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Tour de France 2013 |OT| Celebrating 100 Years
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bobnowhere
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At least we know Froome-bot is human afterall.
about time.. he was hungty and thirsty..
Great win for Riblon, great win for France and the Tour. Quintana in striking distance of 2nd should make for an interesting couple of days from him.
Forgive me if I am reading stuff incorrectly, but how did Froome's lead go from 4'34'' to 5'11' when he beat Contador by 57'' on this stage (according to what I see posted online, 3'18'' versus 4'15'')? Similarly, how did Quintana's deficit go from 6'58'' to 5'32'' when he only beat Froome by 1'6'' (2'12'' versus 3'18'')? The numbers seem off by 20'', though it shouldn't really matter. Am I missing something?
Froome got 20 seconds time penalty for accepting that food on the last climb.
Ok. Thanks.
Would've taken the lead in King of the Mountains too if they'd attacked sooner and Quintana had been able to sustain his attack to the end.
Psychotext
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I feel for TJ. He had to work his ass off after the mechanical and it showed in that last 2km.
Yea felt for him, but it was nice to see France get their win.
Have to imagine Tejay would have won if he didn't have to burn so much energy on that descent. He'll forever wonder what could have been. A Frenchman winning the first ever Double Alpe d'Huez stage seems like a fair result, though.
I liked on TV that they talked about how Chris Froome emphatically "doesn't cheat, end of story" only for Chris Froome to blatantly cheat right in front of everybody mere moments later.
I liked on TV that they talked about how Chris Froome emphatically "doesn't cheat, end of story" only for Chris Froome to blatantly cheat right in front of everybody mere moments later.
I like how everybody was up in arms about froomes w/kg last week, but it has gone all quiet when quintana and j.rod both have massive climbs in the third week of the race http://veloclinic.tumblr.com/post/55797928181/longitudinal-dpvam-through-stage-18-de-pixilated
Psychotext
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He didn't cheat, his domestique did though.
You're perfectly fine eating, but you're not allowed to go to the car at the end. He didn't...
Well, the Tour de France jury doesn't agree with that. It is apparantly still cheating if there is someone between the car and the rider.He didn't cheat, his domestique did though.
You're perfectly fine eating, but you're not allowed to go to the car at the end. He didn't...
Psychotext
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They're just using common sense, which is fairly unusual for sporting decisions.
lol
and then this
that lady told him off.. lol
Eventough it's funny to see such an idiot get owned, it's also dangerous, he could get driven over by the motor.
Psychotext
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This is true, but then he could just as easily trip on his own given the crowds. They need to clamp down on it.
Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous.
The guy in the car didn't see it, so the central jury needs to decide.
Guess we'll see what they'll decide later on, but tbh, if they just take away his points on that climb it'd be soft, let alone if they decide to do nothing, it'll be pretty fucked up. This was completely unacceptable.
Yeah, they need to award punishment points and certainly not award him the combative.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Dat Froome chop - lol
It obviously does, but even then, Quintana is incredibly strong for such a young rider. And let's not forget the peloton seems to have made a habit of beating the fastest time schedule.
Quintana also lives at 2300m and spent the entire summer at said altitude training. He is a mini-mountain goat.
Riders getting faster makes total sense if you consider the jumps people are making in understand FTP, advancements in aerodynamics (helmets in particular), and just better equipment all around.
Let's put it this way - if the entire field is fast, chances are it is natural causes. I sincerely doubt 190 riders could survive an entire tour without getting popped for doping at that stage. Hell, two riders from the same team got popped in a 10 day span during the Giro.
The selection process for the Tour de France has also changed. Look at all the teams, and see how many brought their absolute best riders with them. In the past you usually had like 4-5 people per team who came because they wanted and the rest were there to ffill the spots.
Have we heard what happened to Rolland by the way? Did he get punished?
Have we heard what happened to Rolland by the way? Did he get punished?
Looking at the type of riders in the top 10 tells you how different this tour has been compared to last year's edition.
2013 GC
2012 GC
Svein Tuft.
2013 GC
2012 GC
Svein Tuft.
Quite the logical choice because Orica wanted to win the team time trial.
CrashBandicoot
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Hahaha Froomebot's looking classy as fuck there with his champagne, what's he gonna do with the glass though?
Give it back to the car/motorcycle after toasting with it. The same thing they do every year.
I don't think he will win it though. Should be nice to watch at least.
CrashBandicoot
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I was agreeing with you. They've put a lot of thought into which riders each team brings to the tour. Tuft is an example of that despite being lanterne rouge.
A lot of flats with Omega Pharma Quick Step today. Cavendish, Steegmans, Chavanel.
Haha; okay. I misunderstood.
Yeah, it is mainly for pictures that they do it though. Examples since 2007:O. Don't watch it much, didn't know it was a thing
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