This is completely awesome!Originally Posted by KnottedYet
I've never watched the Tour before, and have always wondered what people liked about watching others ride bikes. But after skimming through the enthusiastic comments on this thread yesterday, I decided to watch the 8 pm Stage 5 broadcast. GRIPPING! Seriously, I am now obsessed. I'm preparing to turn the TV on in a few minutes to catch the live morning broadcast. You all have created a monster!
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07-07-2011, 03:34 AM #1
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07-07-2011, 04:01 AM #2
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I didn't get it either....I used to be like 'how can you watch three hours of this?' Originally Posted by blue_angel
Then I started riding and watching last year, and because of the tour endured one of the most 'unproductive' three weeks of my life!Last edited by Mako; 07-07-2011 at 04:09 AM. Reason: Messed up quote..
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07-07-2011, 04:14 PM #3
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Never really understood what the hoopla was either until I began riding and found out how difficult it is.Talk about monsters...my husband takes a week vacation to watch the Tour, we buy the Versus access so we can watch it again at our whim...This year I am right there with him! Completely awesome! Originally Posted by blue_angel
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07-07-2011, 09:02 PM #4
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07-08-2011, 02:58 AM #5
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I was finally able to watch last night. The first thing I saw was each cyclist grabbing a bag of food and whatever else they had then a few proceeded to ride with no hands, staying ahead of others, and rearrange their goodies into their back pockets. How the heck do that do that?!?!? I am so jealous.
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07-08-2011, 08:22 AM #6
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Dammit!! Horner crashed and finished > 12 minutes back today. Hopefully he is not too badly injured.
Wiggins went down in the same crash and is out with a broken collarbone. Boonen abandoned due to injuries from the other day.
I hate the carnage. Prefer to see guys fighting it out, not gaining or losing time because of bad luck.
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07-08-2011, 09:09 AM #7
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Man, Radio Shack is having nothing but BAD luck! I hate that some of the big name guys of the Tour are in so many of the crashes. Although I wouldn't be too upset if Contador was in a few more
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07-08-2011, 09:14 AM #8
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Horner's on the way to the hospital to have his head checked out.
Update from Bruyneel: Chris fractured his nose and has a concussion and calf hematoma.
Dislike!!!Last edited by ny biker; 07-08-2011 at 10:57 AM.
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