. As well as getting to Paris, getting to Paris healthy is just as important. Is it bad luck, bad management, chronic fatigue induced or is it just an excuse for being s**t?
Thor Buttox Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 OK, so I was thinking... Have there been any performances at this Tour that made us stand up and go 'Whooah, that is very abnormally awesome?'. It seems to me that most of the main players actually had more negative surprises than weird positive turnarounds. Are we at a point where we can look to there being limited dodgy chemical input? (The person who I think has had the most' out there' performance is de Gendt. Pulling on the front of the peleton like a beast and tons of breakaways.)
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 What made the TdF a real farce with the highly questionable management of the rules: Sagan DQBouhanni punch - no DQDegenkolb punch - no DQFroome lane switching / shoulder barge - no penaltyDe Gendt - no red dossard overall ????Bidon scenario with Bennett, Uran and Bardet There was more What a pity for the sport ????
CAAD4 Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 LOL!!! Are you f'ing kidding me?!?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f39WZqoCJ6QGo Lance!
s14phoenix Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 I think they should give landa a non yellow helmet so he cant be spotted and let him distance Bardet and take the 3rd. i am just a bit ticked about the whole French and De Gendt issue. So this would be so deserving to them. More than likely Sky won't do that though. They are not frogs.
scotty Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Best combative of tour - De GendtBest performing domestic - KwiatkowskiBest performing team riders - SunwebBest understudy to become a GC - Landa Best stage win - 19 EBH (might be bit biased here)
Patchelicious Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Yea sure you could have done better after schlepping through France on a bike mate. Sent from my SM-G930F using TapatalkFortunately, he didnt have to go up that hill properly, as he wasn't racing TDF, but guess what Bardet was, and he was racing against a bunch of other guys who also just schlepped through France on their bicycles.
Patchelicious Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 I think they should give landa a non yellow helmet so he cant be spotted and let him distance Bardet and take the 3rd. i am just a bit ticked about the whole French and De Gendt issue. So this would be so deserving to them. More than likely Sky won't do that though. They are not frogs.Not only the French de Gent thing. Bardet Bidon, Demare Dodging, Bouhanni Boxing..... theres a few things.
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