Was that a flat stage, or did they simply have little motors fitted?
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[Other Sport] Cycling geeks
- Thread starter Pantani
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Hahaha bumped into Phil today, he of 5 doors down the road from me, we passed each other on Coombes 
It wasn't too difficult to talk him out of Steyning Bostal and into Shoreham Airport cake stop.
I'm now super jealous as he was just leaving Mason cycles having just bought this:-
It wasn't too difficult to talk him out of Steyning Bostal and into Shoreham Airport cake stop.
I'm now super jealous as he was just leaving Mason cycles having just bought this:-
Fignon's Ponytail
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I think Contador just had a very good steak dinner beforehand tbh....
Had honestly forgotten he was in the Discovery team.
Now we can see what the best clean athletes can do, it's all the funnier to look back at the super-human efforts of yesteryear. Completely farcical.
Speaking of today's best, there were some great words from Cav re G and team Sky in general.
Am I right in thinking you've changed your tune?
If so what finally bought you to the side of hope then crushing disappointed?
Er, regarding what?
The cleanliness of the current riders.
You've lost me. I'm hoping the current riders are clean. Or at least if they're not, I'm assuming they're not getting away with taking much. Did I say something else before?
Clearly not then, I must be mistaking you for another (of many) posters when having the weary ongoing conversations about PED's and cycling.
As you were.
Maybe. One bit where I will have changed my tune over the last few years is my feelings on how many other sportsmen are doping - I currently think it's a lot more than I used to think.
For example, I used to think Bolt was clean
Weststander
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I'm watching Le Tour climb the huge Col Du Tourmalet, well over 2,000 metres. Sky in control.
Beautiful scenery.
Beautiful scenery.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Yes.
I cycled up the Tourmalet as part of l'etape in 2014. It was 2 degrees with sleet at the top.
2 Degrees? It looks steeper than that.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
I think I've just messed myself watching this descent. Crazy speeds, twitching front wheels, skidding back wheels, smoking tyres, frankly ridiculous!
The Birdman
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Shit list my sky picture as the tour was coming to an end.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Yes, me too, and I was convinced that G was going to have a major fall ALL the way down.
But he didn't.
It was very similar the way it was ridden and that who we were expecting to win the race. The only difference was the drama of lost transmission and the commentators not knowing exactly where Roche was.
Weststander
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And just feet away from protuding concrete blocks at the roadside to prevent cars going off the edge.
The descenders are both brave and highly skilled.
Motogull
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Froome is being very classy with his obvious delight in G lined up for victory. Hope the haters take note.
Wouldn't surprise me if sky planned a G win ages ago in response to the course being said to be designed to best prevent Froome winning again as in "Ah bless, we'll play that game and have a different British rider win then." I think sky thought that ploy suggested they were a one man team and the intention was to prevent a sky win, so up came the 2 fingered salute. Equally I know funk all.
Wouldn't surprise me if sky planned a G win ages ago in response to the course being said to be designed to best prevent Froome winning again as in "Ah bless, we'll play that game and have a different British rider win then." I think sky thought that ploy suggested they were a one man team and the intention was to prevent a sky win, so up came the 2 fingered salute. Equally I know funk all.