As someone wrote on my twitter feed:-
'Perhaps the surprise winner of the Tour will be defending champion G'.
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As someone wrote on my twitter feed:-
'Perhaps the surprise winner of the Tour will be defending champion G'.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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As someone wrote on my twitter feed:-
'Perhaps the surprise winner of the Tour will be defending champion G'.
I'm now a little bit concerned for Pinot.
Still a good performance today, but really he should have hammered home a bit of an advantage here. Perfect stage for him, home region, perfect weather (he hates it when it gets too hot) and the perfect lead out from Gaudu.
Oh well, as someone once said... It's a snickers, not a sprint
There's something very reassuring to be living in a world where Movistar so so perfectly Movistar up a finish.I'm now a little bit concerned for Pinot.
Still a good performance today, but really he should have hammered home a bit of an advantage here. Perfect stage for him, home region, perfect weather (he hates it when it gets too hot) and the perfect lead out from Gaudu.
Oh well, as someone once said... It's a snickers, not a sprint
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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If ever a picture painted a thousand words!
Top ride from the gorilla today
I get that transitional stages are needed to get le Tour from one mountain range to another. However today seems a little pointless. 230km, of which the last 5km are all that really matter. The mountain points aren't enough to interest any of the mountains jersey contenders, therefore it is only the intermediate sprint and the final sprint that will see any racing as such.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
The usual kiwicentric sports "news" you get over here.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12249006
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12249006
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
GCN were on about this the other day, saying they could probably do with mixing up the tour to avoid such dull days.
The transitional stages could be mixed up with more intermediate sprints, meaning that you need to be in more breakaway groups if you really want that points jersey. Can you imagine 6 or 7 intermediates on a stage, worth more points in total than the group finish.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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What a stage! 
Three beautiful victories in one there.
Crash aside that is. Never nice to see that.
Three beautiful victories in one there.
Crash aside that is. Never nice to see that.
1066familyman
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I really have mixed feelings about G and crashes. A big part of me believes no one crashes that much through bad luck alone. Yet I do believe that some folk are just unlucky.
Hard to tell today exactly what happened in that crash. Thankfully everyone seems ok. And hard to say anyone profitted directly from the crash as race was already full on at that moment.
One thing's for sure. It will be edge of the seat stuff all the way until the end hoping and praying both G and Pinot make it to the end without incident.
And yes... What a man Sir Thomas of de Gendt is
I bet Jules Big Al and Phil is gutted that he didn't have a creditable companion to get the stage victory.
That said I'm well happy for Tommy The Ghent, a very infectious nutter.
That said I'm well happy for Tommy The Ghent, a very infectious nutter.
Madafwo
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Had to contend with this happening on the way to work at 0510 this morning.
No idea how it happened, all I do know is I managed to get from Rottingdean to Brighton Station with 1 pedal and still not be late for work. Can't be bothered taking it back to where I got it from as its only a couple of months old, I'm just using it as an excuse to upgrade the crank and pedals.
No idea how it happened, all I do know is I managed to get from Rottingdean to Brighton Station with 1 pedal and still not be late for work. Can't be bothered taking it back to where I got it from as its only a couple of months old, I'm just using it as an excuse to upgrade the crank and pedals.
Fignon's Ponytail
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Read yesterday that de Gendt AVERAGED 311W for the 5 1/4 hours he was out front on Saturday. Insane.
I cycled to work everyday last week, on my busy work week.
Which meant I worked (on my feet) for 60 hours and cycled 152 (non Strava so it didn't happen) miles.
I'd like to see The Ghent matching those kind of numbers.
Fignon's Ponytail
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I cycled to work everyday last week, on my busy work week.
Which meant I worked (on my feet) for 60 hours and cycled 152 (non Strava so it didn't happen) miles.
I'd like to see The Ghent matching those kind of numbers.
MACHINE
Another (unsurprisingly) spectacular region of France
Fignon's Ponytail
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Stunning country.
Every year I say Im going to go out there and ride for a couple of weeks during the summer - every year I fail miserably to do it.
Every year I say Im going to go out there and ride for a couple of weeks during the summer - every year I fail miserably to do it.
Well I wasn't expecting this an hour ago.
What a stage! I managed to sneakily watch the last few k at work.
It seems that every time there is a crosswind, it is the same few teams that benefit... Making me wonder whether wind is something that only exists in England and Belgium!
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It seems that every time there is a crosswind, it is the same few teams that benefit... Making me wonder whether wind is something that only exists in England and Belgium!
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Motogull
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I know. If only we knew someone with a B&B out there so we could all meat up and have a best friends' cycling holiday. (And perhaps more importantly no wives to put the mockers on such a plan.)
[MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION], on the one hand glad to see you are still riding - I was worried you had AIDs or something. On the other, why not pop the commutes on strava you poof?