Feillu looks like a little boy - Rasmussen was just scary :eek: I often wondered with how little body fat he appeared to have, how he had enough energy to even ride his bike....
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Feillu looks like a little boy - Rasmussen was just scary :eek: I often wondered with how little body fat he appeared to have, how he had enough energy to even ride his bike....
Oh my. Rasmussen appears to be on the verge of anorexia in this photo
Um, Zen?! Thank you, AGAIN, for an image I won't be able to get out of my head :eek: I'd pay money for him to put that jersey back on :p
I tried to ease you into it by just posting a link :o
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Originally Posted by Zen
That is too dang gross for me. Some things just SHOULD never be photographed.
Cycling seems to be the men's anorexia (or manorexia, as my SO says) venue. My SO is 6'3 and keeps himself at 185 for cycling. I tease him about it, but get it right back from him. I try to tell him that pound for pound I am actually HEAVIER than him, but he says it is faulty logic. It probably is.
Eeewwww! :eek::eek::eek:
I don't think we'll be seeing "the 12 best bare chests of the Tour" calendar any time soon. :rolleyes: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Flur
"The 12 best legs of the TdF" however, that's an idea.
You know what moved me the most about yesterday's stage? Brice Feillu's brother who is riding in the same team. He was soooooooo happy for his little brother. He was crying like a baby.
Cancellara descending ... umph
:eek:
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/video...rtips/1.561174
Comments are in Dutch, sorry for that.
I know! Wow, Fabian really know show to descend... must be all those Swiss mountains :D
Thor will smash! :D :p :cool:
He's in green!
I didn't watch today, I went for a 53-mile ride instead. I'll have to catch up this evening.
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Originally Posted by papaver
Thanks for the site! I can't get Versus to work and I'm in Tour withdrawal now that I'm back from Germany...sorry for spoilers previous thread, it was all so exciting!
Im loving this! I hooked my trainer up, so that I dont get bored watching for three hours.
Yeah, I thought Cancellara was looking dishy but when I go to heaven, Im getting locked in a French Patisserie with Lance!!
Man, talking about skinny , my BF said LA was looking like a cartoon, hes so thin. He also has said in the past, sometimes seeing rassmussen's chest makes me go on not so serious diets, to try to lose a little weight. So I went and had a look and yikes!!!:eek: I used to look that yukky!
I was jumping up and down during the team time trial results, man that was THE BEST! Esp after Lance is being negated as sitting around for three years drinking beer on the beach!
And it was so nice to see how happy that young french cutie pie was when winning a stage. He was so young , hes still all elbows and knees, like a little colt!
And I do agree ladies...oh I am enjoying all those hunky male thighs, sigh..:rolleyes:
Why have the Bouygues/BBox and Liquigas teams not been of any help to the two lead guys? Yes, they are letting Caisse d'Epargne do all the work in the peleton, but the BB and Liquigas guys should be working to protect the two lead guys and slow the peleton.
BRILLIANT FINISH for those two! Allez Fredrigo! How they held the peloton off I'll never know.
The French are very happy today. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tulip
...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by papaver
I just heard an interview with Laurens Ten Dam (the Rabobank rider who fell). Oh boy did he sound miserable. :(
That was an awesome finish. I was worried after watching Pellizoti draft Fedrigo for so long that he'd snatch the win from him... but Fedrigo sprinted right past him! I was so happy! :D
What did you want them to do?Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
They were helping by mixing it up inside the front section of the peloton and trying to break it up. Did you see the words exchanged between some of the riders unhappy with this move?
1) Because there were very few sprinters in the peloton so no teams really had the manpower or desire to chase them down for a sprint win.Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
And 2) Astana would then have to defend the yellow jersey and they don't want to . . . yet.
I'm catching up on the Tour stages we missed late last week and over the weekend.
I'm so amused by the Bobke Show on Versus - yes, obviously Lance lurves his team and Contador hates it. :rolleyes:
Of course, were Lance to have broken away on that first Pyrenees stage, it would have shown how supremely dominant he is (he being the Patron, after all). :rolleyes: :p :rolleyes: :D
I don't know if any of you read the column by "blazzing saddles" but he always has a prediction for the next stage. Here is today's prediction. :)
PREDICTION: The flight will be slightly delayed after Mark Cavendish complains that he's not allowed into the first-class compartment. Both Tom Boonen and Denis Menchov will fall when boarding. Mark Renshaw will be allowed into the cockpit to help guide the plane to its destination. Oh, and Cadel Evans will be left isolated on his way to the loo.
I did not see any words exchanged. I would have thought they would have gotten into the front and slowed it down a bit--a common strategy. Sounds like that's what they did.Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
I saw those words exchanged too, with some fervent arm gestures as well. Other riders were not happy when they tried to mix it up and managed to shake them off for the most part.
That was a lot of fun to watch... a very classic example of blocking for your teammates up the road!
HA - perfect!Quote:
Originally Posted by Possegal
Whoo! Good one! Great teamwork by Columbia!
Yeah seriously. That Cav is a powerhouse. He's so self-assured though! Maybe we'll get to see Thomas Voeckler win the next one to balance it out ;)
I thought today was a yawner.... The riders have gotten so used to the radios that I think they were a bit flustered. Also noticed that there seemed to be a bit of a protest going on. At points it was like watching paint dry.
I'm also getting bored with the same old lead out by columbia to get cavendish the win. I SOOO want Thor to keep the green.
I read somewhere that cavendish is putting notches on his top tube everytime he wins..:rolleyes:
not literally.... but yeah, he's putting a sticker on his top tube for each sprint he wins....Quote:
Originally Posted by Running Mommy
The lack of radios didn't seem to make much of a difference. The pack still caught the break just in time.
I just love the countryside and villages that they ride through, and the little history lessons here and there. Since it was the 14 juillet today, there seemed to be more people out in the small villages. That's my favorite part of the Tour, actually. France is such a wonderful place to ride (and eat and drink and garden...).
Snort!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Possegal
OK, after the Saxo Bank rider crashed (I'm betting broken collar bone), he was standing over his bike on the road--another bike was IN the ditch! Was there another rider down there?! Maybe they'll mention it tomorrow.........
i've got the TdF on DVR, so when i crawl out of bed at the crack of 8:30 or so I watch the day's stage with no commercials and no unwanted interviews or commentary. i get all the commentary from tour de schmalz (www.velocitynation.com). here's a tidbit from saturday:
Dear Schmalz,
I've never written to you before, but I really need your advice. I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. I've witnessed the usual signals; the phone rings, but if I answer, the caller hangs up. My wife has been going out with 'the girls' a lot recently, although when I ask their names she always says, "just some friends from work, you don't know them." I always try and to stay awake to look out for her coming home, but I usually fall asleep. I think deep down I just didn't want to know the truth, but last night she went out again and I decided to really check on her. Around midnight, I decided to hide in the garage behind my bikes so I could get a good view of the whole street when she arrived home from a night out with 'the girls'. When she got out of the car she was buttoning up her blouse, which was open. It was at that very moment, crouching behind my bikes, I noticed a slight crack in the frame of my beloved full-carbon Pinarello Prince, two inches behind the headset. Is this something I can fix myself, or should I take it back to the shop?
Concerned Roadie
anyway, i thought today's stage could have been phoned in, even without radios it was predictable: a small break, sprinters teams controlling the "chasing" peloton, break caught in the last k's, then columbia leading out cav for the win. i did think it was funny that cav was showing off his green sunglasses - hey manx, you dont have the jersey yet, thor SMASH still has it by 6 points!!
but I DO LOVE THE TOUR!!!! and you gotta read schmalz!!!! go there. now.
It was Danny Pate, but he was fine and got back in the race. Sometimes the ditch is better than the road.... at least it is soft....Quote:
Originally Posted by TrekTheKaty
yesterday's race was booooooooooooooooooooooooring... why bother to ride it, they could've stayed at home an give the victory to cavendish.
Team Columbia shows the strongest teamwork for Cavendish. Tyler Ferrar and Thor Hushovd just didn't have the team to support them. It doesn't hurt that Cavendish is an amazing sprinter, too, but his team is superb and they get it right every time.