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Tour de France: Pre race thread
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-06-2010 19:32
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Deadpool wrote:
Except for the bitch-ass awesome crank, that bike is hideous.
YOUR FACE
https://afghanant.files.wordpress.com/...a-hate.gif
Edited by CrueTrue on 30-06-2010 20:55
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 30-06-2010 19:50
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Deadpool wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Meanwhile, Footon have an awesome new bike for the Tour 
Except for the bitch-ass awesome crank, that bike is hideous.
Either you love it, or you hate it .
Put me in the first group
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| jph27 |
Posted on 30-06-2010 19:53
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felix_29 wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
Except for the bitch-ass awesome crank, that bike is hideous.
Either you love it, or you hate it .
Put me in the first group
But, its, so, ugly! 
Edited by CrueTrue on 30-06-2010 20:55
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 30-06-2010 19:57
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Sorry, i was a bit stupid, put me in the second group, too
Cheula was pulled out of the Footon team right before the team presentation. of course, he´s a bit angry now
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| Wyman |
Posted on 30-06-2010 20:20
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I personally like it...
But i think you have to be a pretty good rider to pull off a Gold Bike... Ohwell 
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| itsmichael |
Posted on 30-06-2010 20:36
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For the first time in 27 years, there won't be any Colombian rider starting the Tour de France in Rotterdam on July 3rd. It leaves South America with no representative in the race. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-06-2010 20:51
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WTF
Editor of Bicycling Bill Strickland tweets Radioshack's Tour invite has been revoked.
Wait, what?
That can't be.
EDIT: To reinforce. No way.
Edited by issoisso on 30-06-2010 20:54
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 30-06-2010 20:52
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Still just a rumour. He also says:
" I did say "rumor," not "information." My guess is no way they're out. Among other reasons, TdF wouldn't give up American audience. Right? "
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-06-2010 20:56
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CrueTrue wrote:
Still just a rumour. He also says:
" I did say "rumor," not "information." My guess is no way they're out. Among other reasons, TdF wouldn't give up American audience. Right? "
He almost contradicts himself, though, by saying "Sources are good".
There's no way this is happening unless in the extremely unlikely chance that AFLD did manage to get something from the DNA testing on the needles found at the Tour last year.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-06-2010 21:01
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CrueTrue wrote:
My guess is no way they're out. Among other reasons, TdF wouldn't give up American audience. Right? "
If the American audience is that fickle, they won't be missed
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| justinwkirk |
Posted on 30-06-2010 21:03
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Latest from A Schleck
"If you must know I have four options for next year: staying with Bjarne, Kim and Brian's new team and two others that I can't discuss. But right now I'm a Saxo Bank rider and the most important thing is the Tour de France and where I finish come the end of the race."
Sounds like he hasnt made up his mind yet
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 30-06-2010 21:18
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SportingNonsense wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
My guess is no way they're out. Among other reasons, TdF wouldn't give up American audience. Right? "
If the American audience is that fickle, they won't be missed ;)
Trust me, A) 99.9% of them are, and B) The other .1% of us won't miss them either. |
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| justinwkirk |
Posted on 30-06-2010 22:33
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Deadpool wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
My guess is no way they're out. Among other reasons, TdF wouldn't give up American audience. Right? "
If the American audience is that fickle, they won't be missed
Trust me, A) 99.9% of them are, and B) The other .1% of us won't miss them either.
Bollocks, you lads are just buggered that we just started paying attention to futbol. This is all a conspiracy by the UCI and FIFA to keep the Yankees out of the super bowl.
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| arthon |
Posted on 30-06-2010 22:41
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I decided that supporting Saxo, Astana or Radioshack isn't any fun, so I'm going all out this year with Rabobank. I think my predictions are obvious (Menchov for the yellow, Gesink for the white and Freire for green).
My top 5:
1. Menchov
2. Contador
3. Kloden
4. Gesink
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 30-06-2010 23:02
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Menchov to win the tour.. you're crazy 
Gesink to win white, also crazy. Kloden to crack top 3.
I give up, thats an insane prediction
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-07-2010 08:26
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justinwkirk wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
My guess is no way they're out. Among other reasons, TdF wouldn't give up American audience. Right? "
If the American audience is that fickle, they won't be missed
Trust me, A) 99.9% of them are, and B) The other .1% of us won't miss them either.
Bollocks, you lads are just buggered that we just started paying attention to futbol. This is all a conspiracy by the UCI and FIFA to keep the Yankees out of the super bowl.
 I'm sure some Brits were annoyed by Jon Stewart's constant teasing of England |
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| pesci |
Posted on 01-07-2010 12:45
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Hi all,
I was out some days, can somebody explain me why Nibali is not on the liquigas team?
Sorry if it has been discussed before. |
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| Juan |
Posted on 01-07-2010 12:51
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pesci wrote:
Hi all,
I was out some days, can somebody explain me why Nibali is not on the liquigas team?
Sorry if it has been discussed before.
Just because he did the whole Giro and needed vacation, and because Liquigas doesn't need 3 leaders.
At least that seems to me the best explanation.
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| pesci |
Posted on 01-07-2010 13:12
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Juan wrote:
pesci wrote:
Hi all,
I was out some days, can somebody explain me why Nibali is not on the liquigas team?
Sorry if it has been discussed before.
Just because he did the whole Giro and needed vacation, and because Liquigas doesn't need 3 leaders.
At least that seems to me the best explanation.
Yes but is a little bit strange for me, Basso was in a lot better form in Giro,which also was a lot more tired at the end. Nibali came only in substitution of Pellizoti.. which made me think that he will be one of the leaders for the Tour.
Maybe they reserve him for winning the Vuelta, seen that Nibali against Contador is not enough. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 01-07-2010 13:18
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Every team did the preview of the cobble stages the past days.
From what I've seen on the dutch news. Gesink at least passes the cobbles easy. Only Lars Boom followed with a smile.
Menchov had much much more troubles with the cobbles... |
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