TDF Discussion - here be spoilers

[papaver]

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.

yeah, but it makes the races sooooooo boooooooooring. It just isn't fun to watch.

But hey, Cav is the best, so a well deserved victory.

[Zen]

I was so hoping Thor would SMASH today just so I could say it but it looked like he had nothing left to give

[tulip]

I don't find the racing boring at all. Of course, there's always the rush of excitement at the end, but I really enjoy watching the whole thing. I like the commentary about the lesser-known racers as well as the landscape and architecture that is featured. I'm a bit of a geek, though, and like to follow along with my big Michelin map book when I can.

[papaver]

I don't find the racing boring at all. Of course, there's always the rush of excitement at the end, but I really enjoy watching the whole thing. I like the commentary about the lesser-known racers as well as the landscape and architecture that is featured. I'm a bit of a geek, though, and like to follow along with my big Michelin map book when I can.

Our presenters are known for that. You know, when they pass a castle or a monument, they always tell a little history about it. They are always assisted by a former racer, which is very interesting. Especially when it's Tom Steels (he won 9 stages I believe in the tdf), he's a sprinter and the way he explains how a sprint works is really cool.

[Kano]

I was watching with my grandsons yesterday morning. They came over pretty early, and one went back to sleep for a couple of hours, but not before they saw the hay bale bike that the boys both agreed looked like it was made of marshmallows!

The little one was pretty excited by the close ups of the snails too! (and hoped we didn't see them smashed -- WHEW!)

Karen in Boise

[PinkBike]

my driveway

[Reesha]

I just got retweeted by Cadel <3

It was a silly question, but I wanted to see if he would answer And he did!!!

CadelOfficialRT -when it's cold, yes. Cleaner they are, less they fog up. @larissapowers: @CadelOfficial do your sunglasses ever fog up during the race?



:dork:

[Reesha]

my driveway

That's really amazing. How long did it take you?

[kenyonchris]

I just got retweeted by Cadel <3

It was a silly question, but I wanted to see if he would answer And he did!!!

CadelOfficialRT -when it's cold, yes. Cleaner they are, less they fog up. @larissapowers: @CadelOfficial do your sunglasses ever fog up during the race?



:dork:

Is retweeted a scrabble word???

[Reesha]

haha no... not yet anyway

but it means he replied to one of my tweets directly referencing my twitter username.

[TrekTheKaty]

Good job, Reesha!

Did everyone see the story about Tyler Farrar's father being hit while riding his bike and is paralyzed from the waist down? They then gave Dave Zabriskie's website of yieldtolife.org.

[Eden]

Tyler is from eastern Washington, and being part of the racing community out here I heard about his dad's accident soon after it happened. Very sad and senseless as most cycling accidents are. A security guard was fussing with his clip board instead of looking at the road and drifted into him head on.

[Jo-n-NY]

About Tyler's dad, I didn't know about it. How saw. I did know about Dave Z's website, however.

[Jo-n-NY]

I guess many of you know by now, Levi is out with a broken wrist. When he got back on the bike after the crash I thought thank goodness he is ok. I guess he wasn't.

I feel so bad for him, rotten luck.

~ JoAnn

[denda]

Oh I hate this for him. So sad.