Tour de France 2010

He's both. The truth was certain to come out eventually. But we should remember that all sports are affected by in-breeding and cycling is doing more than any other to stamp it out.

They are all lizards underneath their skin too! even Gary Imlach, it's a massive conspiracy

I'm going to be in Paris for the final day... anyone else going to be over?

I'll be here because 1. It's where I live and 2. I have a mate coming to watch. Beers?

I haven't decided whether I want to go super early, get a good spot and see the riders loads of times (i.e. somewhere on the lap), or whether to drift slightly out of town and get a front row seat without waiting for hours.

Last time I watched in Paris Armstrong won, I turned up to place de la concorde at 10, 11ish and was about 15 people back from the action. At the end of jardin des tuileries you're at least a bit higher up than anyone else. The caravan times and rider times are on the official website, given to the nearest second at a particular road junction.

Busiest places are place de la concorde, champs elysee, especially at the top, and then anywhere on the lap.

Bladder control a must, if you want front row ;)

The Wiggle advert on ITV4 makes Sidi's efforts look like a Coppola/Scorsese/Cameron 3D CGI extravaganza.

Ha, ha - I've just seen this. That shit is poor!!
in addition to poor cycling adverts - my missus just mentioned that if she hears the Tylar Farrar "Garmin Transitions" advert again - she's throwing the TV out of our window.

Is it me or is it that everytime i watch Contador time-trial, he is forever shifting back in his saddle every five or six pedal strokes?
I know this may have to be the case occasionally because of the position on the bike, but Cancellara didn't shift at all.

lfgss.com

Team    Points

1 Team Sparky - MattSparkes 75
2 DopeAmmo - cheapgeorge 47
3 Team Nodder - Pifko 46
4 Sanddance - Sanddancer 43
5 hurricane josh - hurricanejosh 40

Sparky, have Cancellara and Contador on your team per chance?... :)

Gutted - did i miss a fantasy tour opportunity?
takes a moment
or it may just be that you weren't invited, Dan.

Just set up a team. fucked up and named my team 1510. Idiot!

Also bought my eurosport subscription for the month. Couldn't get through the day knowing I was missing actual racing 'cause ITV4 was too busy showing Police Camera Action.

Gutted - did i miss a fantasy tour opportunity?
takes a moment
or it may just be that you weren't invited, Dan.

Fantasy TDF - http://road.cc/fantasy-tour-de-France

My team is set (Team Nodder) and I've set up a lfgss league. You need this code to join the league - 1510
:)

My team would have 38 points. I'd be in last place even though I had hindsight of how people did yesterday... Bah.

I have to join the nodder team, someone at work was punting this to me and I blanked them, but being in Pifkos nodders is a must.
Are you letting noddettes in too?

watch Contador time-trial, he is forever shifting back in his saddle...but Cancellara didn't shift at all.

I gather Cancellara has exceptional hip flexibility, so he can keep low at the front without moving forward to open his hip angle, although he was on the nose of the saddle here. The rest of us struggle and end up on the rivet, Contador perhaps more than most. Not sure that his arm angle is really helping if you compare Bertie with Spartacus; if Contador got his arse properly on the saddle, he'd be close to the Superman position. Although if you want to see "on the rivet" for somebody who wasn't even supposed to be trying, look at Cavendish

aha - cheers Pifko.

^^definitely looks like Contador could do with bringing his extensions back 10mm or something. Probably been optimised in the wind tunnel, but they've failed to take into consideration 'unusual' real life conditions like cycling slightly downhill :/

Break already!

(won't bee seeing that [live] on ITV's shit 2 hours coverage).

Yes, but there's always an early break (which will be caught before the finish) on the early sprint stages. :)

yup, but this was on the flag to start racing, full pelt. It was fun to watch.

Break already!
(won't bee seeing that [live] on ITV's shit 2 hours coverage).

Eurosport HD ftw.. although now it seems to be showing moto racing of some kind..

Yes, but there's always an early break (which will be caught before the finish) on the early sprint stages. :)

Not this early. Did they even have a controlled section out of the city?

Dog on the road, Millar down.
Basso maybe too.

They're picking themselves up now.

it was a reply, Hipster.

he's back up.

(and apparently the dog is okay)

footage from when they were showing "motor sports".

Ah, replay.

I'm playing with my CDJ so can't hear it :)

One of your countrymen (Hansen) went down earlier as well. Looked bad, but he's back riding (although doesn't look happy).