Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Great stage and fantastic exposure for Yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 BBC4 now Storyville documentary about Lance Armstrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Garcia Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Channel 4 have an Armstrong documentary on tomorrow at 9. Looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Channel 4 have an Armstrong documentary on tomorrow at 9. Looks interesting. Which one have they got on? I'm watching the beeb one just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Garcia Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Which one have they got on? I'm watching the beeb one just now. The Armstrong Lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 The Armstrong Lie. Tidy, I've not seen that. That'll see me through the inevitable Monday Night Dread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siegementality Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I've just come back from three days following the tour. Absolutely brilliant experience. Me and the Mrs going to follow it in France for a week next year :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Riders complaining about people taking selfies at the side of the road Imagine turning your back to the peloton, trying to get a daft picture, totally oblivious to what's going on around you. That will cause major crashes and injuries. It's bad enough when people stand in the road trying to get photos when they're facing the riders and can see what's coming! People are retards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 It's the folk who run alongside the riders who need a shoeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 This is pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-pbN-hmQO0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy_Jambo Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Can an injured rider rejoin the tour a few days later or are you out as soon as you miss a race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Can an injured rider rejoin the tour a few days later or are you out as soon as you miss a race? When you're out you're out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Out is out. Riders also have to complete each stage within a percentage of the leader's time otherwise they get eliminated (similar to the 107% rule for qualification in grand prix F1 races) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy_Jambo Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 That Kittel with the yellow jersey was rotten yesterday. Must of lost 20 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 It was a sure thing that Cavendish would have a bad tour the moment i picked him for my fantasy team.... Watched stage 2 last night having been away from twitter etc all day - was quite exciting watching it 'as live'. That final slope looked fun.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 That Kittel with the yellow jersey was rotten yesterday. Must of lost 20 minutes He's a sprinter. As a rule they are generally rubbish at climbing. Like asking Usain Bolt to run a marathon. He will be in the top 10 today, nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 He's a sprinter. As a rule they are generally rubbish at climbing. Like asking Usain Bolt to run a marathon. He will be in the top 10 today, nap. Tope 10? Top 2 imo. Him or Griepel today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Tope 10? Top 2 imo. Him or Griepel today. I was being conservative. Also be interesting to see what Omega Pharma do today with Renshaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboy81 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I've just come back from three days following the tour. Absolutely brilliant experience. Me and the Mrs going to follow it in France for a week next year :-) Is there much to do apart from stand on the pavement and wait for the bikes to go past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy_Jambo Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I understand that sprinters are generally crap at climbing but I didn't think he would of struggled so badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 I understand that sprinters are generally crap at climbing but I didn't think he would of struggled so badly. If you think that was bad just wait for the time gaps that will open when they hit the alps. Kittel won't finish the race in the top 80. I think he'll get the most individual stage wins though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Is there much to do apart from stand on the pavement and wait for the bikes to go past? The 'caravane' goes past first, an hour of publicity vehicles blasting past playing music, throwing out freebies and so on, there are all the police vehicles, motorbikes, TV cars, TV bikes, helicopters overhead, the atmosphere builds up, and depending on where you are, there may be screens you can watch. I was lucky enough to be 500m from the finish in Harrogate, so we had an exciting finish to wait for, and they had a screen next to where we were so we watched on there. The atmosphere was electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 What's with all this interviewing of random fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 What's with all this interviewing of random fans What's with all this interviewing of random fans I'm not seeing any of that. The coverage by NBC Sports over here has been outstanding the last couple of years - Phil Liggett doing the commentating and a decent pair of talking heads in the studio. No nonsense like interviewing random fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 I'm not seeing any of that. The coverage by NBC Sports over here has been outstanding the last couple of years - Phil Liggett doing the commentating and a decent pair of talking heads in the studio. No nonsense like interviewing random fans. Phil Liggett is in his 70s now. How long do you think he'll last? It won't be the same without him. He's done every tour in my life - probably even yours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Phil Liggett is in his 70s now. How long do you think he'll last? It won't be the same without him. He's done every tour in my life - probably even yours... You're right - he was commentating on it when i started watching when C4 had it. He's outstanding. One of the best commentators in any sport imo. I think he'll have a couple more years in him. And listen cheeky lad, i'm only a decade or so older than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Another crash caused by some halfwit standing in the middle of the road taking pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Bit of rain. Could make the sprint interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Another crash caused by some halfwit standing in the middle of the road taking pictures This is a crash caused by an idiot taking pictures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pya6ZVW-oKg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Kittel again. Mind he won the first two stages of the Giro this year then got sick. He's a brilliant sprinter though. That didn't seem to trouble him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Kittel will be hard to stop on the flat stages such as Arras-Reims I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notts1874 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Loved the Armstrong Lie Documentary. Shows how easy it was to get drawn into his lie, even the filmaker admitted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Kittel again. Cav is going to have to come back stronger than ever if he wants to keep his status as the fastest sprinter in the world. Is it just me though, or has Kittel not done anything as amazing as this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCUD0CPKJSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Sprints are a bit of a formality aint they? Vincenzo in yellow mind. Hopefully we have a competition this year. Enjoying it thus far and really looking forward to tomorrow with some wee bits of road from "The Hell of the North". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfaces Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Sprints are a bit of a formality aint they? Vincenzo in yellow mind. Hopefully we have a competition this year. Enjoying it thus far and really looking forward to tomorrow with some wee bits of road from "The Hell of the North". It's going to be interesting to see how the top GC riders cope with the pave sections. Most don't have any experience of competing at speed over these. Not fussed about Froomes dodgy wrist, just can't take to the guy. Going to be a good stage to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Looking at some of the photos that have been tweeted by some riders of the "cobbles" tomorrow it looks like they'll need mountain bike tires as some of the gaps between the stones look wide enough for a wheel to get stuck in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Looking at some of the photos that have been tweeted by some riders of the "cobbles" tomorrow it looks like they'll need mountain bike tires as some of the gaps between the stones look wide enough for a wheel to get stuck in. I am sure they mentioned in the preview that about 10% of todays stage was on "cobbles", so that is about 16km. Should be fun!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Kittel again. Cav is going to have to come back stronger than ever if he wants to keep his status as the fastest sprinter in the world. Is it just me though, or has Kittel not done anything as amazing as this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCUD0CPKJSM That was unbelievable. How far ahead did they get? Renshaw got 2nd ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Today could get messy. TDF just tweeted the weather forecast. Rain all day with strong winds a proper muddy type of Roubaix mess of a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Today could get messy. TDF just tweeted the weather forecast. Rain all day with strong winds a proper muddy type of Roubaix mess of a day. I'm off today so I'll watch the lot live. Carnage today then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 BBC saying two cobbled sections removed for safety reasons because of rain today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Mayhem already today with crashes, and they haven't even reached the cobbles yet! Froome been down twice, second one looks a soar one. Cannondale putting the hammer down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Froome down twice already. No cobbles yet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Froome looks like he's out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Froome out!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Is Geraint Thomas Sky's top rider now and do they push him as high as they can.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Is Geraint Thomas Sky's top rider now and do they push him as high as they can.? It'll be Richie Porte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Is Geraint Thomas Sky's top rider now and do they push him as high as they can.? They'll probably put the team behind Richie Porte now, Froome's right hand man, decent climber too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Ritchie Porte, thanks guys. Are they allowed to bring in a new domestique to make up the full team.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Ritchie Porte, thanks guys. Are they allowed to bring in a new domestique to make up the full team.? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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