The Official 101st Tour de France, thread.

[Bry Nylon]

Gonna play a snobby geek card here, sorry.
Knowing pro racing, knowing the field, knowing how P & P earn their money, its easy to say they aren't very good.

But I can see how a newbie would enjoy their company.

You're so patronising it's quite breathtaking.

 

[1066familyman]

Could be gifting it to Nibs here because no one wants to drag Sagan to the line.

 

[Hamilton]

Well played by all the GC guys there.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Could be gifting it to Nibs here because no one wants to drag Sagan to the line.

Perhaps so, but great to see and he played it just right. Shoved it right back in the face of those critics on his own team. Chapeau Nibali!

 

[1066familyman]

Well the stage didn't disappoint. Organisers set up an exciting parcours to be raced and all the big guns took the invitation to do just that. Good to see so early in the race.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Nibs in yellow...will they bother to protect that this early?

No, of course they won't.

 

[TotallyFreaked]

Wow fantastic stage. Who needs the Pyrenees when you have Good old Yorkshire. Hats off to the organisers

 

[Stat Brother]

You're so patronising it's quite breathtaking.

Which is why I apologised, but thanks anyway.

Hey you just enjoy throwing your carpet tacs tomorrow.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Big old Yorkshire crowds, has to be said. Just as well they never charged them ha'penny each to watch

 

[Deleted member 18477]

So what does this mean? Can froomey still win it? Where will he make up the time? Why didn't he go and win this one instead of letting that Italian burst through?

Where is big Bradley wiggins when you need him!

 

[Stat Brother]

I wonder if the expected top 3 in Paris has ever battled out the second stage.

Fantastic race, fantastic route, fantastic crowd, just fantastic.



Nice to see Saffron Walden getting a shout out a day in advance

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I wonder if the expected top 3 in Paris has ever battled out the second stage.

Fantastic race, fantastic route, fantastic crowd, just fantastic.



Nice to see Saffron Walden getting a shout out a day in advance

It was brilliant. I have to say, in the end, I'm pleased I watched at home. I wouldn't have seen Contador, Froome or Nibali make their moves if I had been there, unless I'd got near a big screen.

Yorkshire looked beautiful, Sheffield less so.

Unbelievable crowds, it was like the Galibier, Alp d'Huez or the Tourmalet (gulp).

Let's hope Cambridge (and Saffron Walden) do them proud tomorrow.

 

[Stat Brother]

It was brilliant. I have to say, in the end, I'm pleased I watched at home. I wouldn't have seen Contador, Froome or Nibali make their moves if I had been there, unless I'd got near a big screen.

Yorkshire looked beautiful, Sheffield less so.

Unbelievable crowds, it was like the Galibier, Alp d'Huez or the Tourmalet (gulp).

Let's hope Cambridge (and Saffron Walden) do them proud tomorrow.

I can just here the Channel Tunnel chatter, tomorrow evening.

'Wow those fans I've never known anything like it'.
'yeah I know 3 solid days, millions of people, amazing'.
'But there was that one place'.
'Oh yeah that's right, Saffron something'
'Blimey what was their problem'
'Although it was nice, it was the only bit of quiet we had for 3 days'
'Yeah just a shame about all the punctures'.

 

[Stat Brother]

I guess a glib comment here would be like shooting fish in a barrel:-

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[Bry Nylon]

I guess a glib comment here would be like shooting fish in a barrel:-

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Rest assured, Stat, we here in Saffron Walden are fully embracing the Tour and look forward to welcoming the combatants tomorrow. That is just a traditional Essex welcome. Sadly, I shall be leaving my home at 06:00 hrs tomorrow to go on holiday - brought forward by 24 hours to avoid the inevitable traffic chaos, so I shall miss the whole thing.

Earlier today I drove my Volvo V70 T5 the 200 metres to the local shop to get the Sunday papers and I could barely move for cyclists everywhere trying out the course. What's wrong with people these days?

 

[Stat Brother]

Rest assured, Stat, we here in Saffron Walden are fully embracing the Tour and look forward to welcoming the combatants tomorrow. That is just a traditional Essex welcome. Sadly, I shall be leaving my home at 06:00 hrs tomorrow to go on holiday - brought forward by 24 hours to avoid the inevitable traffic chaos, so I shall miss the whole thing.

Earlier today I drove my Volvo V70 T5 the 200 metres to the local shop to get the Sunday papers and I could barely move for cyclists everywhere trying out the course. What's wrong with people these days?

It's the equivalent of playing football at the AMEX only, fortunately, you don't have to pay thousands of pounds for the honour.

 

[Motogull]

Well, that stage delivered. Sagan made that last hill look rather effortless. Only one to stay in the saddle from I could see. Froome pulling the pin was typical stuff.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Just read the tour de blabla thread.

Comedy gold - would score very highly on anti-cyclist bingo. Road tax, cycle paths, red lights, two abreast.

That Internet law about how you automatically lose an argument if you mention nazi germany; we should have the same thing for cycling and road tax!

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Just read the tour de blabla thread.

Comedy gold - would score very highly on anti-cyclist bingo. Road tax, cycle paths, red lights, two abreast.

That Internet law about how you automatically lose an argument if you mention nazi germany; we should have the same thing for cycling and road tax!

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[Bry Nylon]

Big yellow sign just gone up outside my house.

"Tour de France parking --->"

I blame Stat Brother.