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gohuskies posted:I don't know if staff at the Tour or at QS are responsible for choosing the photo but whoever did is a genuine hero. Dunno what the crowd mentality for these hype events is, but they shoulda started a CA-VEN-DISH chant.
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serious gaylord posted:Unbelievable amount of ill will towards Quickstep in the cycling press. Good. They murdered my boys Cav and Alaphilippe. Whoever is responsible for putting Cav on the big screen is a hero, that was some quality trolling.
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Danish police getting in on the action https://twitter.com/cyclingpro/status/1542397472189960192?t=vt1U3rQIGDxZz28XwLtFDA&s=19
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My dog picked G, so I guess I’m all in on the Ineos hype train this year. 
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This Bahrain story might be the result of a prank? Link https://incyclingveritas.wordpress.com/2022/06/29/jai-piege-antoine-vayer-et-thierry-vildary/
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serious gaylord posted:Unbelievable amount of ill will towards Quickstep in the cycling press. english language press, not surprised
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Danish police getting in on the action it's also the result of the same French investigation according to CN
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Quick question before the Tour: In terms of pro sports how popular is cycling in Europe? I’m assuming football is far and away #1 but are there countries where cycling is the #2 or 3 sport? If someone could make an analogy to American pro sports that would be great.
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Here in Belgium it's very definitely #2 after football. I don't know enough about American pro sports to make analogies though.
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Actual Dutch people may know better than me but I'd guess it's like 4th here? Definitely below football, F1, maybe speedskating. Tom Dumoulin was always big news though. In the UK it's pretty far down the list.
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Actual participation in competitive cycling is probably pretty low down the ranks in the UK, but casual cycling is reasonably large. As a spectator sport it depends entirely on how much those casuals and the wider population can be stirred up. People will turn out for a big road race if they think it's an event. The #1 sport by participation in the UK used to be angling. Dunno if it still is.
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Heliosicle posted:Actual Dutch people may know better than me but I'd guess it's like 4th here? Definitely below football, F1, maybe speedskating. Tom Dumoulin was always big news though. It depends a bit on the region, but i would say that on the whole cycling is definitely the number 2 sport in the netherlands. Maybe this is land hockey erasure but that's okay.
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nawilo_420 posted:It depends a bit on the region, but i would say that on the whole cycling is definitely the number 2 sport in the netherlands. Maybe this is land hockey erasure but that's okay. It's called field hockey, you swiss gently caress
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Smirr posted:It's called field hockey, you swiss gently caress i dont know how it is called in english op because in dutch it's just called 'hockey', and it's exclusively played by douchebags. basically the lacrosse of the netherlands (american sports analogy)
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serious gaylord posted:Ganna, Wout and Pogacar are setting off 1 minute after each other in the TT. https://twitter.com/AG2RCITROENTEAM/status/1542498595370201090?t=MuiUdTMXdBjgJo5Ks-QpzA&s=19
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nawilo_420 posted:It depends a bit on the region, but i would say that on the whole cycling is definitely the number 2 sport in the netherlands. Maybe this is land hockey erasure but that's okay. yeah, you're right. barring the Olympics it's either skating or cycling to come second and those are seasonal
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Eric Heiden dabbled in pro cycling late in his career and I remember stories about how some of the Dutch riders were practically awe-struck at having him in the peloton lol
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Pantsmaster Bill posted:UCI have just dropped the requirement for teams with 2+ positive covid cases to drop out, and also appear to be allowing riders with positive cases to remain in the race. I’m sure that’ll end well. The solution to covid positives removing half the peloton is to stop removing covid positives from the peloton. Surely this won't backfire in a horrible and easily predictable way. https://twitter.com/AG2RCITROENTEAM/status/1542450557520121857
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I haven't been this hyped for a TDF in a while, which probably means it'll suck.
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LoudPipesSaveLives posted:I haven't been this hyped for a TDF in a while, which probably means it'll suck. Hell yeah
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Is there a discord or something for live chatting, or is it just this thread?Skarsnik posted:Hell yeah  Pantsmaster Bill posted:My dog picked G, so I guess I’m all in on the Ineos hype train this year. BlankSystemDaemon fucked around with this message at 12:28 on Jul 1, 2022 |
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Double-post but, is there any chance that one of you fine folks not from Denmark, can record the opening programming for the Grand Depart? Preferably in English, if at all possible. I'd love to see how other countries cover it.
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https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/doping-crackdown-in-cyclingquote:Between 27 and 30 June, a total of 14 locations were searched in 6 countries. Three people were interrogated. The investigation is ongoing and the evidence seized is being forensically examined. 
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I would expect a team doctor to be carrying a wide range of supplements, generic medications for common illnesses and painkillers of various strengths. That doesn't look like anything excessive for them to be holding.
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Surely even if teams are doping (ofc the are) they're all way beyond the level of keeping dodgy poo poo in Tour team hotel rooms?
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I'm so hype!!
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Rainy course and there's already been some tarmac eaten. Hope it stays wet for Ganna, Wout and Pogacar 
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Crashing in that clown suit has got to suck
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peanut- posted:Surely even if teams are doping (ofc the are) they're all way beyond the level of keeping dodgy poo poo in Tour team hotel rooms? I'd imagine so unless the team is a Pro/Continental Italian team at the Giro
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Laughing every time the commentators refer to the riders entering the little mermaid
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Hell yeah, Big Matty
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StarkingBarfish posted:Rainy course and there's already been some tarmac eaten. Hope it stays wet for Ganna, Wout and Pogacar  Smirr posted:Crashing in that clown suit has got to suck HappyCamperGL posted:bit wet like.  StarkingBarfish posted:Laughing every time the commentators refer to the riders entering the little mermaid 
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The road surface looks like pure poo poo too, loads of manholes, patches, paint markings... it's a real fucker of a course for wet weather and I love it.
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