Litter Bugs
07-07-08 | 04:49 PM
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Litter Bugs
whats up with the riders chucking hunreds of plastic water bottles into the bushes while they ride ? from what i have seen most of them are not picked up. i thought cyclists were holier than thou environmentalists who rage against machines that pollute. they arent looking very eco friendly right now
07-07-08 | 04:58 PM
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Whatever gave you the idea that the sport of cycling was environmentally friendly?
The bottles are usually thrown to clumps of spectators so they'll be picked up as souvenirs, but if they're done a bottle and they have no use for it or if they're coming to a climb, then it's bye bye bottle.
The bottles are usually thrown to clumps of spectators so they'll be picked up as souvenirs, but if they're done a bottle and they have no use for it or if they're coming to a climb, then it's bye bye bottle.
07-07-08 | 05:24 PM
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Same stupid post every single year.
Every single water bottle, musset and scrap will eventually be picked up by someone as a souvenir. If you watch racing for more than a week you'll see people knocking each other over for the honor or climbing down into a ditch to recover a tossed bottle.
Every single water bottle, musset and scrap will eventually be picked up by someone as a souvenir. If you watch racing for more than a week you'll see people knocking each other over for the honor or climbing down into a ditch to recover a tossed bottle.
07-07-08 | 08:22 PM
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also - as noted last year - it's much safer to throw it clear of the road so as not to endanger following riders.
07-07-08 | 10:53 PM
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A while back I was watching a local race when someone tossed a water bottle near me. I figured, cool, a free water bottle, so I grabbed it. It was kinda seedy looking so I took it home and put it in the dishwasher. After all that, there was marginal improvement, so I recycled it.
Maybe if it had been Erik Zabel's bottle I'd have taken a chance with the cooties.
Maybe if it had been Erik Zabel's bottle I'd have taken a chance with the cooties.
07-07-08 | 11:44 PM
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have you ever seen the waste produced by a large earth day celebration?
07-08-08 | 05:44 AM
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07-08-08 | 06:01 AM
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whats up with the riders chucking hunreds of plastic water bottles into the bushes while they ride ? from what i have seen most of them are not picked up. i thought cyclists were holier than thou environmentalists who rage against machines that pollute. they arent looking very eco friendly right now
07-08-08 | 06:51 AM
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Ya,the bottles and food bags(mussets) are souvenirs for the roadside fans.
It's not like they're going to re-fill them at the next town's cafe.....it's not that kind of tour.
It's not like they're going to re-fill them at the next town's cafe.....it's not that kind of tour.
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07-08-08 | 07:04 AM
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At least the volume is down in the Post Armstrong era, and now particularly without an American GC contender.
And by the way, when do you think Hincapie's going to make his big move? Is he just saving himself for the Alps?
And by the way, when do you think Hincapie's going to make his big move? Is he just saving himself for the Alps?
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07-08-08 | 10:14 AM
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You haven't heard about people flying across the planet to ride a mountain in a middle of country most Americans can't find on a map? It just boggles your mind that people actually ride a bike for fun without environmentalist cause.
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07-08-08 | 10:20 AM
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That post just made my day. And to answer your question, he's definetly saving himself for a blistering escape on the final stage where he will make up all the time he lost in the mountains, plus an extra 10 minutes. ASO will be so impressed, that they will hand him the Roubaix crown at the same time.
07-08-08 | 10:21 AM
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I have Hincapie's bottle from last years TDF TT in Angouleme. He didn't win but he is big George.
I swiped it as he was being interviewed by Neal Rogers. Greatest day of my life.
I swiped it as he was being interviewed by Neal Rogers. Greatest day of my life.
07-08-08 | 10:45 AM
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07-08-08 | 01:23 PM
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That post just made my day. And to answer your question, he's definetly saving himself for a blistering escape on the final stage where he will make up all the time he lost in the mountains, plus an extra 10 minutes. ASO will be so impressed, that they will hand him the Roubaix crown at the same time.
07-08-08 | 02:15 PM
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That post just made my day. And to answer your question, he's definetly saving himself for a blistering escape on the final stage where he will make up all the time he lost in the mountains, plus an extra 10 minutes. ASO will be so impressed, that they will hand him the Roubaix crown at the same time.
....seriously though, gotta love George
07-10-08 | 05:08 AM
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Then there's the number of semi's that haul all the stuff to the next stage...
Then there's the trucks that haul all the tv equipment.
Then there's the helicopters hovering over the race.
Then there's all the fans driving from stage to stage.
And on and on...
07-10-08 | 05:09 AM
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07-10-08 | 05:33 AM
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what are you, 12? if you were tuning in that intently we could assume you've seen the team support cars, the team buses, the motorcycles filming the race, the banners for skoda... the planes that transported some of the riders to race. c'mon.
have you ever seen the waste produced by a large earth day celebration?
have you ever seen the waste produced by a large earth day celebration?
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07-10-08 | 08:19 PM
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As explained during today's Eurosport coverage: There is a clean-up team that follows the Tour after every stage to pick up EVERYTHING - not only the stuff tossed by the riders, but also the trash left behind by all the spectators.
07-11-08 | 12:41 PM
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Some of those bottles even end up in fleabay, so you too have the chance to own a true TDF souvenir.