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Legendary Ptarmigan posted:The order of the last two doesn't matter so much because almost no one could lead both the mountains and the sprints. Didn't Merckx do that?
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If a GC rider wins enough mountain finishes and the sprinters share the flat wins then it is definitely possible to have all 3 jerseys on one rider.
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Sean Kelly is mad as heck about todays stage. Claims that it is a bad idea to have such a difficult stage so early in the tour and that it will be a nightmare for the GC riders because they risk losing upwards of 2 minutes on a hilly and technical stage.
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MrBling posted:Sean Kelly is mad as heck about todays stage. Claims that it is a bad idea to have such a difficult stage so early in the tour and that it will be a nightmare for the GC riders because they risk losing upwards of 2 minutes on a hilly and technical stage. I think it's a great idea, the usual first week boredom of dull flat stages leading to 5 minutes of excitement is the worst part of the tour.
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MrBling posted:Sean Kelly is mad as heck about todays stage. Claims that it is a bad idea to have such a difficult stage so early in the tour and that it will be a nightmare for the GC riders because they risk losing upwards of 2 minutes on a hilly and technical stage. Sean Kelly can shut his whore mouth.
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Talansky actually finished behind Cavendish yesterday, he was the last rider with the same time as winner, come very close to loose hope for podium/win, Majka lost 1'30. Gibbo posted:Didn't Merckx do that? Yes, he won all the jerseys in 1969, there wasn't a white (young) jersey but he won yellow, green, mountain, team and most combative. Tour de France 1969 - Le 1éme Tour d'Eddy Merckx 1. Eddy Merckx 116h 16' 2. Roger Pingeon + 17'54 3. Raymond Poulidor + 22'13 Edit Cavendish tour is over, he won't start today. 
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I love Jensie. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/video/297252419745/jens-voigt-interview I kind of hope he goes into commentary or something after he's finally done racing.
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The Deadly Hume posted:I love Jensie. Everyone loves Jensie. Presumably Cavendish got the leader time for crashing in the last 3k rather than for where he actually finished?
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Crash or mechanical in the last 3k, except for mountain top finishes or time trials and the rider(s) are given same time as the group of riders they were riding with at the time of the incident. So though it doesn't matter for him, he received the same time. Spot the intruder: 
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Ah balls. Got the earliest train I could from Birmingham, but it got delayed so there's a long wait until the next train to Keighley. By the time I get there the race will be just going past - no chance of seeing them go up Oxenhope.
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Watched from Clifton Green before the racing started. Great atmosphere, big crowds. It owned
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I'm loving the amount of people crowding the road for just a 4th category climb. No-one being a twat and running a long side either. Some utterly retarded bike riding by the peloton too. serious gaylord fucked around with this message at 12:37 on Jul 6, 2014 |
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Intergortion posted:Watched from Clifton Green before the racing started. Great atmosphere, big crowds. Pro Tour Mullet is back in fashion? 
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Yorkshire really is a brilliant advert for England.
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Crowds were good in Keighley - probably had time to walk further up and get up to the start of the hill but oh well. Found myself a spot right on the edge if the road just street after the hairpin. Lots of local businesses/charities out selling food and drink - good atmosphere. Now drinking a pint and watching an old Yorkshireman try to get his dog to let go of a stick
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Carpet posted:
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French tv are really surprised by how many people have come out to see the tour. Lots of praise.
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Pocket posted:French tv are really surprised by how many people have come out to see the tour. Lots of praise. 2 million yesterday they said. I bet more today.
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Albinator posted:The Tour has lots of sub-competitions, and the leader in each wears a distinctive jersey. The overall leader (ie, quickest time through all the stages so far) wears yellow. That will be Kittel tomorrow, since he came first today. The best sprinter gets a green jersey - there are set places to sprint throughout the course, and there's points for first, second and so on in those sprints. Similarly with King of the Mountains competition, there are points available at the tops of climbs for the first few riders, and the rider with the most points gets a polka-dot jersey. Legendary Ptarmigan posted:Most aggressive rider from the day before (one of the guys up front in the breakaway, almost invariably) gets red numbers. Thanks, that clears it up!
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serious gaylord posted:Yorkshire really is a brilliant advert for England. This. I was really nervous that the turn-out would be crap, the weather wouldn't co-operate, the bikes would literally disintegrate on our roads.....but no!
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Garmin bro just slapping peoples phones to the floor.
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Hah! A Garmin rider just repeatedly slapped peoples smart phones out their hands when they were shoved in his face.
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The crowd were making a serious funnel, the peloton dropped from about 8 wide to 3 or 4.
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I too wouldn't be very happy if people were trying to take pictures of me in that ugly helmet 
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The sky team are weak as piss. I can only see Thomas up with Froome.
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Phone High Five! Can't get it any clearer. I'm sure someone will have a GIF of it soon enough. 
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serious gaylord posted:The sky team are weak as piss. I can only see Thomas up with Froome. They're going to end up dropping 2/3 the team to the rear to pull Porte back into it.
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What happens if you drop out for a stage? Are you out of contention for the whole race?
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goatface posted:They're going to end up dropping 2/3 the team to the rear to pull Porte back into it. They've burned Eisel and some american I cant remember the name of but Porte is back to the group.
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TraderStav posted:What happens if you drop out for a stage? Are you out of contention for the whole race? If you don't finish a stage, you're out.
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The peloton let them kill the speed to help it happen.
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peanut- posted:That crowd is just ridiculous. I like that there were police every few meters pushing the crowd back in. The French and Italians could learn something from that.
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Paddyb posted:If you don't finish a stage, you're out. Great, thanks! How are the winners determined. Best overall time added up or number of yellow jerseys, or some other combination?
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TraderStav posted:Great, thanks! How are the winners determined. Best overall time added up or number of yellow jerseys, or some other combination? The yellow jersey is given to the person with the best overall time, so thats how its decided.
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The Yellow and White are total time, the Green is total sprint points, the Polka Dot is total climb points.
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TraderStav posted:Great, thanks! How are the winners determined. Best overall time added up or number of yellow jerseys, or some other combination? If you have the time check out this, it was based on last years route but it explains the history of the race and way the race works. All with a French accent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7wPa1Hl5ZA
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serious gaylord posted:The yellow jersey is given to the person with the best overall time, so thats how its decided. I meant for the whole race, not the stage. Unless it's the same on the whole. Pocket posted:If you have the time check out this, it was based on last years route but it explains the history of the race and way the race works. All with a French accent. Terrific. Appreciate the patience with the dumb questions. Never paid any attention before but got the itch now.
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TraderStav posted:I meant for the whole race, not the stage. Unless it's the same on the whole. It is that for the whole race. The rider with the lowest cumulative time over all the stages wins.
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