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| Stromeon |
Posted on 07-06-2014 12:34
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Right time to liven proceedings up. Time for a game of Pictionary, Tour de France style!
Difficulty: Varies from ridiculously obvious to obscure
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3. Spoiler 
(This one is difficult, but you can probably guess it from context)
4.Spoiler ""
Note the inverted commas
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Rest doesn't matter/I can't think of anything for people like VdB 
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| Nin1388 |
Posted on 07-06-2014 12:36
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Kirchen_75 wrote:
My dislike for Team Sky is only growing. Theyre being very nasty torwards sir Bradley. Treating a TDF winner like a rubbish, I find it really disgraceful really. I felt that he could do something with that cobbled stage and distance Froome.exe
I hope team Sky do not have a Frank Schleck situation on cobbles. Then there is neither Wiggins nor Froome to win. |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 07-06-2014 12:45
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My glass bowl knows who's going to win this year's Tour. It is: Vincenzo Nibali. Froome.exe will fall and break his collarbone. |
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| Nin1388 |
Posted on 07-06-2014 12:55
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My top 10
1. Contador- final TT will not make a difference. He is in form and hopefully will continue on.
2. Froome- weakness in last week will cost him
3. Valverde- Finally TdF podium
4. Horner- he is currently Vuelta winner show him some respect
5. Nibali- out of form and out of podium
6. Kruezinger- Conti's best ally
7. Van Garderen- final TT will get him back
8. Betancur- will get white jersey too
9. Costa- whatever he will suck someone's wheel for 9th
10. Peraud- top french rider
Points-
Kristoff- he can also get over small hills and much better sprinter than Sagan
Mountain-
Mathais Frank- IAM will try to make their presence felt
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 07-06-2014 13:13
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https://www.cyclin...g-man-down
As Millar quite accurately speaks out, it makes me remember the reason I cycle isn't for winning (clearly as I've raced for ten years and never won jack-shit), but it's rather for style, substance, for the guy who goes out and does something crazy for him, for the escape, for the coolness of it all. Froome has no cool factor, no style, no substance (ignoring what substances he may or may not be ingesting). Wiggins is literally the only rider the British public who have followed cycling from before 2012 want to see on team Sky. Maybe Geraint Thomas too - but that might just be a personal favourite. Wiggins and Cav are probably the only two road cyclists the British know, or feel they know - mainly as they both speak their mind (which as we live in a reserved British society, that's something we look up to). We hate politicians, hate controlled neutralised media and hate the fact that Sky has diluted cycling for a few years, and now come up with a compete crock of shit about how they've been doing so badly.
Give us Wiggins, and who gives a shit about winning.
And as to the Top Ten:
1.  Vincenzo Nibali
2.  Alejandro Valverde
3.  Michal Kwiatkowski
4. Alberto Contador
5.  Rui Costa
6.  Laurens ten Dam
7.  Thibaut Pinot
8.  Tejay van Garderen
9.  Leopold Konig
10.  Simon Spilak
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| Keeperodd |
Posted on 07-06-2014 13:24
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I apparently don't belong in here as i cant stand Contador. Never liked him. Even before the "steak incident". And i don't have anything against Froome but not a fan either. I have a slight dislike towards Sky but that is because they are ruining EBH. I usually only have Norwegians as favorites since i haven't found anyone else like. I just hope Kristoff can take a win or two.
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 07-06-2014 21:05
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I will wait until Dauphiné/Suisse is done before I make my prediction At the moment Nibali doesn't seem in form but maybe he's better at the Dauphiné, who knows. And I hope that Van den Broeck will come back to life. |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 07-06-2014 21:10
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Nin1388 wrote:
Kirchen_75 wrote:
My dislike for Team Sky is only growing. Theyre being very nasty torwards sir Bradley. Treating a TDF winner like a rubbish, I find it really disgraceful really. I felt that he could do something with that cobbled stage and distance Froome.exe
I hope team Sky do not have a Frank Schleck situation on cobbles. Then there is neither Wiggins nor Froome to win.
Wiggins wouldn't have been a chance at the GC if he had been in the team and Froome went down on the cobbles. He did well at ToC but is not in GT winning/contending contending condition. Porte would most likely have been there backup GC rider with or without Wiggins.
Edited by Strydz on 07-06-2014 21:13
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| Nin1388 |
Posted on 07-06-2014 21:44
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Strydz wrote:
Nin1388 wrote:
Kirchen_75 wrote:
My dislike for Team Sky is only growing. Theyre being very nasty torwards sir Bradley. Treating a TDF winner like a rubbish, I find it really disgraceful really. I felt that he could do something with that cobbled stage and distance Froome.exe
I hope team Sky do not have a Frank Schleck situation on cobbles. Then there is neither Wiggins nor Froome to win.
Wiggins wouldn't have been a chance at the GC if he had been in the team and Froome went down on the cobbles. He did well at ToC but is not in GT winning/contending contending condition. Porte would most likely have been there backup GC rider with or without Wiggins.
I'm sorry to disappoint you. Porte will never win a GT with talent we have coming up . Yes he has won small stage races, but over 3 weeks he is not good. You could see last year at tour itself. In first week he was up there and last week upto Semnoz Froome was trying to take him but he could not stay with them. Anyway Wiggins has won TdF and Porte what? NOT even top 10. Anyway you can dream. |
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 07-06-2014 21:57
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Nin1388 wrote:
I'm sorry to disappoint you. Porte will never win a GT with talent we have coming up . Yes he has won small stage races, but over 3 weeks he is not good. You could see last year at tour itself. In first week he was up there and last week upto Semnoz Froome was trying to take him but he could not stay with them. Anyway Wiggins has won TdF and Porte what? NOT even top 10. Anyway you can dream.
Not a Sky or Porte fan at all, but to base your opinion on one race where he wasn't even a leader is just plain stupid. We don't know what Porte could do in GT as a leader, while I don't think that he would smash everyone like Froome last year, but based on his performance in other races and Sky history I wouldn't be surprised by his victory in GC, especially in TdF. |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 07-06-2014 21:59
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Nin1388 wrote:
Strydz wrote:
Nin1388 wrote:
Kirchen_75 wrote:
My dislike for Team Sky is only growing. Theyre being very nasty torwards sir Bradley. Treating a TDF winner like a rubbish, I find it really disgraceful really. I felt that he could do something with that cobbled stage and distance Froome.exe
I hope team Sky do not have a Frank Schleck situation on cobbles. Then there is neither Wiggins nor Froome to win.
Wiggins wouldn't have been a chance at the GC if he had been in the team and Froome went down on the cobbles. He did well at ToC but is not in GT winning/contending contending condition. Porte would most likely have been there backup GC rider with or without Wiggins.
I'm sorry to disappoint you. Porte will never win a GT with talent we have coming up . Yes he has won small stage races, but over 3 weeks he is not good. You could see last year at tour itself. In first week he was up there and last week upto Semnoz Froome was trying to take him but he could not stay with them. Anyway Wiggins has won TdF and Porte what? NOT even top 10. Anyway you can dream.
Its true what he is saying tho, you are basically putting words in his mouth. At this point, without a question, Porte has got a lot bigger chance of winning the TdF if Froome somehow crashes out than Wiggins would have had. Wiggins would not have had a slight chance of winning, he had most likely lost a couple of minutes in the Vosgues already. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 07-06-2014 22:30
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I can't rate Porte this year. I mean, how should I? He has been abandoning races like crazy for the last couple of months. Apparently he came into form now but before Dauphiné hasn't ended with some solid performances and he's on the startline in Britain, I wouldn't call him a contender for GT or GT back-up.
However - under normal circumstances, Porte has of course potential to finish podium of a GT if all falls into its places. Though he's capable of winning a GT (like many, many other riders), I don't think it will ever happen. But stranger things have happened.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Strydz |
Posted on 07-06-2014 22:49
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Nin1388 wrote:
Strydz wrote:
Nin1388 wrote:
Kirchen_75 wrote:
My dislike for Team Sky is only growing. Theyre being very nasty torwards sir Bradley. Treating a TDF winner like a rubbish, I find it really disgraceful really. I felt that he could do something with that cobbled stage and distance Froome.exe
I hope team Sky do not have a Frank Schleck situation on cobbles. Then there is neither Wiggins nor Froome to win.
Wiggins wouldn't have been a chance at the GC if he had been in the team and Froome went down on the cobbles. He did well at ToC but is not in GT winning/contending contending condition. Porte would most likely have been there backup GC rider with or without Wiggins.
I'm sorry to disappoint you. Porte will never win a GT with talent we have coming up . Yes he has won small stage races, but over 3 weeks he is not good. You could see last year at tour itself. In first week he was up there and last week upto Semnoz Froome was trying to take him but he could not stay with them. Anyway Wiggins has won TdF and Porte what? NOT even top 10. Anyway you can dream.
I didn't say Porte could win the Tour. What I said was that if Froome crashed out Porte would be there backup GC guy not Wiggins, Porte could go top 10 where I see Wiggins would struggle to keep up over 3 weeks in his condition. Look at him compared to the last 5 seasons, he is carrying more weight which would catch him out in the high mountains and 2012 was the outlier if you look at the course that was raced, just because he won a GT doesn't mean he can win another. Don't know why you think Porte not being a genuine podium contender would disappoint me.
Edited by Strydz on 07-06-2014 22:51
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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 08-06-2014 10:15
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I honestly cannot bear Contador or Froome, neither as people nor riders. One will go on an attack which will miraculously give him three minutes, the other will gain three minutes after a miraculous attack. However here are my predictions(I haven't properly looked at the startlist, so they'll be all over the place).
1. Chris Froome
2. Vincenzo Nibali
3. Thibaut Pinot
4. Richie Porte
5. Alberto Contador(will go on a Vino style string of crashes, then win at Pla'd Adet)
6. Rui Costa
7. Leopald Konig
8. Bauke Mollema
9. Carlos Betancur
10. Simon Spilak
KOM:Spilak
Green: Sagan
Edited by weirdskyfan64 on 08-06-2014 10:34
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-06-2014 10:17
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I think it's the last chance for Van Den Broeck. Just have a feeling. His crash last year was really too bad, but I wonder what he can achieve this year. A top 5 would be amazing in this field. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 08-06-2014 10:18
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König is 26. Pinot is 24 however, and he'd win the Young Rider ranking in that prediction 
I'll wait with my prediction until post-Dauphiné&Suisse.
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 08-06-2014 10:26
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1.Froome
2.Contador
3.Nibali
4.Valverde
5.Van Garderen
6.Costa
7.Pinot
8.Porte
9.Betancur
10.Mollema
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| Smoku |
Posted on 08-06-2014 14:04
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Just heard on ES-PL Valverde is not going to TdF. Can't find it anywhere in the webz though. Anybody can confirm/deny? |
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| jacobjc88 |
Posted on 08-06-2014 14:26
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Ian Butler wrote:
I think it's the last chance for Van Den Broeck. Just have a feeling. His crash last year was really too bad, but I wonder what he can achieve this year. A top 5 would be amazing in this field.
He started dauphine pretty well, seems like he is in good shape
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 08-06-2014 14:43
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Costa is abit overrated imo. If he will be in the top 10, it will be somewhere behind like 8th-10th place.
Van den Broeck can make a top 5 if he's a bit lucky on the cobble stage (he's a bit better than most other GC riders) and then manages to limit his losses in the mountains and ITT. |
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