A fair few of these "watt watchers" would leave plenty hear standing off road too
Some of them are ex mountain bikers don't you know!
They crashed because they suck.
😀 Wish I could bunnyhop over a traffic island at 40mph in the middle of a bunch!
Trying... so hard... must not feed...
Crashes, and the consequences, are a bad thing, getting hurt shouldn't be a part of sport, anybody's job, or (for some people) entertainment.
No I'm not wishing an injury on anyone. But everyone is saying "poor unlucky Contador" etc. BS! Descending on wet roads isn't luck, it's ability.
2013 tour top 10
1 Chris Froome (GBR) - Crashed out
2 Nairo Quintana (COL) - Didn't start
3 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)- An hour beind
4 Alberto Contador (ESP) - Crashed out
5 Roman Kreuziger (CZE) - Druggy
6 Bauke Mollema (NED)- Lost time on cobbles
7 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)- Supporting team mate
8 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) - Old man
9 Daniel Navarro (ESP) - 40 mins down
10 Andrew Talansky (USA) - Crashed on not looking good
The Top 10 may have a very unfamiliar feel this year!
Anyway, just how immense is Tony Martin? To ride like he is today with a post-stage win and world cup win hangover is very impressive.
Sorry guys I didn't realise jcl was a troll/riding god/another internet idiot,will ignore from now on.
Don't know if you get the ad break things we do but Bertie leaving to "Je ne Regrette Rien" and the Goodbye Bro was quite funny.
(not laughing at crashes or the rest just some good music matching going on)
None of them suck, however, they are all in the same race on the same roads so those still on the bikes are as worthy winners even if the favourites crash out.
There have been plenty of accidents, there always are, however, some riders make their own luck. There will be a difference in standard between riders. Just look at the way some of them descend or look so at home on the cobbles. It isn't all about the fastest climber and time trialling and I don't think it should be. I'd rather see people lose time though, than crash out injured. Having been there, lying on the tarmac, it hurts and isn't something I'd wish on somebody else.
Tony Martin is the new Jens Voigt.
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Anyway, just how immense is Tony Martin? To ride like he is today with a post-stage win and world cup win hangover is very impressive.
He probably hasn't sobered up from last night yet.
There have been plenty of accidents, there always are, however, some riders make their own luck. There will be a difference in standard between riders. Just look at the way some of them descend or look so at home on the cobbles. It isn't all about the fastest climber and time trialling and I don't think it should be. I'd rather see people lose time though, than crash out injured. Having been there, lying on the tarmac, it hurts and isn't something I'd wish on somebody else.
Be careful, if you have views outside the mainstream Phil and Paul party line you'll get accused of trolling 🙂
Be careful, if you have views outside the mainstream Phil and Paul party line you'll get accused of trolling
In this, the sport of professional trolling 🙂
i dont want to see anyone hurt per se
but the tour is a week old and nobody, absolutely nobody, saw this coming.
love it.
"The race radio is crackling Phil theres been another crash"
and back to the race the gap is falling, Gallopin back in virtual yellow
Various teams bringing the gap down quickly now - should be back together on the Chevrères.
Be careful, if you have views outside the mainstream Phil and Paul party line you'll get accused of trolling
In this, the sport of professional trolling
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You owe me a new keyboard, just spat coffee into mine.
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is front wheel to close to the frame? Headtube failure?
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keyboard worrier 🙂
And it's heating up with the pressure hitting Astana, from Real Mans first page
I cannot say whether we will know the name of the winner in Paris, but we should have a list of those who are out of the running for good.
That bike may not be his, a team mate stopped to help.
I just had a look back and the group definately eased up for a while after Contador crashed. They where at 4;28 from the lead group increasing to 5:11. Also I thought I heard Sean Kelly saying that when the weather's like this beef can wash onto the road. Not sure though.
[i]when the weather's like this beef can wash onto the road[/i]
It can cause udder chaos.
Might have needed a steaky bottle to get back to the Peloton?
I've said this before, but I'll say it again:
POOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEE
Didn't he crash going uphill though...? it's what bbc text commentary tells me anyway?
Phillipe Maudit:
“Alberto badly crashed. His right knee is seriously injured. The crash has been violent. I have his shoe with me, it's completely destroyed. According to some rumors, his bike has been broken but that's not the case. A bike fell from our racks after we fixed Nicolas Roche's bike. It's obviously too early to establish a diagnostic for Alberto. Once he'll reach the finish, he'll undergo an x-ray examination. Before pulling out, he told us that he was in an awful pain and he couldn't go any further on his bike. It's a pity because everything had gone well since the beginning of the Tour. We had a plan and today's race was unfolding exactly as we wanted. In a fraction of a second, it all fell apart, so we're immensely sad. Tomorrow, it's a rest day. After tomorrow, a new battle will begin. We'll stay united and a new Tour de France will begin for us.”
sky dishing it out now!
Does that mean the team dropped a bike on AC?
I'm getting over my earlier negativity. Nibali vs Porte, Sagan, Martin and Voigt. Still plenty of racing left.
llama - Member
sky dishing it out now!
Time for ITV to go to a break!
Or more specifically Schleck, in yellow, attacked on the climb whilst ahead of Contador, Vino went with him, Schleck dropped his chain, Vino went past, Contador came past after that. It was a cheap way to get the jersey.
Or, Schleck the tactically incompetent (you and your bro tow the on-form Ardennes king to the finish instead of attacking him) also turns out to be mechanically incompetent by attacking on 39/11 and wondering why his chain jams.
And besides, Schleck never waited for Chavanel when he was in yellow and had to pull up, so his whining was just hypocrisy.
They might be trying to explain a bust bike on the roof and dont want to upset the bike sponsors.
and must out of respect Tony Martin vs Chuck Norris?
Wow, that's a man who has run the tank dry!
Wow, that's a man who has run the tank dry!
That was some wall he hit!
gallopin's off the back of the bunch
Tony Martin doesn't hit the wall, the wall hits Tony Martin?
gallopin's off the back of the bunch
...and Talansky.
Have we had a Jamie GIF of Contador departing yet? Perhaps on the back of a bull please? 🙂
bet there are some good trails in those woods
gallopin's off the back of the bunch
Much sympathy...? 🙂
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I know it's been said many times but some of those [i]supporters[/i], standing in front of riders and trying to grab them - if you can put a camera on a motorbike surely a sniper or two would discourage the idiots.
So where are team Sky? Have no video, someone fill me in please?
Oops that wasn't the best way to take a curve!
Porte and G sitting behind Astana.So where are team Sky?
Flipping heck! There was a corner there! Was that Scarponi?
Porte and A N Other up there, Nibali look down to 1 helper too with a few more
On the front, about to launch Porte..
1:37 down 12.4km to go, KWIATKOWSKI off the lead so all up for grabs and lots to play for
With Nibbles?
Yup.
Be interesting to see if Porte will take it to Nibali as he need to pull back time. Guessing he was just going to wait for Contador to attack and try and follow him.
Nibbles in with Porte, select group up front
3 sky guys up there and 3 Astana
christ! Scarponi's ridden back on. What a hero!
The Nibali group are now on the last climb, 1.30 back from the leaders.
RM.
1:13 - 3.5 to go all for the sprint....grind....grovel for the line
have just started watching it now (was out today on my bike of all things 😯 this year is wide open now contador has crashed out.
that stage on paris roubaix was epic man also 😯
nibbles goes!
class
nobody holds him
That's impressive.
blimey - that's impressive
Go Richie!!!
There goes Gee. Chapeau to the fella really. Good rounded rider.
Come on Richie!! Pedal
Nibali is now on the front!
Rm.
Wow.
and stage to Nibali Pinot for 2nd
Valverde porte a few seconds off
Contador who? What a finish.
and a rest day, probably just a 70km spin for these boys
own up then, who said Nibali was not a climber?
I think it's fair to say Galopin won't forget that in a hurry.
Porte into 2nd in the GC... And I bet anyone who had put a wild bet on anyone other than Froome or Contador to win is getting quite excited.
Great ride by Nibali, dosing his effort for the maximum effect as usual. But, how can he even think about sticking his thumb in his mouth (I assume he's just had a kid) after scaling that 20% final climb and attacking for 2.5km. How? Every other rider is blowing out his arsehole. poor Gallopin is fubarred. Sadly, I can get rid of the thought that he's riding for the blood doping, gold medal stealing vino and it all looks a bit too easy.
What's the view on Porte 2-23 down on Nibali - is that as much as it sounds to me ?
I really wish he didn't ride for Astana.
I also wish I didn't have to see Valverde's name in the top 3!
Sadly, I can get rid of the thought that he's riding for the blood doping, gold medal stealing vino and it all looks a bit too easy.
Maybe - he certainly stepped up a level in last years Giro and again now.
Would you say the same if it was Froome?
I really wish he didn't ride for Astana.
This +10000. Seeing him with Vino makes me sad.
I also wish I didn't have to see Valverde's name in the top 3!
This too.
What's the view on Porte 2-23 down on Nibali - is that as much as it sounds to me ?
After today... yes.
With the rest day tomorrow it sort of feels like the Tours over!
Yep, Nibali isn't the best TTer, but neither is Porte.
I think Porte would have to go into the TT with a slight lead to have a chance.
Of course, nothing in this tour is predictable. People have bad days, crashes, etc and some people can ride into the tour as others fade.