ravenmore

Le sigh.

To be honest between the UCI and the doping scandals I'm starting to not like pro cycling.

Soloist Assassin

That is ridiculous.

byrnemm

Keeping the Tour clean since.... never.

androidtt

I wonder how much the seat post positions affected the riders...

Diegomayra

Great Contador is down on his rivals early in the TdF. This might be the most exciting tour in years, much better than Contador just running off with the maillot jaune.

Seriously, Contador is in a different league. I'm still counting on a beat down in the High Mountains and the Individual Time trial.

MONGO!

I'm liking this simply because Contador has to attack.

Nothing worse than seeing the yellow jersey effortlessly marking someone

Bob Dopolina 

I guess no-one remembers the saddles that had the 'back rest on them that sparked the need for any kind of rule in the first place. I think the point was to eliminate the possibility of any variation on this design because it gave the riders so much more leverage and it was considered unfair.



The crap that happen at the tour before stage 2 has little to do with this, however.

patentcad

After 2+ years of effing around with my own TT bike position, I can tell you from personal experience that it can be a HUGE factor in rider comfort and your ability to sustain an effective TT bike position. My seat is angled down a couple of degrees. If it were purely horizontal it would literally feel like there was a RR tie up my ass on the TT bike when I'm on the aero bars. Every individual is different. The fact that the UCI even has that rule just underscores what idiots they are. The fact that they decide to arbitrarily enforce it (after not doing so) on the day of the TTT in the biggest race of the season is just beyond the pale. Most of pro cycling's problem is that the organization that runs it are a bunch of pompous self-absorbed jackwagons.

LowCel 

Who is the rider that just gave the camera the wet willy? Have to appreciate his sense of humor.

ErichM

So, when does the solo commentator go away and the pair join in? Just curious.

Jay-W

just roll through the home town, say hello to missus and kids...back to work.

rollin

not a bad day...

surgeonstone

I love the VW Pinata commercial, the face on the kid swinging the bat is just great.

rollin

That bridge in the distance is the Cat 4 climb today.

aprevo15

This is the first time ever watching the tour de france for me. I never realized how fun it is. I guess you have to get in to the sport to really enjoy watching it. I am just glued to the TV.

surgeonstone

And todays stage is BORING. Even so I love it. My family thinks I'm nuts but that's okay. It's my time of the year to claim the TV and ban "So you think you
can Dance", "The Bachelorette", and "Keeping Up With The Kardidiots".

aprevo15

LOL kardidiots. Yeah compared to team time trials, today's is kinda boring but still fun to watch. The time trial event was just nuts. I loved it. Makes me want to go out and get a TT bike. lol.

androidtt

If it affects individual riders that much, why would they enforce a horizontal rule then? It's just seat position. Not a mini rocket attached underside of the saddle. (This is my first time watching the race since I got into cycling this January. Some of these rules make no sense to me.). I spent 30 minutes one day fine tuning my saddle just so the pressures were in the EXACT spots I wanted them to be. If someone moved mine, I would have to bow out of the race if it were a distance greater than 20+ miles.

kenji666

Getting organized for the leadout...

pandabear

i hate farrar

aprevo15

Damn what a finish. Awesome.

androidtt

America!

aprevo15

Time to celebrate by going for a ride.

surgeonstone

Why? Seems like a nice guy.

surgeonstone

What i'm a doin right about now.