Tour de France 2014

times just in: fast but not that fast

If you remove all the pre- 50% HCT rule climbs it's Lance then Nibz :/

I noticed that too and thought rather odd. I doubt anything illegal he could have ingested at that point would have helped in time but I don't see why he would take the risk of being spiked.

No, but being spiked could be used later as explanation for a +ve test!

Just realised Campagnolo are going to win a Tour De France for the first time in how long?

Óscar Pereiro 2006 I think.

brace yourselves for a whole year of bad advertisements

It'll make it Campagnolo 41 - Shimano 12.

^ hippy bait

only if you chum the waters first with Conti chat....

What's the spanish for karma? Rojas has been kicked off the Tour today, along with the second Movistar team car, for getting a tow. Something he accused Cavendish of back in 2011.

Anyone know where I can get some GP4000s?

Why?

It was a joke. Jokes are no good when you have to explain them.
Does that mean it wasn't actually a joke? Hmm...

The 12-27 includes- 12,13,14,15,16,17,19,21,23,25,27
The 12-29 includes- 12,13,14,15,16,17,19,21,23,26,29

Here is the reason why Nibbles is winning the tour then?

Or would he be using 11-25 includes- 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,19,21,23,25?

As Ludwig points out, I was using two Campag cassettes, as the free hubs (often) are a simple swap, and I'm using a Chorus cassette with my 9070.

Hence the 29.

Do you even Hippy? There's no way he's going to buy Campag.

Pfft, all the GT winners these days are using it.

I'm sure we'll read about Amey buying a Super Record groupset in the near future

Thanks for saving me posting that.

These are the DA options..

11-23T: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, (17, 18, 19), (21, 23)
11-25T: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, (17, 19, 21), (23, 25)
11-28T: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, (19, 21, 23), (25, 28)

12-25T: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, (18, 19, 21), (23, 25)
12-28T: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, (19, 21, 23), (25, 28)

Just realised Campagnolo are going to win a Tour De France for the first time in how long?

This has been discussed at length.

Fairly sure I read that Pinot has finished top 20 in every TT he's done this year.

Tall order tomorrow though.

#anyonebutvalverde

He was 9th, just 24 seconds back, at the Tour of Romandie, 9th again, just over a minute back, at the Tour de Suisse TT and, most interestingly, 10th to Valverde's 8th at the Tour of the Basque Country TT.

It'll be closer than some think. A TT at the end of a 3 week stage race usually comes down to who wants it the most, rather than who's the best TT rider.

Pinot is going better than V too. As you can see up the mountain.

Agreed. Valverde has been on the rivet all week. He's knackered.

I was wondering last night, I know Skoda have been supporting the Tour de France for 11 years but how many breakdowns do people think they have had in that time? I doubt anyone knows.

Aren't Skoda part of Volkswagen now? So probably not that many I wouldn't think.

See, nobody knows.

It actually says on one of the adverts!!!!

None.

WTF - has this been going on throughout the tour?

I would drink the free stuff just for the sake of it.

#dontknowthecityaswellasithought

Not every stage because penis tennis and world cup stuff but I've seen it on walking past at least two or three stages.

I hope this is wasted energy by Valverde

Off the podium.

Result!

This is going to be an excellent TT.

Nibali to fall off the starting ramp, fracturing his femur?

Nibbles riding an electric bike or what?

Electrically Powered Operator

The Sky ones? Shimano make them exclusively in 1mm increments just for Sky

I thought UCI banned parts that weren't available retail?

More cheating Sky scumbags.

If you remove all the pre- 50% HCT rule climbs it's Lance then Nibz :/

And if you remove everyone who was doping...

it's hippy!

Just realised Campagnolo are going to win a Tour De France for the first time in how long?

Their new Record EPO shifters are doing wonders.