Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[MisterStan]

The Inner Ring has it's usual nice preview of the stage - the last climb looks interesting - The Lacets de Montvernier - the profile on veloviewer gives a nice visualisation....

I'd like to see Dan Martin win this stage - if he can get into the breakaway, I think he has a good chance.

 

[HF2300]

... the last climb looks interesting - The Lacets de Montvernier - the profile on veloviewer gives a nice visualisation...

Yes, they've included it specially so @Marmion can enjoy the scenery...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Here's a wee insight into a Tour from the past, Vive le Tour! 1962

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nLxAKwtBb4

 

[HF2300]

The fines so far in this Tour
http://inrng.com/2015/07/fines-uci-tour-de-france/

Do UCI or ASO publish full results with penalties etc. the way the Giro does? I can't find them anywhere, and there's no link or reference in the INRNG article.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Hope he starts tomorrow.

Sadly he abandoned this morning.

 

[Aperitif]

Here's a wee insight into a Tour from the past, Vive le Tour! 1962

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nLxAKwtBb4

The assorted motos, with their pillions reporting and snapping is lovely. Not sure I would like to dunk my feet in a bucket though!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The assorted motos, with their pillions reporting and snapping is lovely. Not sure I would like to dunk my feet in a bucket though!

It's a great wee film, loads going on - I wouldnae fancy being airlifted in the "coffin"

 

[HF2300]

8:30 - "Doping, or not doping; that is the question..."

Plus ca change...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Meanwhile, back in 2015...
29 riders have got a minute and a half on the peloton after 30 minutes of racing. A strong looking breakaway.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Here's a wee insight into a Tour from the past, Vive le Tour! 1962

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nLxAKwtBb4

I wonder what they'd make of today's skinnier, lighter riders - so many of them are stocky.

 

[HF2300]

Meanwhile, back in 2015...
29 riders have got a minute and a half on the peloton after 30 minutes of racing. A strong looking breakaway.

Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Romain Bardet, Jan Bakelants and Christophe Riblon (AG2R-La Mondiale), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ), Roman Kreuziger and Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo), Jonathan Castroviejo and Winner Anacona (Movistar), Damiano Caruso and Rohan Dennis (BMC), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Georg Preidler (Giant), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Michael Matthews and Simon Yates (Orica), Pierre Rolland, Cyril Gautier, Romain Sicard and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), Julian Arredondo and Bob Jungels (Trek), Ruben Plaza (Lampre-Merida), Andrew Talansky, Ryder Hesjedal and Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin), Stef Clement (IAM), Jan Barta (Bora), Serge Pauwels (MTN-Qhubeka).

Although that happened yesterday and got repeatedly swallowed before a break established. In a way I hope nothing too exciting happens before the TV starts...

 

[HF2300]

Purito ahead over the first climb

 

[HF2300]

So is the Rampe du Motty named because of an attack by a well-known football commentator?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Yes, they've included it specially so @Marmion can enjoy the scenery...

They'll probably cut to an extended ad break and miss it

 

[HF2300]

They'll probably cut to an extended ad break and miss it

I don't know, Prudhomme made sure it went in near the end because he didn't want you moaning like last time...