2012 Tour de France - stage 3: Orchies - Boulogne-sur-Mer (197km)

[Mellow Velo]

Kittel running on fumes.

Pandemonium today.

Argos reckon he'll suffer for another day or so.
I wonder if it's the same thing with Brice F?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

and you are the guy that blathers on about objectivity?

Never happy to see a guy crash out.
Poor form to make fun under such circumstance.
Remember what happened to Ryo.

I haven't used the ignore function before him, but now you've quoted it I feel fully justified.

I don't mind aggressive posters with at least average intelligence. Aggressive nitwits are just a waste of time.

 

[the asian]

Oh yes, it always a happy thing, when a rider goes down, and have to abandon...

If he's a domestique of the guy I wish won't win the Tour

 

[The Sheep]

Yes it was.

Looks like you're looking for things to get offended about.

 

[boomcie]

Oh yes, it always a happy thing, when a rider goes down, and have to abandon...

That's not what he said?

No, that's what she said.

 

[LaFleur]

If he's a domestique of the guy I wish won't win the Tour

Are you serious? Or do you just want to get yourself banned?

 

[Bala Verde]

If he's a domestique of the guy I wish won't win the Tour

Don't push it. You are walking on thin ice.

 

[vcampbell]

If he's a domestique of the guy I wish won't win the Tour

I feel sorry for you. Really!

 

[cineteq]

and you are the guy that blathers on about objectivity?

Never happy to see a guy crash out.
Poor form to make fun under such circumstance.
Remember what happened to Ryo.

Did I say I was happy with Siustou's crash? I'm just pointing out to the Sky fans that this is the Tour and anything can happen. Have you heard of 'reading between the lines'?

For the record, I'm no Ryo, I'm not here to insult and bully people like he used to do.

 

[trevim]

Luis Leon and Tony Martin new best friends. They seem to be together all the time Poor guys. On a side note, UCI should ban all that stupid helmets! What's up this year with that designs?! The yellow ones are awfull, the closed ones are horrendous and the Tony Hawk ones are so out of this sport. Please somebody do something about that

 

[Bala Verde]

Argos reckon he'll suffer for another day or so.
I wonder if it's the same thing with Brice F?

Feillu is reportedly sick, but I don't know the exact cause.

I hope Kittel can ride himself back into form, so we can see how well he does in sprints at the TdF.

 

[Hawkwood]

If he's a domestique of the guy I wish won't win the Tour

Now added to my list of all time daft posts.

 

[the asian]

Sorry. over the edge.

 

[Maxiton]

If he's a domestique of the guy I wish won't win the Tour

Natural to think that, maybe, bad form to say it. Anyway, cycle sport is about whole, healthy teams and whole, healthy riders in competition.

 

[gthx_gthx_]

So how hard are the following hills ? Do you think there'll be a small group before the penultimate climb ?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Harmon still hammering on about Movistar. Has he not seen RSNT hammering on the front?

 

[cineteq]

I haven't used the ignore function before him, but now you've quoted it I feel fully justified.

Trolls always get offended by my posts, just sayin'

 

[Bala Verde]

So how hard are the following hills ? Do you think there'll be a small group before the penultimate climb ?

Km 163.5 - Côte de Mont Violette, 1 kilometre-long climb at 9.2% - category 3
Km 181.0 - Côte de Herquelingue, 1.7 kilometre-long climb at 5.8% - category 4
Km 185.0 - Côte de Quéhen, 1.4 kilometre-long climb at 5.9% - category 4
Km 190.5 - Côte du Mont Lambert, 1.3 kilometre-long climb at 8.4% - category 3
Km 197.0 - Boulogne-sur-Mer, 0.7 kilometre-long climb at 7.4% - category 4

I think it's the quick succession of climbs that might hurt some people.

 

[Azabael]

No, that's what she said.

Worst I've seen in a while. Watch some Carell videos or so.

 

[roundabout]

Nobody was hammering.

Nepotism boy got dropped.

 

[Hawkwood]

So how hard are the following hills ? Do you think there'll be a small group before the penultimate climb ?

I cycled up them a few times in the 1980s, pretty hard, but then I did have panniers on my bike!!

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Km 163.5 - Côte de Mont Violette, 1 kilometre-long climb at 9.2% - category 3
Km 181.0 - Côte de Herquelingue, 1.7 kilometre-long climb at 5.8% - category 4
Km 185.0 - Côte de Quéhen, 1.4 kilometre-long climb at 5.9% - category 4
Km 190.5 - Côte du Mont Lambert, 1.3 kilometre-long climb at 8.4% - category 3
Km 197.0 - Boulogne-sur-Mer, 0.7 kilometre-long climb at 7.4% - category 4

I think it's the quick succession of climbs that might hurt some people.

Okay thanks. For the sake of this stage , it's good to see that Gilbert doesn't have last year form.

 

[Kopuliak]

Feillu is reportedly sick, but I don't know the exact cause.

I hope Kittel can ride himself back into form, so we can see how well he does in sprints at the TdF.

Kittel riding with stomach problems....

 

[boomcie]

Worst I've seen in a while. Watch some Carell videos or so.

I specialize in those, have a considerable repertoire.

 

[Bala Verde]

Kittel riding with stomach problems....

I know, but thanks.