Tour de France 2013

Ebh in looking good but not quite getting over the line shocker

Ebh in looking good but not quite getting over the line shocker

:'(

Doh, so it seems. He's won a TdF stage and the Tour d'Avenir before now.
In my defence, those were his words, not mine, and I've never heard of the fella.

No tour stage before now, someone's just updated it mad quickly.

Such a great image of him, obviously almost broken, just looking behind him and seeing the raging pack behind and finding a little bit more to take him over the line. Great stuff.

Indeed. It was a classic shot, the peloton bearing down upon him like rabid dogs while he glanced behind. Superb.

His interview was lovely as well, delighted for the guy.

Bloody wikipedia

Warming to Froome after his little chat with ITV. Come on Tim.

Im tempted to stick with Pinot for best young rider

Glad Panzerwagon is still with us.. Hope he recovers for the TTT and for the OPQS team

No tour stage before now, someone's just updated it mad quickly.

Bloody wikipedia

I remember when Charl Schwartzel was about to win the Masters in 2011, I'm not really a fan of golf but I had been watching it for a couple of hours and was hooked. As he was about to play the winning putt, I went on to Wikipedia to read more about him, and in the 'Professional Wins' section someone had written 'CALM DOWN EVERYONE, HE HASN'T WON lT YET!'

Some Wikipediers are there with their fingers poised every time something happens in sport.

#csb

Can someone please teach the French about dog leads!

Corsica is reknown for it's free roving cows and pigs,
so we did put an effort in to avoid any on that roads.

As you are now all training for hills to do some touring there,
please don't call anybody French there ;)

Im tempted to stick with Pinot for best young rider

Remember Marc Madiot losing his shit through the car window last year
? Fucking epic.

Ok someone please teach the Corsicans (and the French when it gets back to French soil) about dog leads. Every year dogs cause mayhem. Don't think nationality is important here, dogs not possibly causing injuries is.

what was that cunt doing on the road as well? he would have rammed into the riders it appeared if he didnt drop his cap

Has anyone seen this yet? Tony Martin's wheel after yesterday's crash:

(From Cozy Beehive.)

I thought Tony Martin was famous for only ever riding clinchers?

Tony, I am disappoint.

Well done Bakelants! Wow.

I thought Tony Martin was famous for only ever riding clinchers?

Tony, I am disappoint.

He seems to like them in TT's, but I don't think he rides them otherwise.

was playing with duplo with my son today:

That's amazing! :)

Ha! Brilliant

hahahaha

Class, absolute class!

...and thus drøn became a World Champion.

The best bit about Bakelant's interview was him basically admitting he can afford to take it easy from now on. No more pressure, no expectations, no nerves, just enjoying the rest of the Tour knowing that he has claimed an unexpected stage win. And fair play to him.

That feeling as he rounded the last couple of corners, knowing it's just ahead but thinking he could still be caught...it felt fucking great in the C Category in the track league, with thousands of fans lining the streets and in the Tour de France it must have been amazing.

That was a lovely end to what seems to have been a great stage. It's always good when things get less than predictable and when favourites are foiled fairly and squarely.

^^an unexpected stage win and a day in yellow. superb