Le Tour (may contain spoilers)

Ah right. I’ve seen them in a few races but never got round to looking at what they are. Strange place to hang them off.

Ooof that was close!

http://www.dimensiondata.com/tourdefrance
The data people, looks like a data analytics demo/publicity drive

Live tracker info:
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/big-data-comes-to-the-tour-de-france-44682/

Here goes spartacus

So Liggett has already called Nicholas Roche Stephen…

🙂 Is that Richie Froome riding this year? I’m tempted to switch to ITV just for the comedy commentary.

Great start for Pinot!!

We need a Facebook campaign to get rid of those to old feckers. Get Boardman and Millar commentating!

Love it when the tours on, that jingle is the sound of summer, makes me very happy. 😀

Shame Realman, that you’re not doing your normal threads, always enjoy them, won’t be the same

butcher – Member
So Liggett has already called Nicholas Roche Stephen…
Is that Richie Froome riding this year? I’m tempted to switch to ITV just for the comedy commentary.

Sean Kelly started calling Rohan Dennis ‘Roman’ and progressed to ‘Ronan’ and seemed to call Durbridge ‘Dunbridge’.

Tour Stage 2 Preview

The racing starts, come on crosswinds!!

Well that was a bit dull wasn’t it? 😆

No seriously I’m not a fan of TTT nor iTTs so glad that today means the Grand Pootle starts in earnest 8)

Did anyone have Denis in their fantasy league ? I doubt it. But it’s all quite close with no OGE air pumps to worry about either 😆

I predict a lotto Jumbo train off the front today

Sean Kelly started calling Rohan Dennis ‘Roman’ and progressed to ‘Ronan’ and seemed to call Durbridge ‘Dunbridge’.

That had me chuckling, I don’t think he called him the same name twice 🙂

Did enjoy yesterday’s stage, do like a TT.

Having sat up here watching the DH I ended up with the end of the TdF, Time trial is a format that is crying out for a good highlights package. Or maybe some jumps 😉

Kristoff on the “300km” chain by CeramicSpeed!!

Marginal gains ™

(I can’t remember which thread it was but it looks like all the same people in here anyway…)

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/07/tour-de-france-tech-tt-bikes-helmets-and-more/

Woohoo out in front in the fantasy league 8)

For now… 🙂

I had a good solid start.

Two points off the first stage 😆

low 5 to all the other punters on ZERO points 😳 – are we playing the long game, or the wrong game?

Now this is fairly ugly:

but then there’s 😯 :

That Look is challenging, looks like a frame covered in company box tape!

The amount of effort taken to integrate & smooth out airflow & then they go & stick a square box of a GoPro on the front ?

I think this year on rider per team has to carry the go pro each day, should give some more insight or at least some more footage for sufferfest.

and Boom, fun and games have started in the wind

Looks properly foul at the finish for the sprinters.

All kicking off in the cross winds. Froome, Bertie, Greipel, TVG and Cav in the front group. Nibbles 30″ back, Quintana another 30″.

Front group looks well organsied. Tinkoff, BMC, Ettix, Lotto all riding. Sky will probably help too, G and Stannard in there.

Sky holding back as they only have 2.

True, lots in there from EQS, TS and BMC.

wow – that’s shit timing for a puncture

Nibali back in the Quintana group

Even worse timing for Sagan

He’s back in the front group though!

😯 how did sagan get back to that group?!

Blimey that’s some ride to get back on

how did sagan get back to that group?!

Hidden motor, obviously.

Too early Cav

dirtyrider – Member
Too early Cav

Looked like he was forced into it after he and Renshaw lost their teammates on the other side of the group.

Not seen it yet. Overconfident? Had the speed to beat everyone in that group surely?

Cancellara in yellow then. Guess it’s a nice to have after the season he’s had.

What a strange place to have a stage finish. They had 2km, 3km crossing the bridges with barely any spectators it seemed?

Cav’s team aren’t going to be too pleased at the way he eased up & let Cancellara grab yellow.

Cav on Twitter:

Look at this photo. If I could hang on for 3rd, I could hang on for the win… Some imbeciles think cycling is a…

…computer game. Problem is, social media & TV are platforms for them to be heard. Gutted for @tonymartin85. Congratulations @AndreGreipel.

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He’s just called Boardman an imbecile.. There’s gonna be tears. 😀