The Tour De France Thread

procrastinator · 23-07-2008, 12:57 AM

Well, the Tour's nearly over, but I was amazed nobody had made a thread already for this thrilling event.

It may have been tarnished by drug cheats in recent years, but I firmly believe that this tells us merely that the cycling drug tests and anti-doping policies are actually working and finding the cheats.

In the meantime...come on Cadel Evans!!!

Pseudonym · 23-07-2008, 01:05 AM

Ill watch it again in a few years when ALL the cheaters are gone, which I believe will happen, theyre making good progress.

But hey, Im not just biased against cycling, Ive stopped watching MLB baseball and NFL football due to drug and cheating problems. Im waiting till all sports are clean again.

Maybe next year for Tour de France!

mc_squared · 23-07-2008, 10:30 AM

The shine has definitely been taken off by all the drug cheats.

However, I was mightily impressed with Mark Canvendish, and am now looking forward to seeing him in the Olympics.

delsino · 23-07-2008, 12:27 PM

in fact i like Contador，but we can not see him during tour de france

Canvendish also so good

dkizzy · 23-07-2008, 08:41 PM

I'm amazed by Vandevelde.
He's in top form and could be a podium finisher.
I really didn't expect him to do that well.
Along with Cavendish, four stage wins, are you kidding me?

I'm kinda pissed that they didn't let Astana enter, I mean, they had 2 of the top three finishers last year and 3 favorites.

anniep_93 · 24-07-2008, 04:05 AM

I'm still pissed about Astana too! The Astana of this year is almost completely different from that of last year.

C'mon Cadel!!!

dkizzy · 24-07-2008, 03:55 PM

yeah, Astana this year is pretty much team Discovery Channel.

I mean, they've got Benjamín Noval, Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador, and freaking Johan Bruyneel.

Ah well.

tifosi · 25-07-2008, 01:13 AM

I still get the annual email from Ian... 'any good crashes yet?'

I raced for over 10years so I know how hard it is, especially the climbs on stage 17... did them all in one day as well but with first 2 reversed. Galibier is much harder from the other side!

If you're ever in that area visit Briancon. Gorgeous.

S

dkizzy · 25-07-2008, 09:07 PM

you've done all the climbs on stage 17?!

that's crazy man.

Space Cadet · 26-07-2008, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tifosi;2460304
I still get the annual email from Ian... 'any good crashes yet?'

I raced for over 10years so I know how hard it is, especially the climbs on stage 17... did them all in one day as well but with first 2 reversed. Galibier is much harder from the other side!

If you're ever in that area visit Briancon. Gorgeous.

S

Dude.

You sir, are my hero. Wow.

My dad used to race too. He still rides nearly every day. I hate to even think about the crashes- I've seen him have too many nasty ones.

*CoLdPlaY.4.EveR* · 29-07-2008, 01:06 PM

Wow, this year Spain is GREAT in sports!!!

Hope the Olympics will be good too

23-07-2008, 12:57 AM	#1
procrastinator Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 169 Location: In your pants Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Tour De France Thread Well, the Tour's nearly over, but I was amazed nobody had made a thread already for this thrilling event. It may have been tarnished by drug cheats in recent years, but I firmly believe that this tells us merely that the cycling drug tests and anti-doping policies are actually working and finding the cheats. In the meantime...come on Cadel Evans!!!

23-07-2008, 10:30 AM	#3
mc_squared Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 67,519 My Mood: Location: Wherever life takes me Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	The shine has definitely been taken off by all the drug cheats. However, I was mightily impressed with Mark Canvendish, and am now looking forward to seeing him in the Olympics. __________________ LIFE ISN'T MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Be yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. Work to live - don't live to work...................... Age is purely a state of mind! Don't waste your time on jealousy. Success is a journey, NOT a destination. Life is a marathon, NOT a sprint! http://www.generationterrorists.com/...sunscreen.html

23-07-2008, 12:27 PM	#4
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24-07-2008, 04:05 AM	#6
anniep_93 Hello =] Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,218 Location: Where beer does flow and men chunder Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm still pissed about Astana too! The Astana of this year is almost completely different from that of last year. C'mon Cadel!!! __________________

25-07-2008, 09:07 PM	#9
dkizzy Thor - God of Thunder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 126 Location: Andorra Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you've done all the climbs on stage 17?! that's crazy man. __________________ COLDPLAYRADIOHEADMUSETHEWHOARCTICMONKEYSPEARLJAMPINKFLOYDLEDZEPPELINTHEBEATLESTHEKINKSTHEROLLING STONESDAVEMATTHEWSBANDFRANZFERDINANDEAGLESTALKINGHEADSDAVIDBOWIEARCADEFIREOASISBLURTOMPETTYANDT HEHEARTBREAKERSBLACKSABBATHJOHNLENNONTRAVISRACONTEURSDEEPPUR PLEINTERPOLU2MODESTMOUSETHE VERVESEUDEPLUPTHEMARSVOLTATHESMASHINGPUMPKINS..... .................................................. ..........

23-07-2008, 01:05 AM	#2
Pseudonym Why She Loves Me? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 23,599 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Ill watch it again in a few years when ALL the cheaters are gone, which I believe will happen, theyre making good progress. But hey, Im not just biased against cycling, Ive stopped watching MLB baseball and NFL football due to drug and cheating problems. Im waiting till all sports are clean again. Maybe next year for Tour de France!

23-07-2008, 08:41 PM	#5
dkizzy Thor - God of Thunder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 126 Location: Andorra Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm amazed by Vandevelde. He's in top form and could be a podium finisher. I really didn't expect him to do that well. Along with Cavendish, four stage wins, are you kidding me? I'm kinda pissed that they didn't let Astana enter, I mean, they had 2 of the top three finishers last year and 3 favorites.

24-07-2008, 03:55 PM	#7
dkizzy Thor - God of Thunder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 126 Location: Andorra Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah, Astana this year is pretty much team Discovery Channel. I mean, they've got Benjamín Noval, Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador, and freaking Johan Bruyneel. Ah well.

25-07-2008, 01:13 AM	#8
tifosi Technical Administrator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,658 My Mood: Location: Lancashire Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	I still get the annual email from Ian... 'any good crashes yet?' I raced for over 10years so I know how hard it is, especially the climbs on stage 17... did them all in one day as well but with first 2 reversed. Galibier is much harder from the other side! If you're ever in that area visit Briancon. Gorgeous. S

26-07-2008, 01:21 AM	#10
Space Cadet You have been warned. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,738 My Mood: Location: Nova Scotia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by tifosi;2460304 I still get the annual email from Ian... 'any good crashes yet?' I raced for over 10years so I know how hard it is, especially the climbs on stage 17... did them all in one day as well but with first 2 reversed. Galibier is much harder from the other side! If you're ever in that area visit Briancon. Gorgeous. S Dude. You sir, are my hero. Wow. My dad used to race too. He still rides nearly every day. I hate to even think about the crashes- I've seen him have too many nasty ones. __________________ Spoiler http://img-fan.theonering.net/middle...trolls_als.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WmxwgW2J0 "Troll sat alone on his seat of stone, And munched and mumbled a bare old bone; For many a year he had gnawed it near, For meat was hard to come by. Done by! Gum by! In a cave in the hills he dwelt alone, And meat was hard to come by. Up came Tom with his big boots on. Said he to Troll: 'Pray, what is yon? For it looks like the shin o' my nuncle Tim, As should be a-lyin' in graveyard. Caveyard! Paveyard! This many a year has Tim been gone, And I thought he were lyin' in graveyard.' 'My lad,' said Troll, 'this bone I stole. But what be bones that lie in a hole? Thy nuncle was dead as a lump o' lead, Afore I found his shinbone. Tinbone! Thinbone! He can spare a share for a poor old troll, For he don't need his shinbone.' Said Tom: 'I don't see why the likes o' thee Without axin' leave should go makin' free With the shank or the shin o' my father's kin; So hand the old bone over! Rover! Trover! Though dead he be, it belongs to he; So hand the old bone over!' 'For a couple o' pins,' says Troll, and grins, 'I'll eat thee too, and gnaw thy shins. A bit o' fresh meat will go down sweet! I'll try my teeth on thee now. Hee now! See now! I'm tired o' gnawing old bones and skins; I've a mind to dine on thee now.' But just as he thought his dinner was caught, He found his hands had hold of naught. Before he could mind, Tom slipped behind And gave him the boot to larn him. Warn him! Darn him! A bump o' the boot on the seat, Tom thought, Would be the way to larn him. But harder than stone is the flesh and bone Of a troll that sits in the hills alone. As well set your boot to the mountain's root, For the seat of a troll don't feel it. Peel it! Heal it! Old Troll laughed, when he heard Tom groan, And he knew his toes could feel it. Tom's leg is game, since home he came, And his bootless foot is lasting lame; But Troll don't care, and he's still there With the bone he boned from its owner. Doner! Boner! Troll's old seat is still the same, And the bone he boned from its owner!" Albums of the Year 2011 - Vote Here!

29-07-2008, 01:06 PM	#11
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