Tour de France 2021

[TNT1]

  On 7/14/2021 at 6:02 PM, Jewbacca said:

He shares a name and very pale complexion with another Danish cyclist who unfortunately landed up on the naughty list.....

Michael was also pale as a ghost. 

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I miss the chicken man.

[TNT1]

Judging by how crapapaz rides, I suppose he's the tonsil who has a bluetooth speaker in his bottle cage during training rides.

 

Best sporting moment I've seen in years was both Pogacar and Vingegaard beating him yesterday.

[DieselnDust]

#Sometimes-Carapaz-makes-me-have-sympathy-for-Movistar-and-that-doesn't-make-me-feel-very-good-about-myself

[splat]

Is there any substance to this drama ?

This kind of headline was a regular a day or two before The Tour started through the 90's.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/police-raid-bahrain-victorious-hotel-at-tour-de-france/

[Ispeed_V]

What would really be a fitting end to a good tour would be for MainCheese to get into the break today and then go on a lone attack. Just some wishful thinking. 

[TNT1]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:20 AM, splat said:

Is there any substance to this drama ?

This kind of headline was a regular a day or two before The Tour started through the 90's.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/police-raid-bahrain-victorious-hotel-at-tour-de-france/

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Seems about right. Been plenty of chatter over this team's sudden resurgence since before the Giro.

[J Wakefield]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:20 AM, splat said:

Is there any substance to this drama ?

This kind of headline was a regular a day or two before The Tour started through the 90's.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/police-raid-bahrain-victorious-hotel-at-tour-de-france/

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11pm last night is when it happened. 

[TNT1]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:26 AM, J Wakefield said:

11pm last night is when it happened. 

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Must do wonders for the rest and recovery of riders, especially after yesterday's brute of a stage.

[Vetplant]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:20 AM, splat said:

Is there any substance to this drama ?

This kind of headline was a regular a day or two before The Tour started through the 90's.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/police-raid-bahrain-victorious-hotel-at-tour-de-france/

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One thing that surprised me was the dominant performance of M. PADUN at the Dauphine and then they don't take him to the Tour. 

Why not take someone on amazing form? 

Unless he has an adverse finding on his A-sample and you are fighting in the background for reviews etc. 

So I was suspicious of him specifically. 

[DieselnDust]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:29 AM, TNT1 said:

Must do wonders for the rest and recovery of riders, especially after yesterday's brute of a stage.

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seems likely a tip off from a rival team manager prompted the raid. Alls fair in love and war they say

[TNT1]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:39 AM, DieselnDust said:

seems likely a tip off from a rival team manager prompted the raid. Alls fair in love and war they say

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I'd guess a French newspaper was the spur here.

[Vetplant]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:39 AM, DieselnDust said:

seems likely a tip off from a rival team manager prompted the raid. Alls fair in love and war they say

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For those in-the-now (John, wink wink, nudge nudge):

A tip-off cannot simply be "I think they are doping"? Surely they must have some form of evidence to support the tip-off. Or else it is a free-for-all, sending cops to every hotel at 11PM?

 

[DieselnDust]

In the past it was an anonymous phone call. Doping related complaints don't need much more than a tip off to trigger action. Arrests on the other hand,, impounding of assets etc that will require evidence

 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

  On 7/15/2021 at 7:37 AM, kosmonooit said:

I see Richie C doing well today .... vamooo0s!

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He’s been doing well all along - problem is he’s not doing better than well 

[Chris_]

  On 7/15/2021 at 10:02 AM, DieselnDust said:

In the past it was an anonymous phone call. Doping related complaints don't need much more than a tip off to trigger action. Arrests on the other hand,, impounding of assets etc that will require evidence

 

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Then expect an anonymous tip off of about 20 teams tonight, coming from a single angry hotel room. 

[lechatnoir]

  On 7/15/2021 at 9:48 AM, Vetplant said:

For those in-the-now (John, wink wink, nudge nudge):

A tip-off cannot simply be "I think they are doping"? Surely they must have some form of evidence to support the tip-off. Or else it is a free-for-all, sending cops to every hotel at 11PM?

 

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