JohnM 7,030 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Wow! Just - wow! Watch the highlights! 1 Quote Four legs good - two legs bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guess who 105 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 27 minutes ago, JohnM said: Wow! Just - wow! Watch the highlights! Have to agree. Stunning ride today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaun mc 1,315 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Stunning part of the world as well. Aerial shots were fantastic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Rhino 2,935 Report post 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! Quote 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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. Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glossop saint 361 Report post 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Rhino 2,935 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Alpe d'Huez delivered! Edited July 19, 2018 by Wiltshire Rhino 1 Quote 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattSantos 806 Report post Posted July 20, 2018 Wonderful photo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM 7,030 Report post 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 Quote Four legs good - two legs bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guess who 105 Report post 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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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. Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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. Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guess who 105 Report post 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bleep1673 1,593 Report post Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) Riders sprayed with a caustic substance.... It appears it was a Gendarme spraying a protester who was throwing straw bales into the road. Edited July 24, 2018 by Bleep1673 Quote Sex and Money are like Oxygen They're not important until you're not getting enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bleep1673 1,593 Report post Posted July 24, 2018 2x leaders crash, and a contender for polka dot also crashes. Great racing, not for crash, but drama. Quote Sex and Money are like Oxygen They're not important until you're not getting enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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. Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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. Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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. Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Evans 3,914 Report post Posted July 28, 2018 Sorted! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyrone Shoelaces 970 Report post Posted July 28, 2018 It's getting boring now, shouldn't we let another nation win it next time ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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. Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob8 6,554 Report post 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. 2 2 Quote "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 1,904 Report post 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? 1 Quote Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 14,191 Report post 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. Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave T 17,002 Report post 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
