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

[willbick]

spread before Sherwin refers to "professional bike riders" 6-8 mins

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Did that prat on eurosport (who?) just call that viaduct Roman?

 

[Sciocco]

Did that prat on eurosport (who?) just call that viaduct Roman?

Yes. I may have to switch to muted tour + music already.

 

[DonMI6]

I was going to ask "How many times does Paul Sherwen say 'Sir Bradley Wiggins' in the next 4 hours?"

 

[Parrulo]

Noone cares about this Britain. Just saying.

Shut up, the crowds are "unbelievable" i reckon they should just change the whole thing to britain next year.

 

[Super Voeckler]

oh yes!

pumped for this tour

 

[willbick]

this is obviously the first thing to happen in Otley since 1873

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

All continental *****ing aside, the crowds here for flat nothing road are frankly bigger than we'll see on any Mountain this race.

Lots of saps out there.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Rolland dropped

 

[glassmoon]

Properly crowded. Pretty awesome.
Rooting for Wolverine.
...also 1st chinese rider in tdf peloton ever?

 

[TANK91]

Andy Schleck being treated as a past winner lol

He is the winner, now Scarponi on other hand...

 

[kingjr]

...also 1st chinese rider in tdf peloton ever?

yes 10char

 

[ILovecycling]

chapeau to british people


Demare mechanical or crosswinds?

 

[Walkman]

Properly crowded. Pretty awesome.
Rooting for Wolverine.
...also 1st chinese rider in tdf peloton ever?

Yep!

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/04/world/asia/first-chinese-cyclist-tour-de-france/

 

[TANK91]

We have best crowds in world and we have bet bike rider of all time.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Is there a break? Could someone tell me who and gaps? Ta

 

[melkemugg]

Is there a break? Could someone tell me who and gaps? Ta

Voigt and two other chaps around two minutes ahead i think.

 

[Alcanelo]

Yeah can someone fill me in what has happened so far? Any ticker?

 

[kingjr]

Is there a break? Could someone tell me who and gaps? Ta

Edet, Voigt and Jarrier have 2:16 on the field

 

[Poursuivant]

All continental *****ing aside, the crowds here for flat nothing road are frankly bigger than we'll see on any Mountain this race.

Lots of saps out there.

Doesn't matter, they can always say they have seen the Tour de France in the flesh. It would be dull without the crowds, look at what happened le Tour first came to Britain in the 70's. It was horrendous.

 

[ILovecycling]

Is there a break? Could someone tell me who and gaps? Ta

Edet,Jarrier (bretagne) and Jens!!!
Gap 2'17 on peloton,huge crowds along the road,lotto on the front right now

Enjoy

 

[Poursuivant]

Yeah can someone fill me in what has happened so far? Any ticker?

http://live.cyclingnews.com

 

[ILovecycling]

Yeah can someone fill me in what has happened so far? Any ticker?

http://live.cyclingnews.com/
this even better,if you can slightly understand spanish
http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/eventos_online-ficha.asp?id=549

 

[Arnout]

Shut up, the crowds are "unbelievable" i reckon they should just change the whole thing to britain next year.

I wasn't talking about the crowd, the crowd is awesome. I was talking about the royal ceremony. I find any event involving any royal family extremely cringeworthy.

I'll add a bit more positivity by saying that Leeds is much prettier than I'd have ever thought and that the countryside is properly beautiful.

 

[dduff442]

All continental *****ing aside, the crowds here for flat nothing road are frankly bigger than we'll see on any Mountain this race.

Lots of saps out there.

Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine.