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The Pro Cycling Thread (Part 2)
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dmuk
21-07-2013
Great spectacle for the finish, both in the race and the arc, I hear they're trying to bring that tech into the homes, making your bookcases shimmer and turn gold etc.

Quite sad to see it end, been with it for the past three weeks. Just not a big enough fan of cycling to follow the other races. And by the time football starts again, it will be forgotten about. Until next year...
aggs
21-07-2013
Originally Posted by dmuk:
“Great spectacle for the finish, both in the race and the arc, I hear they're trying to bring that tech into the homes, making your bookcases shimmer and turn gold etc.

Quite sad to see it end, been with it for the past three weeks. Just not a big enough fan of cycling to follow the other races. And by the time football starts again, it will be forgotten about. Until next year...”

Ah, that's a shame - give the Vuelta a go at least.
It's a cracking race.
afx237vi
21-07-2013
Originally Posted by aggs:
“Ah, that's a shame - give the Vuelta a go at least.
It's a cracking race.”

And the World Championship RR looks like a very tough course this year, so should be a good race.
CosmoSmallpiece
21-07-2013
Congratulations Christopher Froome, brilliant to win the 100th Tour and to provide the best moment in British sporting history, his demolition of opponents on the Mont Ventoux especially on the 100th edition of the Tour. A superb display of grit and panache which will be remembered by generations of cycling tifosi. Chapeau! x.
Mystical123
21-07-2013
The BBC are atrocious - their front page doesn't even have a link to the story about Chris Froome winning the Tour, but to a rather badly written piece about his journey to winning that seems to be trying its best to make him out as not British...

At least when you actually click on BBC Sport he's getting the headline prominence he deserves!
Lucidia2011
21-07-2013
Decent coverage for tomorrow's front pages from what i've seen so far, not so much from the Telegraph, who focus more on the ashes :yawn: and only feature a small froomey
swingaleg
21-07-2013
Froome is the lead item on the BBC News at 11 on News24
afx237vi
21-07-2013
His win does seem a lot more low key than last year. Wiggo got a knighthood and a SPOTY... can't see Froome getting either of those.
Bosox
21-07-2013
Originally Posted by afx237vi:
“His win does seem a lot more low key than last year. Wiggo got a knighthood and a SPOTY... can't see Froome getting either of those.”

Wiggins got the knighthood as much for his 4 Olympic golds and Murray would have won SPOTY last year if he'd won Wimbledon.
swingaleg
21-07-2013
Originally Posted by afx237vi:
“His win does seem a lot more low key than last year. Wiggo got a knighthood and a SPOTY... can't see Froome getting either of those.”

to be fair though..........Wiggo also got a gold medal at the Olympics and was 'the first' British winner of the Tour..........there's only ever going to be one 'first British winner'
swingaleg
21-07-2013
Froome also the top story on Sky News
Mystical123
21-07-2013
Haha I wonder do the BBC read forums, Froome is now the lead story in the Sports headlines on the front page!
afx237vi
21-07-2013
Originally Posted by swingaleg:
“to be fair though..........Wiggo also got a gold medal at the Olympics and was 'the first' British winner of the Tour..........there's only ever going to be one 'first British winner'”

I guess so. In Froome's favour is that he's much more likely to win a few more grand tours than Wiggins is.
swingaleg
21-07-2013
Originally Posted by afx237vi:
“I guess so. In Froome's favour is that he's much more likely to win a few more grand tours than Wiggins is.”

that's true...........as of now he must be favourite to win next year's Tour
Mystical123
21-07-2013
Originally Posted by swingaleg:
“that's true...........as of now he must be favourite to win next year's Tour”

Absolutely, and hopefully that remains the case when the route is announced.

Such a classy speech on the podium as well, especially the last bit: "This is one yellow jersey that will stand the test of time."
coopermanyorks
22-07-2013
Where is Bradley ?
Lucidia2011
22-07-2013
So, apparently Cycling News forum being down was due to a ''forum software upgrade''. It's been a few days and it's still down....what a time

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/foru...or-maintenance
Lucidia2011
22-07-2013
Originally Posted by coopermanyorks:
“Where is Bradley ?”


How do you mean? why isn't he in the tour, or why isn't he here or elsewhere commenting/celebrating?
Turnbull2000
22-07-2013
Some real horror stories emerging of 'fans' attempting to attack Froome on stage 20, the Sky cars getting pelted with eggs and water thrown through the windows. There's even a video on Youtube of a Sky car having stopped and the crew seemingly attacked.
Lucidia2011
22-07-2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHJistBOCu8


It always felt like we could have been seconds from disaster. Obviously it always is, but especially this year in re to Froome/Sky.

I noticed the boo's for Sky were getting louder and more widespread. Worrying for next year if they continue to do so well..
mounty
22-07-2013
does anyone know what Cav said in his interview?
batdude_uk1
22-07-2013
It always seems so strange that the fans are allowed to practically get in the faces, and touch the riders, and put them off, there should be none of that allowed, let the riders ride I say.

One day I could see an unfriendly face being pushed off his bike, which would be a disgrace, it almost happened to Froome here, but he pushed the stupid, stupid person out of the way.
John259
22-07-2013
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“there should be none of that allowed”

It would be impossible to police. Most stages are over 200km and the race runs for three weeks. The big climbs have been like this now for many years, it's just something the riders have to cope with.
Aftershow
22-07-2013
Originally Posted by mounty:
“does anyone know what Cav said in his interview?”

Nothing controversial - just said it was a very fast sprint, and he thought he was in the right position to win as they turned in. He said Greipel's position meant he had to go round him to the right which carried him on to the roughest part of the road.

Didn't trot out any excuses, and paid tribute to Kittel. He did make the point that he's done a lot of racing this year already and he's feeling pretty tired.
aggs
22-07-2013
Originally Posted by Mystical123:
“Absolutely, and hopefully that remains the case when the route is announced.

Such a classy speech on the podium as well, especially the last bit: "This is one yellow jersey that will stand the test of time." ”

And is yellow jersey was all sparkly.
If you're going to win any - win the sparkly one
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