[Other Sport] Le Tour de France
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BrightonCottager
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Cycling Podcast definitely not the same. Daniel Friebe is a bit full of himself and Richard used to act as a counterpoint to him. Cause of death still unknown?
brightn'ove
cringe
Chris Hoy said in an interview that Richard passed away in his sleep. Happened to a teacher of mine when I was at school and the suddenness of it is just awful.
Albion in the north
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With Quick Step being a Belgian team and Cav possibly overtaking another Belgian to hold the most stage wins, maybe there was a little reluctance to have him ride.
Smillie's People
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- Aug 14, 2013
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Yes King Eddie is almost a God in Belgium. I remember trying to drive through a road-race held in Belgium (I wasn't aware it was on) on my way back from Holland once in the late 1970's; all I could hear from the spectators was "Eddie, EDDIE..."
Heart attack
Wasn't it his choice ?
If he signed for a 'lower ranked team' that paid less money, he would have got the ride and probably the record ££?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr5HGNXq95k
- Jan 3, 2012
- 17,355
I’m not an avid follower of the Tour de France, but am certainly interested. We were in the Pyrenees two weeks ago and drove over, near the campsite we were on, the Col D’Aubisque! Nuff respect.
A few years ago we were driving across to somewhere in Provence and found ourselves driving up and over Mont Ventoux. We started off thinking it wasn’t much, particularly having seen it the previous week on the TdeF…….. but it went on….. and on…… and on……. And on, and got steeper and steeper from memory. Stunning……. And I am old enough to remember when Tommy Simpson died there.
A few years ago we were driving across to somewhere in Provence and found ourselves driving up and over Mont Ventoux. We started off thinking it wasn’t much, particularly having seen it the previous week on the TdeF…….. but it went on….. and on…… and on……. And on, and got steeper and steeper from memory. Stunning……. And I am old enough to remember when Tommy Simpson died there.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
I see Alpe d'Huez on the map but not Mont Ventoux. Is it in this year or not?
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He probably have got to the record without QuickStep.
You're proposing scoring in every round of the FA Cup for the Albion then switching to play against us, for palace, in the final.
Anyway Eddie's stage win record is a crock of shite.
Full of TT's and part stages (as it was back in the day)
Cav took the actual record years ago.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
See post 10 and, if you really want to, post 11.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
I was asking about Mont Ventoux. I know Alpe d'Huez is in it.
brightn'ove
cringe
I'm reading Cav's book at the moment and he signed for DQS last year on UCI minimum wage with all of the budget for that made up of sponsors that he had to go out and find himself.
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I seem to have missed a 'wouldn't' at the start of #31.
Anyhoo
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Bit of a shame.
I've always been partial to the insane, smartest man in the room, ramblings of Matt Rendell.
Anyhoo
[tweet]1542528379815165952[/tweet]
Bit of a shame.
I've always been partial to the insane, smartest man in the room, ramblings of Matt Rendell.
banjo
GOSBTS
Galibier and Alpe D'huez on the same day
I’ve rode up both of those climbs, not on the same day and not racing up them.
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Scenes.
The Lemming Stomper
Under the flag
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No doubt Quick-Step did the right thing going with Jakobsen...
Best sprinter in the World
No doubt Quick-Step did the right thing going with Jakobsen...
Best sprinter in the World
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Yeah really wanted a failure so I could write 'Cav would have won that'.
But he wouldn't have done, so I can't.