2017 Tour de France

[Gen]

I'll bet you a box of smarties this course will not suit Froome. Yes there is a ITT that suits him but your Favourite team struggle to take control over the Vuelta climbs like they do the Tour.

 

And the 3 you mentioned wont be the GC favourites necessarily. Nibali and Zakarin will be fresh as daisies.

I haven't even seen the Vuelta course.. but it is never easy and a course that really tests the riders one on one..yes a team makes a difference but it generally doesn't come down to who has the best team..

 

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['Dale]

Don't think they really can. SKY just have too much fire power.

 

 

 

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Yip

It's a team sport after all

Froome Dawg is a special athlete especially with his TT ability that gives a clear advantage over the other contenders.

['Dale]

Looking at the prize money Moviestar must be thinking WTF. 

 

 

What a disastrous tour for the Spanish outfit

Really hoped they and BMC would make the Skyborgs sweat 

[Kranswurm]

Looking at the prize money Moviestar must be thinking WTF. 

To be honest looking at the prize money if I was Sky I would also be underwhelmed.

Disgusting to be honest

[dsw]

“It would be a crime for chrisfroome not to be Sport personality of the year  this year and not to be on the honours list! One of the greatest ever LeTour riders,” - Laura Kenny

[coppi]

.......and all the fun comes to an end.............19 August seems very far away still 

[Fat Boab]

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“It would be a crime for chrisfroome not to be Sport personality of the year  this year and not to be on the honours list! One of the greatest ever LeTour riders,” - Laura Kenny

 

 

Interesting reading in this link http://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/40692045.

 

The BBC SPOTY award is often a popularity competition, and the British public is a fickle lot. And the Honours list in particular, is IMHO impossible to understand why X gets this Honour and Y 'only' gets that. Don't forget he's already been on the Honours list in 2016 with an OBE...

[Cav']

Voeckler will be missed, a legend.

 

http://www.steephill.tv/2017/tour-de-france/photos/stage-21/182907_675982865.jpg

http://www.steephill.tv/2017/tour-de-france/photos/stage-21/191821_20170723TDF0013.jpg

http://www.steephill.tv/2017/tour-de-france/photos/stage-21/201511_676063757.jpg

[PygaSchmyga]

Voeckler will be missed, a legend.

 

http://www.steephill.tv/2017/tour-de-france/photos/stage-21/182907_675982865.jpg

http://www.steephill.tv/2017/tour-de-france/photos/stage-21/191821_20170723TDF0013.jpg

http://www.steephill.tv/2017/tour-de-france/photos/stage-21/201511_676063757.jpg

proper legend - poor oke looks completely finished in the last pic.

[Patchelicious]

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Interesting reading in this link http://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/40692045.

 

The BBC SPOTY award is often a popularity competition, and the British public is a fickle lot. And the Honours list in particular, is IMHO impossible to understand why X gets this Honour and Y 'only' gets that. Don't forget he's already been on the Honours list in 2016 with an OBE...

 

Maybe its the same guys who make the decisions on rider penalties during the TDF?

[Patchelicious]

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.

 

I am offended that I am not allowed to say "Lance Armstrong". 

..... Getting offended... LOL

[kosmonooit]

Don't think they really can. SKY just have too much fire power.

 

 

 

It will take more than an attack to beat Team Sky - for them its their organisation and strategic plan that won them the tour - attention to detail, thorough planing, good leadership, good management, and good team players throughout. That they can afford all that makes it possible of course.

[Patchelicious]

He did not come through their programs in the UK like Cav and Gee etc which Brailsford was at the helm of during his British Cycling days before he went off to form Team Sky, though Dave was responsible for spotting him and bringing him into Team,Sky, he was with (RSA) Team Barlow before it folded, he found his first successes in the Pro peloton here in SA, he went to High School down the road from me.

 

Sure Chris has a lot to thank Team Sky for - his health problems are well documented as was the situation where Dave was about to drop him before that Vuelta success in 2011 (which he could have won, was he not in a support role for The Wig)

 

 

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/mcs/media/images/55298000/jpg/_55298792_froome.jpg

 

 

'Froome, however, remains unsure where his long-term future lies.

"The team has looked after me and we're going to have to see going forward," he added. "I haven't signed a contract yet, but that's still to be decided in the next week or so, I think."

Kenyan-born Froome had become Cobo's main challenger in the last few days of the three-week race after his Sky team-mate Wiggins had dropped steadily out of contention.'

 

http://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/14871144

 

Lance Armstrong, actually covered this in lots of detail during one of his podcasts, very insightfull, you should have a listen.

[Patchelicious]

It will take more than an attack to beat Team Sky Postal - for them its their organisation and strategic plan that won them the tour - attention to detail, thorough planing, good leadership, good management, and good team players throughout. That they can afford all that makes it possible of course.

[kosmonooit]

I am offended that I am not allowed to say "Lance Armstrong". 

..... Getting offended... LOL

 

 

Eeek don't mention that word ... its all too much for me, i will  have to go do some work now.

[Fat Boab]

Lance Armstrong, actually covered this in lots of detail during one of his podcasts, very insightfull, you should have a listen.

 

I don't feel like dropping the data - the downside of not having an employer to pay for my data usage !) - so perhaps you could give us a brief summary on LA's view?