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Cav for the win today of course. Weather looks pretty horrible.
Hoogerlands bike is lovely..
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well it is slammed done and adheres to the rules
[stern voice of jealousy] Now more importantly have you had your breakfast yet? Are your out of your PJ's ? This is not hwat made Britain great
EDIT: 🙄 oh yes comment on the race. After yesterday he will either win, break a bike or maim an opponent who blocks him
Hmm, Cav had to win that one didn't he? 🙂
As a team Omega Pharma Lotto have got to be topping the suspicion list of most likely to be drugged up.
Why?
omega=Great
Pharma= Drug [ company]
Lotto= lottery
So great drugs lottery
Obvious when you think about it 😕
Omega Pharma
I thought it was a company that grew watches 😐
Cav FTW. Simples. 😉
the greens up for grabs at the finish then. What price Cav in green come 5pm?
Failing that, if he gets good points its going to be a shootout in Paris! (unless Gilbert goes on a mental point getting ride like Thor did in 2009)
They are saying that Gilbert will hoover up loads of intermediates in the mts because he can climb much better than Cav.
In a completely unbiased way, it would be a shame if the revisions to the points competition didn't result in a proper sprinter winning it.
And yes, Cav in green on the podium [i]ce soir[/i]
Why? The green jersey's not meant to be a sprinter's jersey.
but it should be
why? because as a team they are far exceeding what they are expected be capable of. unless they blow up next week and fall out the back door.
he may be a good climber, but the points are reduced in mountain stages for both intermiadiate sprints and finishes, so unless he's in the top 10, which is very very unlikely he'll be getting a couple of points here and there. and if he does that he'll be exhausted for the final sprint in Paris, which has 35 points attached to it.
Has anyone mentioned these T-Shirts yet?
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molgrips - MemberWhy? The green jersey's not meant to be a sprinter's jersey.
I'd read that the green jersey is actually officially for most consistent finisher, so I don't get why there's intermediate points anyway... anyone the wiser?
The hoogerland T-shirt is ace.
The hoogerland T-shirt is ace.
plus 1
And is it just me that cant see Hoogerland's bike?
T-Shirt Ordered!
God damn that HTC train is an impressive sight when it's in full flow.
They're losing men quickly though.
But will it hold together for the finish?
Yeah, the breakaway are holding out for longer than I thought. Going to be a tight finish - particularly in the wet.
Man I love the tour.. and havign a job where I can have it on live next to my main pc 😀
Big crash in the final stages i reckon.
3km to go, one of the break left
HTC give up leading and tuck in behind cervelo
Cav gets it from Griepel.
Got to say it: he's really incredibly good.
Cav gets the green jersey?
Fair play.. THEY are incredibly good.
Yay!
It is a rarity to cheer on a fellow Manxman. Him and renshaw really are an excellent finishing duo, well the whole train! 🙂
Green it is says the Guardian......
Fair play. THEY are incredibly good.
Yes, good correction. 18 stage wins now?
thats roid rage for you
not even a wall would have stopped cav going for gold today
yes greipel you can have my back wheel - because you aint gonna keep up today. BYEEEE
Excellent bit of work by Geraint Thomas to help Renshaw deliver Cav.
yay cav in green!
........letour.fr says Big Phil keeps green.....
Eurosport "You've got the green - did you know?"
Cav "Oh have I? Lovely!"
🙂
yup 251pts
OVERALL POINTS STANDING
1.CAVENDISH M. THR 251 Pts
2.ROJAS J. MOV 235 Pts
3.GILBERT P. OLO 231 Pts
4.GREIPEL A. OLO 164 Pts
5.HUSHOVD T. GRM 163 Pts
Aye letour.fr just corrected......result.....
What's the deal with the number of kisses?
Most seem to do three Cav always goes for four. Voeckler only does two.
On the green jumper presentation he only bothered with two.
I asked someone that the other day 🙂 Whats the deal?
I think there are only a couple of days where Cav wont be right at the front on the intermediate sprint, there's one into Bourg D'Oisans coming off Galibier. I think he will be way back in the caravan by that stage.
Apart from that one they are early in the day before big mountain finishes which I dont THINK Gilbert will win. No reason Cavendish cant keep green.
the bike was up originally but not there now no idea but it was white with little red dots
Yeah I though the 4 kisses thing was was strange. He caught out the podium girl last week when he did it. The German and Swiss women I used to work with did 3. Dutch and French 2. With British if it happens it one a often awkward. Maybe on IoM its 4?
you'd think with that all or nothing attitude he'd go right in for tongues
it's cool to see Cav win but hopefully it will really get going tomorrow.
Maybe on IoM its 4
Like to see how that would go down in the local spar shop.
he'd go right in for tongues
Thats the Manx way if it's a Peel girl 😀
no-one gets that joke...
This is true, though if you grew up on the IOM you might. 🙂
armchair predictions for tomorrow?
Voeckler to stay in yellow by just a few seconds
Contador to escape but too little too late
Evans to look grumpy
I've heard (on QI) that in different parts of France you do a different amount of kisses, anywhere from 2 to 5 I think.
My internet went down straight after I posted this thread, and only just got it back annoyingly. Managed to catch the stage on ITV4 though.
Possibly one of my favourite stages so far. Terrible weather, but no crashes, a brilliant break that almost made it, and a tricky win for Cav, putting him into the green jersey. Perfect IMO.
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no-one gets that joke...
No-one who's not Manx...... 😛
That picture is great. 'smell my sweaty pits suckers!'
I've heard (on QI) that in different parts of France you do a different amount of kisses, anywhere from 2 to 5 I think.
Yup. 3 bises here in Montpellier, but only if being informal. Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian men use four kisses, just not to the women.
Four kisses = one for each cheek? 8)
5 kisses in North / Paris, 3 in the south IIRC..
Renshaw = Legend! What a great lead out!
Were Sky working for their own sprinter, or for the greater good of Team GB? 😉
I thought the same actually re Sky.
Or practicing for next year 😉