Tour de France

[nielsgov]

Anyone following it this year?

I sincerely hope Froome wins it this year. The only chance he has is if Wiggins has a bad day though. It would have been great if he hadn't waited for Wiggo today but alas...

 

[intedomine]

Yeah the past few stages have been exciting. Voeckler's win.

Shattered that Evans couldn't gain anything on Wiggins these past couple of stages. He even lost time on him last night after his failed attack but he just doesn't have the support around him. Whereas Sky are all behind Wiggins.

Disappointed with Ryder Hejesdal's exit.

Hoping Nibali or van den Broek take out the yellow if Cadel can't get the job done

 

[nielsgov]

Hoping Nibali or van den Broek take out the yellow if Cadel can't get the job done

That would be nice but I think Froome is the only one who could actually do it.

And I really don't understand what Cadel did yesterday. You'd expect him to know if he's good enough to pull off such an attack. It was painful to see him not even being able to follow Van Garderen.

 

[Danny Boy]

Anyone following it this year?

I sincerely hope Froome wins it this year. The only chance he has is if Wiggins has a bad day though. It would have been great if he hadn't waited for Wiggo today but alas...

Froome is a team player, to his detriment. He'll have his time soon.

 

[nielsgov]

And then he'll get beaten by Andy and Alberto....

 

[nielsgov]

God damn, Frank Schleck...

 

[Danny Boy]

Well, definitely a time trialer's race this year. Congrats, Mr. Wiggins.

 

[nielsgov]

With all the TT's this Tour was made for Wiggins.

Let's hope for a more exciting Tour next year with more mountains and Contador, Schleck, Froome (hopefully in another team but that's unlikely) and Wiggins.

 

[cobl04]

Didn't watch a second of the race this year.

 

[nielsgov]

Congratulations!

 

[cobl04]

 

[nielsgov]

TBH, you didn't miss much. It was quite boring this year. Only two riders in the yelloy jersey. That doesn't say everything but it does say something.

And Cadel was horrible.

 

[Danny Boy]

Surprised no one has commented in the thread this year.

I think Froome has basically sealed the win with his TT victory today. Contador's only shot is to knock him off his bike.

 

[u2popmofo]

Surprised no one has commented in the thread this year.

I think Froome has basically sealed the win with his TT victory today. Contador's only shot is to knock him off his bike.

I'm too busy replacing my blood so I can compete next year!

 

[Danny Boy]

I'm too busy replacing my blood so I can compete next year!

A little early for that. You should be banking your blood now so you can transfuse yourself right before the race next summer.

 

[intedomine]

Despite Froome's dominance, it's been quite a tour this year. It's an amazing route as well, and there are still three mountain stages to come before Paris.

Disappointed to see Evans and Schleck well out of it this year, currently 18th and 16th overall, but they just can't keep up with the six or seven or so leaders.

 

[u2popmofo]

A little early for that. You should be banking your blood now so you can transfuse yourself right before the race next summer.

I'm trying to change my DNA so I'm part cheetah by next year. I've heard cheetahs are really good at riding bikes.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/tour-de-france-enters-stage-where-officials-begin,33150/

 

[Danny Boy]

I'm trying to change my DNA so I'm part cheetah by next year. I've heard cheetahs are really good at riding bikes.

You will need to completely ablate your bone marrow for the cheetah DNA to have any chance of engrafting. Even then, I would say your chances are pretty spotty.

 

[u2popmofo]

pretty spotty.

Do you bike, DB?

 

[Danny Boy]

I've had a mountain bike for years and I do some trail riding. Last summer I bought a Specialized road bike, the first road bike I've ever owned. Strictly amateur hour, though.

 

[u2popmofo]

I pretty much exclusively used a mountain bike to get around for 2 years while I was in Japan, never had a car. I got so sick of it, that I swore to myself I'd never ride a bike again after returning to the US. Every summer I get incredibly tempted to buy a bike. Almost pulled the trigger on a road bike a few years ago. I just can't decide what I should get (road bike, mountain bike, etc), as I know I'll be doing it more for fun than any sort of serious riding. Probably be better off just getting a sissy pants beach cruiser or something.

 

[Danny Boy]

Probably be better off just getting a sissy pants beach cruiser or something.

Just make sure the entire bike is carbon fiber. Every microgram counts.

 

[u2popmofo]

When I'm part cheetah, none of that will matter.

 

[cobl04]

I've heard cheetahs are really good at riding bikes.

omg lol

 

[u2popmofo]

This will be me:

 

[Danny Boy]

This will be me:

I think I would stay away from that particular PED. It appears to make one more youthful but has hormonal side effects.

 

[cobl04]

You guys heard about AOD9604? It's tearing Australian sport apart.

 

[Danny Boy]

You guys heard about AOD9604? It's tearing Australian sport apart.

Yeah, I think I've seen you reference it on Twitter. It hasn't gotten much press in the states.

 

[u2popmofo]

AOD9604? Looks like when someone accidentally puts their password in the username section, and keeps using the account.

 

[phanan]

Great route this year, with some very cool stages. None more so than the next one. L'Alpe d'Huez twice.