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Missed them down my end as the commentators gave us a 10 minute virtual tour of London and a history lesson on the tower of London, when they cut back to the race they've already passed through my area! As i live near the route i was going to walk to the location they were cycling through but the bloody commentators gave me no indication of how far they were from my area!
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#2727 |
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If yesterday's stage was flat Kittel could well have won all 3 stages.
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Froome is such a nice guy
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Kittel is as dominant as Cavendish used to be on the flat stages.
Anyone else noticed that both of Cav's TdF disasters (2007/14) involved UK Grand Departs? |
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Have you noticed that when Cav is interviewed off the bike he wears specs......
iffy eyesight........going at 50KPH in a pack of riders........he probably just didn't see Gerrens......
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If yesterday's stage was flat Kittel could well have won all 3 stages.
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Anyone else noticed that both of Cav's TdF disasters (2007/14) involved UK Grand Departs?
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He has had a few crashes in the last couple of years and they sometimes seem to happen when he is getting beaten
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Marcel Kittel is the new Sheriff in town and Cav better get used to it
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Indeed, although he's much closer in build and sprinting style to Cipollini. By the time his professional career comes to an end, his palmares might be similar as well.
Anyone else noticed that both of Cav's TdF disasters (2007/14) involved UK Grand Departs? |
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Cav having to have shoulder surgery and out of the Commonwealth Games apparently.
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Have you noticed that when Cav is interviewed off the bike he wears specs......
iffy eyesight........going at 50KPH in a pack of riders........he probably just didn't see Gerrens...... ![]() Was really worried about his state of mind in the interviews he did a day or two prior to the race, I said to the missus watching the race he would get caught up in a crash but I didn't think it would be that close to line or as serious
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Marcel Kittel is the new Sheriff in town and Cav better get used to it
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Considering how dominant HTC were, that won't be much of a problem for Giant-Shimano in the short term as long as Kittel maintains his high power output (might be close to what track sprinters produce). Also, the 2012 Olympic road race was influenced by the cap on team sizes (maximum of 5(?) riders per nation) and the size of the finishing breakaway (almost 30 riders finished ahead of the peloton). Quote:
What happened in 2007?
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I've only just switched it on......
What happened to Froome ?.......
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Seems that Froome has crashed and appears to have a wrist injury
The peloton waited for him........ |
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I've only just switched it on......
What happened to Froome ?....... ![]() |
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The streets of France are so empty in some parts compared to how busy they were In Yorkshire and yesterday.
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The streets of France are so empty in some parts compared to how busy they were In Yorkshire and yesterday.
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I have a thing for the blonde race doctor. Today I learned she is called Florence Pommerie. She's been doing it for a good few years now.
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I have a thing for the blonde race doctor. Today I learned she is called Florence Pommerie. She's been doing it for a good few years now.
http://photo.velo101.fr/2012/grande/...merie_2012.jpg |
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She looks fine to me!
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Someone - I couldn't identify him and the commentator didn't say - wobbled across in front of Froome's path and knocked him off.
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Just noticed that Andy Schleck didn't start today......I think he crashed yesterday around where that spectator was knocked over by the Sky rider
A few years ago Andy Schleck DNS would have been big news........ |
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What happens if they go across a level crossing when the train is coming?!
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