Author Topic: Pro Cycling 2023 (Read 1463758 times)

gjr1 · « **Reply #28960 on:** July 15, 2018, 12:05:40 pm »

Porte is out

Statto Red · « **Reply #28961 on:** July 15, 2018, 12:21:17 pm »

Got the Eurosport player & watching the uninterrupted coverage watching through the PS4, only about 30 seconds behind ITV4 on Freeview, i do like ITV4 coverage but the constant ad breaks are irritating.

Buck Pete · « **Reply #28962 on:** July 15, 2018, 12:23:09 pm »

What’s GVA like in the mountains?

Any possibility he can defend yellow?

Chig · « **Reply #28963 on:** July 15, 2018, 12:33:40 pm »

Hoping Porte can do well every year. Get disappointed every year........... With Michael Matthew already out, this tour just became shit for the Aussie supporters lol

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28964 on:** July 15, 2018, 01:45:19 pm »

Carnage starting..man all those 10k bikes getting mashed up

Statto Red · « **Reply #28965 on:** July 15, 2018, 02:27:01 pm »

Not sure whether i'm a fan of the cobbles or not on the TDF, carnage everywhere which makes the stage interesting, but cyclists can have there Tour over with one slip which is easily done on the cobbles even worse when it's raining, cobbles are better for the one day classics.

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28966 on:** July 15, 2018, 03:25:11 pm »

I loved that.. Proper cut the wheat from the chaff parcours.. I can see why people.. And the non classic riders dont like it.. But its a grand tour.. The biggest of them.. Should be a test of every skill
Gutted for Porte
Remind me not to ever buy the tyres that Bardet uses

redbyrdz · « **Reply #28967 on:** July 15, 2018, 03:32:04 pm »

Saw some bits of it today, looks brilliant

Will have to find a vid later, first bit of pro racing I've watched in ages.

Its not even wet. If you can't do those corners, you'll have to ride slower. Its not the course that makes it dangerous, its the way it is ridden.

archie · « **Reply #28968 on:** July 15, 2018, 04:18:42 pm »

That was great to watch.

kaz1983 · « **Reply #28969 on:** July 16, 2018, 01:10:55 am »

And she thinks your stupid too

McSquared · « **Reply #28970 on:** July 16, 2018, 06:53:51 pm »

Quote from: monkeyharris on July 15, 2018, 03:25:11 pm

I loved that.. Proper cut the wheat from the chaff parcours.. I can see why people.. And the non classic riders dont like it.. But its a grand tour.. The biggest of them.. Should be a test of every skill
Gutted for Porte
Remind me not to ever buy the tyres that Bardet uses

Fucking ridiculous wasn’t it how many punctures bardet got. I counted at least 4 with a bike change or two

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28971 on:** July 17, 2018, 09:49:05 pm »

Quote from: Buck Pete on July 15, 2018, 12:23:09 pm

What’s GVA like in the mountains?

Any possibility he can defend yellow?

Blimey..did well today
Fair play to him.. Expect him to blow tomorrow
Great from Allaphilipe
Sky looking as controlling as ever sadly

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28972 on:** July 17, 2018, 09:52:28 pm »

How amazing was the end to Le Course too😲
The very definition of not giving up

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #28973 on:** July 17, 2018, 09:52:58 pm »

Alaphilippe is a great bike rider.

ArcticRed · « **Reply #28974 on:** July 18, 2018, 09:44:55 am »

Still hoping the other teams won't be as timid this year. Would imagine especially Movistar, having Valverde, Landa and Quintana all within striking distance could launch a few attacks over the next couple of stages. Unless they're biding their time waiting for next weeks climbs. Then again, they might just be waiting for Froome to do a "Peyresourde 2016" on them, so they won't have to worry about competing

Statto Red · « **Reply #28975 on:** July 18, 2018, 08:04:55 pm »

What a great finish to the stage that was, sadly Cav out eliminated on time, finished over an hour back, Alpe d'Huez tomorrow be interesting what Team Sky do after tomorrows stage if the GC standings are the same or Thomas increases his lead.

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28976 on:** July 18, 2018, 08:32:53 pm »

Good effort by a good few to attack the machine
All too inevitable though

Butcher Knife Roberto · « **Reply #28977 on:** July 19, 2018, 12:16:02 am »

Cav and Kittel out on the same stage, makes you wonder if they actually want a decent sprint on the final stage this year.

Raul! · « **Reply #28978 on:** July 19, 2018, 06:15:54 am »

Quote from: Butcher Knife Roberto on July 19, 2018, 12:16:02 am

Cav and Kittel out on the same stage, makes you wonder if they actually want a decent sprint on the final stage this year.

Not at the cost of a highly competitive and tough GC. Are the hilly stages harder than in most years? Didn't get the impression that they were.

Buck Pete · « **Reply #28979 on:** July 19, 2018, 10:43:18 am »

Shit or bust for Nibbles, Quintana, Bardet, Barguil, Dan Martin et al today.

Even if any of the other (non SKY) GC contenders can win on top of Alpe d'Huez, can they take a couple of minutes out of Thomas and Froome?

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #28980 on:** July 19, 2018, 10:44:05 am »

Quote from: Buck Pete on July 19, 2018, 10:43:18 am

can they take a couple of minutes out of Thomas and Froome?

Not unless they've brought their inhalers

redbyrdz · « **Reply #28981 on:** July 19, 2018, 11:44:56 am »

Quote from: Raul. on July 19, 2018, 06:15:54 am

Not at the cost of a highly competitive and tough GC. Are the hilly stages harder than in most years? Didn't get the impression that they were.

Think what's different is that they started with proper mountain stages earlier, usually there are a couple of 'easy mountains' first.

Its quite normal for the sprinters to leave the tour early, but usually its out of choice

Buck Pete · « **Reply #28982 on:** July 19, 2018, 12:10:13 pm »

And also the fact that Cav and Kittell couldn't get near Sagan, Gaviria and Groenewegen even before a mountain came into view made their decision to fold easier.

archie · « **Reply #28983 on:** July 19, 2018, 04:34:13 pm »

Here we go. Fucksake

Buck Pete · « **Reply #28984 on:** July 19, 2018, 06:52:16 pm »

Quote from: Buck Pete on July 19, 2018, 12:10:13 pm

And also the fact that Cav and Kittell couldn't get near Sagan, Gaviria and Groenewegen even before a mountain came into view made their decision to fold easier.

Wow. There's only Sagan left in the race out of that list!!

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28985 on:** July 19, 2018, 10:57:21 pm »

Blimey
Nightmare for Nibali.. Crash caused by the pyro
As always some major twats on the Alpe

I reckon week 3 will see Thomas crack and him having to ride his mate Froomey up the final climb

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28986 on:** July 19, 2018, 11:14:46 pm »

Keep Pyro football

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #28987 on:** July 20, 2018, 10:11:44 am »

Quote from: Buck Pete on July 19, 2018, 06:52:16 pm

Wow. There's only Sagan left in the race out of that list!!

Green jersey for Peter then.

Good, as I felt last year he was robbed of it for what I remember being a fairly minor offence - against Cav was it?

Buck Pete · « **Reply #28988 on:** July 20, 2018, 10:20:13 am »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on July 20, 2018, 10:11:44 am

Green jersey for Peter then.

Good, as I felt last year he was robbed of it for what I remember being a fairly minor offence - against Cav was it?

To be fair Sam, I think he had that jersey boxed off before anyone even withdrew.

He's quite a character too

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #28989 on:** July 24, 2018, 11:14:18 pm »

Adam Yates very unlucky today.

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #28990 on:** July 24, 2018, 11:15:33 pm »

Quote from: Gerry Attrick on July 17, 2018, 09:52:58 pm

Alaphilippe is a great bike rider.

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28991 on:** July 24, 2018, 11:48:48 pm »

Fuck me. Gilbert cycled on with a broken kneecap
Pro Cyclists are another level of toughness. Pepe and Neymar should be forced to train with a pro tram

Millie · « **Reply #28992 on:** July 25, 2018, 10:32:32 am »

Quote from: monkeyharris on July 24, 2018, 11:48:48 pm

Fuck me. Gilbert cycled on with a broken kneecap
Pro Cyclists are another level of toughness. Pepe and Neymar should be forced to train with a pro tram

When I saw that accident live I really thought the worst. Couldn't believe it when he got back on his bike.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #28993 on:** July 25, 2018, 10:49:22 am »

Quote from: In Fowler We Trust on July 25, 2018, 10:32:32 am

When I saw that accident live I really thought the worst. Couldn't believe it when he got back on his bike.

At the end of the ITV4 highlights they showed the other side of the wall he went over and it wasn’t a nice soft landing!

Always puts the shits up me seeing them descend. Thankfully Yates’s fall wasn’t ‘that’ bad but was wincing watching some of those bends.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #28994 on:** July 25, 2018, 11:48:32 am »

Quote from: In Fowler We Trust on July 25, 2018, 10:32:32 am

When I saw that accident live I really thought the worst. Couldn't believe it when he got back on his bike.

Yeah, scary to see him just dissappear!

Got off lightly with just a broken kneecap and some scratches!

Statto Red · « **Reply #28995 on:** July 25, 2018, 12:53:00 pm »

Short stage today only 65k in distance but 3 tough mountains

monkeyharris · « **Reply #28996 on:** July 25, 2018, 06:16:46 pm »

Did some proper bucket list shit today
Those who follow me on Strava will see I’m out here...climbed the Val Louron today then watched the race go by..just met Boulting and Millar outside our hotel too
Have seen stages in Uk before but seeing them climb a Pyrenean climb towards you was mind blowing
Great stage too
Climbing the Portet on Fri😧

redbyrdz · « **Reply #28997 on:** July 26, 2018, 08:39:10 am »

Quote from: monkeyharris on July 25, 2018, 06:16:46 pm

Did some proper bucket list shit today
Those who follow me on Strava will see I’m out here...climbed the Val Louron today then watched the race go by..just met Boulting and Millar outside our hotel too
Have seen stages in Uk before but seeing them climb a Pyrenean climb towards you was mind blowing
Great stage too
Climbing the Portet on Fri😧

Sounds great! Didn't know you were out there watching it live. Enjoy

wz4jc3 · « **Reply #28998 on:** July 27, 2018, 09:59:04 am »

Currently sat in Soulom awaiting today's stage of The Tour. Happy days. [emoji106][emoji4]

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redbyrdz · « **Reply #28999 on:** July 27, 2018, 10:45:26 am »

Quote from: wz4jc3 on July 27, 2018, 09:59:04 am

Currently sat in Soulom awaiting today's stage of The Tour. Happy days. [emoji106][emoji4]

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Cheat.