JohnM Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Wow! Just - wow! Watch the highlights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guess who Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 27 minutes ago, JohnM said: Wow! Just - wow! Watch the highlights! Have to agree. Stunning ride today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun mc Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Stunning part of the world as well. Aerial shots were fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 5 hours ago, JohnM said: Wow! Just - wow! Watch the highlights! So glad I missed any news reports today. Absolute class! 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 What a superb stage and what an outstanding ride by Geraint Thomas. Credit to Tom Dumoulin for playing his part too. Sorry to see Mark Cavendish eliminated after finishing well outside the time cut though. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glossop saint Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I managed to avoid anything about yesterday's stage until watching the highlights this morning. What a fantastic stage. The next couple of weeks could be interesting in team sky. I'm sure that they will have a plan in place and have very professional riders and will use the fact that they have the top 2 riders to their advantage but it will be interesting if all parties will cooperate in the heat of the moment if things get tasty. Possibly the only way in which team sky provide excitement given they are usually so good at shutting things down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Alpe d'Huez delivered! 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSantos Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Wonderful photo Running the Rob Burrow marathon to raise money for the My Name'5 Doddie foundation: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ben-dyas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Wonderful sportsmanship, too. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/tour-de-france-team-sky-targeted-hostile-fans-lalpe-dhuez-climb/10016464 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guess who Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 4 hours ago, JohnM said: Wonderful sportsmanship, too. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/tour-de-france-team-sky-targeted-hostile-fans-lalpe-dhuez-climb/10016464 Was just going to mention this. Its about time the French authorities clamp down on those offending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/20/2018 at 7:45 AM, JohnM said: Wonderful sportsmanship, too. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/tour-de-france-team-sky-targeted-hostile-fans-lalpe-dhuez-climb/10016464 I heard the local mayor had banned alcohol sales on the day. There must have been an awful lot of thirsty Dutch people on Alpe d'Huez. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 11:58 AM, glossop saint said: I managed to avoid anything about yesterday's stage until watching the highlights this morning. What a fantastic stage. The next couple of weeks could be interesting in team sky. I'm sure that they will have a plan in place and have very professional riders and will use the fact that they have the top 2 riders to their advantage but it will be interesting if all parties will cooperate in the heat of the moment if things get tasty. Possibly the only way in which team sky provide excitement given they are usually so good at shutting things down! It's going to be really interesting to see how that pans out in the final week. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guess who Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Ullman said: It's going to be really interesting to see how that pans out in the final week. Isnt it just. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Riders sprayed with a caustic substance.... It appears it was a Gendarme spraying a protester who was throwing straw bales into the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 2x leaders crash, and a contender for polka dot also crashes. Great racing, not for crash, but drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 10 hours ago, Bleep1673 said: Riders sprayed with a caustic substance.... It appears it was a Gendarme spraying a protester who was throwing straw bales into the road. It looked like nobody's ever told the gendarme what happens when you ###### in the wind. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Geraint Thomas has certainly made the decision an easy one for his team over the last few days. Outstanding in the mountains and only has to hold his nerve in the time trial to secure a well deserved overall victory. Great to see him finally at the pinnacle of the sport after such a long and illustrious career. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/20/2018 at 7:45 AM, JohnM said: Wonderful sportsmanship, too. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/tour-de-france-team-sky-targeted-hostile-fans-lalpe-dhuez-climb/10016464 They could learn a thing or two from Julian Alaphilipe. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 It's getting boring now, shouldn't we let another nation win it next time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Really pleased there were no slip ups in the final TT for Thomas. If there's one bloke who deserves to be at the top of the podium in Paris it's him. I think he will be a popular winner in the peloton too. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 17 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said: It's getting boring now, shouldn't we let another nation win it next time ? No. I realize you are joking, but to be very clear;- no. "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 50 minutes ago, Bob8 said: No. I realize you are joking, but to be very clear;- no. Quite And why settle for only two of the three places on the podium? "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 21 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said: It's getting boring now, shouldn't we let another nation win it next time ? We are letting another nationality win it, because Chris Froome certainly isn't Welsh like Geraint. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I must admit I struggle to respect these cyclists now, rightly or wrongly, I struggle to see how this is a clean sport, or even close to it. I'm not sure it is a good sport to hold up on the pedestal that they do. If anything despite the controversy it has become even bigger than ever over here, I suspect because it is our lads winning. If this was a generation of Spanish lads I wonder what we'd be saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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