Tour de France 2015 Stage 21: Sèvres › Paris 109.5k

[Gigs_98]

One question, do you get disqualified when you are lapped?
And if yes, what would happen if a break of 5 riders are one lap faster than everyone else? Would the highest in gc of these 5 men win the tour?

 

[LaFlorecita]

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2K until Froome makes history.

History for winning the french race?

Only the seventh rider to win yellow and polka dot.

That isn't history then.

 

[TMP402]

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Looks like sky have teamed up with LIVESTRONG,,, "The kit"

HA HA

Salty.

 

[sir fly]

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2K until Froome makes history.

History for winning the french race?

Only the seventh rider to win yellow and polka dot.

That isn't history then.

Would only the third be history?

 

[carton]

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2K until Froome makes history.

History for winning the french race?

Only the seventh rider to win yellow and polka dot.

That isn't history then.

Ok, I'm guessing he's the first African-born rider to win the polka dots

 

[SeriousSam]

"Making history" is often used to describe a rare accomplishment. You're welcome.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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2K until Froome makes history.

History for winning the french race?

Only the seventh rider to win yellow and polka dot.

That isn't history then.

That's like saying winning the Giro-Tour double isn't history either as AC would have been the 8th rider to do so

 

[Hayabusa]

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2K until Froome makes history.

History for winning the french race?

Only the seventh rider to win yellow and polka dot.

That isn't history then.

Why are you being so sour? It is history. Nobody claimed it was a first. You would be all over it Alberto managed it.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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2K until Froome makes history.

History for winning the french race?

Only the seventh rider to win yellow and polka dot.

That isn't history then.

That's like saying winning the Giro-Tour double isn't history either as AC would have been the 8th rider to do so

Indeed, that wouldn't have been "making history". Making history is if you do something that's never been done before (in my opinion).

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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2K until Froome makes history.

History for winning the french race?

Only the seventh rider to win yellow and polka dot.

That isn't history then.

That's like saying winning the Giro-Tour double isn't history either as AC would have been the 8th rider to do so

Yeah. Or that AC hasn't made history by winning all 3 GT's because he was the 5th rider to do so.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

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"Making history" is often used to describe a rare accomplishment. You're welcome.

If the obelisk is returned that would be history

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Why are you being so sour? It is history. Nobody claimed it was a first. You would be all over it Alberto managed it.

Lol no. Just can't stand how everything Froome does is holy in the eyes of the British Sky fanboys.

 

[carton]

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"Making history" is often used to describe a rare accomplishment. You're welcome.

If the obelisk is returned that would be history

The asterisks? Or are we not talking about cycling?

 

[nightfend]

So no racing yet...I think the women were riding faster and more aggressively.

 

[Pricey_sky]

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So no racing yet...I think the women were riding faster and more aggressively.

And nearly all of them hit the deck.

 

[TMP402]

Let's spin it and find some history: he's the first anglophone rider to win both the overall and mountains classifications in the same Tour.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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That's like saying winning the Giro-Tour double isn't history either as AC would have been the 8th rider to do so

Yeah. Or that AC hasn't made history by winning all 3 GT's because he was the 5th rider to do so.

Indeed, he didn't make history by winning all 3 GTs either

Cambridge online dictionary

make history
› to do something important that has not been done before and will be recorded publicly and remembered for a long time:
Margaret Thatcher made history when she became the first female British prime minister.

There ya go.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

So not a single Tinkoff rider is gonna help Sagan today?

 

[PremierAndrew]

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So no racing yet...I think the women were riding faster and more aggressively.

And pretty much all of them crashed - at least the men seemed to have learnt from that

 

[carton]

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Yeah. Or that AC hasn't made history by winning all 3 GT's because he was the 5th rider to do so.

You had forgotten about Nibali, hadn't you? That's ok. So did everyone until the Croix de Fer.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Let's spin it and find some history: he's the first anglophone rider to win both the overall and mountains classifications in the same Tour.

Indeed, but then you can wonder how relevant that is

 

[TMP402]

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That's like saying winning the Giro-Tour double isn't history either as AC would have been the 8th rider to do so

Yeah. Or that AC hasn't made history by winning all 3 GT's because he was the 5th rider to do so.

Indeed, he didn't make history by winning all 3 GTs either

Cambridge online dictionary

make history
› to do something important that has not been done before and will be recorded publicly and remembered for a long time:
Margaret Thatcher made history when she became the first female British prime minister.

There ya go.

Ugh, who wants to hear from a filthy British publication.

 

[Hayabusa]

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Why are you being so sour? It is history. Nobody claimed it was a first. You would be all over it Alberto managed it.

Lol no. Just can't stand how everything Froome does is holy in the eyes of the British Sky fanboys.

People rightfully respected him for a big achievement. One that no rider in the current peloton has achiebed.

You are capable of some great and knowledgable posts, it is a pity that those standards dont get met as often when Alberto doesnt win.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Yeah. Or that AC hasn't made history by winning all 3 GT's because he was the 5th rider to do so.

You had forgotten about Nibali, hadn't you? That's ok. So did everyone until the Croix de Fer.

Uhm no. Nibali was the 6th rider to win all 3 GT's. AC was the 5th.

 

[nightfend]

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Yeah. Or that AC hasn't made history by winning all 3 GT's because he was the 5th rider to do so.

You had forgotten about Nibali, hadn't you? That's ok. So did everyone until the Croix de Fer.

True, but it was more exciting...