Yeah that whole situation bums me out massively. Apparently Richie Porte got punched. It’s people like these and those who run beside and interfere with riders who are going to ruin it for everyone who just wants to stand on the side of a mountain and cheer for guys killing themselves on a bike.
didn’t Mythbusters bust that one?
I seriously love Geraint Thomas. Watching that crash live, I thought he might be dead.
“Geraint, what happened after the crash”
“I got up and started chasing”
“Some spectators helped you up?”
“Yeah, some French people I guess.”
Dude headbutted a pole and disappeared into the bushes, no biggie. What a champ.
pretty incredible.
Jamesy?
Also, a SJ: watching Peter Sagan descend. Lordy.
he’s in Japan I believe.
Oh yeah, I knew that. Guess we won’t get anything insightful out of him for a while.
QFT…
also him not winning. i’m enjoying his constant 2nd and 3rds.
just saw this on browncardigan’s Instagram feed…
I watched the repeat of this on the SBS website about 5 times.
Got some tips.
No doubt i’ll still descend like a hubbard/chris froome though.
this.
As long as you don’t chuck a Barguil you’re pretty set.
Go Bertie
Ok so today I wondered where Anthony Tan was in his year’s coverage.
and I come home from a late class, flick on the telly and there he is.
Did I summon him? Did I do that? Is that my superpower?
If it is, I want to give it back.
He really is devoid of personality isn’t he.
Oh come one man, that suit! I think he’s a dude. A big square on the spectrum brain of a dude. I like him. He’s fascinating. But I don’t know much about bike racing.
Neither does he.
Oleg Tinkov’s interveiws are more exciting then the race for yellow in this years tour. The dude just lets rip. zero fucks.
“Cycling is an international sport; it’s not only a French sport. It doesn’t belong to them. Maybe they think so but it’s not true. There are not even any good French riders in the peloton now. They haven’t won the Tour for over 20 years now and I think it’ll be another 20 years before they win it. France is not important in this sport anymore. It’s dominated by Anglo-Saxon teams and Eastern block teams.”
“I think the UCI is hopeless.”
Wish I could read some of the french sporting tabloids today.