Re: Cycling : Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:48 am  

Haggis Fax wrote:

As for SPOTY - I don't see Rory with a page 3 'stunna' girlfriend - there's hope for Cav yet (think I'll go stick another £2 on him.....just in case).

Hadn't thought of that. A week of Peta on page 3 with Cav's voting number underneath should clinch it.

Re: Cycling : Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:55 pm  

watched the first stage today, think the organisers got the stage they wanted and good to see contador lose some time, if the better riders are behind it can make the mountain stages even more interesting

Re: Cycling : Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:35 pm  

Thought it was a great first stage. Plenty happened to shake things up. Not just the crashes, but also the teams contesting the intermediate sprint.

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:27 pm  

I was against the idea of abandoning the prologue but with hindsight the organisers got it spot on. The fact some of the big guns lost time in the first stage was a great start to the tour, nice to see Gilbert get a win and the TTT returning was great to see. I thought Cancellara was as immense as ever yesterday.

Re: Cycling : Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:28 pm  

The super sprint seems to be having the desired effect as well. Was strange to see HTC leading out for, in essence, minor placings.

Re: Cycling : Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:03 pm  

Well, 1st bizarre decision of the tour by the commisaires yesterday. Neither Cav nor Hushovd complained, neither of them impeded anyone else yet both are dq'd.

Re: Cycling : Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:44 pm  

Great finish from the Manx Missile.

Get in Cav.

Re: Cycling : Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:51 pm  

StuMain wrote:

Well, 1st bizarre decision of the tour by the commisaires yesterday. Neither Cav nor Hushovd complained, neither of them impeded anyone else yet both are dq'd.

Neither complained as they knew it would get them nowhere other than a fine as Happened to Saxo bank arguing about beefsteaks loss of time on day 1.

At least they are sticking to their guns and dishing out similar treatment to yesterdays intermediate sprint following Cav being cut up.

Re: Cycling : Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:55 pm  

withernsea zebra wrote:

Great finish from the Manx Missile.

Get in Cav.

Awesome win by Cav on a stage he wasn't really expected to win due to the incline. He came from nowhere after it looked like he'd dropped right off.

Amazing day as well yesterday. A true war of attrition for the peloton due to how nervous they all were. Not to mention what happened to Sorensen after the moto rider ( now no longer a moto rider) took his bike away from him

Re: Cycling : Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:16 pm  

Let's hope he can get Stage win number two tomorrow.

Won the same Stage route before so should have every chance.