Professional Cycling For the Fans - TdF Stage 12 - Thursday July 16 - 200 km - Tonnerre → Vittel

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lotta rollers. this one could be surprisingly difficult to control...along with the next stage.

Hmmm.....

I foresee a breakaway that devolves into 3-4 contenders on that last Cat3 climb. Devolder for the win?

I see Contador placing a large stick in Lance's spokes at the last km, gaining at least 30 seconds.

Columbia drags Cavendish over the Cat 3 climb, gains control of the front of the peloton, Cavendish wins another sprint.

Columbia drags Cavendish over the Cat 3 climb, gains control of the front of the peloton, Cavendish wins another sprint.

With 30km to go?

With 30km to go?

More like 35. I don't think those little hills will hurt him enough to matter.

I think if I had the polk-dots, I'd got polka-dot jersey and solid red bib bottom. I think full polka-dots is a little too Dr. Suess-ish...

Yeah, that's how exciting the middle of this race is.... but hey, the breaks got a decent lead, are moving briskly, so who knows. Sh*t happens, right?

Every once in a while I'll see a local rider wearing a polks-dot jersey. I think that takes guts. Every rider around will try to race you up every hill.

I think if I had the polk-dots, I'd got polka-dot jersey and solid red bib bottom. I think full polka-dots is a little too Dr. Suess-ish...

Yeah, that's how exciting the middle of this race is.... but hey, the breaks got a decent lead, are moving briskly, so who knows. Sh*t happens, right?

Anyone who wears red bibs should be fined and beaten severely about the head and neck area.

I think if I had the polk-dots, I'd got polka-dot jersey and solid red bib bottom. I think full polka-dots is a little too Dr. Suess-ish...

Yeah, that's how exciting the middle of this race is.... but hey, the breaks got a decent lead, are moving briskly, so who knows. Sh*t happens, right?

3 and a half minutes over 73 km? I'm not sure that's decent enough.

Who would let their dog loose at the Tour?

We see that every year it seems.

We see that every year it seems.

Idiot dog owners.

Over 4 minutes for the breakaway.

Who would let their dog loose at the Tour? Well, I don't think we have to worry about that dog doing that again. Didn't look like it fared too well.

I have a gut feeling we'll be seeing Cavendish winning most of the remaining non-mountain stages.

Lots of locals show up for the tour and I'm sure the French have their own version of rednecks who think they don't need to keep track of their dogs. "Oh he would hurt anyone."

4 Astana riders dropped back to help LA.

Anyone who wears red bibs should be fined and beaten severely about the head and neck area.

Red's a good "aggressive colour", nice strong red short with the white with red polk-dots.... nice. Maybe hint of black trim.



And yeah, the break's being held at 4min +/-.... Rolling "climbs" made no difference..... Anyone got a mini-pump to toss in the spokes of yellow and "mix things up a bit"? Some one who's, maybe, a little tooooo tweaked out on some super top secret dopage?

Don't make me post the red shorts photo.

Please not the red shorts photo. Anything but that.

Eurosport....

So Vittel (the water company and sponsor of the TDF) sells 900 million bottles of water across 70 countries annually. There is a 500 hectare protected zone around the source of the spring to stop nitrates seeping into the aquifer. They were the first company to ever package drinks in plastic bottles.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

900 million plastic bottles per year? That just seems immoral.

Bottled water shipped around the world is dumb.

Don't make me post the red shorts photo.

Oh man....... I claim ignorant, so I'll ask............ What photo?

Oh oh. Now someone will post the weenie pic for sure.

Oh man....... I claim ignorant, so I'll ask............ What photo?

Best pic ever. :lol:

http://www.telspatch.co.uk/jokes_and_one_liners/funny_text/ftext_w/why_cycle_shorts/red_shorts.jpg

My eyes, my eyes.

Sorry.

don't post the photo, for everyone's eyes sake.
if you must post a link to the photo and anyone who's foolish enough to want to
view it can follow the link.
FWIW I own a pair of red bibs, but someone at Etxe-Ondo got smart and put a large terrycloth
piece above the front of the chamois which does well to avoid the 'red bib photo syndrome'

marty

Seems like a lot of flats (as is no air presure in tires) lately.

The peleton is picking up the tempo.

Seems like a lot of flats (as is no air presure in tires) lately.

And there I was thinking we were still talking about the red shorts :roflmao2:

Oh boy. :p

Hey maybe a race will break out today. That would be fun.

don't post the photo, for everyone's eyes sake.
if you must post a link to the photo and anyone who's foolish enough to want to
view it can follow the link.
FWIW I own a pair of red bibs, but someone at Etxe-Ondo got smart and put a large terrycloth
piece above the front of the chamois which does well to avoid the 'red bib photo syndrome'

marty

Ouch......
Imagine that same photo in white with red polk-dot bibs....

Hmm... Sorenson wanting some time on the GC? A bit early though.

What, someone (Sorenson) wants to race? What's the meaning of this.

Sorry, "Sorensen", my bad.

19,000 meters to go Nicki. Go man go! Peloton's not really going after them...

Who's the American commentator doing special comments with phil etc? Switched over to the Ashes for awhile and missed the introduction...

It's Vaughters.

Garmin Slipstream guy... sorry, didn't catch his job title.

He's the team director.

almost 6 minutes! Go man.... pedal!

He's the team director.

ah, thanks!

Ahhhhhh ok

Getting a bit tired of P&P constantly making judgments and being wrong, Lance in yellow, breakaway can't make it, the 5 can't catch the 2, blah, blah, blah..... go back to talking about sunflowers and castles and slipstreams.