Tour de France : Stage 1 Rotterdam Bruxelles 223.5 km

[hfer07]

so now we're going back to 07 with the unleashed dogs causing crashes....
The organizers & the Police must penalized those f*cking dog owners if sh!t like that keeps happening

 

[theyoungest]

You mean Phonak?

Funny how we are talking about porn when the race goes through holland which is famous for its brothels!

Please, do we really have to start about Australia being a nation of banished convicts?

 

[The Hitch]

breakaway being brought back already. Even with the crash the gap is only 5 minutes now, having been 8.

 

[Moondance]

Hansen is drafting cars now. Unacceptable.

 

[theyoungest]

Luckily we get to watch this for 130 kms more... oh the excitement.

 

[valentius borealis]

Is anybody up for the Phil-n-Paul drinking game today?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Luckily we get to watch this for 130 kms more... oh the excitement.

It's like a carnival on bikes. Deep joy. How long until May?

 

[Spare Tyre]

Is anybody up for the Phil-n-Paul drinking game today?

Having a glass of red as I soak up the relief at finding Matthew Keenan on commentary rather than PnP.

(Not for much longer I suspect.)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

oh man, the tour is awesome, the way they ride flat stages..so exciting!
let 3 riders go and then brake, and then control with your entire team..that's just wild. I love the tour.

Seriously, when is it may again?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

This really is like watching the Tour of California again.

 

[Publicus]

Ah the joys of Phil and Paul.... It's just before 6 am, but I may have to spike my coffee.

 

[luckyboy]

Anybody see this?

http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/mytrackstour/

Showing the power, cadence, heart rate & speed of the HTC guys throughout the Tour, and where exactly they all are.


British Eurosport link for anyone that gets tired of Phil n Paul - http://www.justin.tv/nalivka

 

[Moondance]

This really is like watching the Tour of California again.

At least the ToC had wonderful scenery

 

[Spare Tyre]

So the wind isn't strong enough to cause waaiers? (Did I get it right?!)

 

[Publicus]

Anybody see this?

http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/mytrackstour/

Showing the power, cadence, heart rate & speed of the HTC guys throughout the Tour, and where exactly they all are.

That's actually pretty cool.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So the wind isn't strong enough to cause waaiers? (Did I get it right?!)

Meh 3 or 4 bft at the moment, but not the right direction

 

[rghysens]

Luckily we get to watch this for 130 kms more... oh the excitement.

nobody forces you to watch it.
(or that's what I think)

 

[Big GMaC]

That's actually pretty cool.

Very Cool. Why are some of them going like 20km/h?

edit Grabsch now at 54, def on the front

edit 2, or off the back catching on

 

[Mellow Velo]

The peloton stop for a picnic.
How can 2 Tours be so different?

nobody forces you to watch it.
(or that's what I think)

Seems like good advice at the moment.

I can't wait for the Reims stage.

 

[theyoungest]

nobody forces you to watch it.
(or that's what I think)

I wanted to see the Tour go through my home country. But I stopped watching, thank you very much.

 

[theyoungest]

At least the ToC had wonderful scenery

The Delta Works aren't too bad.

 

[Big GMaC]

That's actually pretty cool.

Can this be used to disprove any clinic ideas?

I see Watts for for:

Grabsch
Montfort
Renshaw

But none of the others

 

[WonderLance]

wow, these guys are really moving fast. Is the tour de Lance always this quick. No chace I could ride my trek this swift.

Hey, I just saw Lance, he looks good this year soooo lean and light.

 

[WonderLance]

Does anyone think one of those guys in orange will get yellow or that blue rider?

 

[Publicus]

Can this be used to disprove any clinic ideas?

I see Watts for for:

Grabsch
Montfort
Renshaw

But none of the others

I don't how effective it will be. It seems to be finicky (dropping info, riders, etc.). I wouldn't rely on it until it was more stable. Still cool idea.