Critérium du Dauphiné 2-9 June [spoilers]

[Herzog]

Astana...face palm...

 

[Dave Davenport]

Get in there! Great finish from TV.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Love Tommy V, great the way he animates a race, never fails to make an effort. Makes up for that loss in Belgium to the Vini Fantini bloke.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Tell you what, Froome keeps up with the fluent Francais, it goes a long way to win the hearts n minds for Le Tour. Bon effort.

 

[rich p]

Good win for Tommy. Montage will not be happy at the gurning tongue-loller!

 

[Dave Davenport]

gurning tongue-loller!

That's just his version of a poker face, nobody has any idea how he's feeling 'cos he does it all the time.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Good win for Tommy. Montage will not be happy at the gurning tongue-loller!

Give me Tommy's animated coupon anyday over some grim faced expressionless tempo rider.

 

[jdtate101]

Love Tommy's gurning....You know when he's on the rivet when he starts dragging his tongue on the handlebars

 

[Slaav]

...is that a flounce?

oh contrare Rodders......

I thought we were mainly 'blokes' on here and they don't by definition flounce?

Seriously though, I thought my initial critique/question was OK but could see both sides so raised the question. Having read the various posts and realised I may not be right and even more importantly, may know less than others - let alone Froom himself and Brailsford, I conceded defeat (And I thought I withdrew/conceded quite nicely....)

Hope no offence caused or misunderstandings - when I get the hump or 4rse with something, it really is blatantly clear and not open to misunderstandings!

Roll on tomorrow.......

 

[rich p]

I didn't really think it was!
mange tout, mange tout.

 

[Herzog]

Love Tommy's gurning....You know when he's on the rivet when he starts dragging his tongue on the handlebars

Or when the TV feed goes live...(http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/06/the-secret-pro-3/)

 

[jdtate101]

Or when the TV feed goes live...(http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/06/the-secret-pro-3/)

Also true enough.........

 

[Radchenister]

Froome-dog's bite is worse than his bark!

Ooh I do like a good one liner !

 

[montage]

Good win for Tommy. Montage will not be happy at the gurning tongue-loller!

Somebody should slap him in the collarbone

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I don't race, but if I did and I got a sniff of a win then I would bust a gut going for it! Okay, in a stage race you have the overall to think about as well, but nipping past Contador at the finish is going to help Froome in the psychological battle and isn't going to cause him problems in the physical battle, so go for it!

What racing doesn't need is the kind of nonsense between Armstrong and Pantani at the Ventoux ...



Incidentally, did anybody at the time really believe that Armstrong was doing rides like that, clean!

Pantani ended up very offended by that finish did he not? RE Armstrong, i am sorry to say i didn't doubt him till later in his career. Naivety at it's best.