Tour de France 2011 Stage 7: Le Mans - Châteauroux 218 km

[mr. tibbs]

Surprisingly good commercials on Versus. The kid hitting the VW pinata is hilarious, and the Nissan one is very clever.

OH ****!! ANDY'S GETTING A BOTTLE! EXCITEMENT!

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Abdou criticises sprinters on russian Eurosport

 

[spalco]

They aren't really in any hurry today, are they? Still 74km left, that could be another two hours that way...

 

[luckyboy]

ES guys talking about Katusha now. I would be very surprised if they don't come out of this Tour as the worst team (in terms of doing anything, not on team GC).

 

[mr. tibbs]

I think Yates is drunk.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Sky still not contributing to the chase, HTC and Garmin doing all the work today.

You can understand it, to a certain extent. They save Swift, EBH and Thomas for the business end. Wiggins, Zandio and Uran are there for the mountains. Knees is there to bring the drinks and for Wiggo to shelter behind. Gerrans, I suppose, is there for the hilly finishes (although has been nowhere thus far). But what's Flecha there for, if not to help bring the breaks back?

I like Sky and want them to do well, but if EBH punctures, I wouldn't blame Garmin and HTC if they got on the front and absolutely drilled it.

 

[dlwssonic]

ES guys talking about Katusha now. I would be very surprised if they don't come out of this Tour as the worst team (in terms of doing anything, not on team GC).

what a stupid idea with the all russian team.

 

[Machu Picchu]

ES guys talking about Katusha now. I would be very surprised if they don't come out of this Tour as the worst team (in terms of doing anything, not on team GC).

I would have thought we'd have seen more of Kolobnev and Galimzyanov this week, pity

 

[woodie]

I think Yates is drunk.

Correct me if im wrong but hasn't it been said plenty of times on this forum that he had a small stroke?

 

[dlwssonic]

Correct me if im wrong but hasn't it been said plenty of times on this forum that he had a small stroke?

sean yates is on this forum? whats his name.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Correct me if im wrong but hasn't it been said plenty of times on this forum that he had a small stroke?

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/380379/friday-s-british-news-round-up.html

Contrary to speculation that Sean Yates has suffered a stroke, the retired professional actually had what one source close to him described as a “dizzy spell”.

Yates underwent tests but received the all clear; he has had no after-effects from the symptoms.

Yates suffers from a heart condition, called atrial fibrillation, meaning his heart sometimes receives contradictory messages from the brain, making it go haywire.

 

[Kwibus]

sean yates is on this forum? whats his name.

Where did anyone say that he is on this forum?

 

[mr. tibbs]

Correct me if im wrong but hasn't it been said plenty of times on this forum that he had a small stroke?

Hmm. You could be right.

EDIT: Or it could have just been a 'dizzy spell', and he enjoys having cocktails while driving.

 

[woodie]

sean yates is on this forum? whats his name.

Huh? Where did you get that from? I swear i've seen the Yates being drunk comment come up mutiple times here and it was answered everytime. Where did you get the idea he was on the forum?

 

[dlwssonic]

oops sorry read the post wrongly my bad

 

[sportzchick]

SBS's pictures are breaking up on my telly - anyone else with the problem??

 

[woodie]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/380379/friday-s-british-news-round-up.html

Contrary to speculation that Sean Yates has suffered a stroke, the retired professional actually had what one source close to him described as a “dizzy spell”.

Yates underwent tests but received the all clear; he has had no after-effects from the symptoms.

Yates suffers from a heart condition, called atrial fibrillation, meaning his heart sometimes receives contradictory messages from the brain, making it go haywire.

So why does he sound drunk then?

oops sorry read the post wrongly my bad

Haha it's cool man

 

[sportzchick]

it mus be the sleep deprivation stting in early dlwssonic.....

 

[Eyeballs Out]

what a stupid idea with the all russian team.

It's not like they really had many other options - Purito can't race 365 days a year

 

[just some guy]

anyone think they will pull the break back before the int sprint ?

5 min in 40 km ish

 

[dlwssonic]

it mus be the sleep deprivation stting in early dlwssonic.....

lol! please dont mistake me for an aussie just because i support cadel and BMC. im sure there are other non aussies who support cadel. Im from singapore btw.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

So why does he sound drunk then?

No idea. Maybe he's drunk?

Or fell on his head?

Or maybe that's just his local accent?

Or...?

 

[dlwssonic]

It's not like they really had many other options - Purito can't race 365 days a year

they have other talented riders like moreno, hoste, paolini, killer, pipo, vantomme

 

[sportzchick]

lol! please dont mistake me for an aussie just because i support cadel and BMC. im sure there are other non aussies who support cadel. Im from singapore btw.

didnt even think about that - half of the world watching the TDF will be sleep deprived..... the level will depend on their location

 

[Jamsque]

anyone think they will pull the break back before the int sprint ?

5 min in 40 km ish

Garmin and HTC between them could do it if they really wanted to, but I don't think they do.