Tour de France 2012

I spotted bothering with the clinic. Have your doubts fine, but there is hardcore there who actively bully anyone who goes there and disagrees with them. There's about 4 threads on Sky there now, all saying the same thing over and over and over, it's a pointless place because that nasty little hardcore don't actually want the riders to be clean. They just get off by accusing them all of doping and abusing anyone that doesn't do the same thing.

Versailles takes your breath away every time

steady doubletap, don't lose your head!

adoubletap, did not you like them?

Versailles is ridiculous

Additionally... has Wiggins peaked? I don't think so.

Wiggins has shown improvement year on year for the past few years, and there's nothing to suggest it will suddenly stop. Yes he's older, but he's not yet past his best and there's a lot of victories in Bradley's future still.

Totally agree, Brad has been knocking at that door for a few years now, improving every year & can still improve.

The Froome/Brad debate it's still a close call but Brad is still ahead in TT's, could Froome pull out enough of a lead in the Mountains without the Sky Team package around him?
I hope he is patient and sticks with the team for later glory Vuelta? :D

I saw that bandage on the arm, and then noticed every subsequent shot was cropped so it didn't appear again, and had exactly the same thought.

Thing is Froome and Wiggins are both riding next year and maybe Froome is leading going into the last ITT by a minute, and Wiggins can overtake him, what happens? It will be a strange situation if Wiggins is still on good form

I saw that bandage on the arm, and then noticed every subsequent shot was cropped so it didn't appear again, and had exactly the same thought.

In the online version its onscreen throughout.

the Dior advert with Daphne Groeneveld

I keep noticing this advert. Utterly incredible. The extended version on Youtube is well worth a look.

cav / sagan / goss ?

Cav with a Wiggo/EBH leadout pls.

I'm going to put my neck out and call Goss. Shock horror.

Indeed, the Dior advert with Daphne Groeneveld they keep showing is really brightening it up.

I keep noticing this advert. Utterly incredible. The extended version on Youtube is well worth a look.

Absolute hound.

I'd say Greipel is the biggest threat.

still 14 team that haven won anything....

in the spanish press, they were saying that Sanchez was piss off with Cavendish, because he was winning the stage, no letting other teams won something, and later on this teams are gonna have problem with their sponsor for not winning shit.
the articule say that Indurain was know for letting other team rider win stages even if he could take the win for this reason, becuase he was already Yellos jersey...

what do you think?

Versailles takes your breath away every time

Try EPO, it'll be a lot easier.

Going to be a hard to control - the onus will be on Sky because they have said as much - Greenedge have something to prove, and perhaps the freshest lead out train. Have a feeling Goss will finally take a win.

He'll probably be out of shot now I have said all that.

Stage winner LL Cool Sanchez complaining that another stage winner wants to win a second stage?

Tiny violin

TJ is dull.

Hincapie is a legend.

Success. I'm in my hotel room in Bath, found the Tour on the telly, packed the missus off to explore the city...

still 14 team that haven won anything....

in the spanish press, they were saying that Sanchez was piss off with Cavendish, because he was winning the stage, no letting other teams won something, and later on this teams are gonna have problem with their sponsor for not winning shit.
the articule say that Indurain was know for letting other team rider win stages even if he could take the win for this reason, becuase he was already Yellos jersey...

what do you think?

The situation with Indurain was entirely different. I think Sanchez wouldn't make that comparison but perhaps a shit-stiring journalist might.

Sanchez has had an amazing tour despite injuries to himself and team. Don't believe the hype.

You can probably spot who is in Cav's leadout from choice of aero vs non-aero helmets; Knees, Rogers, Porte in standard Kasks and EBH, Brad, Eisel and Cav in aero. Not noticed what Froome is in yet

Froome's 3 mins up the road.

Not really.