Tour de France 2007 thread (2 Viewers)

[Cormcolash]

AHAHAHAHAH FROOMMEEYY IS FUCCCKKEEEDDDDDD

 

[Cormcolash]

The men's is a snoozefest, as expected in the first stage.

Hahaha well YA GOT THAT WRONG!!

The wee hill on the run-up to the finish is fucking killing the sprinters hahaha

 

[Cormcolash]

Fuckin best stage 1 ever!!!

 

[rettucs]

Hahaha well YA GOT THAT WRONG!!

The wee hill on the run-up to the finish is fucking killing the sprinters hahaha

I mean you could literally watch the first 10 mins and the last 20 mins and you'd miss nothing.

Always some amount of crashes in the first week with lads as nervous as hell.

poor aul froomey. I wouldn't wish a crash on anyone but I'm torn between wanting to see the race without him in it, or with him in it, but losing 10-20 mins a day.

 

[Cormcolash]

I don't mind seeing him crash hahaha

 

[ann post]

Does anyone know what the sign said yet?

I found it
I google translated it
It seems to say

RAISINS

 

[flashback]

I found it
I google translated it
It seems to say

RAISINS

Oma and Opa are german for granny and grandad. Omi and Opi might be more familiar forms of that? My German's not very good, but they do that ending words with the "ee" sound as a familiar thing.

She's some gobshite. Crashing in races is miserable.

 

[Cormcolash]

Much more standard boring stage today, but another great finish at the end, with a massive hill for the last 2k up to the finish. Sky tried to get a train going for the hill, but all the other contenders basically took them down, haha. I'm sure it will be back to the sprints or whatever tomorrow, but fuck it's great to have these stages that are basically flat but have a massive hill at the end to fuck the sprinters, haha

 

[rettucs]

Much more standard boring stage today, but another great finish at the end, with a massive hill for the last 2k up to the finish. Sky tried to get a train going for the hill, but all the other contenders basically took them down, haha. I'm sure it will be back to the sprints or whatever tomorrow, but fuck it's great to have these stages that are basically flat but have a massive hill at the end to fuck the sprinters, haha

what are you on about, BEST SECOND STAGE EVER!

can't wait for MVdeP's power numbers up that last climb. I'd say it would be close to those of a small car.

If the organisers had half a brain they'd have a few really tough stages at the start of the race to calm everything down - tough, as in, cat 1 and 2 climbs. Then throw in a few classics type stages. The combination of nerves and of younger riders who are too full of beans and can't discipline themselves to ride in a group, along with the odd eejit holding a cardboard sign, means there are more crashes than there should be. Design the course to thin out the the pack = sorted.

The great British dope, erm I mean hope, Geraint Thomas, is already a minute down on the Slovenians. I can't say I noticed him going out of that first group. I assumed he was in there given Skineos were the ones pulling up the final climb. Dan Martin is bollixed after the Giro and he even managed to come in only 30 seconds down.

 

[rettucs]

Oma and Opa are german for granny and grandad. Omi and Opi might be more familiar forms of that? My German's not very good, but they do that ending words with the "ee" sound as a familiar thing.

She's some gobshite. Crashing in races is miserable.

In Latvian it's Ome and Ope, so I'd say its some other similar-type language.

 

[ann post]

No it means Raisins

 

[flashback]

Just getting word from my inside sources, Hungarian for "raisins" allegedly.

 

[Cormcolash]

Fuckin totally mad stage there, think every cunt except for Pogacar crashed in the last 10k

Quite possible that Pogacar just won the race on stage 3 haha.

Caleb Ewan crashed out in the sprint and took Sagan with him

 

[nuke terrorist]

Total disaster of a stage. Some very dangerous narrow roads in last 10 km.
Awful start to race.

I was busy last few days with 2 Euro matches per day, Tour, walking and meeting friends for first time this year so internet time had to go.

Poor club cyclist on the side of the road on Saturday stage 1 who got hit by about 4 riders in a pile up in second big crash that day deserves a mention.

 

[magicbastarder]

caleb ewan has a broken collarbone.

 

[Cormcolash]

Yeah it looked like Ewan had fucked himself. Reckon Sagan looked okay though.

 

[nuke terrorist]

that really opens up the sprints now.
as I wasn't here Sunday what a ride to win the stage and get the time bonuses needed to get yellow by Mathieu VDP -WOW. having the audacity to even think of doing that. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it.
he rides on instinct, always backs himself and if he blows up doesn't loses confidence.

 

[rettucs]

Geraint Thomas with a suspected dislocated shoulder too. Though they're saying now it didn't pop out, but must still be badly sprained.

LeFevre still acting the bollox too. There must be someone somewhere has footage of him sucking the face off his secretary? They should leak it and destroy the fucker.

 

[flashback]

INFO RTL - Chute dans le Tour de France : la spectatrice responsable placée en garde à vue

INFO RTL - La spectatrice qui a mis à terre quasiment tout le peloton lors de la 1re étape placée en garde à vue.

www.rtl.fr

Got yer wan allegedly.

 

[Cormcolash]

Whoever shopped her in should be shot!