Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:59 am  

Oh and fsck Bertie. Fsck him with his twatty pistol celebration.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:29 am  

Two rants

1. Feck off Contador (what Yorkshire-Red said below)

2. Feck off Froome - for complaining about Contador being reckless on the descent for two reasons. First of all - you don't have to follow him if you think he is being reckless and secondly - why when it is perfectly acceptable to attack on a climb/TT/windy day do certain pro cyclists think that attacking on a descent is wrong?

Has anyone else noticed how Froome looks like a praying mantis that has been sellotaped onto a road bike?

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:29 am  

Agree with Haggis Fax about Froome too. Contador is generally a much better descender than Froome & given his inability to take time out of him in the climbs it makes perfect sense to have a go & take a bit of time back on a tricky descent.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:06 am  

Interesting course today. Apparently Froome is going to switch bikes at the top of the second climb from road to TT.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:41 pm  

Haggis Fax wrote:

Has anyone else noticed how Froome looks like a praying mantis that has been sellotaped onto a road bike?

He pedals with his elbows and never takes his eyes off his power meter.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:41 pm  

John_D wrote: Interesting course today. Apparently Froome is going to switch bikes at the top of the second climb from road to TT. https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/357429736844165121 Presumably road bike for the climbs and TT for the descents.

John_D wrote: Interesting course today. Apparently Froome is going to switch bikes at the top of the second climb from road to TT. https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/357429736844165121 Presumably road bike for the climbs and TT for the descents.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:00 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Presumably road bike for the climbs and TT for the descents.

Indeed so. Jon Izaguirre and Lieuwe Westra did and sit first and second at the moment.

Storms expected in about an hour, just as the GC contenders are getting going...

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:27 pm  

Real shame for Mollema.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:41 pm  

Peraud..... The poor lad.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:31 pm  

A bit of Dutch misdirection on the Dutch mountain.