MuespachRam Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 The biggest spectator sport in the world with the chance of a "British" guy winning it for a record equaling 5 times and another British guy just got the yellow jersey in a British team led by a guy from Derbyshire and no one is talking about it.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, MuespachRam said: The biggest spectator sport in the world with the chance of a "British" guy winning it for a record equaling 5 times and another British guy just got the yellow jersey in a British team led by a guy from Derbyshire and no one is talking about it.....? Why do you think that is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, David said: Why do you think that is? Very little lager or beer involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Just now, RoyMac5 said: Very little lager or beer involved? And way too much Lycra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 2 hours ago, DC-1975 said: It was a brilliant ride by Thomas yesterday. I hope Sky give him a chance to win, but I imagine they’ll favour Froome. Its a strange one for Sky now because it could as many have said go down to a purely business decision and is the best business decision to have Froome win it and set records or for Thomas to win it and have Sky have 3 winners and take the heat off Froome a bit..? Personally I think Froome will kill it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 40 minutes ago, DC-1975 said: I can see your profile picture David. Once you’ve caught the cycling bug it won’t be long until you become a MAMIL? Not everything you enjoy doing makes it entertaining to watch as a spectator! Actually picked up an expensive bike today. Proper one. No Lycra though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I don't think I've ever watched any cycling. Never really understood it as something to be spectated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, David said: Not everything you enjoy doing makes it entertaining to watch as a spectator! Actually picked up an expensive bike today. Proper one. No Lycra though. The terrible snob in me says, 'Oh, you have decking.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: The terrible snob in me says, 'Oh, you have decking.' 8ft of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Awesome performance by Thomas... that has given Mr Brailsford something to think about.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Hope everyone looks after their laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highgate Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Strange sport on the flat, no rider can go faster than the main bunch because of the wind. So watching flat races or flat stages is sort of pointless until the sprint finish. In the mountains it's very entertaining and a really good sport. But unfortunately it's all tainted, who knows which wins are genuine and which aren't? Which 'medications' are intended to enhance performance and which are actually necessary. Why is such an elite sport usually contested by so many asthmatics ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Surely now Sky have to get behind G..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayram Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 37 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: Surely now Sky have to get behind G..? Froome can’t make up 2.31 with 3 stages left; he has to ride for Thomas now. Would be brilliant to see G win because he’s a great bike rider and a genuinely nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dordogne-Ram Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 36 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: Surely now Sky have to get behind G..? Team Sky will be relieved that the decision has probably now been made for them, out on the road. After backing Wiggins in the Vuelta in 2012(?) to Froome's detriment, I suspect that they did not relish having a comparable situation again, and particularly so late in this Tour. It could still unravel even now with one more stage in the Pyrenees plus the individual time trial, but G certainly looks to be the stronger this year on the climbs - and the time trial has a decidedly " lumpy" look to it. Barring mechanicals / falls, we should see a Welsh victory on the Champs Elysee - I don't see Dumoulin clawing back virtually 2 minutes on the three remaining stages, good as he is "against the clock". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Dordogne-Ram said: Team Sky will be relieved that the decision has probably now been made for them, out on the road. After backing Wiggins in the Vuelta in 2012(?) to Froome's detriment, I suspect that they did not relish having a comparable situation again, and particularly so late in this Tour. It could still unravel even now with one more stage in the Pyrenees plus the individual time trial, but G certainly looks to be the stronger this year on the climbs - and the time trial has a decidedly " lumpy" look to it. Barring mechanicals / falls, we should see a Welsh victory on the Champs Elysee - I don't see Dumoulin clawing back virtually 2 minutes on the three remaining stages, good as he is "against the clock". Good summary, but I still think Dumoulin is the danger man. I suspect he's kicking himself for concentrating on Froome, expecting Thomas to have cracked by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Brilliant again today....he has got it..!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dordogne-Ram Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 19/07/2018 at 15:47, SaintRam said: I don't think I've ever watched any cycling. Never really understood it as something to be spectated. Pity that you probably didn't give it a go today.... you could of course watch the highlights on ITV4 at 19.00 this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Amazing performance for the entire 3 weeks...! one of the best sporting achievements ever.. sports personality of the year sewn up too.!! Ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I'm fully aware that cyling has a very dubious reputation regarding performance enhancing substances (I've read several books about it) and also how Brailsford demands a squeaky clean team,despite suspicions about Froome. On the one hand Froome seems a rather shy, open character, on the other there's the old adage about smoke and fire. So I'm rather surprised, nay, amazed, the 'G' has kept it going the whole tour. and how strong he's finished stages, especially that last mountain stage where he out-sprinted the other climbers. Also, to be only a few seconds behind Doumalin(sp) and Froome in the ITT was, well, a bit unexpected. Admittedly his time trialing has improved and he's had so much bad luck in previous tours, but you do have to ask yourself the obvious question. It's also a bit odd that previous Sky 'lieutenants' who've nursed Froome up the mountains, and sometimes finished the stronger (Landa for one, I think), never really cut it in other teams. I just really, really hope Thomas is squeaky clean but there's so much at stake with the teams/sposors, stuff comes to light later on. The laboratories who work on stuff to mask drugs seem to be harder at work than the ones producing them. And the lengths they can go to to avoid testing positive is an art form in it's own right. Read Tyler Hamilton's book 'The Secret Race', a real eye-opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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