Tour de France 2015

Nah. Griepel is

Got the right colour and everything

Greipel being the 'hulk' is proper lolz - he's still tiny.

Can someone post that pic of Griepel next to Chris Hoy?

Fuck biscuits.

And now I've got bets on the Ashes too. We'll fucking lose that and all.

But where does that leave my party boy, euro-pop fantasy?

It was Forstemann, no?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9440391/London-2012-Olympics-Cyclists-Andre-Greipel-and-Robert-Forstermann-compare-monster-thighs-and-picture-goes-viral.html

Not that pic - it was at a party or something. Hoy makes him look like a small child.

He's allegedly 80kg and 1.84m. I reckon he's lighter than that though, he looks pretty skinny this year.

He's 75kg and he can put out 2000w. Ridiculous.

Christ. Yeah he looks better this year than any other tour I've watched, but it's early yet. As much as anything, he's timed his sprint better than Cav and Sags.

How long can he maintain 2kw?

Actually he might not be able to do 2000w any more (those figures are from a few years ago) - I'm guessing he will have lost some power along with the weight, but w/kg wise he is a beast.

2000w is his peak power, so probably ~5s. I reckon Greipel has lost that top end, but can probably hold 1800w for a lot longer now.

There's a good interview with Cav saying that his peak power isn't as high as others, but that he can sustain it for longer.. but last year and this he has been beaten in drag races by Kittel and Greipel. Cav used to be able to win a sprint 100m before the line, he would leave everyone dead with his kick by spinning up a smaller sprint gear, while everyone was still trying to get over 53x11 and then sit up to celebrate.. he doesn't seem to be able to time his jump right at the moment and has lost a little bit of his punch.

All down to no Australia earlier this year.

I think it's just age. Leg speed doesn't last forever. I can't spin as fast as I used to.. Maybe if he spent some more time in the gym he could compensate a bit, but I think he likes to do things his own way.

Degenkolb just did a ES interview wearing one of those hiphopslave caps that makes every wearer look like a malnourished nedneck child fan of motocross.

#reasonsnottolovejohn

POIDH #johnwontbreakmyheartthewaytheothersdid

My only unease with Greipel is he looks like he needs to put his false teeth back in after winning.

Is it me or is there some serious mismatch between their left and rights

Dunno, camera angle maybe? Or them flexing one leg only? #vainbitches

Did think this but Cav is younger than greipel isn't he?

All reports coming in from Le Harve suggest today's finish is much harder than anticipated. Sounds ideal for Phil Gilbert, but he's not riding.

Anyone but Valverde please.

Actually, I'd like EBH to win, mainly to piss off @dubtap

Sagan

I've put a € on Gallopin (14/1).