No one else seems to have made one edition.
Today's stage: Arpajon-sur-Cère - Montauban (195km)
2 3rd category climbs, 1 4th category climb - not likely to have much happening, likely a mass sprint again.
Yellow Jersey - Greg Van Avermaet
Green Jersey - Peter Sagan
Mountain Jersey - Thomas Degendt
White Jersey - Julian Alaphilippe
first for
>contador
>>69322921
Sorry I was busy, can’t make thread today. Also can’t watch. Have a nice stage everyone.
Looks like a missed quite a bit yesterday.
who is watching this before mountain stages?
will tune in later to see if Cav wins
>>69322988
I'm mostly watching for the comfy landscapes senpai.
That and the Belgian domination.
I think it's gonna be a Greipel vs. 2agan episode
is the dream over?
afternoon, lads
dubs and cavenshit gets dropped on the first hill
The Prime Minister of Denmark has offered to host 1-3 stages in Denmark 2019, 2020 or 2021. What do you think about having a TdF Prolouge in the beautiful Kingdom of Denmark?
We did host the first 3 stages in the 2012 Giro d'Italia
thank you based Karma for reking Contador
>>69323251
Where would the prologue be, Copenhagen?
A coastal stage would be good-we might get some echelons.
>>69323252
>thank you based Karma for reking Contador
>Karma
What did Contador? He's the goat.
>>69323251
>beautiful Kingdom of Denmark?
Im sorry, what?
>>69323251
Isn't Denmark 99% flat? It'd be a mass sprint prologue then. Mite b cool if there was enough countryside/sights of Denmark I guess, but not very exciting.
>another sprint stage
reeeeeee I fucking hate this first week
I'll be back later to see Cav win
>>69323251
reeeeee
ITS TOUR DE FRANCE NOT TOUR DE BUMFUCK NOWHERE OUTSIDE OF FRANCE
>>69323342
Attacking Andy Schleck when his chain fell off late in the 2011 Tour mountain stages and getting a race-winning time gap thereafter, cowardly move that he will never live down. Plus, doping
>>69323378
>ITS TOUR DE FRANCE NOT TOUR DE BUMFUCK NOWHERE OUTSIDE OF FRANCE
It generates additional revenue, it's worth it.
>>69323378
But Yorkshire 2014 was the GOAT opening two days.
>it's an Arashiro escape stage
Peloton is going to do fuck all for the next two hours, aren't they?
>>69323389
>Attacking Andy Schleck when his chain fell off late in the 2011 Tour mountain stages and getting a race-winning time gap thereafter, cowardly move that he will never live down.
Andy shifted gears while attacking, he deserved what he got. Tactical error isn't the same as a crash. Anyway, Andy did the equivalent that same tour on the cobbled stage.
>Plus, doping
Never tested positive.
>>69323447
Well yeah, there's 30 km of light descent / flats after the final hill, any attackers will be caught by the peloton there
This is 100% ending in a mass sprint
>>69323389
That was a dick (alpha) move but somehow Berto is more likable than the rest of the currently riding GT winners. I would bandwagon Nibali but he is too inconsistent. Anyways Schleck officially won that Tour (2010) so why aren't you happy? :^)
>>69323513
>Berto is more likable than the rest of the currently riding GT winners
Are you serious? Quintana is handedly the most likeable contender of the last few years, the man came from poor farmers in the Colombian mountains and is charmingly humble
>château is almost as large as the village surrounding it
[revolution intensifies]
>>69323342
Stage 1: Copenhagen TT
Stage 2: Roskilde-Odense
Stage 3: Vejle-Sonderborg
http://video.visitdenmark.com/video/13892253/tour-de-france-grand-depart-copenhagen-english
>>69323543
>Quintana is handedly the most likeable contender of the last few years
But he's too defensive. Contador attacks whenever he can. Quintana's personality is also quite sterile.
awww the cute little colombians :3
>>69323573
>Quintana's personality is also quite sterile
You're conflating humility with monotony. Plus Quintana is a well-rounded cyclist and makes mountain attacks all the time, what are you on about
>no one posted streams the fucking day i need it
reeeeeee
>>69323625
https://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/
>>69323651
based éire
>>69323625
>not being able to find streams in this day and age
http://www.sportingvideo.org/20160701/vv5776c07cabeec4.99192115-1365946.html
this is shit
>>69323543
Quintana only won the Giro because the organizers fucking up the neutralization. So wouldn't you be mad at him for cucking Uran Uran like that?
Froome actually is pretty interesting off the bike, too bad none of that comes through and I had to read his book. Froome is stronger than Nairo when he doesn't get sick, too. >>69323608
reminder
Good afternoon, how was everyone's morning ride?
>>69323608
>Quintana is a well-rounded cyclist and makes mountain attacks all the time, what are you on about
So does Froome, that doesn't make him an attacking rider. Also, Quintana isnt as "well-rounded" as Contador, Nibali or even Froome. He's a poor descender, bad on short steep climbs, has no acceleration(relative to the other big 3) and is poor on flat time trials.
>>69323766
Are you straight-facedly saying Froome isn't an attacking rider?
And Quintana is a terrific descender.
Weird.
Daily /OBE/ Backstage pass reminder:
Pre tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGeb4k69AY
Stage 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ATydbtwpf4
Stage 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3ariGnY2v8
Stage 3:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT2HdqA8d0A
Stage 4:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SKbQkhgNoU
Stage 5:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnsnx2fbQtQ
>tfw getting cuckheld by multiple sweepstakes
>>69323787
>Are you straight-facedly saying Froome isn't an attacking rider?
Relative to Contador? No. He attacks in the last 6km of a mtf, not really a great feat.
>And Quintana is a terrific descender
What? Stage 20 last year he was caught by Froome. He's good technically, but his lack of power is obvious.
>>69323745
Just the normal commute. However now with handmade Italian tubulars. Silky smooth ride.
THANKS JUAN
>>69323745
about to go do a bike courier double-shift delivering sandwiches
>them tips tho
>>69323787
>brit
>clueless about cycling
what a surprise
>>69323745
I decided to do a comfy ride on my town bike, very slow pace and general comfyness. Decided to visit places around town I remembered from when I was young, was nice. Now icecream and a can of cola.
48th for BÁRTIČ
is Trek the most meme brand of top-flight bicycles?
>>69323842
So fancy, I should get another bike.
>>69323861
Treat every delivery like the tour.
>>69323898
>Dutch Town bike.
Great bikes desu, they should do the tour on those.
Why are there no female riders ?
>>69324039
I do senpai. Two weeks in and I've already been given 4 double-shifts and have made the highest amount in deliveries for the past three days-straight. Also trying to test my mental capacity and have been eating at a 1,000 to 1,500 calorie deficit every single day that I've been on-the-job
>>69324039
how long you leave it in for
>>69324074
They're in the women's races
>>69324074
pay gap
>>69323503
>you'll never see a flat stage ending with a wild rider winning after 100 km of solitary ride anymore
thanks body constants monitoring and earplugs
>>69324082
Nice, you'll become spooky in no time.
When can we memepost your name when you appear on Eurosport?
>>69323364
there's been prologues in the Netherlands as well. The flattest nation on earth
>>69324039
Until the thread dies out
>>69324149
unfortunately I am a burger
>>69324039
>Great bikes
yes, I spotted a group of road bikers who were not even old and looked quite fit (faggots even had their legs shaved) and I blew past them on a climb on my heavy battleship. Always good fun to do that, but they probably spotted my tanlines so they must have known whats up.
hey greg, that's a sexy looking jersey
>>69323745
I've been ridding the bed this mornig because of a fucking hangover.
Fucking Poortugal, they have no business in going to Euro's final.
>>69323426
> Not Corsica 2013
Step it up
>sagan +23mins after yesterday
lyl
>>69324197
No excuses, you need to get drier.
Also your tan is lacking.
>>69324260
>TSSUUUUUUU
>>69323745
decent
>>69324304
>those legs
African starving kid tier
>UCI WC
>in Qatar
>in October
So will it be 110°F+ ?
Why do you guys use Strava ?
Why not Runtastic ? It's more based desu
>>69324269
This, the tour should go there every year
>>69323712
he did cane it on the descent, which was sneaky, but after that stage he was 1'41" up on GC but finished the Giro 2'58" up
G'day lads, what did I miss so far?
>>69324350
Because strava also measures your penis, you newfag
i was up before 11 this morning. i don't know how those working squares do it every day
>>69324311
shit average speed desu
>>69324350
Why is runtastic better? Honest question. I'm looking for something other than strava.
>>69324389
you have no responsibilities and life and are likely a reprobate/failure
>>69324215
>Bought an Azor bike two years ago.
>50kg+ battleship
Rides quite smooth and if you get it going it keeps the momentum.
Fixie fags who cut me off bounce off like flies.
Two weeks ago a Golf filled with Moroccans ran a light and hit me, bike completely fine, golf door completely caved in.
They are like fucking armoured Shire horses, you can plow through anything with them.
>>69324311
>De Achterhoek.
>>69324354
he gained 4 minutes over Uran on the Stelvio stage, so by Schleck chaingate logic he got his advantage due to that one incident
>>69324414
i'm only 38, mate
>>69324331
>2016
>Not being skelly.
Why are tri-spoke aero now wheels (HED's) making a comeback after having largely disappeared from pro cycling for the past 4-5 years?
>>69324404
wait a sec
I will screenshot both and you will see
>>69324422
>Two weeks ago a Golf filled with Moroccans ran a light and hit me
Shit nigger, forget the bike, good job staying alive.
Yesterday's climbs- http://www.climbing-records.com/2016/07/the-first-selection-in-massif-central.html?m=1
Peloton is on average faster than the epo days.
At least 25 riders were sustaining power above 6.2 watts per kg.
>>69324389
I'm already home from work. Get a comfy job you bum.
>>69324422
Good thing you don't make a living out of being funny.
>>69324422
What kind of gears you got on your frigate? Ive got a 7 speed hub and its fucking great, smoother than any derailleur and requires no maintenance at all.
>>69324389
when you are still up at 6 am and you watch all the wageslaves coming online on facebook and skype
>>69324404
But I'll tell you straight away that Runtastic has a far more simpler interface,without a bunch of useless features that strava has,like those groups,feeds,profiles and store. It does not,however,have the challenges part. You can challenge yourself,though only with the PRO version.
>>69324448
>having to wear sunblock on your whole body for marginal cooling gains
not worth it m8s
>>69324464
don't recall the details of 2004 but 2011 was a breakaway, makes sense that a fast-charging GC group would btfo Hoogerland & Vockler
>>69324478
Just three but the third gear is giant. Literally can't get it going from standstill when hanging on it with full bodyweight.
>>69324460
They bark but don't bite. Also you can barely go faster then 20km/h in a car in Amsterdam.
>>69324422
>VW Golf
Are you sure it weren't Turks?
>>69324404
Dont worry lads, only one more day of this shit then we /uphill/
>came back from living on Bonaire half a year
>only rode my mountainbike there, hills and wind everywhere
>tfw my muscles got stronger but way shorter and heavier
>tfw im total shit on my normal bike now (barely 30kmps on a 25km ride ;_;)
>>69324566
this is the runtastic post training interface. It shows all this data that you see.
It evens put it on graphs.
I never tried Strava tho,I installed it because it connects with Lose it! and got really confused by it.
I recommend you try it Runtastic. There's a version for Mountain bike and another for Road Bike. Choose the one that suits you lol
Maybe i'm just used to runtastic,I started using it when I went for runs like 3 or 4 years ago.
>Rocky 2agan
Based!
>>69324568
>he doesn't enjoy a couple of days of watching the comfy countryside and a nice bunch sprint at the end
2agan is too GOAT
>sagan
what the hell was that
Who /GregMissile/ here?
>>69324677
Sagan having fun tbqh
>>69324609
Do you even know what Strava is actually for?
It's a fucking cycling facebook, nothing more.
Runtastic and others are not even comparable m8.
>>69324681
yes
>>69324695
>It's a fucking cycling facebook
define this
Should I add my biking friends and like their biking photos ?
Aren't they somewhat rivals ? Don't they measure distance,speed,calories etc ?
>Yfw Oleg actually keeps the team if Sagan wins another stage
Sure, he might have been bullshitting but I can't help but wonder.
>>69324609
Thanks, I'll try it out next time.
>>69324681
here
>>69324720
I just use it to see how much faster I am than my normie friends
>implying I would ever follow someone faster than me
>>69324750
>>69324695
kek I thought it was used for tracking perfomance and stuff lol
>>69324720
Basically this:
>>69324750
There is no point in Strava other than to measure your penis vs friends and ppl who ride in the same places you do.
There are loads of better cycling software.
>>69324720
It pretty much is this. Most of my friends on strava link it to Instagram so there are pictures associated with rides. Strava captures a lot of data, but has a lot of social media nonsense. Why I'm trying to move away from using it.
>>69324784
fug it's completly useless then
>>69324784
Your online cycling penis is the most important thing.
Nothing to see here, just Greipel coming throgh
>>69323745
did my 10kms by going to and from work. now chilling my room listening to music and watching the stage of course (with the fan on so no sweating haha)
>>69324797
Just use any app that tracks your data and then use this: SportTracks
It's actually good.
strava is too popular for me. i'm different. i'm a lone wolf.
>see qt on side of road
>imagine life together in france
>>69324784
>>69324810
I use Garmin sensors/head unit instead of a phone so my rides are uploaded there first by necessity, then cross-posted to Strava. my riding goals are just getting faster rather than any specific races/skelliness so I am mainly interested in avg. speed and PRs. Strava handles that well and it's all I've been using since I got vaguely serious in 2012
>>69324647
I like it, but it'd be nice with a constant 4% gradient to slow them down for extra comfiness
>NOS
PRODUCTION VALUE
YAMASHIRO
>>69324889
You joke but there's a click of riders locally taking this stance now after having used Strava for months.
r8 what i just bought to my bike
>riding bikes with friends
are you guys faggots or what ?
>>69324916
I also use a Garmin Edge 500 since forever to record data and then mostly use SportTracks because it's actually fucking good.
I only upload grouprides to Strava because of my poor friends that can't own a decent Garmin unit.
>>69324951
Do your knees hit the bag when you stand out of the saddle to pedal?
People are still not following the tdf on strava? Filthy casuals
https://www.strava.com/activities/632212058
>>69324951
kys
>>69324980
I'll figure it out when i get it lad
I bought it on ebay
It will arrive next week maybe ? It arrived at Portugal today
>tfw scared to ride when it's raining because there's always a risk of falling
>>69325000
>>69324993
>>69324971
>>69324970
Just came here to say yesterday's Aleixo FM was 10/10.
>>69324940
>de commentaarverbinding is verbroken
>10 minutes slower than the slowest schedule
>the slowest timetable is 40kph
who else /fastenoughforletour/ here?
>tfw no 170 friends to paceline with
>>69325009
it seems really unsafe to ride with rain tho
>wet brakes because exposed to the rain
>wet road
>>69325017
>commentators are now literally calling the studio on a cellphone to commentate the rest of the race
>>69325051
I just take the bus when it's too wet or just too cold. don't want the cold wind slapping my face
>>69325068
>you now remember this used to be a commonplace practice during the 80's when commentators got stuck on traffic on the way to footy stadiums
>>69325068
kek
>>69325068
Haha, oh shit, seriously?
>tfw no qt ENVE wheelset
>>69324990
>https://www.strava.com/activities/632212058
>TDF comes through your village, steals all the KOM's with unbeatable times.
>>69324730
Staying in the sport is not necessarily keeping the team
>>69324990
>not even power data
https://www.strava.com/activities/632222833
>teary degenkolb report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0yNIsluSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWgsLGJUOc0
time for piss
>>69324951
Absolutely haram
>>69325130
THICC
>>69325132
Tinker is the archetype of a Crazy Russian businessman.
Who knows what he will do?
>>69325074
>>69325051
Am pretty fine on rain tbqh. Ride a pretty cheap mountain bike, not a road bike, so I guess I am riding fatter tires, but never had problems with traction or breaking. The breaks do squeal like a pig when wet. On snow or ice though I don't take those chances.
>>69325068
>>69325009
>>69325051
>>69325074
I'm more worried about my bike getting dirty and having to spend loads of time cleaning it. That's why I use shittier bike when riding in rain/snow.
>>69325221
>verbroken
I dunno why I laugh at this.
>>69325236
Ha, so I wasn't the only one.
>José assuring Michel that his BMI is < 25 and he is not overweight
lel
>>69325244
>>69325236
whats so funny about it
>Sagan spent 74 out of 89 days in the Tour in green
Based!
>>69325292
I dunno man. I honestly don't know.
>>69325292
I have no fucking clue.
>>69325295
Respect
Would be cool if he had some healthy competition
>>69325295
sagan is clearly op with the current point format, something needs to be done
>>69325319
>tfw you'll never wear the green jersey on tdf
>>69325319
It's even better when you consider two of the remaining days he was in yellow. He barely wore the tinkoff uniform.
why do so many people have the exact same time on the scoreboard? do they give the whole peloton the same time and a bunch sprint is just for the stage victory?
>Mémer
>>69325346
Yes
Though first, second and third place gives you some extra seconds taken off your time
>>69325343
Or as slovak champion or as WC road champion or as points champion
>>69325346
They do. Also if you arrive in the last 3km before the peloton finishes you also get the same time, even if you crash.
>>69325346
Time awarded for each cyclist is the same of the first cyclist of the group they where in when they cross the line.
>tfw no qt racefu with road rash to cuddle with.
kek sbs hates sky
trolldj having a laugh
>>69325220
based Romanian bro,does it like me
My bike too is a cheap mountain bike
>tfw sometimes my front brakes get a little of water in them,either from the light rain or from the floor
>tfw they squeak like pigs
>tfw my handler vibrates like hell during breaking time
It actually feels nice,to feel the vibrations
>Exercise bike
>Brakes
anyone?
>>69325436
Yeah. Traction wise it's still fine though. But damn, even with rain gear it still feels soggy as all hell.
THANKS JUAN
THANKS JUAN
Daily reminder
>>69325369
>>69325379
>>69325386
so how do the favourites actually get ahead of each other? mostly time trials or do they try breakaways too?
>All these chateaus today
mmmm
>>69325513
Maybe you can do virtual tracks of somthing.
>>69325513
Haha, oh wow, my fucking sides.
>>69325392
hawt.
>>69325529
Time trials and when we get to the actual mountains with long climbs.
>>69325529
Mountain stages and TT mostly.
Sometimes they also fall down kek.
>>69325533
it's châteaux. And most of them in that area are not even that particular or something
>>69325541
>Exercise bike
>Descending
starting to rain outside oh yeah we /comfy/ now
>>69325526
speaking of tuna
where's the tuna
Deve ser châteaux viver num châteaux
That town looks so comfy
>>69325516
damn it now I'm hype for a ride in the rain
what do you do to protect your body from the rain ?
You have one of those raincoats ?
>>69325628
Wrong cantonese cartoon social media forum, m8.
>>69325613
A tuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nD9cNuYPpY
>>69325334
something has been done
the way they changed it (50 points for winning a flat stage, 30pts if 2nd) was clearly anti Sagan, but even that isn't enough
>>69325551
mmmmmm
>>69325655
top kek
>>69325655
Official theme song of John West lad.
>>69325647
Rainproof coat with added hood, that you sweat like a pig in mind you, rainproof overpants I just put over whatever pants I'm using and a set of waterproof protectors for the shoes, though the air intakes from those extend all the way to the bottom of the shoe so even with the protectors on the shoes still take on water. Have yet to find a pair of gloves that isn't padded as fuck.
>>69325613
Well not really tuna, but the commentator's recipe of the day included codfish.
>>69325551
Fresh.
>>69325655
is an tuna a athlete?
>>69325655
BASED PORTUGAL
>>69325655
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz5Zls_TU5k
06:16 for MAXIMUM TUNA ACTION lads
Why is that black guy helping out with the pacemaking at the front every fucking day without any teammate helping him?
>>69325791
He isn't a rider, he just stole that bike.
>>69325791
Maybe he's a domestique.
there's something really fascinating about how cyclists take big turns
it might be the way they lean to turn, how smooth their bike is cutting through the road to create one unique curve. Anyway, taking turn are one of the finest thing of cycling. it's so noble
>>69325791
hes at front because hes trying to get away with that stolen bike
Any youtube channels/youtubers worth watching in regards to cycling, training, nutrition etc.
I've watched some global cycling network videos they were ok .....
>>69325788
A female Tuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRs5Cyn5DdY
>>69325836
D U R I A N
U
R
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A
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They see me rolling
how often do you think Rohan Dennis gets told Gondor is calling for aid?
>>69325730
I've found mechanix gloves to be great for cycling if you don't like padded gloves. And if it isn't close to freezing temps they keep your hands relatively warm even when it's raining.
>>69325880
he starts to look like a vegetable
Man, I love these on-board camera shots. Wish they'd do them live one of these years.
>>69325896
>tfw no major bike race in new zealand
Who /CAV/ here
>>69325905
Yeah, was only looking for something rain proof, I have padded gloves, albeit not waterproof. But water flows down the jacket onto my hands and it can get really soggy, so a light pair would be great.
>>69325914
you mean the shots on the motorbike?
>it's a Michel explains the Cathar Crusades stage
>>69325221
It happened again! Potato connection.
>>69325933
/>2agan/ here 2bh 2am
>>69325943
Nah man, what they just showed now on eurosport. Video from the previous day from cameras mounted on the bikes of random riders.
>>69323251
IT'S HAPPENING
>>69325954
I prefer it desu
much more comfy without Herbert and Ducrot
IT KEEEEEPS HAPPENING
FUCK THIS
THEY FIXED IT THEY SAID
>tfw no Máquez, Pedroza, Lorenzo and Rossi in TdF
>These roads with a row of trees on both sides
/Comfy/ as fuck.
>>69325880
Lol. No. Serious answers only.
2/10
I'm not that fucking new or gullible
>>69325996
Leave.
>>69325990
"er zat nog een kinkje in de kabel"
ok dankjewel herbert.
>>69325979
heiligschennis, Dijkstra en Ducrot zijn comfy god-tier
>>69325997
it's almost everywhere on small roads. pretty nice when you ride through yeah, but I guess it's more dangerous than nothing because knocking a tree when crashing in car is more dangerous than just going off road
>>69326019
Wait, are those motorcycle riders? Think Rossi rings a bell. If so, you might want to think again considering how shit some of the motorcycle riders in here are sometimes. Who was that guy that's in a coma now because of motorcycles?
>you now remember Michael Rasmussen
>>69326051
Yep. And people hooning about on motorcycles is not a sport, much less motorsport.
>wins who doesn't fall from their suicide thingie
>all the riders act like niggers
>>69326065
He was supposed to be Rabobank's saviour, not destroy them!
>>69326065
what a shitshow that was
>>69326065
The original skelly king
>>69325741
>unhappily no Moonen in Giro Rosa
>>69326038
Yeah, we had similar roads here, but since we're trying to kiss the ass of everyone in the EU and stroke our dicks with the roads, they extended quite a bunch of older roads and cleared the trees from the sides. And sure, they're faster and safer and all that, but they feel boring as shit.
>>69326074
I wouldn't know 2bh, not really my thing.
>>69326065
DELET
>>69326128
Two of the brazilbros in /TdF/ enjoy motorsports, that's known for sure.
Finally some orange roofs
Pls post some screens I want to see the countryside but can't watch it
I don't really mind Yotto Yumbo wearing yellow jerseys tbf
>Voeckler still at it
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