OK, now I've GOT to figure out how to watch today's stage. Missed the live feed on Eurovision...no TV...but such excitement!
Get to watch it live tomorrow w/ Ron Keifel and a big bike shop full of fans though!![]()
OK, now I've GOT to figure out how to watch today's stage. Missed the live feed on Eurovision...no TV...but such excitement!
Get to watch it live tomorrow w/ Ron Keifel and a big bike shop full of fans though!![]()
Sit bones = ~135 mm, saddles that work ~ 155cm/6.1 in wide
2003 da Vinci (custom road/all-rounder)/Terry Butterfly Ti
1994 Gary Fisher Nirvana (vintage MTB/commuter)/Terry Butterfly Chromoly
1991 Terry Symmetry (NOS frame/fork, project in progress)
1973 Raleigh Super Course (project in progress)
The very end was also exciting... seeing the tweets about the grupetto, were Cavendish was. Here's a sample of the longest 20 seconds, from @inrng:
Tick tock. Riders coming to the finish line know are hors délais. The gruppetto is two hairpin bends from the finish.
59 minutes agoBut the autobus is following a strict timetable, they're close as cloud starts to cover the finish line. 20 seconds to the cut off!
1 hour ago
According to Robbie McEwen's tweets, the whole grupetto missed the cutoff but were not dropped from the race. However they were penalized with the loss of 20 green jersey points. Cavendish was in that group, but Rojas finished before the cutoff.
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles
I never thought I could love a Frenchman as much as I love Voeckler. I loved that he yanked his earpiece out and decided to ride his own stage.
2006 Giant OCRc
2011 Giant Escape City W
198? Univega Nuovo Sport 42/16 fixed gear conversion
1979 Peugeot 44/18 fixed gear conversion
McEwen's tweets were fun to follow this morning:
On rollers now, How much can Andy defend of the ~4min? GC guys won't work together. Could be a tdf winning move. #gutsyride
You do it. No, you do it. Are u going to ride? No, not up to me?
All those blokes but only a couple of sets of balls as far as i can tell
Forgot hashtag #eunuchsOnTour
Using helpers to chase a tdf favourite on final climb when has 4 mins #pissingagainstthewind
They have figured it out but will it be too little too late?
Btw, Cadel is one of the blokes with a set
watch Cadels rivals hit him as he tires
Blokes will start having trouble with the altitude from here on as well. Tough ride by cadel but needs a response when they attack him
Well well well. AC gone
Voeckler stays in yellow, who woulda thunk it?
What a stage, Alpe d'huez will decide it. If cadel can follow A&F tmoro he'll win the tour. Awesome ride by Andy, heriocs from Cadel. #puff
podium prediction. Evans Andy Voeckler #justMyOpinionMan
Frank attacks on AdH, Cadel must counter, Andy counters Cadel needing bigger buffer. Ready for tmoro as a bike fan. #CadelinaFrandySandwich
Still on the rollers in solidarity with the grupetto #NotForgotten
Grupetto with Cav out of time limit, been kept in race but 20pts penalty in green comp. Rojas in time & @ 15pts. Cav has Paris stg in hand
Grupetto outside time limit @ ONLY 35 mins! Ridiculously short limit in a stage over 200km w/ 3 HC mtns after 3 wks racing. #sprinterRacism
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles
Loved seeing Andy pull off the stage win. Pretty funny that the announcers had Andy a bit "prematurely" in the yellow jersey...right before Evans kicked into high gear and keeping Voeckler in yellow for another day.
2012 Seven Axiom SL - Specialized Ruby SL 155
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- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles