still. encouraging day for the pinot fans.. still not a reason to open a pinot grigio, since nothing changed in the end..
go tom!
go tom!
Man , you gotta love dumoulin's performance yesterday.. responding to quintana, staying cool, and then just losing everybody, and winning the sprint..
After 80 hours, Pinot is 96 seconds down on Domoulin, who wasn't impressed with Nibali and Quintana not working with him.
Thrilling Heroics beckons, today.
Thrilling Heroics beckons, today.
Pinot!
MaliA wrote:
Pinot!
Eurosport even described it as "a heroic ride"!
Curiosity wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Pinot!
Eurosport even described it as "a heroic ride"!
Plagiarists!
All pinot has to do now is ride 29.3km a minute faster than a really good time triallist.
MaliA wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Pinot!
Eurosport even described it as "a heroic ride"!
Plagiarists!
All pinot has to do now is ride 29.3km a minute faster than a really good time triallist.
Oh.
Mai visto una cosa cosi bella..
I'll be in Maastricht wednesday gor the celebratiob
I was crying when he crossed the line..
(And even mroe at totti's good bye later that day. )
I'll be in Maastricht wednesday gor the celebratiob
I was crying when he crossed the line..
(And even mroe at totti's good bye later that day. )
Well rested from T'Giro, Pinot sets his Thrilling Heroics to MAX for Saturday's start of the TdF in a 14km jaunt around, um, Düsseldorf.
SCANDAL!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... ks-cycling
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... ks-cycling
Quote:
The Tour de France organisers will contact Jan Bakelants’ AG2R La Mondiale team to ask him to apologise after the Belgian rider was reported to have made derogatory comments about the race’s ‘podium girls’ in an interview with the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws.
Asked what he would take with him for his free moments during the Tour, the former wearer of the yellow jersey in the event allegedly said: “A packet of condoms, for sure. You never know where those podium [hostesses] hang out.”
Asked what he would take with him for his free moments during the Tour, the former wearer of the yellow jersey in the event allegedly said: “A packet of condoms, for sure. You never know where those podium [hostesses] hang out.”
Yes, great comment by bakelants..
meanwhile our scandal is that sun web changed the national jersey in a team jersey...
and question: on twitter they seem to translate domestique/gregario as 'knight' , which is a of different feeling ..
can old @LeTour winner @albertocontador make his comeback this year? he is now cycling for @TrekSegafredo #TDF17 #TourdeFrance #contador https://twitter.com/Blikvanger_/status/ ... 64/photo/1
meanwhile our scandal is that sun web changed the national jersey in a team jersey...
and question: on twitter they seem to translate domestique/gregario as 'knight' , which is a of different feeling ..
can old @LeTour winner @albertocontador make his comeback this year? he is now cycling for @TrekSegafredo #TDF17 #TourdeFrance #contador https://twitter.com/Blikvanger_/status/ ... 64/photo/1
Good effort by Thomas.
Indeed, but also by Froome, who has already some distance between him and the competition
First mention of Thrilling Heroics in Grauniad coverage.
Cripes, this is a big one.
Pinot is almost 4 munutes down. He might be allowed into breaks, now, to go for stage wins.
MaliA wrote:
Pinot is almost 4 munutes down. He might be allowed into breaks, now, to go for stage wins.
Was that just off the time trial or did he somehow inexplicably fall off the back of the peloton?
Curiosity wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Pinot is almost 4 munutes down. He might be allowed into breaks, now, to go for stage wins.
Was that just off the time trial or did he somehow inexplicably fall off the back of the peloton?
What? You want researched posts, now?
50 seconds down on stage 1, which is odd, as he's pretty handy at TT, same time as winner stage 2, and over 3 minutes down yesterday. Behind Greipel!
I shall ask, as the answer will be in my missive, later.
Are the heroics more thrilling if he wins the Tour from so far back?
According to French Eurosport, it's all part of the plan to chase stage victories, and there doesn't seem to be a plan to place in GC.
To explain: often, a group of riders will try and break sway from the peleton. The peleton will decide to let them go, or pull them back in really quickly. Then, another break may form, until one is allowed to stick. The peleton might not let certain riders get away, as they pose a risk to the GC ambitions of several riders not in the break (or for other reasons, such as the Armstrong and Simeone incident*). Once a break is established, the peleton, being able to move more efficiently, will let them get ahead, but want to keep them in catching disyance for a finish. Sometimes, tje break survives, which os tne BEST THING EVER, but often they get caught between 1km and 20km from the line. Or 200m, like Jack Bauer, which was both racing at its finest, yet cruellest. So, Pinot, being 4 minutes down, might be allowed to go off on a jolly, as he won't threaten Froome et al.
*here: http://www.bicycling.com/racing/armstro ... down-rider and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo ... prov=sfla1
To explain: often, a group of riders will try and break sway from the peleton. The peleton will decide to let them go, or pull them back in really quickly. Then, another break may form, until one is allowed to stick. The peleton might not let certain riders get away, as they pose a risk to the GC ambitions of several riders not in the break (or for other reasons, such as the Armstrong and Simeone incident*). Once a break is established, the peleton, being able to move more efficiently, will let them get ahead, but want to keep them in catching disyance for a finish. Sometimes, tje break survives, which os tne BEST THING EVER, but often they get caught between 1km and 20km from the line. Or 200m, like Jack Bauer, which was both racing at its finest, yet cruellest. So, Pinot, being 4 minutes down, might be allowed to go off on a jolly, as he won't threaten Froome et al.
*here: http://www.bicycling.com/racing/armstro ... down-rider and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo ... prov=sfla1
Lone rider out front. Took off from the start, with 200km to go. Lolz.
So he's the most likely to be the winner then? He's in front - that's a good thing isn't it?
Caught at 6km, i reckon. Pinot at the back doing water runs, says twitter
Big crosswind potential today though, which will hinder the leader, but could also split and delay the chase.
Sagan disqualified! That's bold. Not seen the videos but apparently from one angle it looks fine and from another vicious.
All the talkshows here and belgium talking about it... think sagan was punished too much, but the first punishment was justified..
..
boring stage though for the rest of the stage.
tomorrow should be fun
..
boring stage though for the rest of the stage.
tomorrow should be fun
Hmm. That's tricky.
Nah, should not have been kicked out.
It's a pretty blatant block though, right? You can argue that it might be a bit harsh, but Cavendish has a broken shoulder and is probably lucky that it isn't worse. Sagan makes a clear movement to the side... it'd be a bit shit to barely penalise him at all (initial punishment just takes the final points from this one stage) when he's taken a rival out of the whole Tour and threatened his career.
I know some people were saying he had a hand in an earlier crash too, but I haven't seen that one.
I know some people were saying he had a hand in an earlier crash too, but I haven't seen that one.
There was a lot of movement to the side, of the road, but Sagan looks to be following a wheel as Cav tries to get through to follow the same. There's often leaning and so on. It's shitty for Cav, but shouldn't be a DQ.
Anyway, Thrilling Heroics tomorrow, I reckon.
Anyway, Thrilling Heroics tomorrow, I reckon.
MaliA wrote:
There was a lot of movement to the side, of the road, but Sagan looks to be following a wheel as Cav tries to get through to follow the same. There's often leaning and so on. It's shitty for Cav, but shouldn't be a DQ.
Anyway, Thrilling Heroics tomorrow, I reckon.
Anyway, Thrilling Heroics tomorrow, I reckon.
Is Pinot saving himself for Bastille Day?
I shall defer to your superior knowledge re: Sagan/Cav.
The aerial shot, look so more like elbowed him off
It ain't ballet out there.
Pundabaya wrote:
It ain't ballet out there.
It is not rugby either.
Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.
Inr Ring says
http://inrng.com/2017/07/tour-de-france ... es-filles/
Quote:
Sprints are regularly full of tension as riders fight for wheels and space and there’s frequent contact and danger, both voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary as in almost nobody wants to harm a rival but they have to defend their position and push for openings, all while travelling at 60km/h. This time Mark Cavendish tried to come past Peter Sagan. Sagan put an elbow out… but this seemed to be only after Cavendish was tipping over, as if Sagan was reflexively trying to correct his balance and trajectory rather than bodycheck Cavendish but the jury didn’t see it this way. The irony is that Sagan stayed upright and this gave the impression that he downed Cavendish for his advantage but had this been another rider perhaps they’d have fallen after tangling with Cavendish and the commissaires would not have been so zealous?
http://inrng.com/2017/07/tour-de-france ... es-filles/
Rubbin's racing
Sagan, btw,is MaliCool
Oh, JESUS CHRIST PINOT
MaliA wrote:
Oh, JESUS CHRIST PINOT
He says he was at home, motivated , but his legs let him down, he expected some more. The tour has only just begin, and he's not going to give up. He hopes he has more fun next weekend.
Who had money on day five?
Me. You owe me £35 now.
BREAKING TOUR NEWS: FROOME DISQUALIFIED!
Just in from TdF 2017 the UCI has announced that Team Sky leader, and 2016 TdF winner, has been disqualified by his actions during today's Stage 5.
"In the view of UCI and Tdf Officials," an anonymous official said, "Sky Rider Chris Froome was deemed to be riding too fast uphill during today's stage. His excessive speed obstructed other riders from passing him. I mean he might as well have put out an elbow or something, it just wasn't fair to slower and less talented riders. So he's out!"
Rumors are circulating that there may be other disqualifications announced, but it is estimated that officials will have to disqualify about 60-riders before they get to a Frenchman that can actually climb
Just in from TdF 2017 the UCI has announced that Team Sky leader, and 2016 TdF winner, has been disqualified by his actions during today's Stage 5.
"In the view of UCI and Tdf Officials," an anonymous official said, "Sky Rider Chris Froome was deemed to be riding too fast uphill during today's stage. His excessive speed obstructed other riders from passing him. I mean he might as well have put out an elbow or something, it just wasn't fair to slower and less talented riders. So he's out!"
Rumors are circulating that there may be other disqualifications announced, but it is estimated that officials will have to disqualify about 60-riders before they get to a Frenchman that can actually climb
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52 minutes seperates Pinot from a yellow jersey.
MaliA wrote:
52 minutes seperates Pinot from a yellow jersey.
That's some precise parcel tracking he's using.
Pinot says that it's the Pyrenees tomorrow, there are five of them and they are up for it. His team matevsaid Pinot had a touch of the Poorlies, recently.
Oh, Pinot.
Bastille day!
101km.
I await Thrilling Heroics.
101km.
I await Thrilling Heroics.
https://twitter.com/EquipeFDJ/status/885442042289172480
Um, ok. I'm guessing it's a french thing.
"T'écoutes les oiseaux, et d'un coup, clac, ça mord !" Pour Marc Madiot et @ThibautPinot, le vélo, c'est un peu comme la pêche ! 🎣🚴#TDF2017 pic.twitter.com/OOvJGPKdC8
— Equipe FDJ (@EquipeFDJ) July 13, 2017
Um, ok. I'm guessing it's a french thing.
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