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Tour De France 2014 Pre-race thread
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| Jacdk |
Posted on 03-07-2014 11:41
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Jesleyh wrote:
25th June, I think 
But alright.
You are correct, i thought it was way longer ago during the Giro.
But 25th june is only a week ago so ya there have been 2 cases of clear doping and then Kreuziger.
Not that many still. |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 03-07-2014 12:32
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 12:40
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What about Saunier Duval? How were they allowed to wear yellow 
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| Jacdk |
Posted on 03-07-2014 12:53
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alexkr00 wrote:
What about Saunier Duval? How were they allowed to wear yellow
Old team but they didn't wear as much yellow as Saxobank.
https://www.youtu...Jl2zixOZXs
They had almost white gear with greenish-yellow sides |
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| Jacdk |
Posted on 03-07-2014 12:53
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 12:58
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Jacdk wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
What about Saunier Duval? How were they allowed to wear yellow
Old team but they didn't wear as much yellow as Saxobank.
https://www.youtu...Jl2zixOZXs
They had almost white gear with greenish-yellow sides
That was in 2008. Before, their equipment had a lot more yellow
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 13:07
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alexkr00 wrote:
Jacdk wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
What about Saunier Duval? How were they allowed to wear yellow
Old team but they didn't wear as much yellow as Saxobank.
https://www.youtu...Jl2zixOZXs
They had almost white gear with greenish-yellow sides
That was in 2008. Before, their equipment had a lot more yellow
It's a pale yellow though whereas i feel like Tinkoff jersey yellow colour is exact same shade of yellow as TdF Maillot Jaune. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 13:09
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meh, it's still yellow.
Why were they allowed to ride Paris-Nice or Dauphine with that shirt and not the Tour?
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 13:11
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alexkr00 wrote:
meh, it's still yellow.
Why were they allowed to ride Paris-Nice or Dauphine with that shirt and not the Tour?
Because riding in yellow at the Tour is way more special than PN or Dauphine so they want the jersey to stand out. |
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Posted on 23-11-2024 07:09
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 13:48
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team presentation starts at 6.30 pm GMT on euro sport |
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 03-07-2014 18:03
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Jacdk wrote:
Jesleyh wrote:
25th June, I think
But alright.
You are correct, i thought it was way longer ago during the Giro.
But 25th june is only a week ago so ya there have been 2 cases of clear doping and then Kreuziger.
Not that many still.
What's not clear about the Kreuziger case? if what he says is true, that he has been flagged for his bio passport, then 3 independent WADA/APMU experts unanimously concluded that “it is highly likely that a prohibited substance or prohibited method had been used and unlikely that it is the result of any other cause”. That's what adverse passport finding means.
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 18:30
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Im sorry but that TdF 2014 intro from Eurosport is lame. They used to do much better. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 18:32
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The Tour is here. It's the most beautiful time of the year 
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 03-07-2014 18:56
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alexkr00 wrote:
The Tour is here. It's the most beautiful time of the year
Agree, together with the cobbled classics imo, it's the best part of the season. Although sometimes other GC's are more entertaining to watch, the Tour will always be on top. |
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 19:01
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I heard A Schleck abandoned just riding up the ramp at the team presentation
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 19:21
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TimoCycling wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
The Tour is here. It's the most beautiful time of the year
Agree, together with the cobbled classics imo, it's the best part of the season. Although sometimes other GC's are more entertaining to watch, the Tour will always be on top.
This.
1. TdF
2. Paris - Roubaix
3. de Ronde
Nothing comes even close, Im so excited for saturday and sunday  |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 03-07-2014 19:23
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All respect for Tour from my side, but Giro is something way more special, at least for me.
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| Jacdk |
Posted on 03-07-2014 19:24
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ShortsNL wrote:
What's not clear about the Kreuziger case? if what he says is true, that he has been flagged for his bio passport, then 3 independent WADA/APMU experts unanimously concluded that “it is highly likely that a prohibited substance or prohibited method had been used and unlikely that it is the result of any other cause”. That's what adverse passport finding means.
Sure sure and 3 other experts and the Czech cycling federation says that its highly likely that these values could be caused by many other things then doping.
So what part of that are you having a hard time understanding? |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-07-2014 19:29
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admirschleck wrote:
All respect for Tour from my side, but Giro is something way more special, at least for me.
Maybe in terms of racing. But in terms of everything else no race comes even close to the Tour.
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| Jacdk |
Posted on 03-07-2014 19:36
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alexkr00 wrote:
admirschleck wrote:
All respect for Tour from my side, but Giro is something way more special, at least for me.
Maybe in terms of racing. But in terms of everything else no race comes even close to the Tour.
I agree the disaster on the mountain that caused Quintana to get the rosa was absolute the lowest i have ever seen in a professional race and of the big 3 that was just a absolute disaster and Quintana and the others who rode past the flag should have been DQ or had a severe penalty. |
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