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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1050 on: 23 July, 2012, 07:25:34 pm »
Brilliant pic, Windy! You look so chuffed. :)

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1051 on: 23 July, 2012, 07:32:29 pm »

(I've got one of those gold caps - but more yellow in my time).
Brilliant! Maybe it's just the photo, but that looks a much more tasteful colour.
(I have no idea what/who/where GHS is - you should comment the piccie, no harm in blowing your own trumpet :) )

George Herbert Stancer. The CTT schoolboy 10 championship is a tribute to him and has always been known as the 'GHS10'.

edit - some guy called Chris Boardman won it 8 years after me.

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1052 on: 23 July, 2012, 08:17:13 pm »
Wiggo did suffer considerably in the Tour

Working my way up to inferior.

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1053 on: 23 July, 2012, 08:39:22 pm »
Did anyone notice that Wiggers' winning time was just about the same as the cut-off time for PBP?  And he had three weeks to fit in those hours, although he did manage to travel about 3x the distance.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1054 on: 23 July, 2012, 09:43:54 pm »
He would have been in time if it was a 5000km audax, you get 25 days. But his distance was around 3200. Too slow.

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1055 on: 23 July, 2012, 09:44:40 pm »
I'm sorry I missed the celebrations at the Farmers Arms in Eccleston. In a bizzare twist the roads were closed yesterday for the UK Ironman, so they even had time triallists to cheer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-18945486
But I was at the Mersey Roads.

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1056 on: 23 July, 2012, 09:45:46 pm »
The total distance was 3,496.9 km and the total time was about 22 days for an average speed of about 6.6 km/h. The Handbook says, "5.7 (i) The minimum speeds may not be altered and shall be: ... for events over 2499 km, 200 km per day [8⅓ km/h]" so I don't think the ride would be validated.

simonp

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1057 on: 23 July, 2012, 09:48:55 pm »
The rest days and short time trial days cost him!

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1058 on: 23 July, 2012, 09:59:23 pm »


And I was at both!  :smug:  ;D

And I was with you the second time!


Me and Rob had an absolutely brilliant day waiting and watching with JT & Mrs JT  :thumbsup:

I yelled and screamed like a woman offroading possessed  ;D

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1059 on: 24 July, 2012, 06:40:50 am »
The total distance was 3,496.9 km and the total time was about 22 days for an average speed of about 6.6 km/h. The Handbook says, "5.7 (i) The minimum speeds may not be altered and shall be: ... for events over 2499 km, 200 km per day [8⅓ km/h]" so I don't think the ride would be validated.
So we have proved that Bradley Wiggins is too slow for audax.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1060 on: 24 July, 2012, 08:48:40 am »
The total distance was 3,496.9 km and the total time was about 22 days for an average speed of about 6.6 km/h. The Handbook says, "5.7 (i) The minimum speeds may not be altered and shall be: ... for events over 2499 km, 200 km per day [8⅓ km/h]" so I don't think the ride would be validated.
So we have proved that Bradley Wiggins is too slow for audax.

Amongst other things.  ::-)
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JT

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1061 on: 24 July, 2012, 08:49:49 am »


And I was at both!  :smug:  ;D

And I was with you the second time!


Me and Rob had an absolutely brilliant day waiting and watching with JT & Mrs JT  :thumbsup:

I yelled and screamed like a woman offroading possessed  ;D

Rob took all that time and still managed to chop my head off?!  ;D
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1062 on: 24 July, 2012, 09:03:47 am »
 ;D

To be fair it was just a wee bit crowded...  :P

Haven’t brought myself to scrub off my Allezwiggo and Allezcav ‘tattoos’ off my arms yet. Have come into fairly smart office in a sleeveless top due to sunshine, and a director clocked them as I ran up the stairs. Luckily it was a director who has several nice bikes and cycle-commutes 20 miles each day…

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1063 on: 24 July, 2012, 09:07:52 am »
;D

To be fair it was just a wee bit crowded...  :P

You call 10 deep crowded?  ;D

Great day though (and great company). A proper "I was there" moment to tell the dogs and cats grandkids anyone who'll listen.
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1064 on: 24 July, 2012, 02:29:41 pm »
The total distance was 3,496.9 km and the total time was about 22 days for an average speed of about 6.6 km/h. The Handbook says, "5.7 (i) The minimum speeds may not be altered and shall be: ... for events over 2499 km, 200 km per day [8⅓ km/h]" so I don't think the ride would be validated.
So we have proved that Bradley Wiggins is too slow for audax.

Although he went so fast in the Alps that he triggered the detectors at CERN.  Discovery of the Wiggs Boson is to be announced shortly.

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1065 on: 24 July, 2012, 02:32:49 pm »
Blimey, Tewdric, that was a bit of a struggle!

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1066 on: 24 July, 2012, 02:43:14 pm »
IGMC..

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1067 on: 24 July, 2012, 02:56:08 pm »
As ever the Bigpicture is worth a view, although some will have been seen elsewhere

8, 20 & 21 are my faves in part one
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/07/tour_de_france_2012_part_one.html


21 prob in part two
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/07/tour_de_france_2012_part_two.html

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1068 on: 24 July, 2012, 03:27:29 pm »
Is it coincidence that this crash happened right next to a camperwagon on an otherwise empty road?  The guy in yellow on the right is something to do with the 'van and was scrambling away as it happened.


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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1069 on: 24 July, 2012, 03:30:28 pm »
Is it coincidence that this crash happened right next to a camperwagon on an otherwise empty road?  The guy in yellow on the right is something to do with the 'van and was scrambling away as it happened.


Looks like a German Id say.
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1071 on: 24 July, 2012, 04:02:09 pm »
Yeah, 40 is good :thumbsup:

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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1072 on: 24 July, 2012, 04:36:43 pm »
I like 38 (the one with Wiggins & EBH leading out Cav)
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Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1073 on: 24 July, 2012, 07:07:19 pm »
http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/local-news/tour-de-france-winner-bradley-wiggins-to-ride-in-east-lancashire-1-4764910

He's riding a cyclosportive in Pendle and the Ribble Valley in August - Barlick to Barlick via a few lumps (Nick O'Pendle, Trough of Bowland, etc). My home turf! Mum just reported he was being interviewed at a Lancashire crossroads saying it was a 'little bit overwhelming!'

Am I the only one to notice this ride is on Sunday 19th August, which is Stage 2 of the Vuelta 2012.

So either Bradley will not be in Barnoldswick, or he will not be in the Vuelta.  Now let me think where he will be!

Re: Tour de France 2012
« Reply #1074 on: 24 July, 2012, 07:24:04 pm »
Indurain described the Vuelta as being like resits for those who'd failed at the Tour, when he was forced to ride it by his team in 1996. He abandoned and never raced again. He was 32 at the time, same age as Wiggins now.