Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
criterium du daupine (spoilers)
- Thread starter roadrash
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Shame for Cataldo.
Pierre Latour looked very strong in support of Bardet. Bodes well for the Tour - although there are much tougher stages to come...
Pierre Latour looked very strong in support of Bardet. Bodes well for the Tour - although there are much tougher stages to come...
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Anyone allowed to join in your conversation with yourself?
I was sorry to see Barguil out the back. The drop to Pro Conti level has done nothing for his form.
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roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
dan martin puts a good attack in
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roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
yeah motorcyclist pushes spectator over 
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roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
Dan the man...
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
The panda bear took a whack from the service bike. Very funny.yeah motorcyclist pushes spectator over
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roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
I don't think he will run alongside the riders again do you 
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Good to see Dan Martin back in form
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
It appears the BBC were reporting Tony Martin as the winner for about half an hour after the race.
The article has been corrected but the reader comments make it clear.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/44419722
The article has been corrected but the reader comments make it clear.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/44419722
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
According to BBC website
Criterium du Dauphine: Geraint Thomas leads as Tony Martin wins stage
Criterium du Dauphine: Geraint Thomas leads as Tony Martin wins stage
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Foghat
Freight-train-groove-rider
Watching today's stage on Eurosport, I was pleased to see that the rough patches on the lower section of the Cormet de Roselend descent have been resurfaced, some time after August 2017 when I last rode it, obviously on account of the impending return of the Tour de France to what's possibly my favourite Alpine climb.
Should make my annual pilgrimage to Bourg St Maurice and its environs even more enjoyable this August, as some of those ruts were severe and quite vicious at Alpine-descending speed, especially when difficult to see in the shadows, or when traffic coming the other way prevented avoidance.
Also good to see the Dauphine going back up over the Roselend in the opposite direction tomorrow....and I note that in the lower part of the northern descent, to famous-for-its-cheese Beaufort, the organisers have elected to chuck in a third category climb up the Cote de la Route des Villes, which until now has never made it onto my radar.
Cormet de Roselend aficionados will remember what happened on the southern descent to Bourg in 1996, when Johan Bruyneel (spit) sailed off into space at a particularly dodgy bend, somehow managing to avoid serious injury going down a hefty vertical drop. I always have a good look over the precipice and down what he fell down every time I go by, marvelling at how much it would hurt if luck wasn't with you that day, and I make sure I refresh my memory as to the precise location of the bend for when I come back down from the top. Check these videos out!
Should make my annual pilgrimage to Bourg St Maurice and its environs even more enjoyable this August, as some of those ruts were severe and quite vicious at Alpine-descending speed, especially when difficult to see in the shadows, or when traffic coming the other way prevented avoidance.
Also good to see the Dauphine going back up over the Roselend in the opposite direction tomorrow....and I note that in the lower part of the northern descent, to famous-for-its-cheese Beaufort, the organisers have elected to chuck in a third category climb up the Cote de la Route des Villes, which until now has never made it onto my radar.
Cormet de Roselend aficionados will remember what happened on the southern descent to Bourg in 1996, when Johan Bruyneel (spit) sailed off into space at a particularly dodgy bend, somehow managing to avoid serious injury going down a hefty vertical drop. I always have a good look over the precipice and down what he fell down every time I go by, marvelling at how much it would hurt if luck wasn't with you that day, and I make sure I refresh my memory as to the precise location of the bend for when I come back down from the top. Check these videos out!
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