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Criterium de Dauphine 2016 - mod warning in post 223 and OP

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  • #152
    irishrover99
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    Another GC snorefest while sky are controlling


  • #153
    ednwireland
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    irishrover99 wrote: »
    Another GC snorefest while sky are controlling

    huh ? bardet up the road

    My weather

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  • #154
    bazermc
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    Jesus how many times is Kirby going to tell us that every time froome wins the dauphine he wins the tour. You would swear to god froome has won the tour more than a whole twice


  • #155
    retalivity
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Kreuziger and Kiserlovski in the break spells fireworks from contador

    Not really...


  • #156
    ednwireland
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    go dan

    My weather

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  • #157
    Carpenter
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    3th good man


  • #158
    neris
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    that was a brilliant finish


  • #159
    irishrover99
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    ednwireland wrote: »
    huh ? bardet up the road

    I was talking about the yellow jersey group and since bardet was always going for the stage I dont think froome was worried about him


  • #160
    neris
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    yates got 4 seconds on aliphillipe in the young rider category, was all going on in that finish


  • #161
    Andre 3000
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    Kirby outdid himself today...absolutely shocking commentary.

    Dan Martin outside chance for TDF podium? He's in great form.


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  • #162
    retalivity
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    "Well what can we say about Chris Froome"

    Nothing Carlton, you have said absolutely everything. Twice.


  • #163
    pelevin
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    Would ye ever all f*** off with the Kirby complaining?! I find him roughly infinitely more enjoyable than the whining about how bad he is.

    Thought Dan looked super on that climb as shown by his finish.

    My exciting bit of news is I'm going to launch a bid for head of the UCI. My main platform will be abolishing teams so the racing will be mad, uncontrolled & elevating to the soul of participants & observers alike.


  • #164
    gordongekko
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Would ye ever all f*** off with the Kirby complaining?! I find him roughly infinitely more enjoyable than the whining about how bad he is.

    Thought Dan looked super on that climb as shown by his finish.

    My exciting bit of news is I'm going to launch a bid for head of the UCI. My main platform will be abolishing teams so the racing will be mad, uncontrolled & elevating to the soul of participants & observers alike.

    nothing about doping?


  • #165
    pelevin
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    nothing about doping?

    I'll abolish doping also.


  • #166
    Inquitus
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    Dan could take 2nd in this if the GC Contendors contest the stage win tomorrow, between potential bonus seconds and his explosive finish, he has a great opportunity.


  • #167
    neris
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Would ye ever all f*** off with the Kirby complaining?! I find him roughly infinitely more enjoyable than the whining about how bad he is.

    Thought Dan looked super on that climb as shown by his finish.

    My exciting bit of news is I'm going to launch a bid for head of the UCI. My main platform will be abolishing teams so the racing will be mad, uncontrolled & elevating to the soul of participants & observers alike.

    Will you ban carlton bashing aswell?


  • #168
    irishrover99
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    Perhaps he deserves his own thread. He'd love that


  • #169
    CramCycle
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Would ye ever all f*** off with the Kirby complaining?! I find him roughly infinitely more enjoyable than the whining about how bad he is.
    He is a bit rubbish but then again, I find eurosport commentary on any sport rubbish.
    My exciting bit of news is I'm going to launch a bid for head of the UCI. My main platform will be abolishing teams so the racing will be mad, uncontrolled & elevating to the soul of participants & observers alike.
    It would be class but unfortunately, even if it was possible, would never be workable as you would have individuals teaming up to make pseudo teams with the same backer but as some one who enjoys club league racing and A4/A3 racing, it would be wonderful.
    gordongekko wrote: »
    nothing about doping?
    Other than refusing to accept WADAs ruling and handing out a lifetime ban to every guilty pro rider, no excuses, there is nothing to do. There is no fear now, as there wasn't many years ago. ASO races seem to be almost protected from such issues.


  • #170
    bazermc
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    irishrover99 wrote: »
    Perhaps he deserves his own thread. He'd love that

    Rock and rolling, keeping his powder dry with Carlton Kirby


  • #171
    pelevin
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    neris wrote: »
    Will you ban carlton bashing aswell?

    I'll relegate the Carlton bashers to tennis watching & prawn sandwich eating.


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  • #172
    neris
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    pelevin wrote: »
    I'll relegate the Carlton bashers to tennis watching & prawn sandwich eating.

    I think we see more tennis while waiting for cycling


  • #173
    Brian?
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    My lady words on Mr Kirby:

    "Look at Froome stamping his authority on this race"

    As he finished 4th, losing time to Dan Martin and widening his massive lead over Contador to 35s.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #174
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Is the racing that bad that the thread has been reduced to mocking the commentator?


  • #175
    Brian?
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    Is the racing that bad that the thread has been reduced to mocking the commentator?

    It's not great. Yesterday was a decent stage. Today wasn't good at all.

    You may have been asking rhetorically. But I am answering anyway.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #176
    Lumen
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    Is the racing that bad that the thread has been reduced to mocking the commentator?
    It echoes ironically the fact that Kirby's poor commentary is a constant distraction from the racing.


  • #177
    Inquitus
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    Brian? wrote: »
    It's not great. Yesterday was a decent stage. Today wasn't good at all.

    You may have been asking rhetorically. But I am answering anyway.

    It seems there was some action today, but the fact only the last 30km of the Queen stage was broadcast meant we missed all the attacking and just saw a GC ride to the finish with an attack in the last 1km, and Kirby's fawning over Froome was at it's worst.


  • #178
    manwithaplan
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    What was Bardet doing? If he promised Pinot the stage and did a two hander all the way to the line, he would be in yellow.


  • #179
    Inquitus
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    manwithaplan wrote: »
    What was Bardet doing? If he promised Pinot the stage and did a two hander all the way to the line, he would be in yellow.

    All seemed a bit much for him, he made a slew of bad decisions, you'd think the DS would have given him some sensible advice in his ear.


  • #180
    Brian?
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    Inquitus wrote: »
    All seemed a bit much for him, he made a slew of bad decisions, you'd think the DS would have given him some sensible advice in his ear.

    I get the feeling there is bad blood between Pinot and Bardet. It's the only way I can explain how Bardet rode today.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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  • #181
    Darkglasses
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    Brian? wrote: »
    I get the feeling there is bad blood between Pinot and Bardet. It's the only way I can explain how Bardet rode today.

    Definitely rivals at least, they're both competing to be the new young French hope for the teams trying to be the big French team. Pinot's 26 and Bardet's 25, wouldn't be surprised if they've been competing for longer than we've known them.


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