Le Tour - Stage 4 - ***SPOILER***

[Cathryn]

Awesome day's cycling. Kind of wish I hadn't checked the results before watching it on TV. Credit to Lance..don't like the bloke but he's doing incredibly well.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Ride of the day to Garmin, 25k out with 5 men!!!

 

[John the Monkey]

By gum.

Surprised Saxo did so well, gutted for Garmin (seems to be my common refrain these days).

The other teams will have to do something pretty spectacular in the mountains to dislodge the Borats' grip on the GC, won't they? Odd to see Lance's conversion to the idea of multiple leaders on one team voiced by the man himself in interview...

 

[Chuffy]

By gum.

Surprised Saxo did so well, gutted for Garmin (seems to be my common refrain these days).

About 20% difference perhaps?

The other teams will have to do something pretty spectacular in the mountains to dislodge the Borats' grip on the GC, won't they? Odd to see Lance's conversion to the idea of multiple leaders on one team voiced by the man himself in interview...

I presume that as we're all aware of cancer now he must have more time to devote to the racing side of things. Seems like he's shifting position from stage to stage. By Stage 14 I fully expect Bertie to be found floating, half eaten, in a tank full of sharks while LA strokes a fluffy white cat and gloats over a really big map of the world.

 

[yello]

Odd to see Lance's conversion to the idea of multiple leaders on one team voiced by the man himself in interview...

I mentioned that in another thread and nobody picked up on it....

...but, yes, wouldn't have happened in his day would it

I was expecting Columbia to have done better... perhaps they were a little tired. Good to see Cav paying back to the team too, he was not shurking.

I too was hoping Garmin would win today but wasn't expecting it. Saxo did better than I was expecting though.

I didn't think it was the best TTT course I've seen though. I thought it a bit, um, 'technical' I guess is the euphamism!

 

[stoatsngroats]

And who said Lance's return wasn't good for the tour?!

Awesome stuff, gripping!

+1

 

[mike e]

Bouygues Telecom would have been better off on cyclo cross bikes

 

[ComedyPilot]

I mentioned that in another thread and nobody picked up on it....

...but, yes, wouldn't have happened in his day would it

I was expecting Columbia to have done better... perhaps they were a little tired. Good to see Cav paying back to the team too, he was not shurking.

I too was hoping Garmin would win today but wasn't expecting it. Saxo did better than I was expecting though.

I didn't think it was the best TTT course I've seen though. I thought it a bit, um, 'technical' I guess is the euphamism!

Or saving themselves for another 'cross-wind massacre' tomorrow?

 

[John the Monkey]

About 20% difference perhaps?

I try to watch the tour uncynical.

That give me the joy of that punch in the guts "you f*****g mug" feeling once the retrospective test results are released...

I presume that as we're all aware of cancer now he must have more time to devote to the racing side of things. Seems like he's shifting position from stage to stage. By Stage 14 I fully expect Bertie to be found floating, half eaten, in a tank full of sharks while LA strokes a fluffy white cat and gloats over a really big map of the world.

Tish and pshaw!

There were tanks of sharks everywhere today, and me and my cat just happened to be on the right side of the bridge over that particular one when it suddenly opened, innit.

 

[John the Monkey]

I mentioned that in another thread and nobody picked up on it....

I only saw it on tonight's highlights show just now, yello, no slight intended!

...but, yes, wouldn't have happened in his day would it

It might have done.

But there would have been CONSEQUENCES.

I was expecting Columbia to have done better... perhaps they were a little tired. Good to see Cav paying back to the team too, he was not shurking.

Columbia seem to be able to win at will on the flat stages - maybe that's enough for them? Their sponsors will be happy, I'd imagine.

I didn't think it was the best TTT course I've seen though. I thought it a bit, um, 'technical' I guess is the euphamism!

I like it, even though it did for poor old Denis - mind you, I liked the Giro TT course too...

 

[Noodley]

I presume that as we're all aware of cancer....a really big map of the world.

***STOP PRESS***

Man in Nicaraguan forest has not heard of cancer and Lance's saintly crusade to single handedly cure it...someone send him a tweet to let him know.

***STOP PRESS***

 

[John the Monkey]

***STOP PRESS***

Man in Nicaraguan forest has not heard of cancer and Lance's saintly crusade to single handedly cure it...someone send him a tweet to let him know.

***STOP PRESS***

How can this be?

Lance has been riding his bike REALLY fast.

 

[Noodley]

How can this be?

Lance has been riding his bike REALLY fast.

***BIG PROBLEM IDENTIFIED***

Lance has been riding his bike REALLY fast in countries where people already know about the fight against cancer.

***BIG PROBLEM IDENTIFIED***

 

[ComedyPilot]

I have Twittered LA, but not that. Just waiting for a reply, who knows, I might have a FAMOUS cyber-mate.

 

[Speicher]

Did anyone hear Mr Leggitt saying "he must get all his prawns to the front"