She's on the lamb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7rJfSrW58
Le Tour
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Thought you meant "Miss Jones" from Rising Damp 
(but then realised she was "LA Tour")
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It would be nice to have a conversation on what happens when the riders stay on their bikes, rather than when they fall off. The latter being the sure sign of not a cyclist.
Will either Alaphillipe or Van de Poel stay the distance? Are Ineos Grenadiers as good as their fans believe?
Will we see a protest by the peleton on Stage 4?
My answers to the above questions are:
Yes.
No.
I sincerely hope so.
Will either Alaphillipe or Van de Poel stay the distance? Are Ineos Grenadiers as good as their fans believe?
Will we see a protest by the peleton on Stage 4?
My answers to the above questions are:
Yes.
No.
I sincerely hope so.
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OK, only serious comments from now on.
They seem to be falling off quite a lot already, no? Personally, I can't believe that this prestige event has so many non-cyclists participating.
Digging a bit deeper, it seems that riders, team managers and sports directors are talking about "unbelievable" conditions and "deplorable" poor course design. The first pile-up was most certainly caused by the irresponsible behavior of a spectator (a German lass who has already fled the country) but the subsequent crashes seem to have been caused by non-riders trying to make a moderately spectacular, niche-market but world-class sporting event into something more gladiatorial and 'hunger games' like.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... caleb-ewan
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tour-de-fr ... n-missing/
They seem to be falling off quite a lot already, no? Personally, I can't believe that this prestige event has so many non-cyclists participating.
Digging a bit deeper, it seems that riders, team managers and sports directors are talking about "unbelievable" conditions and "deplorable" poor course design. The first pile-up was most certainly caused by the irresponsible behavior of a spectator (a German lass who has already fled the country) but the subsequent crashes seem to have been caused by non-riders trying to make a moderately spectacular, niche-market but world-class sporting event into something more gladiatorial and 'hunger games' like.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... caleb-ewan
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tour-de-fr ... n-missing/
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Le Tour starts today in Copenhagen.
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Would it be possible to target the few minutes/hours when they actually race instead of just poodling along with photo shoots and champers celebrations for riders who are retiring, having a birthday or going through the village they were born in.
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The Danish guy won.
'Don't waste your words on people who deserve your silence'
~Reinhold Messner~
'You don't have to be afraid of everything you don't understand'
~Louise Perica~
~Reinhold Messner~
'You don't have to be afraid of everything you don't understand'
~Louise Perica~
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Mark Cavendish from Manx broke eddy merkx's record with his 35th stage win.
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It is true that Mark Cavendish has now won more TdF stages than Eddy Merkx.
Congratulations are in order.
I do think that most people would agree that Eddy was a great, and possibly the greatest, all-rounder. And Cav is the greatest modern sprinter.
Congratulations are in order.
I do think that most people would agree that Eddy was a great, and possibly the greatest, all-rounder. And Cav is the greatest modern sprinter.