was 2012 TDF the most boring ever ?
07-30-12, 03:01 PM
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07-31-12, 01:05 PM
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No they are all boring. If you want excitement watch the Spring Classiccs, the Monuments, Giro and Vuelta. The Tour de France is usaully out done by one or the other every year.
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The biggest thing this year's tour lacked was Didi Senft. I'm hoping he'll be back next year.
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According to Cycling News, he just had surgery of some kind but is recovering.
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08-01-12, 01:14 PM
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And out of what, 10 events?, of course one of them is usually going to be more exciting.
08-01-12, 01:49 PM
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I had a bunch of stages i hadn't watched on my DVR.
Total snoozefest.
Oh look, that Liggett guy is talking. ok. Uh huh, oh wow, didn't know that. Look, there they are, pedaling.
Wow, they're riding their bikes. Yup, there's Wiggums keeping pace, not too hard, not too fast.
Maybe they need to shorten the races. Make it open course, have traffic slashing. Have everyone smoke meth before the race starts.
Classics are more interesting.
That said, looking forward to Vuelta de Espana. Those mountains... Those mountains....
Total snoozefest.
Oh look, that Liggett guy is talking. ok. Uh huh, oh wow, didn't know that. Look, there they are, pedaling.
Wow, they're riding their bikes. Yup, there's Wiggums keeping pace, not too hard, not too fast.
Maybe they need to shorten the races. Make it open course, have traffic slashing. Have everyone smoke meth before the race starts.
Classics are more interesting.
That said, looking forward to Vuelta de Espana. Those mountains... Those mountains....
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The riders make the race, not the course. Some of this year's contenders didn't have the legs and some didn't have the tactical acumen to ruffle Sky's feathers.
Sorry if that upsets some of you pleasure seekers...........
Sorry if that upsets some of you pleasure seekers...........
08-01-12, 06:28 PM
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Sky is riding some super-duper ugly bikes. Hard to get excited about a team riding melted crabon frames.
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08-03-12, 11:56 AM
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Want drama? Stage 20 time trial.
Still, it also helps to watch with friends who care about things "other" than the yellow jersey.
Still, it also helps to watch with friends who care about things "other" than the yellow jersey.
08-03-12, 02:29 PM
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And you're basing this on how many years of TdF history? 2 or 3? 
Plenty of TdF's have been won with a strong team and conservative tactics, notably Anquetil's 5 wins. It happens because in many cases, a strong team conservative tactics are a good way to win. Kinda hard to argue with success.
Plus, the great thing about the Tour is that it involves much more than just the GC. E.g. this year you had France taking 5 stages, lots of new talent (Sagan, TVG, Pinot), a fairly intense Polka Dot competition....
Plenty of TdF's have been won with a strong team and conservative tactics, notably Anquetil's 5 wins. It happens because in many cases, a strong team conservative tactics are a good way to win. Kinda hard to argue with success.
Plus, the great thing about the Tour is that it involves much more than just the GC. E.g. this year you had France taking 5 stages, lots of new talent (Sagan, TVG, Pinot), a fairly intense Polka Dot competition....
If all your watching the TDF is for is an suspensful battle for Yellow that comes down to the end, you're going to be dissappointed more often than not.
Learn to appreciate the multiple facets of the race, and there is always something interesting.
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08-03-12, 09:19 PM
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Don't think that it goes so far as to have been boring. But less dramatic then we would have liked, yes. It would have been far more fun to have seen Contador attacking Froome and Wiggins. But I think they could make any race more exciting to watch if they would put helmet cams on the riders. Even lowly domestiques roaring down big hills would make it seem more fun.
Also, in spite of the fact that the peloton looks cleaner than it has been in years. If they want exciting racing they need to take away the race radios, period. I know the riders will hate it because riders have to rely more on instincts and limited information. They also cannot so easily met out their efforts without worry that some threat is out in front. Or give the riders one way radios that allow them to contact their crews in case they have trouble. This would preserve some form of safety but require riders to use more of their own tactics and instincts.
Also, in spite of the fact that the peloton looks cleaner than it has been in years. If they want exciting racing they need to take away the race radios, period. I know the riders will hate it because riders have to rely more on instincts and limited information. They also cannot so easily met out their efforts without worry that some threat is out in front. Or give the riders one way radios that allow them to contact their crews in case they have trouble. This would preserve some form of safety but require riders to use more of their own tactics and instincts.
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was 2012 pro cycling TDF threads the most boring ever?
lets talk about lance armstrong, or claim anyone who rides fast must be on drugs.
lets talk about lance armstrong, or claim anyone who rides fast must be on drugs.
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