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The Official 99th Tour de France thread, 2012.
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Indurain's Lungs
Legend of Garry Nelson
Looks like the fantasy situation is pretty much done as well, especially of the sprint materialises tomorrow.
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For what it's worth.
Cav, Greipel, Wiggins, Haedo.
Cav, Greipel, Wiggins, Haedo.
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Jens Voigt @thejensie
Pretty sure the Queen is not following me on twitter but if she does- please give Bradley a knighthood. He was legendary this 3weeks.
Pretty sure the Queen is not following me on twitter but if she does- please give Bradley a knighthood. He was legendary this 3weeks.
Indurain's Lungs
Legend of Garry Nelson
Cav, Sagan, Goss for me
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Stage 19 results:-
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:04:13
2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:16
3 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:01:50
4 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:02:02
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:02:25
6 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos - Shimano 0:02:28
7 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:02:34
8 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0:02:46
9 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:02:50
10 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:05
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:04:13
2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:16
3 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:01:50
4 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:02:02
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:02:25
6 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos - Shimano 0:02:28
7 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:02:34
8 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0:02:46
9 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:02:50
10 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:05
1066familyman
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Just watched it all back.
All still on track. Happy days. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.
All still on track. Happy days. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.
Brixtaan
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Ha what a great guy voight is. I agree but she should have been dragged out of bed last week to knight him so he could ride into Paris as Sir Bradley Wiggins. Froome should be knighted too.
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1066familyman
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Good stuff.
I think that bloke John who delivers letters for a living sums up everything about these past 3 weeks best.
"If you can't embrace a British 1-2 , dominant performance, 5 (hopefully 6) stages wins, then perhaps cycling isn't for you."
Well said that man, whoever he is
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If only there was a clueGood stuff.
I think that bloke John who delivers letters for a living sums up everything about these past 3 weeks best.
"If you can't embrace a British 1-2 , dominant performance, 5 (hopefully 6) stages wins, then perhaps cycling isn't for you."
Well said that man, whoever he is
1066familyman
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If only there was a clue
Bit hard to tell from any clues to be honest - I see loads of dogs round our way dressed in retro cycling shirts. Most seem to prefer Gan or Super U ones though.
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Interesting ours seem to want the 'latest' Molteni and Faema jerseys since reading the Eddie Merkyx biog.
Tuned in 3 weeks ago for about the 25th year in a row, expecting the usual amazing scenery, supreme athletes, the fantastic Sherwin/Liggett/Boardman team, drama, and hopefully some Cavendish wins.
The Wiggins & Froom show has been the icing on the cake.
And their risky selflishness yesterday in handing a stage win possibility, to the amazing Cav, capped this great tour.
Hopefully Cav can add a 4th Paris win tomorrow.
(Looking forward to 2013 already!)
The Wiggins & Froom show has been the icing on the cake.
And their risky selflishness yesterday in handing a stage win possibility, to the amazing Cav, capped this great tour.
Hopefully Cav can add a 4th Paris win tomorrow.
(Looking forward to 2013 already!)
Add his: power, cadence, steady bike, staight path, natural talent at that trait, track experience. Cav is world class and one of the greats.
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It was a fantastic sprint.
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Mark Cavendish [MENTION=12437]Mark[/MENTION]Cavendish
Even if the yellow jersey hadn't been enough to ride 3 weeks for, @teamskychef's burgers definitely were
Even if the yellow jersey hadn't been enough to ride 3 weeks for, @teamskychef's burgers definitely were
Gregory2Smith1
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everyone who rides down here (south-west france),always wear a team's colour
when i moved down here 6 years ago,i must be honest,i found it quite amusing,taking it all so seriously,like us with football shirts if you like
but now i know different,cycling is bordering on a religion down here and you can't help but get wrapped up in it all yourself
on the rare occasion i do see someone riding without colours now,seems a little strange
when i moved down here 6 years ago,i must be honest,i found it quite amusing,taking it all so seriously,like us with football shirts if you like
but now i know different,cycling is bordering on a religion down here and you can't help but get wrapped up in it all yourself
on the rare occasion i do see someone riding without colours now,seems a little strange
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Personally I just can't do it.
Retro classics and simple plain tops.
I guess that's a little snobby of me, but it's not the team I support, it's the sport, heritage, stories & history.
1066familyman
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Here's a question about 'The Wiggins Effect' then.
I wonder what it will mean in terms of our TV coverage. From having half hour of highlights on channel 4 all them years ago we today have progressed to almost full live stage coverage on ITV1 HD ! Tomorrow is going to be the same!
Last year ITV 4 also had coverage of the Vuelta, although they're not doing it again this year (unless they've just changed their minds). We've had Tour of Britain coverage and Halfords Tour Series too. And on Monday we have a new show coming up called The Bike Show.
So then, can we expect future live coverage of the three Grand Tours and perhaps even the odd classics race or Paris-Nice or something thrown in for good measure ? In short, could future British free to air TV match what currently only Eurosport do I wonder ?
It's a no of course, but no harm in dreaming, as we're already seeing dreams come true. But how far could we come in terms of TV coverage does everyone think ?
P.S. As I write this, daughter is watching something back on TV and Cav has just popped up in a head shoulders advert. See how far we've come already
I wonder what it will mean in terms of our TV coverage. From having half hour of highlights on channel 4 all them years ago we today have progressed to almost full live stage coverage on ITV1 HD ! Tomorrow is going to be the same!
Last year ITV 4 also had coverage of the Vuelta, although they're not doing it again this year (unless they've just changed their minds). We've had Tour of Britain coverage and Halfords Tour Series too. And on Monday we have a new show coming up called The Bike Show.
So then, can we expect future live coverage of the three Grand Tours and perhaps even the odd classics race or Paris-Nice or something thrown in for good measure ? In short, could future British free to air TV match what currently only Eurosport do I wonder ?
It's a no of course, but no harm in dreaming, as we're already seeing dreams come true. But how far could we come in terms of TV coverage does everyone think ?
P.S. As I write this, daughter is watching something back on TV and Cav has just popped up in a head shoulders advert. See how far we've come already