Currahee! Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Just switched on. What's gone off? Punctures galore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Thankfully Wiggins' changeover was a tad quicker than Evans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Punctures galore. Worse than a day at l'etape Caledonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Lambretta Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Looks like someone has sabotaged th race by spreading tacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 The amount of punctures does seem suspicious to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Worse than a day at l'etape Caledonia Just as they mention it, I am a few minutes behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Any threat to Wiggins overall lead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 3 punctures for Evans!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Any threat to Wiggins overall lead? None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Any threat to Wiggins overall lead? Nope! Good work from the BMC guys rallying round Evans though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Khali Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Someone chucked 28 tacs on the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Someone chucked 28 tacs on the road! He done well getting Evans 3 different times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 He done well getting Evans 3 different times! Funny how its the peleton that's getting it. The 1st group get though fine. mmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Khali Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Aye it's a strange one... It's a conspiracy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 28 tacks found so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 28 tacks found so far. Does that include the ones in Evans' tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 If Thomas de Gendt had been leading I think I know where everybody would have been looking for the tack thrower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Does that include the ones in Evans' tyres Probably not. So 31 if you include Evans and 32 if you include Wiggins. Plus the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Probably not. So 31 if you include Evans and 32 if you include Wiggins. Plus the rest. More to come on that, outrageous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Sagan "nailed" the green jersey Perhaps the wrong phrase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Sagan "nailed" the green jersey Perhaps the wrong phrase Yes Sagan "tack" them to the cleaners..... I'll get my coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 1342366200[/url]' post='3042539']If Thomas de Gendt had been leading I think I know where everybody would have been looking for the tack thrower Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Louis Leon sanchez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Going for sagan today to secure his green jersey Hope cav wins but I don't think he will Another day to protect Wiggo with the rest day tomorrow and Wednesday's fantastic stage coming up Hopefully nae carpet tacks today Arse plonked and ready to roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/bradley-wiggins-targeted-by-wile-e-coyote-2012071634368 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Going for sagan today to secure his green jersey Hope cav wins but I don't think he will Another day to protect Wiggo with the rest day tomorrow and Wednesday's fantastic stage coming up Hopefully nae carpet tacks today Arse plonked and ready to roll Yep sagan for me as well, turning out to be a bit of a zabel, in terms of all round ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Yep sagan for me as well, turning out to be a bit of a zabel, in terms of all round ability. I predict Thomas de Gendt will NOT win today Wednesday is a shoe in though, I'll be lumping on big time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Bit of a non event today, bit disappointing Roll on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Another win for FDJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 And "Rest Day" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Another day ticked off for Wiggo, that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 14 teams haven't won a stage, know one who can win it on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 That was a bit of a damp squib today. Nothing really happened. at least Wiggins is still looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Aye the whole peleton looked messed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naecups1902 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I predict Thomas de Gendt will NOT win today Wednesday is a shoe in though, I'll be lumping on big time I think he's out!! 80/1 johnny hoogerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Frank Schleck eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I think he's out!! 80/1 johnny hoogerland He obviously took offense to your non belief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Lambretta Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 For all those who are on holiday or maybe just layabouts, coverage of the Tour de France starts at 9.30amm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 For all those who are on holiday or maybe just layabouts, coverage of the Tour de France starts at 9.30amm No for cooncil telly viewers. Need to wait till 11.30. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Stage 16, bring it on, breakaway caught on last climb, nibali and Evans to have push, let's see what Wiggins is made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Yep sagan for me as well, turning out to be a bit of a zabel, in terms of all round ability. And he entertains the fans. Anyone who has ridden a road bike up a steep road knows how hard this is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onamrs8jx2I&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Will be interesting to see how Frank Schleck gets on without the limelight being on Andy. As an outside bet, I fancy Pierre Rolland. Apologies if this has been brought up already - Old Frank seems to have done well to divert the limelight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 And he entertains the fans. Anyone who has ridden a road bike up a steep road knows how hard this is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onamrs8jx2I&feature=related thats brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClure Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Am watching this live for the first time today, seeing tehm come down hill looks absolutly mental!! Obviously Wiggans is nowhere near winning today, but hope he doseny lose too much time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Frank Schleck eh? What I don't get is that last year he was competetive and would presume tested at some point and came up clean, yet this year when he is doping he is miles off the pace? Whats the point in doping if it doesn't make you better than before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaby Ewing Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I know it's hard to give any cyclist the benefit of the doubt when it comes to a positive test, especially given the whiff around Radioshack, but what Schleck's been caught using doesn't look like a major performance enhancer. The question is, is it used as a masking agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 And of course the Radioshack team manager isn't there. Something to do with a former rider when he ran another team Just saying like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Evans now 7th in the GC after losing 5mins on Wiggo, evans now also BMC's second placed rider with Tejay Van Gardenen 11 seconds ahead of him! Top 3 unchanged! Todays big winner though was Thomas Voekler, the frenchman had a perfect day, took all four climbs to take the King of the Mountains Jersey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaby Ewing Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Chapeau Wiggins. Didn't get to watch it live but from the Guardian and CyclingNews updates it didn't sound like he was ever in any bother, while Evans got blown out the back. It's a shame there doesn't seem to be more acknowledgment of his performance in this year's race. It's not been flashy, but Team Sky have executed their plan almost perfectly. Is Froome stronger? Possibly, but certainly not by much. And they couldn't afford to risk him doing more in the mountains given it's not certain he'll be able to perform in the penultimate day time trial. To not acknowledge Wiggins' ride because Froome looked to have put him under pressure for 30 seconds on one climb (without us ever knowing whether he could have revved his diesel engine and got back) would be a travesty. What's the press coverage of it been like back home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 What I don't get is that last year he was competetive and would presume tested at some point and came up clean, yet this year when he is doping he is miles off the pace? Whats the point in doping if it doesn't make you better than before? Its not a performance enhancing drug though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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