2014 Tour De France stage 1: Leeds › Harrogate (190.5km)

[BeagRigh]

And the weather forecast is . . . . .

SUNNY !!!!!

I'll take that with a pinch of salt at the moment. When I looked this morning it was saying rain showers.

Reading between the lines of the forecasts looks like there will be clouds and rain about but the timing and length of any precipitation is uncertain.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday

Cloud and rain soon clearing on Saturday, then sunny spells and scattered showers through the period. Showers perhaps heavy and thundery. A risk of more persistent rain later Monday.

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EDIT: Sorry, FTP had to delete one of your Smilies as they counted as images!

 

[Fight.The.Power]

I'll take that with a pinch of salt at the moment. When I looked this morning it was saying rain showers.

Reading between the lines of the forecasts looks like there will be clouds and rain about but the timing and length of any precipitation is uncertain.



Best use the stone:

EDIT: Sorry, FTP had to delete one of your Smilies as they counted as images!

Marvellous. I think that is the best weather prediction contraption I have ever seen !

- Yup - four smilies does not reflect the accuracy of any UK weather forecast !

 

[BeagRigh]

Marvellous. I think that is the best weather prediction contraption I have ever seen !

- Yup - four smilies does not reflect the accuracy of any UK weather forecast !

There is a Scottish version where "Not Raining" is replaced by "Rain Imminent" unfortunately I couldn't find an image!

 

[alspacka]

I feel Sagan won't be able to help himself and will attack from the bottom of the ramp. He'll win stages 1 and 2 and be resplendent in yellow for maybe a full week.

 

[SeriousSam]

Sagan in yellow would be fantastic, hope it happens.

 

[Sciocco]

Hopefully there is a lot of chaos, and not so many crashes. Fighting for position going to be a bit crazy.

 

[Old&slow]

Any updates on Matthews injuries and status and whether or not he will be replaced by OGE?

 

[Jspear]

Any updates on Matthews injuries and status and whether or not he will be replaced by OGE?

Matthews will be given until tomorrow to prove his fitness, so no news till then. Meier's has already been flown in incase he is needed.

 

[Old&slow]

Matthews will be given until tomorrow to prove his fitness, so no news till then. Meier's has already been flown in incase he is needed.

Thank you for the reply and information.

 

[VeloHuman]

Any updates on Matthews injuries and status and whether or not he will be replaced by OGE?

OGE is doing medical testing today. Unless his situation has changed drastically I'm not sure it looks good; he looks like a mummy right now.

 

[Carstenbf]

Less than 24h to go!

Getting excited. Hard stage to predict really with all the jerseys up for grabs. Think OPQS look scary strong, so I'll go with Cavendish for stage win and MJ.

 

[ILovecycling]

ehmm...
Demare

 

[Oliver]

If Cav don't crash I think he will take it, it's his BIG goal...

Let's hope for no big crashes!

 

[VeloHuman]

If Cav don't crash I think he will take it, it's his BIG goal...

Let's hope for no big crashes!

It is also Marcel Kittel's big goal.

 

[MatParker117]

It is also Marcel Kittel's big goal.

The Dales should prove too much for Kittel, could do the same to Cav though.

 

[Boardslide]

The Dales should prove too much for Kittel, could do the same to Cav though.

Kittel's already said he doesn't like the narrow roads, think he'll be a bit cautious

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Kittel's preferred terrain:

 

[sir fly]

There's only one logical choice.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Kittel's preferred terrain:

I'm not so sure: is that a hill in the foreground?

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Kristoff to win a chaotic finale

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Straight, uphill drag sprint will actually suit Kittel perfectly because he won't have any positioning issues. Question is does he have the condition - apparently had cramps last weekend

 

[sir fly]

A logical choice, but he must be fast.

 

[del1962]

Just seen on the local news about the Buttertubs descent, I went down it a few weeks ago but not racing, however the roads today are very wet and slippery, someone had a crash in one of the corners. Hope they all stay safe on the descent

 

[kingjr]

Question is does he have the condition - apparently had cramps last weekend

Same as last year.

 

[manafana]

Demare not been talked about nearly enough for this far from simple stage in my view. Sagan should really be looking to take this put the sprinters under pressure make them nervous.