Tour de France 2013

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2016 16:12

Cav! Brilliant!

romanista · **Posted:** Sun Jul 03, 2016 12:03

Indeed, quite an impressive victory.. brit beating germans on omaha beach...

wanted to let Cav out of my tour squad in the game i'm playing, but now i'm putting him back in!!

(if someone wants to join in.. you pick a ten men squad, and ten reserves.. important is the sequence you put them.. 9like i now putgrepel second, if he get second, i get 10 pints, if he become 1st or 3rd i get 9ponts), one squad leader gets double points, and stage you can choose for double points, reserve squad enters at the spot the injured cyclist had.. 10euros entry

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:22

Contador's crash on saturday looked pretty hard. He's a fair bit down on time, too. He'll get 3rd at a push. I think Porte will struggle to get top 5. Pinot is 25 seconds behind and will get at least second.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2016 13:33

Traditionalists will cheer my attempts to raise the profile of Pinot in the british press.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2016 15:11

And again!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2016 15:50

MaliA wrote:

And again!

DQ for not using the words "Thrilling Heroics".

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2016 15:56

Curiosity wrote:

MaliA wrote:

And again!

DQ for not using the words "Thrilling Heroics".

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2016 21:18

Boring stages. Great sprint. Tomorrow should be great

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 21:39

Superb break today which won! GC contenders shaping up nicely. Nibbles taking it (being well dropped) gracefully and seemed to be supporting Aru. Bertie looked cross.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

The only thing missing from my attempt on Mt Fishponds tonight was 5000 Dutch people in orange on the final corner of the descent.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 22:18

puerto sufaces again! blood bags could be tested!

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 15:36

great stage yesterday

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3211

Super Cav!

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3211

Not such a tight finish this time.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Title.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 16:53

No, it's a stage win.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Title.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2016 16:20

Cumming wins! Inflatable arch collapses!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2016 20:25

What's the opposite of thrilling heroics? Coz that's what Pinot did today.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

British politics?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2016 20:46

Curiosity wrote:

What's the opposite of thrilling heroics? Coz that's what Pinot did today.

Yes. But i was hoping you wouldn't notice.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I's just people on bikes. The most steroided up one wins. What's the interest? F1 is much better, it's all about the skill.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2016 20:50

It's the Most Important Sport in the world.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

It's the most highly waxed and shaved "sport" outside WWF.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Does anyone know where I can acquire steroids?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2016 21:03

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Does anyone know where I can acquire steroids?

Vets

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

And EPO?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

internet

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2016 21:07

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

And EPO?

Vets

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Cool.

So just need the moped rider, blood bags and prescription for cortisone and I'm bound to make it to Paris.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

You need sunglasses too.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:51

Pinot will have a good day today

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:01

MaliA wrote:

Pinot will have a good day today

"My season has turned to dust. The objective is dead,”

Oh.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2016 14:09

Pinot!

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

That's what I thought Froome had when he was in that descending position.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

MaliA wrote:

Pinot will have a good day today

"My season has turned to dust. The objective is dead,”

Oh.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2016 18:47

Cras wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Pinot will have a good day today

"My season has turned to dust. The objective is dead,”

Oh.

atta boy

Quote:

One issue was decided, however: Thibaut Pinot’s attempt to become the first Frenchman to win the Tour since Bernard Hinault in 1985 has come to an abrupt end. Having lost three minutes on Friday at Lac de Payolle, Pinot was visibly off form and opted to self-immolate in the midday sun rather than go gently. He valiantly led the race over the Tourmalet and the Hourquette, with Sky keeping tabs on him at a distance after which he was reeled in and emphatically dumped.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2016 13:39

Pinot!

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:42

Pinot!

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 13, 2016 13:45

Pinot's fallen off already.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 13, 2016 14:35

Bunch has split. Three guesses as to which side Pinot(+15 mins) is on....

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Jul 13, 2016 14:53

The west side.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jul 13, 2016 14:55

Is Pinot egregious?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25581

Mr Dave wrote:

The west side.

Is he a Shark or a Jet?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38456

Lonewolves wrote:

Is Pinot egregious?

Put a cork in it

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Jul 13, 2016 15:42

Clearly a Jet. Shark failed at Gladiator auditions.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:47

Yesterday's move by Froome to go with Sagan was absolutely amazing. Superb call. I thought Thomas was going to be dropped, too. I think Sagan did a double take when he glanced over to see a yellow clad rider by him, then again when Froome said they'd work together.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:05

I think Froome has played this very well, on the assumption that he has enough left to follow any break on Ventoux. The time trial afterwards could be key, and is usually where he excels.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:11

Curiosity wrote:

I think Froome has played this very well, on the assumption that he has enough left to follow any break on Ventoux. The time trial afterwards could be key, and is usually where he excels.

Yes. He's appeared to try and snatch seconds here and there. Quite why Nairo was not at the front and so isolated is Valverde's guess

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

I wonder if Froome had got the message that the top of Ventoux was off today, so he realised that making the break would have limited impact on today and hoped (correctly) that Quintana didn't get the memo.

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