Pau – Bagnères-de-Luchon (184 km)
Official depart: 12.00
Today's climbs:
>Col du Tourmalet (HC)
>Hourquette d'Ancizan (2)
>Col de Val Louron-Azet (1)
>Col de Peyresourde (1)
Get your butts ready.
>>69391328
owww damn !
> Implying something happens
>>69391371
>implying Contador isn't going to fall
>implying Nibali isn't going to choke
>implying Froome isn't going to win singlehandedly and ride the yellow to Champs-Elysées
>>69391403
but Nibbles isn't going to ride for himself
>>69391403
> Contador gonna Contador
> Nibali gonna Nibali
> Froome gonna Froome
pls
Still watching tho
>>69391403
Also >Pinot
>using pedals
perfect timing
>>69391733
>(((coincidence)))
>>69391733
oh shit I didn't see that yesterday. Literally perfect timing
>>69391733
tough luck
>The Tourmalet has played a big part in Tour history, perhaps most famously in 1913. That year Eugène Christophe was the virtual yellow jersey when he broke his fork while riding the Tourmalet. Tour rules said he had to perform his own repair. He carried his bike down the mountain to a blacksmith shop in St.-Marie-de-Campan and made the repair. His bike fixed, Christophe resumed racing, but the hours lost meant he had no chance of winning the Tour.
>Christophe
>>69391733
insane... though i guess it's still better going over it than it landing on your head.
Does anyone watch the Col Collective videos on youtube?
Here is their one on todays last climb, the Peyresourde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bnzMouQ4-Q
>>69391328
Why Tourmalet can't into top finishes?
>>69391845
i think the tourmalet is tougher to climb from the other side...
>>69391733
>a b-belt accidentally caught on the g-generator power cable
>>69391845
>All the riders I had dropped during the climb soon caught me up. I was weeping with anger. I remember I heard my friend Petit-Breton shouting as he saw me, 'Ah, Cri-Cri, poor old lad.' I was getting angry. As I walked down, I was looking for a short cut. I thought maybe one of those pack trails would lead me straight to Ste-Marie-de-Campan. But I was weeping so badly that I couldn't see anything. With my bike on my shoulder, I walked for more than ten kilometres. On arriving in the village at Ste-Marie-de-Campan, I met a young girl who led me to the blacksmith on the other side of the village. His name was Monsieur Lecomte.
what time does the tv broadcast start?
>>69392162
1 bong and 24 bings
>>69391987
tfw not a classic french cyclist
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
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>>69391845
What a waste of a great climb this early in the Tour.
>>69391371 is right. All the riders (rather, all the directeurs sportifs) will decide this is not a stage for attacks. Some of the slappier GCers will make a half-assed attack that will go no where.
Today is a day for the breakaway if only because no one will be bothered to chase them down.
oh god, not another british winner :(
>>69391733
who was the rekt rider here?
>>69392411
Simon Yates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSw3L46B46A
Niiiiiice
>>69392426
I don't know why, but I find this bike hideous.
>>69392426
>Chinese bike with Itarian name.
>>69392426
Goddamn I love GCN so much, they are without question the Top Gear of cycling
>excellent production value and editing
>top-tier entertainment and comradery
>unending cheeky banter
>massive list of helpful videos and maintenance tips
>incredibly knowledgeable yet non-condescending or snobbish
>>69391733
>attack of the octopus on the tour
total benders
Will the UCI bicycle weight limit be lowered anytime soon?
>>69392546
not safe.
>>69392546
Not unless the bike manufacturers decide they need to sell ultralight bikes and make the UCI lower the limit.
Live from 14:10 today?
>>69392546
Why is there even a limit?
some teams have started adding weight to their bikes
>>69392649
live pictures due at 14.20
>>69392650
There used to be a limit for safety, back in the days of metal wheels and metal frames. Riders would reduce weight by drilling dozens of holes in everything. Sure, it's lighter, but it's also one bump away from breaking to pieces.
>>69392639
honestly the weight weenie market is so lucrative I couldn't see why this wouldn't happen
>>69391371
>>69392325
This.
They will attack tommorow on the last climb.
Froome will start at like halfway, when the Sky train is gone. Quintana will lose a minute and the rest a couple of minutes.
Then nothing for a week and in the last week, we will see the same shit like always:
>sub-toptier riders battling and trying to attack.
>Only Quintana will attack on the last two mountain stages.
>Froome will have his usual "bad" day, by losing barely a minute on Quintana.
It's gonna be 2015 again.
>>69392650
It's less dangerous if you fall.
>>69392723
P-pls no. It's a pity Contador is injured and Aru is in poor form.
>>69392727
>It's less dangerous if you fall.
Not really.
>>69392723
pls no
>>69392639
You can buy a 7kg bike off the shelf for less than $2000. If you want to get under the limit all you have to do is upgrade the wheels.
Many pros have to add weight to their bikes just to meet the limit. It should be lowered to 6.5kg
>>69392702
Quite the opposite. The parts are expensive, but they are also expensive to produce. More machining, more exotic materials, more QC. etc
Thus, a lower profit margin.
However, take the Legions of people who walk into a bike shop and say, "I want the bike that Wiggo rides". That Pinarello frame is made in China using technology that is at least 15 years old. It's pure profit for the company at this point.
>>69392760
Indeed, a shame that Contador is injured, because he could be the third dog. But I see him, attacking "La Vuelta" style, in the last week, but it won't work, thanks to UK Postal.
>>69392770
>It should be lowered to 6.5kg
I'd put it at 5.8 kg. Some people, like myself, would like a progressive weight limit.
>>69392723
This
>>69392760
That's what the French commentor said.
CONTADOR TO SIGN WITH TREK:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-to-sign-for-trek-segafredo-on-tour-de-france-rest-day/
>>69392770
>>69392798
Why though? It's not like the racing was that much worse when everyone was on 10kg steel bikes. The number, even if it's arbitrary, just means that everyone's bike is more or less the same.
Look at F1. The cars of today are faster than they ever have been, but the racing is as bad as it's ever been.
>>69392723
>mfw this really happens
the lighter and stiffer the bike is, the harder it is to handle. it may very well be one of the reasons there are so many bad crashes these days. don't change the weight limit, it's unsafe as far as i'm concerned.
>>69392723
>quintana attacking
>>69392723
This is why they need to ban team race radios.
(Still, keep the radios for safety messages like "It's raining on the descent" or "there's a crash at 5km to go")
If the riders have to decide on their own tactics on the road, they will take many more risks and make many more mistakes.
Some guy goes off on a solo breakaway and his rivals lose track of him or get the math wrong and start to reel him in too late.
The riders today don't think. They just do what the voice in their ear tells them to. A rider may think, "I feel good today, I want to attack" but the guy in the car says, "No attacking today, the computer estimates your closest competitors feel good too."
And then...oh shit, there's one stage left and I lost 33 seconds in the last time trial...maybe next year.
>>69392818
Teams have super light frames(sub 800g), they have to intentionally increase the weight by adding a heavy power meter, heavy wheels or lead weights- these won't help in a crash.
Make a weight limit on the frame if you want in the name of safety.
>>69392760
>>69392792
Contador is ded. Tinkoff riders except Kreuziger are riding for glory because there won't be a Tinkoff team next year. If Kreuziger manages to stay with the pack we can see something but the way I see it Majka and other Tinkoff riders are gonna try solo breakaways and not really help Contador.
>>69392831
Well this just proves my point.
>The Tourmalet's climbing start
>The Live doesn't start because a shitty entertainment show
>>69392904
Reducing the size of teams would be a better stimulus for aggressive racing, IMO. Radio's should be banned though, along with power meter.
>>69392923
>eurosport is showing stage seven
>>69392798
Then you are pushing the safety limits. Froome's bike already has a weight limit of 70kg
I would not like to descend at 50mph on a 80g seatpost. Or sprint in a bunch with bikes that are ready to snap in two.
>>69392835
The limit was set 6.8kg years ago. It was fine then because it was dangerous to try and get your bike that light. Also it was expensive so rich teams would have had an unfair advantage.
Now it's just outdated. Everyone can meet the limit no problem. It serves no purpose.
I think they just need to lower it a few hundred grams. Everyones bike will still be the same
>This regulation was established in 2000 as a means to ensure manufacturers don’t push the structural integrity of bikes and so that teams are competing on a relatively similar machines. Thirteen years later and progress made in materials engineering, riders are still bound by this rule while competing.
http://cyclingtips.com/2013/08/the-6-8kg-limit/
Breakaway is formed:
Wout Poels (Sky), Jesus Herrada (Movistar), Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana), Mikaël Chérel (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo), Stef Clement (IAM), Dylan van Baarle (Cannondale-Drapac), Tom Dumoulin (Giant), Paul Voss (Bora), Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha), Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Dani Navarro (Cofidis) and Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange
>Pinot
Alaphillipe trying to get in the break. Will they let him go? He's probably not a GC guy but they don't know for sure
>>69392868
>stiff and light bikes are harder to handle
Nigga what? The stiffer and lighter the bike is the easier it is to handle. The stiffer the bike is the more precise it is. The lighter it is the faster it reacts to your commands.
Frame geometry also has a lot to do with handling. The bikes these guys are riding are much more agile than any Dutch city bike ever will be, even if they were the same heavy wet noodle that the city bikes are.
What all this does is that the bike will do anything you tell it to do. And it will do it instantly without waiting for confirmation. For a racer it's exactly what you want, for a granny riding in a city it's the opposite of what they want.
The same effect is seen in any sports equipment. The cheap shit sold to casuals is more forgiving but it doesn't offer the same performance and handling as the high end equipment. The high end equipment is superior in every way but only if you know what you're doing.
>>69391328
Skypostalwinslol
>>69392923
I will kill holtz if I ever cross his path.
>>69393033
>Nigga what? The stiffer and lighter the bike is the easier it is to handle. The stiffer the bike is the more precise it is. The lighter it is the faster it reacts to your commands.
If the bike is too light, it becomes twitchy at speed. Stiffness will help with cornering, but not stability. Longer chainstays would help this though.
>>69393057
Kill them, kill them all
>>69392894
Kimi Quintana
>>69393091
>hey let's talk about the race and stupid fan shit instead of showing it !
ALL OF MY RAGE
AND I'M PAYING FOR THIS SHIT
Pinot and Majka have attacked. GVA had been dropped
>>69393080
thank you.
>>69393080
Weight doesn't make the bike twitchy at high speeds. Frame geometry and not stiff enough frame is what makes for twitchy bike at high speeds. Obviously if you go superlight the frame will start to lose stiffness which would lead to less stability at high speeds.
Froome's gonna use his standard MO of waiting untilthe HC mountains in the Alps where when the clean riders are reduced to a crawl he flies up them like they're not even there to gain an impossible time knowing at that point only 3 days or so will be left.
>>69393014
Oh Poels...Great memories!
>>69393002
>I think they just need to lower it a few hundred grams. Everyones bike will still be the same
It literally doesn't matter.
Will it make the racing better? No.
Will it make the racing safer? No.
Will it make the racing more expensive, thereby forcing more teams out of the sport? Yes.
The only people who really should be concerned with lowering the limit are amateur riders who've been disqualified from UCI sanctioned races because their off-the-peg bike was too light once they mounted a set of racing wheels
or
weight weenies who spent thousands trying to get their bike under the UCI weight limit for bragging rights and are disappointed that no one cares because you can easily buy a sub-6.8kg bike at the bike shop these days.
>>69391733
>A spectator removed one of the anchors by mistake
>Yfw it really was that fatass
>>69393125
good sentence
I was too busy to enjoy the threads the past few days so enjoy a blurry OC of Cav before the stage begins.
>>69392923
I still dont understand why the fuck they cant start the coverage like 2 hours earlier. They already have the motos and helis there, and Im sure there are atleast a decent amount of people like us who would watch it.
First for Doping für die Haare.
CTRL+F
no "Horse"
The best meme of TDF Live Threads 2015 is dead boys
>>69393169
2 M I N U T E S
A FUCKING PIG THEY SHOW A FUCKING PIG INSTEAD THE TOURMALET
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>69393125
Quintana can challenge him
Now Valverde is his bitch, he will ride for him
He needs to fuck him in the Alps because he won't survive a close time trial
What does HC stand for
>>69393188
>Now Valverde is his bitch, he will ride for him
Kek
>showing a documentary about wild boars instead of the race
>>69393186
It looks good though
It tastes like a really strong saucisson
I bought a 20% sanglier 80% pork saucisson once it was amazing
>Pinot in front
Ha!
>>69393164
because it's very expensive.
>>69393198
HARDCORE
>it's a Lelmond episode
>>69393210
>because it's very expensive.
NBCSN can afford it here in the states and we have like 10 viewers at 6an
>>69393198
Hors-catégorie
>stage 8
>queen stage
Wue, what happened to my Le Tour
>>69393204
I'm already eating pic related right now, I want the race
>>69393164
because jews
>>69393163
looks like Bernie Eisel
>>69393198
Horse category because even horses struggle there.
>>69393224
nbcsn can pay for the plane and the helictopters then
>>69393231
Fuck this
I haven't eaten yet and looks so good
>>69393198
Hextreme climb
>>69393240
>Blurry Eisel
>>69393241
Kek
>actual coverage is even later than usual today on the weekend
come on
>>69393252
Go vegan
>>69393188
>Quintana can challenge Froome
Really, he learned how to TT properly? That's great news.
>>69393198
Hypeclimb
>>69393201
>>69393284
Go away vegan*
>>69393231
Noice
>>69393231
How are french people not all fat?
On a side note, almond croissants... When I've been in france they have been flat, with no air inside, just syruppy almondy sugar... Is this how they are all over france or just in the boulangeries which ive been in?
In UK almond croissants are regular croissants with little bits of almond on top. fucking shit meme country.
>Pinot
wait what
>>69393302
I'm not vegan.
Also, no bully.
![latest[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lssWFp4.jpg "latest[1].jpg")
>>69391845
>yfw the climb never ends
>>69393334
>Not bullying vegans
>>69393172
It'll come back in the Alps.
>>69393330
That's called a croissant aux amandes
You Brits don't know how to make croissants
Only French bakers in London are doing the real shit
The problem is that you put extra fat and other things in everything you eat
>>69393210
I mean the moto-cams are already online, so they just need to pay one faggot to talk about the tour.
>>69393330
I've seen all kind of croissant tbf, when I go downtown there are streets with several bakeries a few meters away from each other and the croissants don't look the same at all from one place to another
sbs kicks in the live coverage
>pinot
WAT?!?
what a cock
>>69393367
>That's called a croissant aux amandes
Yeah that's probably why he precised "almond croissant" m8
>>69393394
I misread him desu
>>69393330
>How are french people not all fat?
Americans have been asking this for years.
It's cigarettes.
Also, while the food they eat is high in calories, they eat smaller portions and the food is of much higher quality.
>>69393373
the moto-cams can't broadcast without the plane in the sky to bounce their signal off.
the whole stage is recorded by them though.
>>69393406
Saint Honoré forgives you
>live coverage starts
>let's go watch some ads
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>69393367
>implying croissants aren't 50% butter
>>69393164
france tv director said starting 2017 every stages will be broadcasted in the entirety
>>69393367
You are so right. The only thing you dont do right is milk imho. I can only ever find UHT with added sugar... and the teabags are shite but i cant hold that against you...
>>69393411
>they eat smaller portions and the food is of much higher quality
This
>>69393373
I dunno I could watch the moto-cams today before the actual coverage started.
>It's a Rolf commentating from motorbike episode
>>69393440
Butter is something, but the worst is sugar. And in a lot of foreign countries when I tasted French pastries they were overly sweet
nibbles dropped again
>pinot will redeem himself
just like last year at Alpes d'Huez
>>69393440
when croissants first came in in uk supermarkets in a big way, there were normal ish ones then "all butter". now the all butter are just called "croissants", and you get acne if you have one bite of one.
>34°C at the Tourmalet
Wew
>>69393500
Sizzling.
>>69393500
>tfw climate change
>>69393497
The best croissants are the butter ones imo, but as long as you buy them in a proper bakery lest you end up with a greasy flabby thing
>>69393515
>>69393525
Same temperature at my town right now but I expected less in the mountains
>>69393302
fucking nice
FREXIT NOW
>>69393545
29 here, but a nice breeze going on.
>>69393527
>tfw leaving the EU
>tfw you are damned to live on a shitty island with morons
>tfw no village bakery, cyclo-fans and shitty practical car
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>>69393568
rude desu
>>69393568
No one is as entertaining as a French fascist.
Their anger is a lot less petulant and a lot more seething.
>>69393568
Oh yeah, this reminds me, anyone still have the penis on road webum, just realized I forgot to save it.
>>69393568
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>>69393581
the fascists are the ones who created and rule EU
>>69393583
got you covered lad.
>You will never buy the weather station of the Pic du Midi and make it a manor
>>69393620
Noice!
>>69393620
Saved
>>69393645
Wong pic but fuck it
>>69393620
>road.webm
unpleasant day for the non-climby types
finally, the nonsense about alaphilippe being a contender this year can end
>>69393671
I keked - it was a happy mistake
>>69393624
how would you get groceries
>>69393618
I agree. But le Front national is hardly leftist. Fascists are at odds with one another when they try to agree on who should actually be king
Glorious Sky train already in full effect, Movistar on suicide watch
>>69393712
Ride your bike to the next supermarket
Well at least they gave Yates the white jersey, though with only one second difference to Alaphilippe. If he finished the stage he would've had quite a bit more.
>>69393474
I agree, in China and Japan it is very sweet. Not good.
>>69393624
Whats the point of building these telescopes ontop of mountains?
Is it to eliminate the light pollution, because when you are looking into space, I have a hard time believing 2km higher makes much of a difference.
>>69393713
I've always pictured monarchism as very different from fascism. Fascist leaders seem to arise to accomplish some goal or another, whereas royals rule for their own sake, y'know?
>pinot
>>69393743
FIrst of all, from what I know it really does. Second of all, I believe that's a weather station mate.
>>69393713
Lol, Marine Le Pen would be all for the EU if she had Merkel's power.
>>69393743
atmospheric scattering of light I think.
>>69393743
electrical infetterence
Tony Martin is enjoying the scenery and then Pinot attacks.
Pinot is rude.
>>69393743
less clouds in the way
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>>69393624
I went skiing at La Mongie in February
Amazing view
>pinot
what de fuggg
>>69393809
5000€
>>69393799
I haven't skied in years
I used to go to Les Angles and to Chamrousse (but that's in the Alps)
>>69393790
Think you mean
> P I N O T
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>>69393754
>Fascist leaders seem to arise to accomplish some goal or another,
They rise to power on the pretext of accomplishing a goal, but let's not kid ourselves, the only reason people seek power is to have power.
There's a reason we don't have any more recent example than Cincinnatus of someone willingly giving up power.
>>69393809
how far back did he fall yesterday? my stream started hella lagging when the race ended
>>69393782
Martin wants his classic win
He doesn't give a shit about the "maillot à pois"
>pinot descending
can't watch
>>69393833
>Pinot
>>69393788
That makes sense.
>>69393838
I don't know what Tony Martin really wants out of his career. He's not getting better at one-day races. Unless he actually gets better at something other than TT'ing, he's pretty much stuck where he is.
I'm glad they are showing so many commercials, I really didn't want to watch them climb the Tourmalet
>>69393713
le Front National is economically leftist
and monarchism has nothing to do with fascism
in France the best regimes are :
Empire > Monarchy > 3rd republic > Commune > Actual republic
>>69393768
EU is evil, she wouldn't
>>69393743
Physics degree checking in.
>>69393788
>>69393769
really helps, theres a shit tonne of water vapour in the atmosphere lower to the ground, so ita like putting boiling kettle infront of your telescope.also, its colder up there than at sea level, which means less noise from the instrument, the less erergy in the dish the better...
Also, people will pay for it, and look how fucking lovely it is... Some of the more remote ones in chile have swimming pools and all sorts of shit... if we can get away with it, why not...
note that the telescopes looking for things that dont interact too well with matter (x-rays, radio, gravitational waves) are all in shitty fields on top of physics departments.
How many of you guys have seen The Triplets of Belleville?
>>69393172
It was used yesterday if I recall correctly desu senpai
Will teejay make it over the alps?
>>69393938
It is indeed really lovely.
GO GO PINOT RANGER !
>>69393939
Love love that cartoon
guys, how do I get into cycling? just try some tours on a shitty commuter/mountain bike or immediatly get an actual road bike with the clip-things and some clothing?
>>69393975
Wasn't the blue ranger actually the jobber of the group as well?
>>69393984
buy $6000+ carbon fiber bike
ride
git gud
The Celebrity Cyclist of The Day is Arnold Schwarzenegger
Yesterday >>69367545
>>69393938
sorry, forgot to really emphasise, theres no light pollution there. I remember the first time i was in the middle of fucking nowhere in rural scotland my friend just goes "oh yeah, theres the milky way" and you just look up and see it...
>>69393934
>EU is evil
>she wouldn't
>>69393983
:D
I can't watch a bike race without thinking about it. Such good animation.
>>69393939
Well shit, that sounds bretty good. Will look for it after the stage.
>>69393900
a few cheeky sticky bottles will allow them to catch up
lol La Mongie
>>69393984
>get an actual road bike with the clip-things and some clothing
Get a used road bike for 500€ and ride it until you're fast enough to where you can feel its shortcomings.
By then, you'll know what you want to buy next.
>>69393984
Get a bike and start riding.
>caffeine shampoo
>>69394038
Congrats. Call it Nairo or Vincenzo.
>>69394038
Chris
>>69394038
>Pinot
THANKS JUAN
>>69394038
Peter (2agan)
>>69394038
These dubs name him Chris
>>69394038
>I DON'T WANT TO RAISE A CUMBUCKET FOR ANOTHER MAN
God I hope you have a girl. Twin girls. In 18 years, they'll do twincest porn
>>69394038
Tyrone
>>69394013
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/10/481545778/light-pollution-hides-milky-way-from-80-percent-of-north-americans-atlas-shows
It's really something to get somewhere where you can really see stars.
I think the best I saw was in northern Queensland at Cape Tribulation.
>>69393984
I got a decent used road bike and a helmet last year, been totally into it and improved slowly on kit, clips/shoes, HRM.
A actual road bike is fast and feels just right on the asphalt. Doubt a touring/hybrid would be as fun. Use a mountain bike only offroad.
Don't buy too old stuff, rather smth newer, look at the components (105 shimano is alright for example, Ultegra isn't much more expensive either). Been totally into it since 15 months and improved speed, distance, climbing...
>>69394018
what's your point ? knowing that EU does everything for our industies to leave to other countries and to force us to receive always more and more immigrants and so called "refugees" ... I don't see why she would like it
>>69394038
Your boy is going to be gay and become a cumbucket for another man.
Name him Sue.
>>69394038
dubs for Cav
>>69394108
yeah its a total joke, ive lived in the english country side all my life and thought there was no light pollution, but that the better photos were just long exposures.... then one day turned round and saw a galaxy.
Well this thread is shit today
>>69394038
Cavenplate
>>69394038
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Why don't you take this fucking /pol/ bullshit to /pol/
These threads are immune from your spergouts.
>>69394162
This so much.
>>>/pol/ is that away
>>69394151
It's pretty depressing. The night sky is practically a birthright for all living things.
>>69394172
he does this literally every Tour
>>69394172
not looking good, but sprinters can make up a shitload of time on the descents.
>>69394038
Lance
>>69394182
Fuck off Gypsy
Pinot 'comeback'. hmmm
>>69394273
Piss of kraut, your containment board is over there:
>>>/pol/
>>69394172
the fast men usually form a comfy group and ride as slow as they can whilst being inside the time limit
>>69394296
Nothing of any importance will happen on this stage, unless someone crashes and gets hurt.
I don't want to see crashes and/or injuries.
Fuck, this stage is boring.
>>69394040
my dad has an old-ass steel bike, with the shifter located on the frame. will that do or should I steal his van nicholas? How common/easy is it to somehow destroy the bike?
>>69394343
Those are pretty good bikes mate. Check online on how to bring them back if you can't into mechanics. They can be super reliable if taken care of.
>>69394339
Fuck off casual.
>>69394273
Fuck off bloody cancer
>>>/pol/
>>69394339
from the CN update:
Team Sky currently dictating, and we spoke to Chris Froome this morning.
"It’s a big day ahead," he said. "This is the guts of the race. Today and tomorrow we should see some action from the GC guys. Potentially it could be on the last climb today. Someone is going to try before them. Depending on teams, who is there, and the break, there’s a lot of factors.
'It’s still not a mountaintop finish today and we have another big day tomorrow. Our plans depend on what’s happening in the race."
translation: if anybody attacks I'll kill them all
>>69394339
Watch if for madmen descents. Well from everyone but >Pinot.
Sky jerseys must get hot as all fuck on this heat.
>>69394172
He's the boss of the gruppetto, the master of the clock
If one can finish a stage in time it's him
