Tour de France 2017 General Thread

Darkglasses

robyntmorton wrote: »

The main problem as I see it with the VR experience is getting too into it.

There you are, cycling up Ventoux with Froome, Quintana at al. you try to go round a switchback, lean in, topple the turbo, and land on the ground, still attached to the pedals, with the smashed up coffee table around you. It's in that moment that the other half vows that you're never cycling indoors again/that divorce is the only option.

Yeah, was thinking the same thing with the mention of rollers. Hard enough to stay upright on them without the immersion of being out on a road.

I shall market my new business endeavour with added coffee table insurance so :pac:

BowSideChamp

robyntmorton wrote: »

The main problem as I see it with the VR experience is getting too into it.

There you are, cycling up Ventoux with Froome, Quintana at al. you try to go round a switchback, lean in, topple the turbo, and land on the ground, still attached to the pedals, with the smashed up coffee table around you. It's in that moment that the other half vows that you're never cycling indoors again/that divorce is the only option.

I would be looking around and shouting for the gruppetto.

BowSideChamp

BowSideChamp wrote: »

I would be looking around and shouting for the gruppetto.

Ha ha ha you and me both

Somedude9

Rafa Majka is looking well :eek:

https://twitter.com/majkaformal/status/884141347577487360

buffalo

As always, a great summary of the last week - HTRWW Stages 1-9: http://cyclocosm.com/2017/07/how-the-race-was-won-2017-tour-de-france-stages-1-9/

Word of the day: co-operitition (I think that's how it's spelt!)

Taxuser1

when the lads hop onto the turbo after a stage, what grade of effort are they doing and for how long?

REBELSAFC

Deleted User wrote: »

Like imagine VR Froome riding up beside you and telling you to dig deep and being able to say "oh **** off chris" :pac:

or more likely him telling you to stop cause he needs a p**s

Brief interview with Richie Porte in his hospital bed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gK1VG8UtXM

joujoujou

Somedude9 wrote: »

Rafa Majka is looking well :eek:

https://twitter.com/majkaformal/status/884141347577487360

Majka is no longer in TdF.

joujoujou

joujoujou wrote: »

Majka is no longer in TdF.

Had a feeling he'd not start , shame he could have maybe salvaged something for Bora. They are left with a team of lead out men now really, no reason why they can't at least going against their nature and try for wins on the flat days.

retalivity

Buchmann is still there, going for white jersey/ top ten

retalivity

retalivity wrote: »

Buchmann is still there, going for white jersey/ top ten

Actually he's done ok this year, 7th over all in the Dauphiné and 2nd in nationals

neris

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ronnie085

neris wrote: »

f2f

Whats this got to do with the Tour?

All My Stars Aligned

Deleted User wrote: »

Brief interview with Richie Porte in his hospital bed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gK1VG8UtXM

RP comes across as a really nice guy. He does sound a little doped up in the interview tho!! Fair play to him for agreeing to it all the same. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

neris

interesting podcast with Michael Rasmussen talking about his drug taking and racing at the time

https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast/status/885058037966401536

Chips Lovell

Ten years ago now....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMaPvrIxvyc

dastardly00

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Ten years ago now....

You don't see racing like that anymore...

...As in two riders battling it out mano a mano...

Yes I know it wasn't all legal :O

Brian?

dastardly00 wrote: »

You don't see racing like that anymore...

...As in two riders battling it out mano a mano...

Yes I know it wasn't all legal :O

It was a hell of a spectacle though. I remember jumping out of my seat many times in that tour. Probably more time than ever Tour since 2012 put together.

Kaisr Sose

Bar last weekend – especially last Sunday – this years edition has been very flat (literally) on action and excitement. Can't see the viewers being glued to their seats depart to arrivé every day to date. Even the sprints are boring such is Kittels power. Least enjoyable tour for me that I can remember - and I remember quite a few!! Everything crossed for an action packed finale starting tomorrow!!

Initially I thought it could an open race but in practice it's all wrong. Even taking away the GC last year it was a better tour overall by this point. it was 50/50 flat v lumpy by stage 11. 8 chances for the fast men in 11 days this year and plenty more to come ... roll on the Vuelta.

ThisRegard

Kimmage taking a pop at Flecha

https://twitter.com/PaulKimmage/status/885232344935915520

I'd be as anti-doping and as suspicious as you can get and even I tire of Kimmage at this stage :mad:

dastardly00

I like Kimmage's work and he's great to listen to... but this just seems like a silly cheap shot.

neris

ThisRegard wrote: »

Kimmage taking a pop at Flecha

https://twitter.com/PaulKimmage/status/885232344935915520

Cycling news did a good podcast interview with dekker very short while back maybe last week. Only got around to listening to it tonight and he's fairly open about what he did

ThisRegard

dastardly00 wrote: »

I like Kimmage's work and he's great to listen to... but this just seems like a silly cheap shot.

Yeah, I'm usually one to defend him but it's getting harder and harder to do so, he seems to be particularly cranky this evening.

MPFGLB

KImmage is a dickhead ...using every opportunity to knock cycling

He is forever implying Froome is doping based on his performance
But what about Dan Martin who is climbing just as well as Froome ?

Oh he must be clean becasue Kimmage says so ?

I am not suggesting anything either way about Dan I simply use this as a example in how bankrupt all Kimmages views are theses days....He simple throws mud but only where he wants to and with subjective venom

Just like he always finds an opportunity to have a go at Nico Roche while Dan Martin is not required to speak up about anything ...bias bull

Macy0161

MPFGLB wrote: »

Just like he always finds an opportunity to have a go at Nico Roche while Dan Martin is not required to speak up about anything ...bias bull

Thought I either read or heard him give out about Nico, Dan and Sam recently enough for their diary's mentioning nothing. Might've been that Newstalk/ charity special interview the other week. I'm sure Sam will be in the firing line after the Bora positive.

I don't think it's just Kimmage that Froome has raised eyebrows with to be fair to Kimmage on that, but this picking quotes (usually out of context) himself and vayer do on twitter is pathetic.

Lusk_Doyle

Macy0161 wrote: »

Thought I either read or heard him give out about Nico, Dan and Sam recently enough for their diary's mentioning nothing. Might've been that Newstalk/ charity special interview the other week. I'm sure Sam will be in the firing line after the Bora positive.

I don't think it's just Kimmage that Froome has raised eyebrows with to be fair to Kimmage on that, but this picking quotes (usually out of context) himself and vayer do on twitter is pathetic.

Which Bora positive???