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Le Tour de France 2014 - Stage 5 - Ypres - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut
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| xxeerroo |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:02
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first cobbles will be at 68.5 k to go |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:02
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I have no problem with riders losing time on this terrain. Again: I like the inclusion of cobbles. What I don't like is an unnecessary level of risk that would come from forcing riders to go on narrow cobbled roads that are partially flooded. That is a recipe for disaster.
You say you don't care if they lose their race due to a lack of skill or luck. I do not understand how you can say that about professional athletes who you presumably enjoy watching. This is their livelihood. This is how they support their families. To say you don't care if they hurt themselves in a situation that is completely avoidable solely because you want the spectacle of seeing them do it is completely sadistic.
That is all I am trying to say. Just have some empathy.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:05
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Oh and rain during the sprint classics is not comparable to rain in July. The former comes when specialists on this terrain are riding. The latter comes when non specialists are forcing their way to the front of the group to avoid losing time. That adds an even larger element of difficulty and danger to events.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:09
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Well, Astana & Nibbles look like they mean business today. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:09
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CountArach wrote:
I have no problem with riders losing time on this terrain. Again: I like the inclusion of cobbles. What I don't like is an unnecessary level of risk that would come from forcing riders to go on narrow cobbled roads that are partially flooded. That is a recipe for disaster.
You say you don't care if they lose their race due to a lack of skill or luck. I do not understand how you can say that about professional athletes who you presumably enjoy watching. This is their livelihood. This is how they support their families. To say you don't care if they hurt themselves in a situation that is completely avoidable solely because you want the spectacle of seeing them do it is completely sadistic.
That is all I am trying to say. Just have some empathy.
And I'm saying that conditions ain't that bad and we've become too soft. Also I have empathy. For example, if road would be icy, it would be a whole different story and I would be totally for excluding necessary road/s. Plus to me conditions were more dangerous during this year's Gavia stage rather than today. |
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Posted on 25-11-2024 09:32
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:10
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Cobbles are a part of cycling. Rain is a part of cycling. Therefore, wet cobblestones are a normal thing and should not be avoided.
I agree I would hate to see people crashing out, but it can happen on other places as well. People should be losing time on these cobbles, but with this attitude, they could've just made it another boring flat stage.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:17
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Ollfardh wrote:
I agree I would hate to see people crashing out, but it can happen on other places as well. People should be losing time on these cobbles, but with this attitude, they could've just made it another boring flat stage.
wait, everything is not a boring flat stage  are you sure? all the stages get decide in the last kilometer like flat stages
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:18
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Ollfardh wrote:
Cobbles are a part of cycling. Rain is a part of cycling. Therefore, wet cobblestones are a normal thing and should not be avoided.
I agree I would hate to see people crashing out, but it can happen on other places as well. People should be losing time on these cobbles, but with this attitude, they could've just made it another boring flat stage.
This. We need more diversification. It's almost that in Tour we almost always have two races: one of sprinters and other for GC riders. Every stage (well, maybe not every) needs to play significance in GC, so that those totally one dimensional GC riders should work on becoming more versatile and it wouldn't just be about who can have more W/kg. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:21
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Where does it say that Tour de France is a race for climbers only?
Cobbles are in France, this is a race around France which is why we got Alps and Pyrenees, Cobbles belong to it too.
Sit back and enjoy the race.  |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:23
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Greipel down 
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| dark_x2012 |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:24
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Kirchen_75 wrote:
Where does it say that Tour de France is a race for climbers only?
Cobbles are in France, this is a race around France which is why we got Alps and Pyrenees, Cobbles belong to it too.
Sit back and enjoy the race.
How can I enjoy it after they have removed the most interesting parts.  |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:25
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Look at that sexual velodrome |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:27
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
are you sure? all the stages get decide in the last kilometer like flat stages
Most certainly not.
Think I spotted Casual Purito dropped, still not giving a single stretch and riding like training. Very pleased with that (Vuelta prep and so). No Ninja clothes for him today though.
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:27
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dark_x2012 wrote:
How can I enjoy it after they have removed the most interesting parts.
Simply don't watch it then. You can't change that decision, anyways.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:28
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Demare behind 
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| cio93 |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:29
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Timing says Demare behind the peloton.
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| vladmatiescu |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:29
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What happened to Demare? |
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| Andro |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:30
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Amazing save by the Movistar rider. |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:31
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Kittel down
Giant going back to plan A
Edited by SSJ2Luigi on 09-07-2014 14:32
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| CountArach |
Posted on 09-07-2014 14:32
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Anyone catch who the other Giant rider was?
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