[Other Sport] Cycling geeks

[Glanders]

He's my fukken hero and no mistake.

Blimey! If I wasn't such a fat, slow turd, I'd be popping up in a slightly more impressive fashion! Thank you nonetheless...

 

[Stat Brother]

It would seem we have a 2 week grand tour.

Proper racing today, for the first time this Giro.

 

[banjo]

Yep, add a couple of bumps, and it gets interesting.

 

[Jeep]

I'm hopeful tomorrow will be an entertaining finish. Thanks for the clue that today was a goody. I'll make sure I watch the highlights instead of Eurovision.

 

[Stat Brother]

If only there were a reason Halfrauds had such a bad reputation?

A while ago Jnr had a front wheel puncture in his Carrera road bike.
As I removed it to fix, it turns out they couldn't have had any 650 tubes in stock so instead Halfrauds put in a 700 tube and folded it over.

I'm currently fixing his first rear wheel puncture.

The tube was almost impossible to remove, tight as a drum.
I finally got it out and much to my surprise it's a 650 tube.

What was even more surprising was this fitting tube had also been folded over, as if it were too big!

 

[Pantani]

Surely something will happen in the Giro today. Impressed by Landa yesterday, I like him a lot.

Punts for today: Landa 10-1; Yates 15-1; Woods 50-1 e/w and Formolo 80-1 e/w

Fancy Cannondale to break their drought today, no one will chase them and they have a lot of cards to play.

 

[Pantani]

Vaughters doing his best to ruin my bets. Why are Cannondale riding on the front of the bunch?

 

[Stat Brother]

Vaughters doing his best to ruin my bets. Why are Cannondale riding on the front of the bunch?

I did spend most of yesterday laughing at Willier missing the break.

They'd received an almighty rollockin for missing breaks.
They were riding a stage with 3 separate breaks going away.
They missed all of them.

I'm surprised the GC teams didn't TTT the entire Willier team up to the break, then shout, 'now stay there'.

 

[Motogull]

This morning I saw something like this.



Fella was clipped in too.

 

[Pantani]

This morning I saw something like this.

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Fella was clipped in too.

 

[Stat Brother]

This morning I saw something like this.

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Fella was clipped in too.

 

[Pantani]

Here we go. Last advert break on Eurosport, uninterrupted to the finish.

 

[banjo]

Sky team taken out by police motor bike.

 

[Pantani]

**** sake.

How many times will this happen before something is done.

 

[Stat Brother]

WTF.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Saw [MENTION=11738]Spreadbetting Seagull[/MENTION] yesterday as I limped helplessly back to Steyning from Partridge Green. Thanks mate for giving me your wheel and slowing for a chat, much appreciated. He did let me know he'd completed 7 repeats of Ditchling Beacon in quick succession a few days before - made me feel sick just thinking about it...

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

If only there were a reason Halfrauds had such a bad reputation?

A while ago Jnr had a front wheel puncture in his Carrera road bike.
As I removed it to fix, it turns out they couldn't have had any 650 tubes in stock so instead Halfrauds put in a 700 tube and folded it over.

I'm currently fixing his first rear wheel puncture.

The tube was almost impossible to remove, tight as a drum.
I finally got it out and much to my surprise it's a 650 tube.

What was even more surprising was this fitting tube had also been folded over, as if it were too big!

Yep - exactly the same for Fignon Jnr's road bike from there. Couldn't believe it!

 

[banjo]

Good ride by G today.

 

[Jeep]

I'm wondering if Nairo was holding back for the hilly bits tomorrow.

 

[Bold Seagull]

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