[Closed] TdF Stage 22 - Fin

These threads win the interweb, every single time!

Brilliant.

And thanks for this:

...if a mountain biker says a ride is 'technical', you can assume that there is loose shale, several ledge drops, high-penalty (e.g., death) exposure on one side of the trail, or slick, mossy roots twisting along the singletrack. If a roadie calls a ride 'technical' on the other hand, it most likely means that there is a roundabout somewhere in the ride.

Thanks Realman, always enjoyed these posts... 🙂

Great work RealMan. Way above and beyond the call of forum posts, you made this the go to place for stage summaries and chit chat, which is some going considering the competition.

Yup RM proper thread(s), great coverage and I've enjoyed them, ta.

😀

Yup +10 big thanks to Realman. I've thoroughly enjoyed a wonderful Tour and these threads have really contributed towards that.

Good stuff RM. I really enjoyed this year's tour and your posts were part of that.

Thanks Realman. Excellent coverage as usual.

Your threads should be a permanent TDF fixture, like the finish on the Champs Elysees. Just wouldn't be the same event without them.

realman = legend.

RealMan thanks much appreciated

Another thanks from me!

Thanks for the effort Realman , your post's are appreciated. I personally thought It was a great tour and Nibali deserved the win , It's a shame all the talk will be on what mught have been but to attack on the stage 5 and Hautacam shows the class act he Is. I dont think Contador or Froome would have given him a good run for his money as Froome didn't like right from day 1.

Just in case anyone didn't read all of the words above, they may have missed this snippet stuck in the middle 😉

RealMan wrote:
Along the way a lot of you have expressed your appreciation for the threads - I may not have always acknowledged these messages, but I did read them all, and each one made me smile, thank you for all the kind words. I've really had fun doing these threads, and I hope you've all enjoyed this year's tour as much as I have. Go get riding!

If you'd like to show your appreciation then chuck a couple of quid [url= http://www.papyrus-uk.org/donate ]this way[/url]. I lost my best mate last year, and another good friend last week, so it would mean a lot to me. Alternatively, donate to STW, as we wouldn't be able to do these threads without this website.

Another thanks to RealMan

leffeboy: thanks for highlighting that, donation on it's way

Now a question amount Tony Martin in the photo up there ^. The aero position seems a bit pointless when his mouth is always flapping about like a carrier bag in the wind. Still he must be doing something right!

Realman .... the Jens Voigt of STW.

Hard working, dedicated, a fans fav and always interesting to hear what you've got to say.

Chapeau

Here's hoping you aren't going to retire from these thread

Merci Beaucoup

Great threads Realman, thanks!

Pretty sure Martin was running a 58t chainring, and obviously he can push it. So how fast do you have to be going before you aero tuck instead?

I think he runs a 14t smallest sprocket (less resistance?) so 52kph rather than 67kph with 58/11... still mansize!

Funny too that with all the references to Nibali as "The Shark", Martin was constantly getting referred to as "The Basking Shark" 😀

Heroes. All of them.

'nuff said!

There was a reference to him in Cycling Weekly, "powering away with his bottom lip outstretched like a prize pike". Brilliant!

Apologies if it's already been posted, but a mate has just sent me this picture of Bartosz Huzarski’s legs after Stage 18:
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[url= http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/26/tour-de-france-competitor-bartosz-huzarski-posts-incredible-picture-of-his-legs-after-stage-18-4811138/ ]link[/url]

Really impressed with Nibble's regular podium camel toe.

I think he runs a 14t smallest sprocket (less resistance?) so 52kph rather than 67kph with 58/11... still mansize!

Apparently running the wi-fli rear mech with an 11-32 cassette too which is a bit unusual for a TT. Ran it so that he could stay in the big ring all the way around. Images [url= http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/news/pro-bike-tony-martins-stage-winning-specialized-s-works-shiv_338580 ]here[/url].

Another vote just to say huge thanks RealMan for these threads over the last three weeks! 🙂

Indeed! I have really enjoyed them. Thank you.

Loving the reworking of the hitler sketch tee hee 😀

bump, thanks again, year in, year out my go to threads during the tour

Chapeau

Thanks again for all the kind words! Just a few more things:

Mind = blown

also this

and this

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/top-10-conclusions-from-the-tour-de-france

Thanks for the threads RM, great stuff.

Well I'm very late to this one. Been in the Highlands since Sunday so managed to miss the last stage despite my best efforts. What a tour that turned out to be . People will say Nibali wouldn't have won if Contador/Froome had been there, he is obviously doping bla bla bla. But he was strong and strong enough to beat everyone including them in my opinion. A well deserved win. Also good to see smaller teams doing well and getting on the podium and youger riders coming through strong to take the place of older riders like Jens. Ah Jens.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially stage five which was epic and imo will go down in history.

I'll join everyone else in saying a massive thank you to realman. Really good job. A vuelta thread would be absolutely brilliant.

Having watched Froome and Contador riding so aggressively on the first mountain stage in the Dauphine, and Contador's attempt to make up for his strategy mistake and try to catch Talansky, it seems clear that they would have made Nibali look pretty ordinary in the Tour climbs.

Another vote just to say huge thanks RealMan for these threads over the last three weeks!

Absolutely! Always watch the highlights, so avoid the threads on the day, which saddens me slightly, as they're a fantastic resource. There's always something wonderfully poignant about the last stage of the tour, the final highlights show summed it up wonderfully, and this thread has done the same, chapeau RM!

Thanks again! 🙂

One final (probably) update

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/10-conclusions-from-the-tour-de-france-1

Epic bit of Jens in the final episode of backstage pass - with a hint of more to come maybe?

Wondering if RealMan has one of these yet...

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Bertie posted on twitter that they'd downloaded his powerfiles- he crashed at 76kmph. Still feel ill thinking about him getting back on and riding with a broken tibia 😯

The current Tour of Pologne has had hailstones, fallen trees, major crashes just on stage one

Many thanks for the posts Realman, donation made 8)

Bertie posted on twitter that they'd downloaded his powerfiles- he crashed at 76kmph. Still feel ill thinking about him getting back on and riding with a broken tibia