Tour de France 2019

[Rowl]

So amper Nizzolo on the podium.

['Dale]

1st ever WT victory

And he wears the maillot jaune ????

[Gen]

Ja I said stage 1 would be complicated and it was that finish was very tough.

['Dale]

Stayed out of the wind for 2-3 secs longer than Sagan, who eventually ran out of peak power

Perfect launch - where timing, power and position perfectly aligns

 

???? Teunissen

[Gen]

1st ever WT victory

And he wears the maillot jaune [emoji375]

Good work there by Teunissen, amper Sagan but that's 20(?)more points for second so tally up to 50(?)..I think.

[dsw]

So amper Nizzolo on the podium.

 

He is very streetwise and super consistent......often comes from behind..  sadly he seems to lack that little bit of extra oomph to get a win when the top guys are around. 

[kosmonooit]

Hope Bird Song is okay ...

[Gen]

Hope Bird Song is okay ...

He has gone for medical checks ..finished stage and straight into the ambulance.

[Gen]

Teunissen what a lekker guy.. so humble..

 

Enjoy the moment that was very good and well done

[dsw]

Hope Bird Song is okay ...

 

 

Yes, lets hope so... 

 

Geraint Thomas also went down but seems ok.

[Gen]

First results after the medical check: No fractures, just stitches for @jakob_fuglsang. Full update to follow later.

 

#TDF2019

['Dale]

Poetic

 

Most second places in Tour de France stages: Peter Sagan and Erik Zabel - 22.

 

Sauce ????

@CafeRoubaix

[Bonus]

Poetic

Most second places in Tour de France stages: Peter Sagan and Erik Zabel - 22.

Sauce

@CafeRoubaix

Didn't Zabel have his taken away when he admitted to cheating?

[Gen]

Didn't Zabel have his taken away when he admitted to cheating?

Nope

[Bonus]

I thought he had, but seems not.

 

"On 24 May 2007 Zabel and former Team Telekom teammate Rolf Aldag admitted using EPO to prepare for the 1996 Tour de France. Zabel told at a press conference he experimented with it for a week and stopped due to side effects. He apologized for lying about using EPO in the past.[8] His confession was triggered by accusations by former Team Telekom masseur Jef d'Hont and the confessions of Bert Dietz, Udo Bölts and Christian Henn, all former members of Team Telekom. D'Hont's book, of which excerpts were printed in the German political magazine Der Spiegel in April 2007, accused members of Team Telekom of systematic doping with EPO in the mid-1990s.[9]

 

His name was also on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.[10] As a result of this report, Zabel admitted to doping from 1996 to 2004.[11] Also as a result Zabel was suspended from his coaching role with Team Katusha and resigned his membership of the UCI's Professional Cycling Council.[12]

 

In July 2013 Zabel finally admitted to sueddeutsche.de and revealed the level of his truth-bending. He told the German publication that he actually used the substance between 1996 and 2003, as well as other banned products and methods. "EPO, cortisone, then even blood doping: it is still a big deal," he said.[13]"

[Gen]

I thought he had, but seems not.

 

"On 24 May 2007 Zabel and former Team Telekom teammate Rolf Aldag admitted using EPO to prepare for the 1996 Tour de France. Zabel told at a press conference he experimented with it for a week and stopped due to side effects. He apologized for lying about using EPO in the past.[8] His confession was triggered by accusations by former Team Telekom masseur Jef d'Hont and the confessions of Bert Dietz, Udo Bölts and Christian Henn, all former members of Team Telekom. D'Hont's book, of which excerpts were printed in the German political magazine Der Spiegel in April 2007, accused members of Team Telekom of systematic doping with EPO in the mid-1990s.[9]

 

His name was also on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.[10] As a result of this report, Zabel admitted to doping from 1996 to 2004.[11] Also as a result Zabel was suspended from his coaching role with Team Katusha and resigned his membership of the UCI's Professional Cycling Council.[12]

 

In July 2013 Zabel finally admitted to sueddeutsche.de and revealed the level of his truth-bending. He told the German publication that he actually used the substance between 1996 and 2003, as well as other banned products and methods. "EPO, cortisone, then even blood doping: it is still a big deal," he said.[13]"

Yep..

 

Still joint green jersey record holder with Sagan.