Tour de France : Stage 1 Rotterdam Bruxelles 223.5 km

[The Hitch]

You did post a spoiler.... And you were not baited. You made a comment about Cadel winning, youngest (i think) made a joke about that. You pretended not to get it, referred to yourself in the third person, then asked whether anyone would like to know the tennis results... And when noone answered you posted it anyway.

You knew it was not appreciated to post spoilers (see Hitch's post), and then claimed you didn't know and that it was an 'innocent mistake.'

boy your quick. i make a mid length post and 1 minute later you have already read it and reffered to it in another mid length post

 

[luckyboy]

 

[ak-zaaf]

can someone explain to me the purpose of the last 200 odd kilometres?

Ask the riders and the guys in the cars, they're that ones that make the race.

 

[sublimit]

can someone explain to me the purpose of the last 200 odd kilometres?

I dunno, i suppose it gives us a chance to come here and talk complete ******** to strangers for several hours..

Its also shown Lars Boom isnt particularly clued up on tactics on winning races..

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

can someone explain to me the purpose of the last 200 odd kilometres?

Money. Hope that clears it up.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Moldova should be part of Romania anyway.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Anyone know what the final K is like for the sprint? Any turns? pancake flat? road furniture?

 

[The Hitch]

can someone explain to me the purpose of the last 200 odd kilometres?

150- 200 km a day times 19 (excluding tts) = 3000+ km so you can call it a tour.
50km a day times 19 = 1000 km not really worthy of being called the tour de france.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Moldova should be part of Romania anyway.

No man, we need more small nations in Europe. They are awesome.

 

[Moondance]

boy your quick. i make a mid length post and 1 minute later you have already read it and reffered to it in another mid length post

While I would like to leave the impression that I am some kind of magical wizard who can type like the wind, the "see Hitch's post" was added after I originally posted it.

If you edit your post within a minute or two of originally posting it, for some reason the "edit at:...." line at the bottom doesn't appear.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Anyone know what the final K is like for the sprint? Any turns? pancake flat? road furniture?

I think it's slightly uphill and completely straight.

 

[Captain Serious]

I'm just testing my "I want everyone to know I'm an Aussie" avatar.
If I decide to get parochial, I want it to make sense

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Yes but there's a 100 degree turn

I think it's slightly uphill and completely straight.

2,3 kilometer before the finish.

 

[python]

i dont get Maarten Wijnants tactics unless he can't go to the front. he doomed the duo for no reason i can figure out.

 

[Beech Mtn]

I think it's slightly uphill and completely straight.

Thanks.

For me, it's an ABC day. Anybody But Cav.

 

[ak-zaaf]

I'm just testing my "I want everyone to know I'm an Aussie" avatar

Use Chopper or Crocodile Dundee, they're what we think every Aussie is like.

 

[The Hitch]

While I would like to leave the impression that I am some kind of magical wizard who can type like the wind, the "see Hitch's post" was added after I originally posted it.

If you edit your post within a minute or two of originally posting it, for some reason the "edit at:...." line at the bottom doesn't appear.

Dont be too humble about it. When i accidentally said that somalia beat france in 2002 you were very quick to look it up on wikipedia and correct me that it was senegal

 

[Mellow Velo]

10kms to go and the Columbia train arrives on schedule.
Wow, I'm shocked.

 

[theyoungest]

i dont get Maarten Wijnants tactics unless he can't go to the front. he doomed the duo for no reason i can figure out.

It's fatigue, I guess. 210 kms in front affect the legs.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Is that Vino up there?

 

[sometriguy]

So, who is going to crash?

 

[theyoungest]

Farrar will take his first Tour stage. Which is nice, I guess. Anyone but Cav, really.

 

[Moondance]

Dont be too humble about it. When i accidentally said that somalia beat france in 2002 you were very quick to look it up on wikipedia and correct me that it was senegal

That I knew for sure.

Was great, we watched it in the cafeteria of my highschool with about 1000 other kids. Never had so much fun at a football game. Will never forget it.

 

[Big GMaC]

lol, columbia dropped cav

 

[ak-zaaf]

Dont be too humble about it. When i accidentally said that somalia beat france in 2002 you were very quick to look it up on wikipedia and correct me that it was senegal

Senegal:

Somalia: