Author Topic: Tour de France 2012  (Read 143093 times)

andygates

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #950 on: 22 July, 2012, 01:56:01 pm »
How long has Brailsford been working on this?  I know he said in interview that his Beijing plans started before Athens, and were part of an ongoing plan to develop talent in great depth.  That means that this Tour isn't just a one or two-year thing, ultimately, it's something like a ten year plan.

Props to the man behind the curtain. 
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #951 on: 22 July, 2012, 02:24:24 pm »
For some reason today I keep thinking what would have happened with the Linda McCartney cycling team if she hadnt passed away.

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #952 on: 22 July, 2012, 02:29:59 pm »
Some rather familiar riding at the moment for anyone who's done PBP. They also seem to be riding at (sub) Audax pace.

iddu

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #953 on: 22 July, 2012, 02:37:42 pm »
The Danes/Norwegians @ Joan of Arc are going for it - the 20 kegs may be helping :-D
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StuAff

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #954 on: 22 July, 2012, 02:38:27 pm »
Some rather familiar riding at the moment for anyone who's done PBP. They also seem to be riding at (sub) Audax pace.

Only 40 km in the first hour and a half.....slower than usual race pace, but not that slow!

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #955 on: 22 July, 2012, 04:25:16 pm »
Whooooooo!  ;D
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #956 on: 22 July, 2012, 04:26:44 pm »
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! 

I'm blubbing...

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #957 on: 22 July, 2012, 04:30:20 pm »
What a finish!  What a result!    :thumbsup:
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Basil

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #958 on: 22 July, 2012, 04:45:26 pm »
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! 

I'm blubbing...

Oh good.  Not just me then.  I just got seriously emotional.
*sniff*
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #959 on: 22 July, 2012, 04:52:41 pm »
Christ, someone's strangling a cat now...
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mcshroom

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #960 on: 22 July, 2012, 04:55:29 pm »
Christ, someone's strangling a cat now...

That was Lesley Garrett - and was complete carp 'cos she set off too high
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PaulF

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #961 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:01:24 pm »
Some rather familiar riding at the moment for anyone who's done PBP. They also seem to be riding at (sub) Audax pace.

Only 40 km in the first hour and a half.....slower than usual race pace, but not that slow!

I'd be happy if I could hold that pace for 90 minutes!

Great result!

Steph

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #962 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:02:20 pm »
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! 

I'm blubbing...

Oh good.  Not just me then.  I just got seriously emotional.
*sniff*

I is allowed to blub, I is a gurl. Bloody brilliant!
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #963 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:02:50 pm »
That would have been a whole bunch better if we had a half decent national anthem, and I was hoping Brad might say something witty to the Froggies in their native tongue. I did cry a bit though, and would have loved to have been there.

Bloody Hell, though, another (pseudo)Brit in second, and barely a mention. Pinch me.
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #964 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:04:25 pm »
Ok and the winner of the cuddly lion is ticket yellow 101.
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #965 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:06:13 pm »
what a speech  ;D

much excitement at perpetual towers  :thumbsup:

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #966 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:07:14 pm »
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #967 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:08:43 pm »
Ok and the winner of the cuddly lion is ticket yellow 101.

 ;D

If only he'd said that!
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rogerzilla

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #968 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:10:26 pm »
(a) It's unbelievable.  There must be knighthoods in the offing for this.

(b) Lesley Garrett WTF?
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #969 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:14:04 pm »
Unbelievable it truly is, if someone had said last year there would be a British 1, 2 with multiple stage wins you'd have had them sectioned.

Great to see Voeckler take the polka dot and a good year for the French in general.

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #970 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:14:29 pm »
Did I miss the breakdancing?
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #971 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:14:51 pm »
Fantastic!  I was just wondering: Are we the only country in the world to have a national anthem which is not about the nation but about the head of state?  Totally inappropriate at times like this - or any time.  Any time someone does well enough to win something, we have to worship the queen - what's wrong with us?  Play the tune, certainly, even if it is in 3 time, but not the words.

I can't think of another sporting achievement where a team has set out to do so many things, said they were going to and then done it.  Not even the great Australian cricket teams.  Who do you think could be a British challenger for King of the Mountains in the future?  Or is that going to be Froome, too?

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #972 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:16:16 pm »


If Sky want to buy cycling, they'll have to outbid not just ITV but Eurosport too - no point having it on Sky Sports when it's free to air on Eurosport. Not sure how they could tie up an exclusive deal in the way they've done with football and cricket.


Plus. of course, all those foreign channels such as RBTF and France Televisions you can get hold of on broadband via Cyclingfans and Livez
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #973 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:19:03 pm »
I was just wondering: Are we the only country in the world to have a national anthem which is not about the nation but about the head of state?

The Spanish have got it right. No words, just a tune.
The journey is always more important than the destination

Si_Co

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #974 on: 22 July, 2012, 05:20:37 pm »
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  Who do you think could be a British challenger for King of the Mountains in the future?  Or is that going to be Froome, too?

If you believe the various fora / press reports Froome is gonna be a cycling god apparently

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