The Official 100th Tour de France thread, 2013.

[Stat Brother]

Cav's so angry.

I loves 'im

 

[Stat Brother]

For those casual watchers, now is the time to make a cuppa and stick ITV4 on.
It's all nutted off and they are very much in the end game.

 

[Pantani]

Hoogerland down. He is so unlucky, maybe ten last place points for me!

 

[Pantani]

One of stopping Goss look like an also ran I suppose

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Farcical end

 

[banjo]

What a mess.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

What a shite finish! Whoever caused that crash has proper pissed me off!

 

[Stat Brother]

That's cycling, chaps.

We're not talking an event as predictable as say The Premier League!!


So who wants to go on holiday to Corsica?
I can't help thinking it's going to look even better over the next 2 days.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Was that the Gus Bus failing to get over the finishing line

 

[banjo]

Was that the Gus Bus failing to get over the finishing line

 

[Stat Brother]

It's going to take either a brave man or an absolute idiot to stick a microphone in Cav's face.

I'm going for the latter, which means Rendell, will get the interview, but it'll be short.

 

[Stat Brother]

Oh I think I've worked out how it's gone so sour between me and Phil Liggett, (not that he knows about it).

I tried really hard to watch dispassionately, to see if I could work it out:-

i) I forgave him the odd slip, even getting the names wrong when commentating on the same 5 man break for over 100 miles.
2) References to The AMGEN Tour of California is clearly a nod to 'other' paymasters.
C) The new one and most important - I realised he doesn't commentate on new/younger riders.
Phil has his core of riders that he's spoken about for x amount of years, and he seems to know nothing about anyone else.

Yes, the end was chaos, but he was virtually silent because it wasn't Cav/Griepel/Goss et al, basically the riders he'd done his homework on.


Anyone who thinks RadioShack are riding for Schleck and Kloden is off his head, I wouldn't bother getting out of bed for those two, let alone cycling round France. They are riding for advertising, and at a push Gallopin.

 

[1066familyman]

I've had a sneaky bet on the youngest rider ever to start a Tour since world war 2 to be in yellow after tomorrow. Bound to be some pile ups and if it takes out all the lead sprinters then a second tier could easily come through and take the glory. I'd rather lose my money though and see everyone stay upright and watch a fair fight between all the big guns.

Wouldn't be TdF without carnage in the first week. As I said, rather see the big guns stay upright and see a fair fight but I'm not complaining at my £1 e/w bet returning me £51 for a credible 3rd place for young Danny

Danny Van Poppel? Seems unlikely he will win but he will be up there for sure. Bouhanni surely cannot manage to take out Cav, Greipel, Kittel and Goss who would all beat him in a straight line at this point.

Even SB can't pin this one on Bouhanni. Bad news on Tony Martin - broken collarbone apparently That puts a different spin on the team trial too. I spend enough time slating him, but to be fair I think Kittel would have finished top 3 in a straight sprint with everybody there anyway as he's in great form.

 

[1066familyman]

Oh I think I've worked out how it's gone so sour between me and Phil Liggett, (not that he knows about it).

I tried really hard to watch dispassionately, to see if I could work it out:-

i) I forgave him the odd slip, even getting the names wrong when commentating on the same 5 man break for over 100 miles.
2) References to The AMGEN Tour of California is clearly a nod to 'other' paymasters.
C) The new one and most important - I realised he doesn't commentate on new/younger riders.
Phil has his core of riders that he's spoken about for x amount of years, and he seems to know nothing about anyone else.

Yes, the end was chaos, but he was virtually silent because it wasn't Cav/Griepel/Goss et al, basically the riders he'd done his homework on.


Anyone who thinks RadioShack are riding for Schleck and Kloden is off his head, I wouldn't bother getting out of bed for those two, let alone cycling round France. They are riding for advertising, and at a push Gallopin.

I'd go for Zubeldia as team leader out of that excuse for a team to be honest.

I won't go there on Phil just now. I'll give him a few days and get back to you.

 

[Stat Brother]

I'd go for Zubeldia as team leader out of that excuse for a team to be honest.

I won't go there on Phil just now. I'll give him a few days and get back to you.

Chapeau for the winning!!

I'll be interested what the great and good of NSC make of point C. It was my new revelation today.

I must admit I don't spend much time on the riders of Radioshack, so yeah Zubeldia is yet another rider who will do better than Schleck and Kloden.

 

[1066familyman]

Ooh forgot to mention...money very well spent by the Corsican Tourist Board I'd say. Looked bloody lovely and I can see loads of people now shunting it right up near the top of their holiday destination list as a result of today.

 

[1066familyman]

Chapeau for the winning!!

I'll be interested what the great and good of NSC make of point C. It was my new revelation today.

I must admit I don't spend much time on the riders of Radioshack, so yeah Zubeldia is yet another rider who will do better than Schleck and Kloden.

Thanks.

Like I say, I'll give Phil a few days before commenting again and will now listen out for the point you make. I suspect you're probably right though.

 

[Stat Brother]

Ooh forgot to mention...money very well spent by the Corsican Tourist Board I'd say. Looked bloody lovely and I can see loads of people now shunting it right up near the top of their holiday destination list as a result of today.

As said I reckon the interior is going to look just as good, esp knowing a lovely beach is just a stones throw away.

 

[Stat Brother]

June 30, Stage 2: Bastia - Ajaccio 156km

 

[1066familyman]

Wot, no stage 1,2,3 prediction to go with the map and profile

Very poor this early in proceedings. I had more faith in you than that