2012 Tour de France; Stage 1: Liège → Seraing (198km)

[icefire]

I see the Sky ball-sniffers are put out by my comments.

Seriously though, why are they wearing yellow helmets today?

Team classification

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Ah, never mind. Thanks. Team classification leaders. My mistake.

 

[l.Harm]

I like that helmets actually.

 

[dlwssonic]

Who knows.

Other question - given some people have tried to define the role of a domestique as keeping your leader at the front, and declared BMC as masters of this, why has no effort been made to keep Evans at the front yet?

Because there is no bloody need to do so, so early on
They only do so when its nearer to the end of the stage. BMC are already somewhere near the front now.
Apparently sky weren't bothered about keeping their leader at the front last year and see how it cost them.

 

[FellOff]

I see the Sky ball-sniffers are put out by my comments.

Seriously though, why are they wearing yellow helmets today?

Its an alien invasion. Fallen from the sky, the Yellow Knobheads seek world domination through cycling. Latching onto the heads of the leading team, who can halt their dastardly plan?

 

[Trunnions]

There's a 3 metre bottle-neck 5km from the finish.

Nervy-Nellies beware!

 

[MrRoboto]

I guess it's in line with people actually starting to give a **** about the team classification.

 

[goggalor]

What is that on Freire's head?

 

[l.Harm]

Lol those 'closed' helmets

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Ah. The excitement of a sunday group ride.

We need a Tommy V suicide attack.

 

[ggusta]

I like that helmets actually.

Most combative team should wear purple helmets.

 

[Pippo_San]

I'm off till the last 10kms...can't stand those yellow balls anymore

 

[Fatclimber]

Most combative team should wear purple helmets.

The team trailing in the team competition should wear red helmets

 

[180mmCrank]

22 miles to go....

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The new GreenEdge jerseys are confusing. Too much like Vacansoleil

 

[Delicato]

The team trailing in the team competition should wear red helmets

And what about the team which is dead last in team competition?

 

[ggusta]

The team trailing in the team competition should wear red helmets

...that's already reserved for the team on their menstrual cycle

 

[cocteau_ireland]

All protected riders should have a rubber sheath on theirs

 

[Fatclimber]

And what about the team which is dead last in team competition?

that's what I was referring to

 

[Fetisoff]

Lantern Rouge should wear a glowing red helmet (or a helmet with an actual lantern rouge on top of it, not the most aerodynamic but who cares)

Edit: And a sign around his neck where it says : you can call me Wim Vansevenant (Thanks Vino_attacks_Everyone)

 

[Maxiton]

I just love these posters who can't wait to hate anyone who they deem tour only fans. Shall I kiss thy non-drive side spoke my liege! Just kidding. Of course, these people know all about how much cycling I follow..... and we should know that they know everything... The tedium of the board results in its form of entertainment.

Speaking of tedium, Actually, I am enjoying nbc's coverage as they struggle mightily to avoid any mention of the USADA case and he who they shall not name, ie, A Certain Texan, A certain 7 Time Soon to be Zero Time Soon to be All time Disgrace.

Not exactly the queen stage today. Petacchi's almost crashing into the island and Levi's seat adjustment were second and third only to Philippe Gilbert's ridonkulous wife for highlight's. Can we just get some clips of her shopping in paris during some of the slower sections????

these July only fans are just so sickening.... they need their own kiddie pool forum

I woke up this morning gloating about the fact that I would never again give NBC a dime of my money, after the screw up with the giro. I'll be more than content, I thought, with Eurosport feeds.

Cut to: an hour and several dropped feeds, and several anti-virus alerts about trojan attempts, later. What am I watching? NBC.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Lantern Rouge should wear a glowing red helmet

And a sign around his neck where it says : you can call me Wim Vansevenant

 

[ggusta]

I woke up this morning gloating about the fact that I would never again give NBC a dime of my money, after the screw up with the giro. I'll be more than content, I thought, with Eurosport feeds.

Cut to: an hour and several dropped feeds, and several anti-virus alerts about trojan attempts, later. What am I watching? NBC.

Lance thanks you for paying his legal bills.

 

[MrRoboto]

...that's already reserved for the team on their menstrual cycle

Reserved for Radioshack then?

 

[c&cfan]

Valverde to destroy anyone, just like 2008.