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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #450 on: 13 July, 2017, 03:35:39 pm »
M Nieve doing a good impression of Kris Meeke at the end of Rally Mexico there!
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #451 on: 13 July, 2017, 03:38:49 pm »
I''m not watching and I don't understand the reference but are you talking about

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It looks like Nieve went into the grass too and had to thread a needle by riding through the parked camper vans and over some poor family's picnic.

Time to go home now aand leave the texts udates - sounds like tonight's highlights will be good.

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #452 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:04:49 pm »
Oops.
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #453 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:06:24 pm »
That last bit went a bit up didn't it
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #454 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:08:34 pm »
I'm not sure that having a well-drilled team is all you need.

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #455 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:10:02 pm »
some low gears would help :)
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #456 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:11:12 pm »
I''m not watching and I don't understand the reference but are you talking about

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16:28:19 CEST
It looks like Nieve went into the grass too and had to thread a needle by riding through the parked camper vans and over some poor family's picnic.

Time to go home now aand leave the texts udates - sounds like tonight's highlights will be good.

Indeed. Kris Meeke was well in the lead approaching the last corner of the last stage of the rally until he overdid it and took an unscheduled detour through a car park.  Unlike C Froome, he still won :-\
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #457 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:13:42 pm »
While CF still had two pilot fish, Fr commentators were saying that either of them could have been #1 in another team.
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #458 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:34:28 pm »
Closing out with SL2's 'On A Ragga Tip'? Someone at ITV's been reading my mind. ;D
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #459 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:39:48 pm »
I''m not watching and I don't understand the reference but are you talking about

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16:28:19 CEST
It looks like Nieve went into the grass too and had to thread a needle by riding through the parked camper vans and over some poor family's picnic.

Time to go home now aand leave the texts udates - sounds like tonight's highlights will be good.

Here's footage of the incident Monsieur le Mairie was referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mRoZBmnbPU
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #460 on: 13 July, 2017, 04:47:11 pm »
Stage 12: Pau->Peyragudes

G Imlach:O hai! 2day we visit teh place where Bond James Bond blew up loads ov Stuff & killed loads ov baddies utterly 2 DETH!
T Astana:O RLY! WE THOUGHT THAT WAS NEAR US!
G Imlach:No, T Astana. No, it was not. TV’s C Boardmen, pundit us!
EC Boardman:O hai! I, TV’s Evil C Boardman think that ur suggestion ov a henchman garrotting C Froome haz legs!
NC Boardman:O hai! I, TV’s Nice C Boardman, say teh other GC contenders need 2 stop attacking each other and attack C Froome.
EC Boardman:Yes, that’s what I said!
N Boulting:Come on, C Prudhomme, do ur thing!
C Prudhomme:Ur having a giraffe! It’s raining! I iz not sticking mi head-branes out ov teh motor until I absolutely haz 2!
SD Millar:O hai! 2day’s word iz “hyperbole”. HY-PER-BO-LE. Hyperbole! Iz S Cummings biding hiz tiem?
N Boulting:He may be. Or he may not. It iz important 2 keep ur hyperbole dry on a day liek this.
Bethany (7):o hai y they not saev this stage 4 teh weekend or teh holibobz teh gits??!? mi mum sez if I bunk of skool agen shell rip mi nippulz of teh fukn old c-o-w whats a gril 2 do eh txt me if anyfink hapenz xXx bthny
C Prudhomme:OK! Off u fck!
After a good deal ov pointless breaklets, catches, dicking about & W Barguil…
SD Millar:Sunweb. WTF they playing at? W Barguil!
N Boulting:On a day liek 2 day iz important not 2 let teh hyperbole out ov teh bag 2 soon!
M Kitteh:CAT! It’s “let teh CAT out ov teh bag”, u gr8 tool! Also, miaow!
After sum blipverts…
N Boulting:Break! w00t! S Cummings! TD Gendt! M Matthews! And M Kitteh!
M Matthews:If CP Sagan can do it then so can I!
M Kitteh:If M Matthews can do it then I, M Kitteh, can do it also. 4 sure and, moreover, miaow!
SD Millar:w00t indeed, ***! Now 2 that London, where M Smith and P York will lay sum hyperbole on us woo yeah baby!
P York:Just want 2 check, iz SD Millar behaving liek an adult 2day?
N Boulting:Yes. Yes, he is. 4 now…
M Smith:O hai! Aren’t Pyrenées brilliant!
P York:Yes. Yes, they are. If they are b4 Alps. Alps iz teh suxx0r! Bah!
Rather l8r than might be optimal…
Bethany (7):O hai! Wot’s teh score?
NC Boardman:0-0. Mite go 2 xtra tiem.
Bethany (7):ta NC! Tiem 4 skool dinner bleurgh chips beanz not a kumquat in site ffs i blaem teh slithy gove!
N Farage:Wash ur mouth out with soap, young lady! I bet ur one ov those remoaners!
Bethany (7):Hope I die b4 I get as old & stupidz as u, u gr8 sexist jizzbadger!
N Boulting:Sprint, sprint, sprintEEEE!
M Matthews:Yay! MOAR points 4 me! LOL @ M Kitteh!
M Kitteh:Was it really worth all that effort, u silly Antipodean fule? Also, miaow!
N Boulting:Cat 2 climb coming! Danger and excitement! We’re off 2 lunch!
SD Millar:Got 2 feed ur inner hyperbole, innit!
After even yet MOAR shitverts…
N Boulting:Let us pause a second, Super D, and listen 2 this sonically-challenged Frenchman and his punk rock electric guitar!
ML Maire:(Ponders advisability ov playing punk rock electric guitar in pissing rain)
M Cavendish:V Nibbles iz a good descender compared 2 people who are not good descenders1!
Omnes:O RLY?
SD Millar:w00t! First cat climb!
M Kitteh:First kitteh on teh first cat lol! Tiem 4 me 2 disappear. Also, miaow!
S Cummings:C me bide mi tiem!
Up teh Menté…
M Matthews:C me sprint 4 teh spottypoints! I told u I was crazy!
TD Gendt:U utter git, M Matthews!
W Barguil:Thx, M Matthews!
Omnes:Cheese it, M Matthews, ur not CP Sagan and that is teh end ov it!
M Matthews:Where iz everyone?
Omnes:Do a wheelie lol!!
Up teh Khyber…
N Boulting:Tiem 4 Jackanory with Vsquared’s rnser 2 TV’s B Cribbins! M Rendall, gibberise teh view0rz!
M Rendall:Makalu, ti brat moi! Peyragude gwan mashup ik pemë ati fiara zaridaina! Wake up, Millar! Her tistê ku hêriyan bû? C Froome? Te pene o toku whaea keke, MOAR liek! Ace ov suede!
N Boulting:Very interesting. In parts.
M Rendall:Erokeria, ***! Çox sevirem!
Bethany (7):And N Farage haz teh nerve 2 call me a rudesby!
M Rendall:U speke Basque & Azerbaijani :o
Up teh Balés…
N Boulting:V Kiryienka! Wearing a V Kiryienka mask2!
SD Millar:Action, yes, conversation, no! GV Avermaet, E [“Poisonous term” – Ed.]ez, PT Voeckler! All fscked!
TD Gendt:O hai! I haz had teh spottyjumper b4 & by God! I shall haz it agane!
S Cummings:Tiem bided! O hai, TD Gendt!
TD Gendt:Urk!
J Birdsong:O bai! I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling ‘bout half past dead!
F Aru:WTF? Y mi team fall 2 bitz?
S Cummings:I iz out ov heah! Bai, TD Gendt!
TD Gendt:Arse!
T $ky:O hai, TD Gendt!
TD Gendt:FFS! Y everyone picking on me?
W Barguil:MOAR spottyjumper points 4 meeeeeeeeee! Yay!
Bethany (7):w00t! Even tho ur not mi dad after all!
C Gautier:Hello clouds hello sky hello mud! Oops! Back 2 teh pelican!
Up teh Peyresourde…
M Nieve:WTF! Where did teh road go?
C Froome:Never a dull moment, eh, readers!
Omnes:U only had 2 ride yesterday’s stage, C Froome, not watch it!
N Quintana:O hai! Mi naem iz I Montoya N Quintana! U killed mi father! And now u haz killed me. 2 DETH! Piss!
S Cummings:Bum! L8rs!
Bethany (7):I’m home! This iz MOAR liek it! Keep ur eye on that F Aru, C Froome! Tiem bonuses!
C Froome:Ur nana & eggses, Bethany (7)!
Bethany (7):Mi nana wouldn’t even recognise a eggs 2 tiems out ov 3!
Up teh Péragude…
A Contador:O hai! How far iz it 2 Spaign-o from here?
F Aru:Arooooooo! Ect. Oh.
R Bardet:Yay!
C Froome:WTF?
F Aru:\o/ Shinyjumper 4 meeeeeeee!
Bethany (7):That’s gonna liven things up a bit, innit!

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #461 on: 13 July, 2017, 05:02:09 pm »
;D, also ;D
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #462 on: 13 July, 2017, 05:19:11 pm »
I'm not sure that having a well-drilled team is all you need.

You are right. He needs a mystery package.

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #463 on: 13 July, 2017, 05:20:44 pm »
Maybe Rupert should send more money.
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #464 on: 13 July, 2017, 06:58:12 pm »
Any news on Porte?

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #465 on: 13 July, 2017, 08:21:17 pm »
Bennett & Uran given 20 second penalties for taking bottles inside the last 10 km.  But who was that chap in the AG2R jersey taking a bottle?  Could it have been R Bardet?

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #466 on: 13 July, 2017, 11:31:51 pm »
I will accept bias as he is on my fantasy tdf team, but it is not clear whether Bardet takes the bottle and drinks or whether he takes it, splashes water on himself and throws it away.  Is taking a bottle for a feed the same as taking a bottle and throwing it away in (almost) the same motion?  Guess we'll find out tomorrow.
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #467 on: 13 July, 2017, 11:41:19 pm »
Any news on Porte?

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Well I watched some of today's feed on the US MSNBC feed with Phil and Paul (my best HD English soundtrack option).

Phil managed to drop a "...Richie Froome..." - just like the last few years  :facepalm:

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #468 on: 14 July, 2017, 01:17:49 am »
Interpretation of the rule apparently infringed is probably open to question: "Feeding is prohibited on climbs, descents and during the first 50 and last 20 km", specifically what constitutes "feeding".
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #469 on: 14 July, 2017, 09:15:08 am »
Interpretation of the rule apparently infringed is probably open to question: "Feeding is prohibited on climbs, descents and during the first 50 and last 20 km", specifically what constitutes "feeding".

Ingesting something such as a fluid or solid or gel type substance?  And no need for 'did he swallow' debate as assume it enters the mouth then it is feeding!

As opposed to taking a bottle and dousing oneself?  I suppose a rider could have taken water for dousing from a team car or spectator.

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #470 on: 14 July, 2017, 09:34:26 am »
Our parrot has started saying "w00t", with a mildly interrogative lift.

Meanwhile, what's with the nose ring?
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #471 on: 14 July, 2017, 09:52:29 am »
Any news on Porte?

<not reading posts since lunchtime until watching Highlights prog tonight>

Well I watched some of today's feed on the US MSNBC feed with Phil and Paul (my best HD English soundtrack option).

Phil managed to drop a "...Richie Froome..." - just like the last few years  :facepalm:
Oh dear!

So I googled and found he bust his collarbone+pelvis but is otherwise fine (I think those two are enough for a day's work!)

This seems an unusually bad tour for losing top riders before half-way:
Valverde, Cav, Sagan, Thomas, Porte ...


Not a great day for FDJ either:
FDJ to lose four riders

Seven riders missed the time-cut and will not start Tuesday's stage and four of them – yes four  – all came from the same team. FDJ lost Ignatas Konovalovas, Jacopo Guarnieri and Mickaël Delage who were all, presumably, riding alongside their sprinter Arnaud Démare who went into the stage suffering with sickness.

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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #472 on: 14 July, 2017, 09:54:37 am »
Our parrot has started saying "w00t", with a mildly interrogative lift.

Meanwhile, what's with the nose ring?

A nasal dilator called Turbine

Link - may contain traces of woo

https://www.theturbine.com
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #473 on: 14 July, 2017, 10:39:11 am »
So a UCI droid says "Doesn't matter who hands you the bottle: time penalty+fine". Some other droid tells Jonathan Vaughters that Urán was penalised because he was handed the bottle by a Cannondale employee, albeit one not connected directly to the team. George Bennett says "I got my bottle from a random fan and so did Bardet and A.N. Other-Frenchman".

Consistency? We've heard of it.
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Re: TdeF 2017
« Reply #474 on: 14 July, 2017, 10:43:00 am »
The commissaires have got around the issue of Bardet allegedly getting away with taking a bottle in the closing km by reversing Uran's and Bennett's penalties. ;D
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