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African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
Rodgers is a piece of poo poo doper and has been his entire career

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Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Lol Voeckler is pissed. Can't blame him to be honest

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
Please catch him

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
He can gently caress off with that celebration.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

I don't usually wish for cyclists to crash, but during that last km, ho boy

Punc
Nov 3, 2009

Ass to Ass.
Nice bow Rogers

Hegay
Jun 29, 2012

God I hate Rogers

Punc
Nov 3, 2009

Ass to Ass.
Pinot really putting time at Bardet. Doubt he'll pick it back up on the following days, so white is secured as well. I think that covers all jerseys for this TdF unless someone crashes?

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Unless someone gets kicked off a mountain in the next few days.

Mr.Nice
Apr 28, 2006
More attacks than expected in the peloton. Pinot was strong today but he need more time on Peraud for the TT if he want to stay on the podium.



Withnail
Feb 11, 2004
Jeebus, TJ got dropped? Looks like no podium for him

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

3 french in the top 5, that's a pretty huge improvement over recent times

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

3 french in the top 5, that's a pretty huge improvement over recent times

Cleanest tour ever

Clugg
Apr 21, 2005

Don't forget the Italian leading by over four and a half minutes :v:

Withnail
Feb 11, 2004
Nibali looks so italian. The guy really needs his own spaghetti brand.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Speaking of quintessentially Italian Italians, earlier today Filippo Pozzato retweeted a quasi-pornographic picture that some rando had tweeted at him. Luckily I work in the Italian Sex Joke Picture factory, so I was fine.

DONT TOUCH THE PC
Jul 15, 2001

You should try it, it's a real buzz.

Smirr posted:

Speaking of quintessentially Italian Italians, earlier today Filippo Pozzato retweeted a quasi-pornographic picture that some rando had tweeted at him. Luckily I work in the Italian Sex Joke Picture factory, so I was fine.

What's it like working for Berlusconi?

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Exhausting *fans air towards crotch* Anyway, here's a link to Pozzato's twitter https://twitter.com/PippoPozzato obviously :nws: at the moment. This https://twitter.com/BandieraMarco/status/490877167245737984 is also pretty good, and work-safe. I'm starting to suspect many professional cyclists are a bit dumb

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
Lol at that tweet

scaevola
Jan 25, 2011

Punc posted:

Pinot really putting time at Bardet. Doubt he'll pick it back up on the following days, so white is secured as well. I think that covers all jerseys for this TdF unless someone crashes?

Depends on if you've given polka to Nibali due to the mtfs, or expect the others to get into enough good breaks.

DONT TOUCH THE PC
Jul 15, 2001

You should try it, it's a real buzz.

Smirr posted:

Exhausting *fans air towards crotch* Anyway, here's a link to Pozzato's twitter https://twitter.com/PippoPozzato obviously :nws: at the moment. This https://twitter.com/BandieraMarco/status/490877167245737984 is also pretty good, and work-safe. I'm starting to suspect many professional cyclists are a bit dumb

Despite African AIDS cum's opinion of David Millar, he did have a point about that.

Mr.Nice
Apr 28, 2006
Stage 16 Carcassonne / Bagnères-de-Luchon





EN - Summary - Stage 16 (Carcassonne > Bagnères-de-Luchon)

Odds for a Podium finish




Stage 17 Saint-Gaudens / Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet 124.5km



Stage Analysis

Mountain passes & hills

Km 57.5 - Col du Portillon (1 292 m) 8.3 km at 7.1% - category 1
Km 82.0 - Col de Peyresourde (1 569 m) 13.2 km at 7% - category 1
Km 102.5 - Col de Val Louron-Azet (1 580 m) 7.4 km at 8.3% - category 1
Km 124.5 - Montée de Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet (1 680 m) 10.2 km climb at 8.3% - category HC



Intermediate sprint



Finish

See last climb

Weather

Sun then clouds, 20°C, Wind 15km/h

Stage 17 Winner Odds



Time schedule

Start : 13h45
Col du Portillon (Summit) : 15h25
Col de Peyresourde (Summit) : 16h10
Col de Val Louron-Azet (Summit) : 16h45
Finish : 17h25

Clugg
Apr 21, 2005

Haha, the loving OGE bus crashed again. I forgot about that.

Punc
Nov 3, 2009

Ass to Ass.

scaevola posted:

Depends on if you've given polka to Nibali due to the mtfs, or expect the others to get into enough good breaks.

Nibali should get it I reckon. With the French battle I don't think they'll allow a break-away (or they'll catch on the last climb). Since Rodríguez and Majka can't really follow Nibali's pace he should be able to secure it.

Still hoping Pinot takes enough time for the TT, he's fun to watch.

DONT TOUCH THE PC
Jul 15, 2001

You should try it, it's a real buzz.
day off tomorrow and a spicy stage, i am so down for that poo poo.

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

dema
Aug 13, 2006

I feel bad about it, but was pleased to see TJ lose time. Can't stand that kid.

CAT INTERCEPTOR
Nov 9, 2004

Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Hmmm. Well that explains the Rogers dislike (fair enough too)

Was it well known by then what Ferrari was doing to his cyclists and just how chock full of EPO they were?

accipter
Sep 12, 2003

dema posted:

I feel bad about it, but was pleased to see TJ lose time. Can't stand that kid.

I don't really like TJ's riding style. He tends to just grind away rather than attack like Contador. However, I do like to support the US :911: so I have been hoping to see him place in the top three.

dema
Aug 13, 2006

Yeah, he is a time trialist that can climb. A little boring.

Mainly though, can't stand his personality. Every time he opens his mouth it grates on me.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
If you haven't seen the ESPN 30 for 30 Slaying the Badger episode go find it.

It's an old story (Lemond and Bernie), but it's really well done.

paddyboat fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Jul 23, 2014

SheepNinja
Feb 21, 2002

My Pimp Hand is Strong!!

Paddyb posted:

If you haven't seen the ESPN 30 for 30 Slaying the Badger episode go find it.

It's an old story (Lemond and Bernie), but it's really well done.

Seconding this post.

Replay Is on ESPN2 - July 26, 1:30AM EST

Box Hill Strangler
Jun 27, 2007

Frozen peas are on special at Woolies! Bargain!

Penalise nibbles... oh IDK, lets say 7 minutes for drafting.

Also, it doesnt take a Ferrari link to find Rodgers dodgy. Afterall he shared a T-Mobile team with people such as Ullrich, Zabel, Aldag, Kloden, Klier etc etc. Oh, and Contador obviously. And wasnt he on like the 2nd top level of suspicion on that UCI list from a few years ago. I WANT to believe, but Im a cycling fan who watched through the 90's and 00's, so Im not that gullible.

Box Hill Strangler fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Jul 23, 2014

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

Cat Terrist posted:


Was it well known by then what Ferrari was doing to his cyclists and just how chock full of EPO they were?

Yes. He was convicted of doping offenses and got a year in prison in 2004 (later undone by appeal) but he was widely known as a doping doctor.

dema
Aug 13, 2006

Paddyb posted:

If you haven't seen the ESPN 30 for 30 Slaying the Badger episode go find it.

It's an old story (Lemond and Bernie), but it's really well done.

Yup, was quite entertaining. Good watch. Made his wife look like a total WAG.

Got to meet LeMond a couple months ago. I know he doesn't always come off well on TV, but he's fantastic in person. He hung out for a few hours at our office and told stories. Just bullshitting. Super cool.

Same with Laurens Ten Dam.

Swink
Apr 18, 2006
Left Side <--- Many Whelps
Tell me someone has a gif of Rogers flipping off Voeckler?

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Lets all take this opportunity to laugh at Valverde for running his team mates into the floor and then getting dropped.

DONT TOUCH THE PC
Jul 15, 2001

You should try it, it's a real buzz.

African AIDS cum posted:

Yes. He was convicted of doping offenses and got a year in prison in 2004 (later undone by appeal) but he was widely known as a doping doctor.

yeah, since the mid-late nineties there were plenty of rumours about his involvement in doping. Him and Bernard Sainz.

Mr.Nice
Apr 28, 2006
Albasini accused of racism by Bernaudeau ( DS of Kevin Reza)

Last 10km stage 16
Renshaw and Petacchi – Cav’s a nudist

About Ferrari, he gave an interview to l'equipe in april 94, Gewiss-Ballan systematic doping was exposed in 1999.

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scaevola
Jan 25, 2011

serious gaylord posted:

Lets all take this opportunity to laugh at Valverde for running his team mates into the floor and then getting dropped.

Can we say he "took a Rodriguez"?

No, wait. He didn't have any of said teammates miss the time cut.

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