Tour de France Stage 5: Epernay - Montargis, 185 km

[The Hitch]

i see the saxo bank rider in the peleton is wearing a yellow kit as opposed to the white and black they always had. When did they change their kit? Could it be something to do with black being worse in heat.

 

[Carl0880]

i see the saxo bank rider in the peleton is wearing a yellow kit as opposed to the white and black they always had. When did they change their kit? Could it be something to do with black being worse in heat.

It represents the rider who in a eating contest last week ate the most bananas in 3 minutes.

 

[Kwibus]

It represents the rider who in a eating contest last week ate the most bananas in 3 minutes.

Sponsored by Chiquita. I hate all these commercial influences in this classic sport

 

[Roland Rat]

i see the saxo bank rider in the peleton is wearing a yellow kit as opposed to the white and black they always had. When did they change their kit? Could it be something to do with black being worse in heat.

Have you also seen that someone has vomited all over the Radioshack team bikes?

Oh... wait... no, that's their usual colour.

 

[Cobblestones]

Doh, they just had a feature with Allen Lim and they talk about ... sleeping.

What a snorefest.

 

[53x11 in DC]

Wow, did Paul Sherwen just throw you haters a softball or what??? I can't BELIEVE none of you jumped all over the "minerals" comment?

Jeez, y'all are slow today

 

[Ferminal]

Doh, they just had a feature with Allen Lim and they talk about ... sleeping.

What a snorefest.

I guess sleeping goes hand in hand with blood extraction.

 

[Cobblestones]

Wow, did Paul Sherwen just throw you haters a softball or what??? I can't BELIEVE none of you jumped all over the "minerals" comment?

Jeez, y'all are slow today

I heard it and lol'd.

 

[Roland Rat]

Sporza have reported that Contador visited the Shack bus today to give each rider who helped with the 2009 win a watch. Armstrong wasn't there apparently.

Interesting timing (no pun intended).

 

[Beech Mtn]

Wow, did Paul Sherwen just throw you haters a softball or what??? I can't BELIEVE none of you jumped all over the "minerals" comment?

Jeez, y'all are slow today

Nobody jumped on the Alberto-goes-to-the-Radioshack-bus thing either. We must be not paying attention due to boredom.

Also in this stage - we finally got to see one of Allen Lim's famous ice pack pantyhose thingys too.

Who says flat stages are dull?

Edit - Roland caught the bus thing.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Sporza have reported that Contador visited the Shack bus today to give each rider who helped with the 2009 win a watch. Armstrong wasn't there apparently.

Interesting timing (no pun intended).

Phil-n-Paul said AC also gave watches to LA and JB. I bet LA has already checked his for listening devices. And Johan's waiting til after the stage to sell his on Ebay.

Remember last year's Tour when LA provided the whole team with Livestrong Nikes for the team award presentation. Whole team except Alberto.

 

[Roland Rat]

Phil-n-Paul said AC also gave watches to LA and JB. I bet LA has already checked his for listening devices.

Yeah, it's been clarified that the team got them last year except for LA and JB.

Meh, they'll just flog them anyway. Keep an eye out on ebay.

 

[BYOP88]

Anyone else see that Schleck working his way back through the cars and he shook hands with the Hog and good old Paul said "well Andy is looking for a new team next year", he also said that Jani attacked Contador on the slopes of Alpe d'huez in the Dauphine.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Obligatory sunflower shot.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Yeah, it's been clarified that the team got them last year except for LA and JB.

Meh, they'll just flog them anyway. Keep an eye out on ebay.

Ah, so he did leave off those who didn't help him win. AC must be human after all.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Anyone else see that Schleck working his way back through the cars and he shook hands with the Hog and good old Paul said "well Andy is looking for a new team next year", he also said that Jani attacked Contador on the slopes of Alpe d'huez in the Dauphine.

More like Andy has a team. Maybe Paul thinks Johan is looking to go work for Andy's team??

 

[Climbing]

What are doing all those Liqui guys to the front?

 

[Mellow Velo]

My insomnia is cured.

 

[I Watch Cycling In July]

My insomnia is cured.

mine isn't

 

[53x11 in DC]

My insomnia is cured.

I am SHOCKED, MV. You are always the exuberant one! I know you secretly set your alarm for 3 hours before Versus coverage comes on to watch the DVR of the stage from the day before. Especially on flat sprinter's stages.

 

[Roland Rat]

 

[I Watch Cycling In July]

Is it just me that wants to be the guy on the skinny traffic island with the flag waving side to side?

 

[53x11 in DC]

What the hell was carved into the side of Farrar's head?? Looked like a DZNuts advert.

 

[sublimit]

The Adverts have been good today.

is the tour of Austria still on?

 

[53x11 in DC]

To quell the boredom, I was just reading my copy of VeloNews' 2010 Tour de France guide, where each stage description includes a little quote from a rider regarding the stage with some predictions/context...

Stage 5 (today's) quote came from Cavendish:

"By now we should have quite a firm grip on the green jersey, and everyone will be looking to us to control, as they always do. There's going to be some tired guys on my team already, but we've got guys who can ride all day, and they're super dedicated. I have every confidence we'll be able to bring back any break, and hopefully get a sprint. It should be a straightforward bunch sprint, and I hope to secure more points for the green jersey."