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Saturday, July 16th Stage 14
Montélimar › Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux (208.5k)
Since nobody started one I gave it a shot. Flat stage with several category 4 climbs, so most likely a sprint finish.
>pinot
Ty fellow burger
flat
solid effort, op
>Chris Froome that's "blown-apart" everything
I hope there are a lot of castles along this
>boring
stage
theyre all on steroids
Why did they put this boring stage on a saturday ;_;
Froome ran over the competition Nice style
>all this hating on flat stages
why?
>>69569159
The finish is typically very exciting, to be quite honest.
>69569109
>flat
Just how I like my women.
TdF intro montage showing the Froome trio crash and him running as if they're proud of their mismanagement.
>>69569191
>>69569189
Flat stages are calm and comfy.
>>69569189
flat stages are cool at the beginning of the Tour to slowly set the mood. In the second week end it's annoying
>>69569203
unless the wind blows apart the peloton
so it's a win/win
froome crashes today
>>69569201
Well it's basically the only exciting thing that's happened so far. This has, so far, been an early 00's tier Tour.
>>69569216
nothing wrong with a day off, also there would be no reason for sprinters to stick around if all that's left after week 1 is Champs Elysée
THANKS JUAN
>>69569159
So we calmly post our best skeletons.
Learning how to make bread on the Tour. Excellent.
![large[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Inp63fZ.jpg "large[1].jpg")
but what did he mean by this
G'day lads, 2agan win today? Or will it be Greipel as a birthday gift to himself?
>>69569284
shooped
>>69569268
>>69569290
Too flat. 2agan needs a technical finish or a slight climb to beat the pure sprinters. Gorilla should get a bday present.
>>69569083
>tfw evwn this flat stage has higher hills than can be found in my whole country
i really would like to be able to climb something during my rides ;_;
>>69569290
What about Cav? Did he drop out? His leadout train has looked incredibly strong this year.
>>69569327
>tfw live in west flanders
hold me bro
>>69569268
You're a big skeleton
Happy 52th Birthday Indurain!
why is quintana still occupying valverde's place on the team
>dead thread
>flat stage
/sp/ casuals do it again!
How do you guys keep your water fresh during summer while ridding ?
>>69569371
clean out my bottles regularly.
>>69569371
fresh?
I fill up at taps or fountains any opportunity available.
ARE ARE ARE ARE ARE
>>69569371
Did you mean: cold?
niggas pls someone post the pic of the /tdf/ sign the frenchie used on that stage
>>69569371
Double-walled,vacuum-sealed steel bottles.
I use Hydroflasks.
>>69569387
>>69569379
Kek i meant cold
>>69569371
I piss on my bottle, drink it while it's hot for maximum freshness.
>>69569413
Best thing you can do is use insulated bottles and start with some level of ice.
>this #trolldj
ok
>>69569404
gotchu, family
>>69569432
Not that one, but the one he took of the sign.
>>69569413
I never drink cold water desu, it's bad for the stomach. Usually just fill both bottles from the tap
>>69569437
Once I was about to drink water from the tap, but a arm came out and I gave up.
>>69569413
Fill up the bottle a quarter of the way and put it in the freezer. Then, when you go for a ride, fill the bottle up to the top. You have water right away and a giant ice chunk to keep it cool.
>>69569432
What happend to that anon? I was curious to see if he would post here with his sign after the stage.
>>69569443
>brazil problems
Froome has set his sights on a victory.
Sry i missed the stage Yesterday, TT is just too boring for me
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
-Stage 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a84vky0Obsw
-Stage 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBW1yRulVpw
-Stage 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iNTLmSmm0Q
-Stage 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AshcHDVgOfs
-Stage 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH0FL-KRL8Q
-Stage 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKJyywOCfI8
-Stage 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tBULgdoLmM
-Stage 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7tOE8C8E_4
>>69569437
Yeah but your water gets hot while risibg right ?
Leave making Tour boring to me
>>69569460
Didn't know he was Team Instinct Too
>>69569443
kek
>>69569335
I honestly have no idea what's going on with Cav.
>>69569460
>tfw so skinny you need a girl to help you draw
WE NOSTALGIA DAY NAO
>>69569469
I don't live in a desert so not really a problem. Yeah it gets a bit warm sometimes but it doesn't really bother me.
>>69569474
He's getting plenty of help from team Sly.
Based Poels!
>>69569492
lol
>>69569493
>gif
Ha!
>>69569469
That's true, but it never really bothered me.
>>69569493
THE SEIZURE JERSEY
Who /Laura/ here?
I always find myself rooting for the breakway, especially when it's made up of far-down riders. I hope they make it.
>>69569474
all the excitement has come from him and sagan
SKELETON CASTLE
appearantly Martin Elmiger loves cows
who /misses >pinot/ here?
>>69569474
The others should ride faster then
>not one precarious live railroad crossing
shit race 2bh
>>69569593
I honestly feel super bad for Pinot. Appearantly he's a mentally fragile person who doesn't enjoy riding the Tour because of the huge pressure and expectations put on him because of his undoubted talent
Poor guy, I hope he gets his head in order the next years and becomes a proper contender
>>69569474
>its the fault of the only guy who is even trying to win
yeah how dare he attack so much why isnt he glued to the backwheel of his opponent that would be so much more exciting
>>69569608
in his new contract he insisted to be allowed to ride the giro next year
So how do we fix the Tour?
- Ban team radios, apart from safety messages. Make the riders correctly time their own tactical moves.
- Ban power meters. Make the riders attack when they feel good, not when the computer says they are optimal.
- Eight-man teams. Less riders means less risk of crashes (or it just means more teams) and it's harder to cram a team full of time-triallists who can climb well to support the team leader in an endless procession.
>>69569556
That's what I miss most about Jens Voigt riding. He loved doing shit like that.
>"I came to fuck shit up"
BLACK AND YELLOW
SKETCH-E
SWITCH-E
>>69569615
Wow, didn't know that. Interesting
What does "no-drop ride" mean? I'm considering stop being a hermit and riding along a local bike shops' Sunday morning route
>>69569615
I'm pretty sure winning giro or vuelta would be really good for his career. And he could even have a decent chance at doing it since there would be much less pressure on him and best riders wouldn't be there.
Is
>Bardet
a new meme now that
>Pinot
is gone for good?
>>69569660
No drop ride means casual bullshit where they stop and regroup for the slowpokes.
>>69569660
do you mean "no-dope ride"?
>>69569613
It's not Froome, or SKY. It's literally everyone else. They aren't even bothering. SKY are too strong, too well-funded and too single-minded to be beaten by teams that have a GC rider...and a sprinter...and also compete to win other GTs and one day races over the year.
SKY exist for a single purpose: to put a British rider on the top step of the podium. Anything else is for training purposes.
>>69569478
And he always wanted to be a Snorlax.
>>69569674
I see thanks, though I presume there's a slow group and a fast group that goes ahead
>>69569660
"drop" means they drop you off the back if you're too slow. "No-drop" doesn't necessarily mean the pace will be slow, but they will always have someone stay behind with a rider that's been dropped. i.e. you never ride alone.
>>69569695
There's currently a 4-man breakaway in front of the main group, or, "peloton".
>>69569700
they state a 13-16 mph average over mildly undulating terrain, which for a high-end store I presume is pretty slow to be quite honest
go 2agan
>>69569660
>No-drop ride.
Casual Americans.
>>69569714
That's really slow for a group ride if there are no major climbs.
>>69569714
You will catch a lot of Pokemon with that pace.
I've heard there's a go slow protest today, not seen any of the stage, true?
>>69569733
They've got 60km/h headwinds, they're just being fucked by that
Averaging around 33 km/h so far, I believe.
That's a little pokey but the next few days are gonna be brutal.
>>69569615
I'm pretty sure he could have won the Giro this year
>>69569745
Apparently there's a massive headwind
>American Barista & vintage record collector in the breakaway.
>>69569742
thanks, obviously 'protest' was typical radio 5 bullshit.
>>69569714
15mph over 40 miles is about average for a no-drop shop ride. It's not that slow, you'll work up a sweat.
It's not a team training ride pace, obviously, but it's not advertising itself as such.
>>69569474
Quintana/Movistar being shit is what makes the tour 'boring'
Also, despite it being obvious Froome was going to win (how could you not with such a terrifying team as Sky?), this has not been a boring Tour at all.
>cav being good again
>/tdf/ sign
>2agan in yellow
>photofinish sprints 2 days in a row
>based Greg not just taking the lead, but surprisingly keeping it on a day everyone thought he would get fucked but instead he attacked again and came in 4th
>supersanic madman Vroom descent
>contadown to contaded
>pinot
>pinot suddenly not being greentext tier
>Dumoulin winning on one of the toughest mountainstages
>2agan again
>memewinds fucking quintana again and more unexpected memeing from Vroom
>Quintana 'attacking'
>the mother of all memes with the whole Ventoux finale
>quintana utterly btfo again in TT
I don't see how anyone couldn't see this as a greatly entertaining Tour so far.
Vastly superior to 2015, where Froome just got yellow early and kept it because Quintana didn't 'attack' until stage 21.
Vastly superior to 2014 where everyone just died early so no one could contest Nibbles
Vastly superior to 2012 and 2013 where Sky was on a even higher level of utter rape compared to opposition
when Sean repeats back what Kirby just said I want to punch his goddamn potato in
>>69569759
Those cross winds were really bad.
>tfw want to buy an Eddy Merckx bike but only have money for an Axel Merckx bike
>>69569782
This. Everyone claiming the tour has been boring hasn't actually followed the race other than checking who has the yellow every few days.
mathias frank quits with the shits
>>69569820
Hear he also said he wasn't feeling well. Welp.
>>69569782
>Vastly superior to 2014 where everyone just died early so no one could contest Nibbles
That one really was tragic. I've bet Froome every year since he went gc but 2014 I wasn't sure at all. Could have been a classic.
>>69569371
This bitch keeps the water fresh
>>69569782
>because Quintana didn't 'attack' until stage 21.
You're probably havin' a lend but it was 19 or something wasn't it
stage 21 is the champers and he did get a LOT of time on the last 2 mountain stages
>>69569782
The only thing that you listed that is related to anything remotely entertaining is Sagan.
Otherwise, you're listing memes that make /tdf/ fun.
This Tour has been shit.
Green jersey competition has been ceded to Sagan because Cav, Kittel and Greipel only care about stage wins.
Polka dot jersey is literally what tier/
Yellow jersey competition was over as soon as Froome decided to stop mucking about and take the jersey.
I like watching the TdF because even coming in last place in Paris is still hell of impressive. It's a huge accomplishment just to finish it, regardless of how close you are to the podium.
Avoid the catalog unless you like scat porn.
>>69569839
Looks like it'll go well with your BTWIN bike
>french asphalt quality
>>69569858
I know were I'm heading now.
>>69569847
froome downhill wasn't exciting?
crosswinds, then froome/sagan wasn't exciting?
>>69569868
>swiss
>>69569858
cat porn you say? FUCK YES
>12-hour bike courier shift yesterday
>8-hour bike courier shift today
>90°F+ and 80%+ humidity
lads
>>69569268
>>69569872
An exciting moment does not make an exciting race.
Froome's madman descent was neat, but pointless, since no one can make an attack stick and Nairo would lose two minutes in the ITT anyway.
>>69569882
>F
Too lazy to turn that into C but will take it it was hot. Hope you're not one of these bike couriers that jumps lights and traffic because fatigue and dehydration will make dangerous shit like that even worse.
>>69569896
>who wears the yellow to Pars is all that matters
Americans
Would you support the TTT being brought back in 2017 under the form of a tandem bike race /TdF/?
>>69569907
90°F isn't HUGELY hot on its own (>straya) but with that humidity it would be fucking unbearable
>>69569907
I was dozing like a mad cunt late last night because I was mentally withdrawn, I was hitting fast curves two feet or less between me and pedestrians crossing a few times to be an asshole
>>69569919
If you actually want to see people racing tandems they do that shit in track cycling still
>>69569918
>Finns talking about cycling
Shouldn't you be in /f1/ or a suicide prevention thread?
See, I can play the flag game too.
I'm glad your favorite rider is winning, but this is an Armstrong-tier tour so far. Sorry, m8.
How does a nigga get an acestream?
thank you black leadout man
>>69569979
reported to anti-hatespeech police
>>69569782
I agree
Tours since 2010 power ranking:
2011
2010
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
How does a nigga get an acestream?
>>69569979
>>69570045
wtf is an acestream
>>69570050
An Acestream
>>69569979
>>69569991
Try spamming this thread and see if one magically appears.
That bird was going to town on that snake.
How does a nigga get an acestream?
So now that it turns out the Sky team director barged in on the judges meeting after the 12th stage I guess this tour is all a sham.
I like Froome but there is nothing he can do, including plainly being the best, that will remove the asterisk if he wins this year.
>Dem 90 degree corners
All those wind shifts must be a bitch.
>>69570014
2012 was goat
where is this photo of Alaphillippe catching air yesteday?
>>69570111
Really? Where did you read this?
Saw a kid possibly tuned into a quadriplegic today at my local footy
I was totally fine at the time but after getting home & thinking about it Im kinda rattled tbqh, it wasn't nice to see. Strange feeling. Hopefully the flat stage can produce some memes to take my mind off it :\
>>69570129
It's in this thread.
>>69570129
in this very thread.
>>69569284
>>69570117
if you like Wiggins destroying everything on extremely long TTs. not really my idea of fun
>>69570142
>>69570144
Holy shit how did he not get rekt completely? Those rocks look jagged
>>69570111
If you snub Sky you're snubbing one of the richest and most prominent teams in cycling. The judges are only making decisions based on viewership, ratings, money, etc.
>>69570135
>possibly
Just tell yourself hell be fine and then try and forget about it.
Didn't even realize he crashed yesterday
>>69570111
;^)
>>69569882
>F
Please refrain from speaking nigger when talking to humans.
>>69570132
Reports on the broadcast, apparently the decision was made with all teams present, but it's only known fact the Sky boss barged in and none of the other team bosses who were asked said they were there...
>>69570170
Has been in surgery for a long time. He didnt move for a very long time & said he couldn't feel anything below his neck. I doubt he'll be ifne
>>69570155
French rocks aren't very tough.
>>69570184
Has it been explained why froome was not disqualified for running sans bike?
>>69570163
So you're telling me this entire race is just a marketing exercise designed to sell me bikes?
I don't believe you.
Change of subject: do you think I should buy a set of TRP 878 brakes? Sure, they're 500 dollars, but they do weigh about 30g less than my Super Record brakes.
>>69570188
That's a bummer. Hope he turns out alright.
>>69570204
the spirit of the tour:
rules are rules, except when they're guidelines and, ah, fuck it.
>>69570204
You only have to cross the line with a bike, it's not illegal to move off of the bike.
>let's DQ every rider who takes a piss stop
>>69570204
>The French explaining anything
Only in a parallel universe, anon.
>>69570188
Shit. Well, you have to try and deal with it because you don't want ptsd. I saw an old lady get run over by a bus a few weeks ago, ripped part of her scalp off and the ambulance took forever to come.
It was on a loop in my brain but it only lasted a couple of days. Try not to think about it.
Maybe I'm just dead inside.
>>69570205
Yeah dude, go for it. I'm not entirely certain what those are, but do what makes you happy.
>>69570228
It is actually illegal to make progress on a stage without your bike, if it's broke you gotta carry it.
It's a bullshit rule and that one they were right to waive desu but that doesn't make the entire thing right.
>>69570205
>being this much of a weight weenie
Do you have a spreadsheet of every single component on your bike and how much it weighs, and how much an upgrade would cost and save?
Because if not, you'd better get to making one.
>>69570204
I think the pansy judges knew they couldn't dq Froome, so they probably chalked it up to post-crash stupidity/adrenaline. Or they like memes.
>>69570246
Thanks, Im sure ill be fine, probably wont even bother me tomorrow. Just had a really strange feeling all day. Not enjoying it.
>>69570227
Oh, bit like sprinters magically not being disqualified on mountain stages because they group together, essentially daring the judges to throw them all out (which they know they would never do). Got it. Sort of.
>>69570255
spreadsheet? No, that's for beginners. I have a relational database. For any given atmospheric condition I can find the optimal set up that minimizes both weight and aerodynamic drag.
Who /Froome x Sagan/ here?
>>69570298
I put flame stickers on my bike so it goes faster.
>>69569268
That feel when someone uses your OC
>>69570318
>not painting it blue so it's cooler during hot days
>>69570298
I'm picturing you weighing 280 pounds, if only for the absurdity
>>69570314
I'd pay to see a wheelie competition.
>>69570328
>Went full autist
>Spent like 20 minutes making this
>Havnt seen it posted once
:^(
>>69570314
/Sagan x Ag2r x BMC/
>>69570318
Do make sure the logo on the bike has aerodynamic typography.
>>69570346
>messi
>>69570135
dude, was that at the WAFL? East Perth?
>>69570368
Yep
>>69570347
>she's riding a Giant bike
>I wonder if she Felt anything
brb, I'm going to kill myself
>>69570337
That's 127,006.00g thank you very much.
>>69570346
Aw, it was worth it though.
>>69570184
you listened to the broadcast and managed to misunderstand it 100%
i'm guessing deliberately.
>>69570408
>British damage control
>>69570204
same reason they didn't punish quintana for hanging on that motorcycle
>>69570111
>Implying you as a team boss wouldn't do the same.
It's called being assertive.
>That fucking retard running with his camera on a stick
>>69570401
you're a big guy
>>69570424
Filtering GB is necessary for an enjoyable tdf. As I'm sure filtering US was necessary in the lance years.
>>69570250
[citation needed]
>>69570470
/sp/ didn't exist during the Lance years.
The shitposting would have been unbelievable, though.
>>69570440
Which was?
Sagan is such a qt.
>>69570346
I saved it if that helps. It will be seen again one day.
No doubt >we will all be sitting here greentexting pinot and posting old memes in five years time.
>Quintana not DSQ for holding onto a the mavic moto at the front of the field
>Froome was thrown out of a Giro (2008?) for doing the same thing when he was off the back
Skelly's ghostwritten book actually is pretty revealing on this fuck-ups like that, it was all a big misunderstanding about him trying to DNF and the moto actually offered a ride. the Quitana thing is a lot more clear cut, tho I suppose an officials' car was right there and they saw the whole thing.
>>69570496
why is this so true
why am I so gay for sagan
>>69570502
Quintana said he was holding onto the moto because it had just hit him and he was holding it at arm's length.
There has been a crash in the back of the peloton.
>>69570523
>it had just hit him and he was holding it at arm's length
>>69570517
>why am I so gay for sagan
Because he always cums second
>>69570523
well he wouldn't say anything self-incriminating, of course. some rider was DSQ either last year or 2014 for taking a short (<250m) ride in a team car while they were deciding on going home, they just forgot but rules are rules
>>69570575
ah, found it
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/rider-kicked-off-tour-de-france-for-hitching-a-lift-in-another-teams-car-183239
>>69570474
The UCI rule only says you can finish the stage on foot as long as you're carrying your bike with you.
ALL DAY & ALL NIGHT
>>69570491
back to lb
>you now remember team discovery channel
>>69570619
Thought as much
>>69570643
romo>contador>hincapie>levi
what a disgusting first 4
>still scat and porn threads on the front page
are the mods ded?
>mfw tomorrows stage
>>69570643
they also wear black and blue. Composed primarily of hybrid TT/climbers. Time is a flat circle.
anyone up for some rock climbing?
>>69570667
Liv is A CUTE
>>69570523
Quintana is a Nigger of the worst kind
>>69570675
What a world, what a world
>>69570667
>>69570541
>tfw someone posts even more of your OC
Feels good man
>>69570710
That's awful
>>69569759
the peloton was just too mainstream.
>>69570681
Did this happen today?
Did he break every bone in his body?
How was your ride today lads?
ALAARM
>>69570710
fucking kek. Has anyone done a splice-up of Chariots of Fire yet?
>>69570774
Damn you. I'll probably just bike around my hilly neighborhood.
>>69570774
>turks
>>69570774
Humid as hell.
Is having a whole bunch of spacers above your stem stylish in your country?
>>69570748
A few more km's and he well join the peloton again only ironically.
What went wrong?
CONFIRMED BORING TOUR IS CONFIRMED WITH CONFIRMATION OF THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY
>>69570774
>tfw no nearby mountains to climb
>>69570753
Nah it was yesterday on the time trial and has been posted at least a few times in this thread so far. They showed him receiving a bandage from the medical car a bit earlier, but other than that he appears okay.
>>69570774
Stationary, as I watched the first part of the broadcast from my hometrainer.
Losing weight and gaining energy like a motherfucker this month. One of my best purchases ever.
Can nairo still win?
>>69570813
Believing that Aru could match Froome, Contador or Nibali
why hasn't Quintana been DQ'd?
>>69570850
Maybe but not likely. Froomey too strong.
>>69570850
'no'
>>69570862
Just like with VROOME. All that happened happened after the race was neutralized. So it didn't matter. Otherwise Vroome would have been penalized for running as well.
>>69570862
Cant DQ a non-white male, that would be racist, you racist fuck.
>>69570850
The tour of Colombia, for sure.
>>69570850
If Froome gets sick or fatigued, Quintana could take back some time.
But it would have to be a mammoth long range attack a la Pantani.
>>69570862
DQ for pushing a car?
>>69570862
incredibly hectic situation, they basically just ignored the last few moments
>>69570881
so running isn't nearly as bad as towing on a moto
the running is easily chalked up to panic, towing on a moto is clearly intentional
