Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 3: Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne/Baiona, 193.5k

[Samu Cuenca]

RIP Europe, destroyed by small number of people putting orange stuff on things.

The Dutch?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

The Dutch?

Euskaltel fans?

 

[RedheadDane]

The Dutch?

Or the Basque...

 

[Red Rick]

You know it's a slow stage when people are venturing completely offtopic into matters that probably aren't allowed under the forum rules... at 5pm.

Guys, it's a sprint stage explain to me how terrorism is off topic







Nah but seriously guys please dont

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah, let's stick to talk about how Powless is nice.

And the race, of course. We should also about the race.

 

[Scarponi]

You know it's a slow stage when people are venturing completely offtopic into matters that probably aren't allowed under the forum rules... at 5pm.

It’s 1am here, want me to start some really crazy conversations? haha

 

[Tricycle Rider]

So much road furniture...

 

[postmanhat]

Abdujaparov agrees

 

[Netserk]

I don’t think we’ll have a single significant mass-crash this year.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don’t think we’ll have a single significant mass-crash this year.

Optimistic prediction.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Guys, it's a sprint stage explain to me how terrorism is off topic







Nah but seriously guys please dont

Got a solution for that: Ban the guy who takes the thread offtopic by suggesting activists for actions to save the planet are terrorists. But I reckon in good old traditions the hammer will only fall when people are rightfully calling that nonsense out (similar to the covid denier debates).

 

[gunara]

Yes, I just remarked on him being nice cause he was saying all he wanted to be was " a good son", " a good father", " a good husband"..etc. etc.

Now that was nice😊

 

[Didinho]

Who's gonna lead out Lafay?

 

[Trofonios]

MVDP not in form or sick? Philipsen said that MVDP would normally be in the leadout. I'm reading in too much in this?

MVDP bringing up Philipsen before a bad sign?

 

[Boehmand]

I'll never understand trains forming and starting to box for position already 25 K out, it seems like wasted energy.

I would think they could easily wait another 10-15 K, and then move to the front in force, with nobody being gassed yet.

But what do I know, I was never part of a sprint train

 

[Didinho]

MVDP not in form or sick? Philipsen said that MVDP would normally be in the leadout. I'm reading in too much in this?

MVDP bringing up Philipsen before a bad sign?

They went for a piss. He said before the stage that Mathieu was eager to go, motivated.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

The Dutch?

Well some people would argue they're trying to destroy Europe in a culinary sense.

 

[Trofonios]

They went for a piss. He said before the stage that Mathieu was eager to go, motivated.

Ok, good to hear.

 

[Lequack]

Organizer: "Where should we put all the roundabouts? Let's put them all in the last few kms, it should be safest"

 

[search]

MVDP not in form or sick? Philipsen said that MVDP would normally be in the leadout. I'm reading in too much in this?

MVDP bringing up Philipsen before a bad sign?

yeah, sounded like he's not at his best to me as well

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Do you fear the planet will die?

Sooner or later it will...the sun will flame out at some point...but the big thing here is that climate change is developing into an extinction event for humans, and some people recognize this reality and are trying to draw attention to it. Much of the geopolitical strife that is to come will be a fight for resources because of the effects climate change is having. This is a pretty big topic...but I came for the bike race, so my hope is that Wout will somehow pull one out today.

 

[RedheadDane]

Organizer: "Where should we put all the roundabouts? Let's put them all in the last few kms, it should be safest"

I think the roundabouts were there first.

 

[Boehmand]

Well some people would argue they're trying to destroy Europe in a culinary sense.

Who do they eat? - Tulips and clogs?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Who do they eat? - Tulips and clogs?

I mean, I eat mayo on my fries because of them, so I have nothing but praise.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

20km to go and the peloton all bunched up like sardines in a can