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*** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)***
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A few things right up front here:

1. Omloop is only 9 months away.
2. I love France.
3. I've had a few dust ups with the indiginous populants over the years. A bike box thing in Toulouse, a waiter in the Pyrenees. Parisians who speak English mo better than me and take snobbery to new heights. Respect, yo.
4. It's okay because, per number deux, it's a helluva country with big ass mountains to ride and climb and ski and then get hammered on great wine and cheese and pig entrails, etc. Point being, there's no free lunch. But I am going to make fun of them every chance I get.

Things we can count on:

1. Bad calls by the commissaires. Someone will get sent packing and they may not be French.
2. There will be large crashes because the road is small and the field is big with race directors screaming move up move up and someone will fly off into a cow pasture as a french farmer looks on, shaking his head in disgust.
3. There will be farmers on strike.
4. The podium ladies will be spectacular. No grand tour can touch them. And if anyone else does, le Badger will punch them out. (sidebar: Hinault was definitely tough but let's face it, tough for a former cyclist not tough for, say, pro rugby. He's not going to come after a former New Zealand All Black...)
5. The Brit announcers will say "Chwis Fwoome" every 45 seconds.
6. Sean Kelly will fall asleep mid sentence during a sprint stage.
7. There will be sunflowers.
8. The cat will be amongst the pigeons and lots of people will be in a spot of bother.
9. A fan will run alongside and fall flat on his face.
10. I miss Paul Sherwen. Class dude.

Who is going to win? No idea, don't really care but a podium with Uran, Bardet and Domoulin would be cool. Not going to happen. It may be Ineos, Ineos and Ineos. I want to see Thomas De Gendt get a stage, Ben King get a stage, Sagan return to form, Cav have a good ride but even when he was at his peak, he couldn't get over the Tourmalet. Nibali is riding? Somebody call a doctor?

Allez.
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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"Chris Froome has been forced to abandon the Critérium du Dauphiné after the Ineos rider crashed during a reconnoitre of Wednesday's fourth stage.

Froome, who was using the eight-day race as preparation for next month's Tour de France, is understood to have crashed heavily ahead of the 26.1-kilometre individual time trial in Roanne, with some reports saying he had sustained a fracture."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/...owing-warm-up-crash/

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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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McNulty wrote:

A few things right up front here:

1. Omloop is only 9 months away.
2. I love France.
3. I've had a few dust ups with the indiginous populants over the years. A bike box thing in Toulouse, a waiter in the Pyrenees. Parisians who speak English mo better than me and take snobbery to new heights. Respect, yo.
4. It's okay because, per number deux, it's a helluva country with big ass mountains to ride and climb and ski and then get hammered on great wine and cheese and pig entrails, etc. Point being, there's no free lunch. But I am going to make fun of them every chance I get.

Things we can count on:

1. Bad calls by the commissaires. Someone will get sent packing and they may not be French.
2. There will be large crashes because the road is small and the field is big with race directors screaming move up move up and someone will fly off into a cow pasture as a french farmer looks on, shaking his head in disgust.
3. There will be farmers on strike.
4. The podium ladies will be spectacular. No grand tour can touch them. And if anyone else does, le Badger will punch them out. (sidebar: Hinault was definitely tough but let's face it, tough for a former cyclist not tough for, say, pro rugby. He's not going to come after a former New Zealand All Black...)
5. The Brit announcers will say "Chwis Fwoome" every 45 seconds.
6. Sean Kelly will fall asleep mid sentence during a sprint stage.
7. There will be sunflowers.
8. The cat will be amongst the pigeons and lots of people will be in a spot of bother.
9. A fan will run alongside and fall flat on his face.
10. I miss Paul Sherwen. Class dude.

Who is going to win? No idea, don't really care but a podium with Uran, Bardet and Domoulin would be cool. Not going to happen. It may be Ineos, Ineos and Ineos. I want to see Thomas De Gendt get a stage, Ben King get a stage, Sagan return to form, Cav have a good ride but even when he was at his peak, he couldn't get over the Tourmalet. Nibali is riding? Somebody call a doctor?

Allez.

Will Froome even make the start? http://www.cyclingnews.com/...fter-training-crash/

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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [philly1x] [ In reply to ]
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Rumour is that it's a broken pelvis.

Let G and Bernal go for the win!
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [turdburgler] [ In reply to ]
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Likely broken femur per Brailsford.
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [turdburgler] [ In reply to ]
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Chris Froome (Team Ineos) has crashed out of the Criterium du Dauphine, fracturing his femur and so ending his hopes of riding the Tour de France.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/...fter-training-crash/

Can Thomas win?

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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [Alvin Tostig] [ In reply to ]
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There we go. Ouch!
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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Most excited about #1. That’s something to get excited about.

Personally I’m looking forward to hearing about all the chateaus during TdF broadcast. They remind me of my Amazon house.

Crazy about Froome, and bummer to go out that way. GT to save the day again; competition will be fierce for 3rd spot on podium. And Aru will be back, so there’s that.
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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"Pressure? What is pressure?" - P. Sagan

He's getting the green.

I am looking forward to some good coverage about Sherwen and hope the Tour might put a monument or something up for him somewhere.

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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [philly1x] [ In reply to ]
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philly1x wrote:
"Chris Froome has been forced to abandon the Critérium du Dauphiné after the Ineos rider crashed during a reconnoitre of Wednesday's fourth stage.

Froome, who was using the eight-day race as preparation for next month's Tour de France, is understood to have crashed heavily ahead of the 26.1-kilometre individual time trial in Roanne, with some reports saying he had sustained a fracture."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/...owing-warm-up-crash/


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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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I'm bummed that Froome is out. I did not like him initially, but now respect his ability and he has ridden with panache. Would have liked to see him get fifth.

A fresh Dumoulin may be trouble for Ineos and Thomas. He's my hope now.

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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [H-] [ In reply to ]
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Excited to see how Tom goes in today's TT.
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [turdburgler] [ In reply to ]
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Gutted to see Froome out, hope he heals as quickly as he can. Brailsford said he hit a wall at about 60 kph so it was a really big one. It's a real shame for the Tour too - for all the flack he (and the team) takes, he's been responsible for some of the most exciting days of GT racing in the past three years.

Here's to hoping for a speedy recovery.
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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Van Dert is smoking everyone in ITT today. Diesel, can sprint, and apparently TT too
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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I'd like to see Froome and Sky/Ineos get beat, but not like this. I want to see the best go at each other.

Haven't figured who I'm rooting for this year. Rooted for Voeckler for years. Would like to see more riders ride crazier and less calculated like he did.

When I hear the names of the riders in my head, it's in Sean Kelly's voice.
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [H-] [ In reply to ]
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You may not understand the meaning of panache. Yes he wins but Froome is the anti-panache.
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [Alvin Tostig] [ In reply to ]
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If Froome is out I’d very much enjoy seeing what Thomas has got as leader of the team from the start, the full 3 weeks under more pressure than last year - retaining the title would be great to see!
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [logella] [ In reply to ]
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logella wrote:
You may not understand the meaning of panache. Yes he wins but Froome is the anti-panache.

For the bulk of his career, sure, but in the last few years he's made some pretty daring moves. Breaking away with Sagan, catching guys asleep over the top of a climb and attacking the descent, the Landis moves in the Giro....
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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [AlyraD] [ In reply to ]
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I am looking forward to some good coverage about Sherwen and hope the Tour might put a monument or something up for him somewhere.

They [NBCSports] did a little montage for him at the beginning of Tour of California

As beloved as he was to us, the English-speaking fans, I doubt the Tour organizers feel the same way, and would hono(u)r him is such a way

I could be wrong, and I hope I am

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Re: #4

Always thought Tour de Suisse rivaled if not beats TdF in this aspect...


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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [RandMart] [ In reply to ]
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Thanks Randmart. I had the ToC dvred, but I guess it didn't record the tribute. I guess I was speaking from an americanist point of view

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AlyraD wrote:
Thanks Randmart. I had the ToC dvred, but I guess it didn't record the tribute

It way have been in the Preview show, not at the start of Stage 1 coverage

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Re: *** 2019 Tour de France Thread (SPOILERS)*** [trail] [ In reply to ]
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Agreed, he used to follow a race formula but that has gone out the window over years. Froome has definitely ridden with panache.
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logella wrote:
You may not understand the meaning of panache. Yes he wins but Froome is the anti-panache.

LOL. You may not follow GT racing closely.

To what trail and carl have said, and noting there are many specific examples, I'll just ask you this:


What active rider has show more panache than Froome on Stage 19 of 2018 Giro?



My take on Froome is that he followed conservative Sky directions in the beginning of his career, but after he had success he started riding the way he wanted. I remember it starting with the downhill attack a three or four years ago in the Tour.

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