2017 Tour de France

[s14phoenix]

My uninformed unapologetic fanboy notes:

1.Froome is pure class. Arguably the best rider of his generation.

2. Meintjies is a superstar. Wow.

3. The DQ of Sagan was a travesty. He is also pure class.

4. I can't stand Aru. It's irrational, its unfair, but there it is. But ya, boy he is talented. But he is an ape.

5. I can't mourn the decline of Contador. I don't like him either.

6. Impey is flippin unbelievable. I really wanted his break to go to the line today. Anyway, he made South Africa proud especially yesterday.

7. Bouhani is pure drek. I am glad he did not win a stage.

8. Lance's stages podcasts were brilliant. He should be allowed to come out of the cycling wilderness. I would like to see him in the commentary box.

9. No tour tomorrow. Sucks.

amen... oh and Kittel is not human and should be held to a higher standard... needs a watts limiter fitted to his bike just to make it fair

[Frosty]

You can't mention stolen goods awarded by a nationalist racist c*nts jury

That's not going to stop team from sipping the bubbly made by that same nation.

 

GT team of the year, so far, is Team Sunweb - even though a few key riders were missing during, and at the end of, the Tour.

[Cav']

The quest for podium positions made the Tour almost as entertaining as the Giro.

Next year will be even more difficult for CF.

Looking forward to a few good transfers come 1 Aug.

 

 

27 days till the Vuelta.

[Bonus]

I enjoyed the Tour and I'm happy my guy won :-)

 

For me it was also a sad affair though. Valverde, Sagan and Cav out early. G and Porte out shortly after. NQ and Bertie were a big disappointment. Bertie showed flashes of former greatness but, inevitably, time marches on and he's not the rider he was. I always liked him for lighting up the climbs but the whole "Steak" affair was very disappointing.

 

It goes without saying that the tour "jury" aka "escaped circus clowns" were a joke.

 

On the positive side . . . .

 

LM was impressive, not aggressive enough maybe but impressive none the less. He was often in the company of or in front of, some very high caliber riders.

 

Dan Martin deserves a mention for his tenacity.

 

Several other riders did themselves proud and we saw some excellent finishes. There's some good little riders coming through - something to look forward to :-)

 

Tomorrow I might actually have to ride my own bike for a change . . . .

[Stretch]

 

 

I just wanted to say...

 

 

on a second note:

 

Rider of the tour as most impressive:

 

Rigoberto Uran

I dunno..I was super impressed with Dan Martin.. Take away that head over heels with Porte and he would have been contending a podium... Continuously tried to attack too. He put everything into this tour

[barrykm]

Where was Bernard Hinault this year?

 

Hinault had announced last year that he was retiring as Ambassador for ASO; the position apparently to be filled by Stephen Roche. Don't recall seeing much of Roche during the tour this year. Maybe a change to more of a back office role?

 

Thanks Sean. 

[CogitoErgoSum]

One can't but help to wonder why Louis is signing to teams that clearly can't back him. First Lampre then UAE. He needs team riders that can stay with him, some senior guys guiding him (not that he is a novice - just to get him into the right places at the right time).

 

He is impressive and his talent must surely be recognized by some bigger teams?

 

Another thing... there is just no coverage in our SA press about DI or LM. Seems the public are oblivious as to the magnitude of their efforts and results.

 

(Disclaimer... I am not a roady, I do not understand the finer nuances of road racing...)

 

 

 

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[nochain]

I just wanted to say...

 

Thats 4 TDF wins for Froome.

 

Call me a fanboy or whatever. skybots or whatever - 4 wins is 4 wins. He still beat them all and this year was definately not boring.

 

Well done - think the Queen owes him something.

 

#SirFroomey

 

Go Froomey!!!cant wait for next year!!!

 

#5forfroomey

 

on a second note:

 

Rider of the tour as most impressive:

 

Rigoberto Uran

Most impressive for me of the GC guys was Dan Martin..love his attitude!!

Gooooooo Frroooommmyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

Now for the real challenge..go and win the Vuelta for us!!

[Gnarly]

Louis will be on a Cervelo next year with Rotor cranks. Not sure which riders they will sign to support him though. Serge would be a good right hand man, maybe Daniel as well. But will they drop their sprint train? 

[Gnarly]

Wow how's Adam Hansen, finishing 18 Grand Tours in a row!!! 

[PygaSchmyga]

My uninformed unapologetic fanboy notes:

 

1.Froome is pure class. Arguably the best rider of his generation.

 

2. Meintjies is a superstar. Wow.

 

3. The DQ of Sagan was a travesty. He is also pure class.

 

4. I can't stand Aru. It's irrational, its unfair, but there it is. But ya, boy he is talented. But he is an ape.

 

5. I can't mourn the decline of Contador. I don't like him either.

 

6. Impey is flippin unbelievable. I really wanted his break to go to the line today. Anyway, he made South Africa proud especially yesterday.

 

7. Bouhani is pure drek. I am glad he did not win a stage.

 

8. Lance's stages podcasts were brilliant. He should be allowed to come out of the cycling wilderness. I would like to see him in the commentary box.

 

9. No tour tomorrow. Sucks.

any thoughts on squidlips Greipel?  I am keen to see if we go 10 for 10!

[PygaSchmyga]

 

Winnings from TDF, I know it's not the only cash they get, but I wonder if you work out ROI for teams on winning alone, some would have negative ROI.

 

 

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In LA s podcast he mentions teams typically cost around $20m per year. It would seem that there is f0k0l return to be had on that kind of coin.  Rich man's game for team owners.  I cant see any angle for an economic benefit

[kosmonooit]

My post-Tour thoughts

 

Missed Valverde and Gee ...was not surprised at Niro's non-performance

 

Kudu's to Chris - his resilience and fortitude, and the biggest budget by far helped as well, but that's cycling. Class dudes on the team: Kwaito, I've been a supporter of him all along. But Chris showed strain, cracks started to appear, can he make it 5? I do get irritated with the Brit thing, he is not a product of British Cycling, I have probably spent more time in the UK than him though I would love a British Passport as well. Sir Chris .. pfffft. Vive la République!

 

Compare to the Giro with Tom - who stuck with the climbers and won by means of TT - maybe this will be the challenge to Chris, remember he beat him at the Olympics last year. Will we see them both at the Vuelta? Or must we wait a frigging year?

 

I loved the passage through beautiful France, and the fans and people on the side of the road fantastique!  Still need to get there in July to take it all in in-person.

 

Would be cool to see more of a Women's  Race, a few more stages perhaps. A real race. Perhaps a start has been made, but was this years 2 , too 'cosmétique'?  Anne won .. good.

 

No I didn't listen to LA's podcast, plenty of other more creditable sources to tune in to. He does not deserve to be heard imo I get offended at the mere mention of him.

 

Thanks all for the chats .. life goes on I guess.

[Imploder]

 

Winnings from TDF, I know it's not the only cash they get, but I wonder if you work out ROI for teams on winning alone, some would have negative ROI.

 

 

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Compare this with the total prize money for the British Open, this past weekend:

$10,250,000   

 

Jordan Spieth just pocketed a cool - $1.8M

[nathrix]

 

Winnings from TDF, I know it's not the only cash they get, but I wonder if you work out ROI for teams on winning alone, some would have negative ROI.

 

 

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Prize money is a joke!

[scotty]

Looking at the prize money Moviestar must be thinking WTF.