Tour de France 2011 talk

I was really pulling for Geraint Thomas to take the stage--at least he won Most Aggressive Rider. Voekler really hung in their like a champ, too. Good for him! What do you think they do right after the ride? Have a glass of champagne? Take a nap? Eat a sandwich? Cry?

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Originally Posted by buffybike

I was really pulling for Geraint Thomas to take the stage--at least he won Most Aggressive Rider. Voekler really hung in their like a champ, too. Good for him! What do you think they do right after the ride? Have a glass of champagne? Take a nap? Eat a sandwich? Cry?

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I think they get in cars and buses, start eating and are driven sometimes 30km away to their hotel. Sometimes their commute takes several hours.

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Originally Posted by buffybike

What do you think they do right after the ride? Have a glass of champagne? Take a nap? Eat a sandwich? Cry?

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Shoot up? (OMG - was that out loud?) :p

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Originally Posted by bluebug32

Remember the Saab "Born from Jets" commercial that they played incessantly during the Tour a few years ago? Whenever the Izod commercial comes on, I just remind myself that it could be worse. We can only hope that Izod will go the way of Saab...

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God, yes! I wanted to scream everytime it came on!

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Anyone missing morning rides because you're watching the Tour? (raises hand)

I know, I know...I could go for a morning ride and watch the Primetime Show at 8pm, but I just can't wait to see what happens. Especially now that they're in the mountains.

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No morning rides but I will admit that I am watching the live feed at work and don't get much of anything else done the first couple hours of the day. Especially with the mountain stages. No one else in my office even knows the TDF is even being raced so I'm safe for a while.

This is the first time I've ever watched the Tour. It is the craziest sporting event I've ever seen! I can't get over how many cars and motorcycles there are, not to mention the fans who run along the riders, or the riders who take off their shoes while riding, the equipment changes etc. I'm hooked!
(And did I just hear Phil Liggett say that someone was stuck in a "Schleck Sandwich"?? :D)

GRRRRR- I'm so irritated at the NBC so called "All access" package. We have barely been able to get the highlights videos, much less the full stages the last 2 days.

I bought the online Versus package last year because I don't have a TV. It worked fine. All I've heard this year are problems, so I watch it on the computer using other sources. So far, so good. Only live coverage, though. It does eat into my day if I tune in early. I can't really get much done when it's on. There really seem to be fewer commercials and deeper coverage.

Agreed, Tulip! The live coverage online is so much better! I watch during the day (as I can), and when I go home, try to fill in whatever I might have missed. I MUCH prefer the Eurosport coverage to Versus (not to mention that I really can't stand Larry, Mo and Curley...). And watching live, there are FAR fewer commercials. Last night, there were more commercials than actual coverage!

SheFly

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Originally Posted by Bike Chick

God, yes! I wanted to scream everytime it came on!

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Every year, there is one "special" commercial that is played to death.

Enzyte, anyone?
Or the Lincoln Navigator from a few years ago??

Maybe the Versus advertising team needs to shake the bushes for more diversity in their advertisers.

I don't watch during the day. I deal with Versus in the evening. DH and I are usually asleep on the couch anyway - and only if we're lucky (or if the cats are particularly frisky and jump on our heads) do we wake up for the final 5k. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by azfiddle

GRRRRR- I'm so irritated at the NBC so called "All access" package. We have barely been able to get the highlights videos, much less the full stages the last 2 days.

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I recently changed to Direct TV - no problem getting Versus. And cheaper than Comcast.

Our local Comcast "banned" the Enzyte commercials in the past few years.
They would start to come on and boom, after 5 seconds, it would be gone, replaced by a local ad.
I like Phil, Paul, and Bob. It wouldn't be summer without them. I don't watch glued to the screen, though. It's on if I am home and I perk up if something exciting happens. This is the first year I've actually been watching the night time version, as I am not home all morning now.
No access at work, as the clinicians don't have their own computers. I can't even check my personal email on the public ones, which don't work so well anyway.
But, I am forcing myself to go out and ride now, despite the fact it's on.

Won't spoil it, but, oh, what a stage!! Très :cool:!

Doh! With less than 20kms to go, I got a call--a work call--that I had to take. Argh! It went on and on and I missed the last of the race! I could not watch it and talk on the phone--even without the sound on that is just too much multitasking for my brain to process. So I had to leave the room and have my phone call. When I came back, it was all over--podiums, interviews, everything. Bum-mer. Looks like it was a great finish based on the still photos I saw.

Spoiler alert--

Kloden abandoned. Poor Radio Shack. God bless him for making it that far with a back injury! I vow to use less excuses for skipping rides!