Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Surly Horns

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Featured Replies

Mountain stages are always my favorite. 

  • Replies 659
  • Views 31.8k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Most Popular Posts

  • Hornius Emeritus
    Hornius Emeritus

    Love this photo.  

  • Aight, we had some good uptick this past year, probably because of Sepp, but I though maybe do an annual cycling thread again could be fun. And we can get ready for the big one, Pog is doing the Giro

  • Hornius Emeritus
    Hornius Emeritus

    Not so fast, my friends!      

Posted Images

  • Author

Remco is definitely in better high mountain shape than before. If he can nail his TT he is a legit contender.

  • Author

First Pog explosion. Not sure how much gain he will get but fun.

  • Author
48 minutes ago, TexPx said:

Will be an interesting TT.

No doubt. I am pretty interested to see if Remco can drop the hammer. Even losing time today I was very impressed how he hung in there.

 

Hats off to Pog, really picked a good time to get bonus seconds.

Pog was fantastic!  Remco really impressed.

It was wild to see no Visma team left at the end while, Pog still had 3 strong guys.

Last 2 years, it was the complete opposite for Pog.

I figured JV would catch him and Pog would settle for winning a sprint for the bonus. Impressed he was able to keep increasing the gap.

  • Author
5 minutes ago, TexPx said:

I figured JV would catch him and Pog would settle for winning a sprint for the bonus. Impressed he was able to keep increasing the gap.

More watts and more kilos on a straight downhill, pretty hard to overcome those physics

More watts and more kilos on a straight downhill, pretty hard to overcome those physics

But he was only about 7 secs behind over the crest and it was quite a while before the downhill straightened out. Someone on the broadcast saidJV has a more aerodynamic profile on the bike and was better on the flats. I thought he might take a few more chances and close the gap. It doesn’t seem like a rider gaps a rider of similar skill on the descents very often.
7 hours ago, Pablo said:

It was wild to see no Visma team left at the end while, Pog still had 3 strong guys.

Last 2 years, it was the complete opposite for Pog.

Yep, it's the opposite of what we have seen the past two Tours.  This isn't a team that Visma would normally have, but they didn't have much choice.  It has been a brutal year for them.  No Sepp is a killer for stages like today's, but they are down multiple guys that would normally be there, and the ones there aren't in top form.  

I'm doubtful that Vingo will pull back any time the rest of the way, but maybe he'll surprise.  

That was fun to watch.  Glad no one crashed on the decent - especially the wet spots. 

What a fucking stage. Pog looks like he’s missing a little top end on his attack, but while JV can almost match it he looks not able to sustain it. 
 

Spoiler

Have climbed the Galibier from the Valoire side twice. Once in 2008 starting in Valoire because I was scared. Once 10 years later from St. Jean de Maurienne because I was foolhardy . That included the Telegraph and made it and out and back 42mi day with 7400’ of climbing. Died a hundred deaths on the way to the top.

By far my favorite decent - long, open, fast with otherworldly mountains all around.

 

IMG-0409.jpg

 

IMG-0413.jpg

IMG-0406.jpg

 

Edited by Txzen

5 hours ago, idigTexas said:

Yep, it's the opposite of what we have seen the past two Tours.  This isn't a team that Visma would normally have, but they didn't have much choice.  It has been a brutal year for them.  No Sepp is a killer for stages like today's, but they are down multiple guys that would normally be there, and the ones there aren't in top form.  

I'm doubtful that Vingo will pull back any time the rest of the way, but maybe he'll surprise.  



 

 

6 hours ago, TexPx said:


But he was only about 7 secs behind over the crest and it was quite a while before the downhill straightened out. Someone on the broadcast saidJV has a more aerodynamic profile on the bike and was better on the flats. I thought he might take a few more chances and close the gap. It doesn’t seem like a rider gaps a rider of similar skill on the descents very often.



I wonder if Vingo just doesn't go as fast because he's a bit gun shy after his huge crash. I would be.

  • Author
9 hours ago, TexPx said:


But he was only about 7 secs behind over the crest and it was quite a while before the downhill straightened out. Someone on the broadcast saidJV has a more aerodynamic profile on the bike and was better on the flats. I thought he might take a few more chances and close the gap. It doesn’t seem like a rider gaps a rider of similar skill on the descents very often.

He was pulling time back in the turns. It was the straight part he lost time.

He was pulling time back in the turns. It was the straight part he lost time.

Yeah. His acceleration out of the turns.
  • Author

Watching Jasper suck shit through a straw has been satisfying

  • Author

HE FUCKING DID IT!!!!!!

  • Author

Bardet yellow, Cav getting 35, man, I don't give  a shit what happens rest of race, amazing Tour.

Fucking stoked for Cav. Fellow old dude getting after it.  He came so close last year dude still has some power to him 

aww damnit, the one day I decide to watch the replay, I miss Cav getting 35 live.

 

  • Author
46 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Holy crap ... check out the bunny hop Axel Zingle did over Pederson in the bunch sprint. 
 

 

 

 

Yeah that was wild as shit. Ridiculous reflexes

  • Author

Meanwhile lol

 

8138d1e98d6772cbe945b8bdc5f96c3b43b2a3e8

 

 

Wife and youngest daughter (no pics) just got back from a trip to Europe.  Wife bought me an official  TdF shirt. 
20240703_181826.thumb.jpg.34e67f764495732ca76d877a4e010c1e.jpg20240703_181850.thumb.jpg.83261ea75db3d1d2a55ad157e0ae956a.jpg

On 6/27/2024 at 12:43 PM, Clintonaldo said:

I REALLY want to see Cavendish get one more win. I also want to see Jasper get his teeth punched in.

Oh baby. It’s very rare I get emotional for someone I don’t know and who don’t have a clue or care about me but fuck I am so happy for him. I think he has another one in him. 

Mark has not always been an easy guy to like. Strong willed, ill tempered, cocky. But the twilight of his career - starting with his tears at his ‘last race ever’ at Ghent in 2020, it’s been hard not to pull for him. What a legend. Well done Sir Mark!

Ha!  I just finished watching the Netflix TDF show 2 nights ago, with Cavendish saying fuck it, I'm coming back to try again next year in the final ep.  Then he goes and wins a stage the very next day.  Definitely stoked for him.

 

  • Author

Jasper loses again, and we all win

  • Author

And he got relegated lol.

2 hours ago, G650 said:

And he got relegated lol.

Explain what that means please 

  • Author
4 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

Explain what that means please 

Scored last place for the stage for a dangerous sprint (deviation from his racing line pushing Wout into the barrier)

Scored last place for the stage for a dangerous sprint (deviation from his racing line pushing Wout into the barrier)

That’s the second fucking time he’s done that with Wout. I guess that knocks him out of green jersey this year ?
  • Author
Just now, Clintonaldo said:


That’s the second fucking time he’s done that with Wout. I guess that knocks him out of green jersey this year ?

God willing

I don’t know why I don’t like Pogacar. He has always been a good sport but for some reason I never pull for him. 

  • Author
4 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

I don’t know why I don’t like Pogacar. He has always been a good sport but for some reason I never pull for him. 

I actually really like him, and love the way he races, because he reminds me of Hinault who is my all timer, but I am always cheering for someone else in any given race for random reasons. It's really odd lol.

Holy crap. Vingo put 10 seconds into Roglic at the first time check, then Remco put 10 seconds into Vingo.  Remco is REALLY flying.

  • Author
8 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Holy crap. Vingo put 10 seconds into Roglic at the first time check, then Remco put 10 seconds into Vingo.  Remco is REALLY flying.

Remco should obliterate this

  • Author

I'm thinking Roglic may have come in to the Tour a little underbaked on purpose. He looks better every day

  • Author
Just now, Hornius Emeritus said:

Did Remco lose his chain?

So close to. Got it back on

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.