Tour de France 2020 general thread (SPOILERS GALORE)

neris

breezy1985 wrote: »

havent read it yet but "Riding in the Zone Rouge: The Tour of the Battlefields 1919" about a race through the WW1 battlefields. Crazy thing about the Zone Rouge is it an area in France that its still illegal to build a house or farm because of all the toxins and bombs from WW1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_Rouge

Sure the farmers in parts of France and Belgium where the war was fought regularly plough up ammunition and explosives. Paris roubaix isn't called the hell of the north cause is a hard race

qwabercd

The death of Marco Pantani probably my favourite cycling related book. Also enjoyed the slaying the badger, domestique and a few others already mentioned. Must give the Fignon one a read.

Shedite27

I found Full Gas, very interesting. Book about the tactics of bike racing

Macy0161

In my experience, you can pretty much rely on any Peter Cossins book!

breezy1985

Inquitus wrote: »

We Were Young and Carefree: The Autobiography of Laurent Fignon, the English translation is well worth a read.

Seems an odd name for a cycling autobiography but very Fignon I suppose

geotrig

like the full gas book cover :cool:

Mefistofelino

Inquitus wrote: »

We Were Young and Carefree: The Autobiography of Laurent Fignon, the English translation is well worth a read.

Great book but it shares a certain similarity with David Millar's "Racing Through The Dark" in that the author is unwilling to accept personal responsibility for anything that goes wrong

Race goes well: - It was me and only me. No-one else. What team?
Race goes badly: - It was entirely someone else's fault

donfers

I want to get this one, not available for a while though:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/God-Dead-Vandenbroucke-Cyclings-Wasted/dp/1787631206/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Tim76

Looking forward to the Bob Jungels autobiography myself, The Jungel Book.

dastardly00

Tim76 wrote: »

Looking forward to the Bob Jungels autobiography myself, The Jungel Book.

Hmmmm.... That sounds like something Carlton Kirby would say!

neris

See the Giro Rossa started in a shopping centre today. Next year's TDF stage 1 to finish in the freezer aisle of the local Carrefour

breezy1985

neris wrote: »

See the Giro Rossa started in a shopping centre today. Next year's TDF stage 1 to finish in the freezer aisle of the local Carrefour

TdF started in a shopping centre is Brussels a few years back

REBELSAFC

After three weeks staring at the Lidl on the Quickstep arses and arms, I've just noticed the Crivit on the kit. Surely Lidl don't supply the kit for DQS???

breezy1985

REBELSAFC wrote: »

After three weeks staring at the Lidl on the Quickstep arses and arms, I've just noticed the Crivit on the kit. Surely Lidl don't supply the kit for DQS???

Probably a rebrand. It happens a fair bit with the bikes

Macy0161

breezy1985 wrote: »

Probably a rebrand

Not even - they're made and branded as vermarc. It's just (effective?) advertising.

REBELSAFC

So we won't be getting CrivitPRO Sam Bennet signed green jerseys in the middle isle of Lidl next week?

Boscoirl

yo can get the other national champion jerseys on their team shop site, but not the Irish one

breezy1985

REBELSAFC wrote: »

So we won't be getting CrivitPRO Sam Bennet signed green jerseys in the middle isle of Lidl next week?

Pity there isn't any posters or cutouts of Sam around Lidl. I know cycling isn't big here but it's an easy cash in for them.

Would be great if the closest Lidl to Carrick on Suir will have those awful looking window paintings like Supermacs have for the hurling

breezy1985

Boscoirl wrote: »

yo can get the other national champion jerseys on their team shop site, but not the Irish one

You can buy it on the Vermarc site.
But nat. champions kits should be earned not bought

deise08

breezy1985 wrote: »

Pity there isn't any posters or cutouts of Sam around Lidl. I know cycling isn't big here but it's an easy cash in for them.

Would be great if the closest Lidl to Carrick on Suir will have those awful looking window paintings like Supermacs have for the hurling

How haven't we thought of it already?
Let's tweet @lidl.
They're great at responding.

neris

Great, the 1st Saturday in years I'm going to be able watch the last Saturday of the Tour and its feckin TT. **** you level 3 restrictions

neris

breezy1985 wrote: »

Pity there isn't any posters or cutouts of Sam around Lidl. I know cycling isn't big here but it's an easy cash in for them.

Would be great if the closest Lidl to Carrick on Suir will have those awful looking window paintings like Supermacs have for the hurling

Any Lidl under construction now will be a rushed job to get Sam in to cut the ribbon on the opening

c.p.w.g.w

neris wrote: »

Any Lidl under construction now will be a rushed job to get Sam in to cut the ribbon on the opening

Why cut the ribbon...ride through it on his bike

breezy1985

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Why cut the ribbon...ride through it on his bike

Lidl is the new nissan dealership

c.p.w.g.w

breezy1985 wrote: »

Lidl is the new nissan dealership

I don't get it?

Eamonnator

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

I don't get it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_Ireland

Tour of Ireland, AKA Nissan International Classic from 1985 to 1992

They should definitely tap Lidl for Rás sponsorship after this.

dastardly00

The more I watch the Breakaway show the more I start to think that Wiggins is actually alright on it. He does come out with the odd stupid statement like the bit about claiming Sam, but in general he's okay to listen to.

breezy1985

Eamonnator wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_Ireland

Tour of Ireland, AKA Nissan International Classic from 1985 to 1992

CantGetNoSleep

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Why cut the ribbon...ride through it on his bike

Sprint through at 75kmh with a token Slovakian a good bit behind