SwissVan Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 Wow a year goes quickly, 2016 TDS visited my village twice and this year it's starting in the neighbouring village of Cham Prolog TT this afternoon, will try and touch Peter Sagan again..... just for GEN????
Thor Buttox Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 Wow a year goes quickly, 2016 TDS visited my village twice and this year it's starting in the neighbouring village of Cham Prolog TT this afternoon, will try and touch Peter Sagan again..... just for GEN????Let's not entice Gen to cardiac arrest and then have you follow it up with an actual one.
SwissVan Posted June 10, 2017 Author Posted June 10, 2017 Pardon the quality, all from my phone Getting the beady eyeball .... he needs a haircut Martin Elmiger - In his home town warming up with ice jacket on for cooling This guy wishes he had ME ice jacket, he was soaked with sweat Interesting section if it was wet, quite slippery in the dry
SwissVan Posted June 10, 2017 Author Posted June 10, 2017 Sorry Gen... no selfie with PS today, nearly missed him
SwissVan Posted June 10, 2017 Author Posted June 10, 2017 Every year they use the same broom's with a smile on front and sad face on the back THE END
Gen Posted June 11, 2017 Posted June 11, 2017 Sorry Gen... no selfie with PS today, nearly missed him IMG_1853.JPG Sagan.PNGI love your work[emoji39] Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
Robo Posted June 11, 2017 Posted June 11, 2017 Wow a year goes quickly, 2016 TDS visited my village twice and this year it's starting in the neighbouring village of Cham Prolog TT this afternoon, will try and touch Peter Sagan again..... just for GEN????So I have a few dumb questions....so what is the vibe pre race? Handouts to fans like bottles and caps etc? Quite interested in what happens and how open the riders are to chatting etc.
SwissVan Posted June 11, 2017 Author Posted June 11, 2017 So I have a few dumb questions....so what is the vibe pre race? Handouts to fans like bottles and caps etc? Quite interested in what happens and how open the riders are to chatting etc. It's pretty relaxed, spectators can walk amongst the the team trucks and stand right next to the bike mechanics and riders as they work / warm up, spectators and rider are separated by a rope thats all. At the big races like TDF it gets a bit crowded with lots of spectators so sometimes it can be difficult to get close....but at TdS its quite easy to mingle amongst the riders. The best time to go look for riders is at TT or prolog because then they all start at different times and its easier to get them on their own... Normal stages they all start at the same time and tend to warm up together and all move off at once. Generally the riders just carry on with their routines like gold fish in a bowl, they tend not to engage in to much conversation unless its with people they know. Last year at the riders presentation i got to pose for a selfie with Sagan when my wife asked him if he would stop and pose with me... He was quite friendly but did not have time to stop n chat. There is always a "caravan" of sponsors vechiles that drive on the route ahead of the riders and hand out stuff stuff...nothing exciting tbh. I would rather walk amongst the team trucks and watch how they warm up and look at the bikes close up. One year at TDF Prolog in Monaco we stayed in the same hotel as LA...LOL was a pure fluke we booked the hotel not knowing some of the teams would be staying there and on the day we arrived I saw all these Astana cars parked in the parking and there was one LA's bike on top of one of them... saw him a few times in the hotel foyer and he was always polite but distant..... Yes i was a big LA fan boy. Thats the great thing about cycling, its not like Formula one and Moto GP where you have to be very lucky and rich to afford a ticket to get close to the action.
Pah Bear Posted June 12, 2017 Posted June 12, 2017 Just looking at this was a surprise. It always looks so pro-setup on TV but somma just on the grass, behind the gazebo, so makeshift. LOL
Gen Posted June 12, 2017 Posted June 12, 2017 Bling takes the win..and Sagan with a speed wobble and nudging JD in the process takes 2nd, JD 3rd. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
'Dale Posted June 12, 2017 Posted June 12, 2017 Bling takes the win..and Sagan with a speed wobble and nudging JD in the process takes 2nd, JD 3rd. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk What a good string of victories for Sunweb hey
Gen Posted June 12, 2017 Posted June 12, 2017 What a good string of victories for Sunweb heyDefinitely on a roll.. BLING and Dumoulin also 1st and 2nd on GC..Sagan is hunting them though in 3rd. Edit.. tomorrow the road goes up. .so GC will look different after Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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