July 12, 20187 yr 16 hours ago, tx ind said: ^^^yup I like this move a lot! Make those fuckers pull their own weight.
July 13, 20187 yr Good Lord I want to kick Taylor Phinney in the face. Any of y'all seen his behind the scenes stuff?
July 13, 20187 yr Author Just now, Knoxtnhorn said: Good Lord I want to kick Taylor Phinney in the face. Any of y'all seen his behind the scenes stuff? Check out Lance's podcast when he listens to a Phinney interview. It's priceless.
July 13, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, G650 said: Check out Lance's podcast when he listens to a Phinney interview. It's priceless. Yeah, his schtick (Phinney) is stupid.
July 15, 20187 yr Author 20 hours ago, G650 said: Dan Martin has to be the unluckiest bike rider since Eugene Christophe Make that Richie Porte
July 15, 20187 yr crashtacular race. they should put more of these in the grand tours.... fewer pan-flat boring sprint stages.
July 15, 20187 yr its like a fucking demolition derby out there honestly surprised froome hasnt wrecked
July 15, 20187 yr Did anyone else think that Groenewegan's broke in half? They don't show a great video, but the bike looks really jacked up and he immediately grabbed his bike computer and waited for another bike.
July 15, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said: Did anyone else think that Groenewegan's broke in half? They don't show a great video, but the bike looks really jacked up and he immediately grabbed his bike computer and waited for another bike. Yeah, that's wild. 1 hour ago, 52-80 said: honestly surprised froome hasnt wrecked He did. This was a top 5 tour stage of my life, easy.
July 15, 20187 yr Three punctures and a crash for TJ VanG the day he gets the leadership roll with Porte abandoning. 6+ minutes back. I hope, for him, that he can ride well in the mountains and get some time back.
July 16, 20187 yr Is that what I think it is? 25 minutes ago, tx ind said: Oops https://mobile.twitter.com/PierreL01737684/status/1018217803663409152/video/1
July 16, 20187 yr Holy shit. It's real. Anyway, did anyone notice that Taylor Phinney said "Salutations from Burning Man"? Lance was making fun of Taylor the other day and said "I don't get it, it's like Burning Man or something". Little inside jokes going on. That's nothing compares to using an electric motor to power your bike. They are allegedly using infrared on the bikes which is supposed to detect a heat source inside the frame. Don't know if they are really doing IR all the time though. Edited July 16, 20187 yr by Thetexashammer
July 16, 20187 yr Author 9 hours ago, tx ind said: Oops https://mobile.twitter.com/PierreL01737684/status/1018217803663409152/video/1 This might be the single dumbest conspiracy theory I've ever seen in cycling. He clearly just put his chain back on. You can even see the crank still turning.
July 16, 20187 yr 47 minutes ago, G650 said: This might be the single dumbest conspiracy theory I've ever seen in cycling. He clearly just put his chain back on. You can even see the crank still turning. I like how the video starts mid-way
July 16, 20187 yr Not a motor. Please don't start this, it's asinine. Utter carnage, but it made a great spectacle. I'm always amazed how some people (and teams, frankly) just fare better at the cobbles with respect to flats and mechanicals. While it seems like so many are on similar equipment (at least on the rubber side of things) there's clearly some dark magic with the mechanics, as well as the fact that the guys who grew up racing that stuff just know how to guide the bike better so that they have less chance of it. Bardet, not so much. Haven't seen a train wreck like that since Rasmussen's time trial fiasco in 2007. TVG seems like a nice kid, and let me say that he's 100x tougher than I am. But he doesn't have 'it' and I struggle to see where he would be most competitive. Good TTer, good climber but only on steady grades with no attacks, and always seems to fade physically or mentally in a 3-week race. Porte must be one of the least lucky cyclists ever, and while I wasn't sure he'd really challenge the podium this year, it sucks to see him leave so early. And from a rest day, they go straight to an epic mountain stage. All of the climbs tomorrow are nasty, but I don't know Gileres...and with 6km at 11.2%, I plan to keep it that way.
July 16, 20187 yr Author 20 minutes ago, Txzen said: Bardet, not so much. Haven't seen a train wreck like that since Rasmussen's time trial fiasco in 2007. I have to say, I really want him to win now. After all that he talks about how beautiful the race is. Totally hooked now. 22 minutes ago, Txzen said: as well as the fact that the guys who grew up racing that stuff just know how to guide the bike better so that they have less chance of it. This is it, full stop. It's not just random luck, it's mostly a skill set. I think they should put these stages in every year to force GC riders to be complete cyclists. The TT and climbing parade needs to stop.
July 17, 20187 yr 19 hours ago, G650 said: This is it, full stop. It's not just random luck, it's mostly a skill set. I think they should put these stages in every year to force GC riders to be complete cyclists. The TT and climbing parade needs to stop. Have a cobbled TT. That would be interesting.
July 17, 20187 yr beautiful stage and beautiful scenery today. decided to "work at home" and chill on the couch with the dog
July 17, 20187 yr Author 35 minutes ago, 52-80 said: beautiful stage and beautiful scenery today. decided to "work at home" and chill on the couch with the dog Smart.
July 17, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, idigTexas said: Have a cobbled TT. That would be interesting. I like where your heads at.
July 17, 20187 yr really cool WW2 tribute somewhere around 60km to go, and some dude jumped across the lead group at around 40km to go. didnt crash
July 17, 20187 yr Nice write up of the stage (which was the Etape, this year) : Link And the memorial : Maquis des Glières
July 18, 20187 yr That tribute was pretty cool. I was half asleep and kind of freaked out a bit when I noticed everyone was frozen. Looking forward to the attacks today.
July 18, 20187 yr It doesn't look like anyone really has legs to attack, or at least attack over the pace of the Sky train - which is as dull and predictable as 'Le Train Bleu'. It's either tomorrow on Alpe d'Huez or maybe stage 17 - those are the only two mountain top finishes where I would think the opportunity to crack Geraint and/or distance Froome would occur. I could see someone taking time on the Portillion and descent on stage 16. There won't be any shakeups on stage 19, unless there's a crack on the Tourmalet. The Soulor/Aubisque isn't hard enough and there's too much descending to be decisive. Geraint might not survive that long, but Froome will have no problem keeping with his rivals. Now or never, Movistar.
July 18, 20187 yr I just love how the American representation is Van Garderan - who has no heart and Phinney - who's too busy acting like an idiot to actually race. If Froome and Thomas both biked off the side of a mountain tomorrow, then Kwiatkowski or Gomez would probably win the TDF.
July 18, 20187 yr Van Garderen is not having a great Tour, but he has struggled to find what really suits him. A change of teams may be a good thing. Phinney is a rouleur, whose job is to bodyguard Rigo. His best results are in TT or on the cobbles. He's doing just fine. Not so much for Rigo.
July 18, 20187 yr I prefer the two riders from Texas, Lawson and Boswell, over TVG or Phinney. Lawson is one tough kid and Boswell has been interesting in his interviews on NBCSN and the clips on the Move. Had high hopes for TVG a few years ago, but he just hasn't performed. Phinney seems to do his job on the team well, but his interviews are annoying af.
July 18, 20187 yr Phinney finished tied for 58th on the cobbles Sunday. He finished 17th in last year's TT. I guess that's ok but if TT is your specialty, you probably shouldn't be finishing behind riders like Uran, Roglic, and Landa. I had hopes for TJ today. I was thinking that he dropped back yesterday to save his energy for today. He got dropped by a group of 23 today. Said group wasn't even the Froome, Nibali, Quintana, Thomas, etc... group.
July 18, 20187 yr I like Lawson as well. Chad Haga is from Mckinney. Only problem is that he's an aggy.
July 18, 20187 yr Author 3 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Phinney finished tied for 58th on the cobbles Sunday. He finished 17th in last year's TT. I guess that's ok but if TT is your specialty, you probably shouldn't be finishing behind riders like Uran, Roglic, and Landa. I had hopes for TJ today. I was thinking that he dropped back yesterday to save his energy for today. He got dropped by a group of 23 today. Said group wasn't even the Froome, Nibali, Quintana, Thomas, etc... group. The thing is he isn't riding for himself. Even in the TT he is conserving energy to help the team. That said, his interviews make me wish him doom.
July 18, 20187 yr The problem with these Americans is that none of them have severe asthma or chronic dehydration. We all know that that's what really wins the big races.
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