2012 Tour de France: Stage 5: Rouen → Saint-Quentin (196.5km)

[BillytheKid]

Simon has won three races this year, including Catalunya.

 

[Red Rick]

I heard the reason Cavendish wins so much is because he found a way to sprint around higgs-boson particles actually. So he never slows down

This would mean he'd have no mass, thus he would slow down infinitely fast due to air resistance

U mad

 

[Red Rick]

These stages should be shorter

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

These stages should be shorter

This particular stage could stand to be 10 km long.

 

[vcampbell]

These stages should be shorter

Tour logic: sprint stage -> long, moutain stage -> shorter.
Giro logic: sprint stage -> shorter, moutain stage -> long.

Yes, I know, there are exceptions, but it's still true

 

[Mellow Velo]

Has the paint dried and the wood warped, yet?

 

[Climbing]

Physically speaking, Cav's lost weight to get his mass to be imaginary. Assuming he truly weigths something (relativistic mass) he'd never be able to drop below the speed of light. Or he jumps on a couple of tachyons

Exactly, in that case he would be able to communicate with the past himself, to explain how to win the lost sprints (which we see as lost now, but in reality were-are-will be WON).

 

[Bala Verde]

We are getting close.

Hang in there guys.

 

[Fetisoff]

This particular stage could stand to be 10 km long.

Fans lined up along the route of the stage would disagree with you

 

[Mellow Velo]

Kirby's "clinic" comment there was amusing - he pretty heavily emphasised that there are legal issues they have to consider.

Meanwhile, Spanish Eurosport have no such legal worries.
They have been talking about LA and prison.

(sorry, I'll not mention it again, here)

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Fans lined up along the route of the stage would disagree with you

Fair point, but those lucky people are only watching this for about fifteen seconds.

 

[Bala Verde]

take out the toothpicks.

La planche des "belles filles". I can't wait.

Given the name of the MTF, they must have the best misses in the world.

 

[El Imbatido]

Classic Paul Sherwen: 'They have kept a bit of energy in the energy tanks this afternoon'

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

It's a little weird the way the peloton has been consistently headed by four or so parallel trains in a sort of multi-prong formation, rather than the usual single point.

 

[mcassidy3]

EBH sitting behind Cav just now, wonder if both will go for sprint today

 

[Fetisoff]

Fair point, but those lucky people are only watching this for about fifteen seconds.

Which is about as much as I have watched of this stage so far

 

[Hawkwood]

Classic Paul Sherwen: 'They have kept a bit of energy in the energy tanks this afternoon'

If I hear `the sport of professional cycling' once more...

 

[JRanton]

Froome taking pulls on the front for Sky...

 

[Gloin22]

Froome taking pulls on the front for Sky...

Good for him. Less prone to any crashes ( and he often has them )...

Even Evans is at front, so it doesnt matter much if hes taking pulls.

 

[c&cfan]

good afternoon fanboys,

Canc is going to win. (no, it's sagan)

 

[Ferminal]

Break inside Sherwen's Law, they're home.

 

[El Imbatido]

Did Phil just say: 'And the onion comes back together' ?????

He was talking about riders coming back together after going round a round-a-bout

 

[vcampbell]

Cantwell or Haedos stage to lose.



Or Simon.

 

[Lexman]

looks like the bunch didn't want that the sprinters teams grab them before the finish

 

[Marcus135]

oh sherwin "they will need at least a 30 second advantage going into the final kilometer" ahahah