Tour de France 2018 - General Thread

bazermc · 05-07-2018 12:11pm

Anybody got a link to the official road book?

CrowdedHouse · 05-07-2018 12:22pm

bazermc wrote: »

Anybody got a link to the official road book?

Strangely under Sporting Stakes (thought it was a gambling link!)

EDIT : seems to be just the rules - no route details, probably have to buy it

https://www.letour.fr/en/the-race/sporting-stakes

ednwireland · 05-07-2018 1:03pm

bazermc wrote: »

Anybody got a link to the official road book?

you used to be able to download the route book as a pdf several years ago havent see it for years. suppose the APP and website has all the timing and map info on it now but not as easy to read.

De Bhál · 05-07-2018 1:19pm

retalivity wrote: »

Any velogames boards league setup yet?

League Code: 17734056

the trending team name so far by Boardsies seems to be Sky/Froome/Salbutamol/Brailsford related

velo.2010 · 05-07-2018 5:55pm

Well, I went back on my word and renewed my Eurosport subscription. I somehow managed to get the cheaper renewal without having to change accounts.

05-07-2018 6:12pm

velo.2010 wrote: »

Well, I went back on my word and renewed my Eurosport subscription. I somehow managed to get the cheaper renewal without having to change accounts.

Had you cancelled it to stop it auto renewing? I had and it wouldn't let me renew it at the cheaper price during the Giro so was going to renew with a different account but once the account lapsed it let me renew at 29.99. So happy out. It's good value in spite of Carlton Kirby.

f1000 · 05-07-2018 6:26pm

Just renewed for €29.99. Had cancelled my subscription over the weekend. Same account

elchupanebrey · 05-07-2018 7:58pm

I see Eurosport have Contador at 9/2 for the overall on their race guide in the app. Either lazy copy and pasting from last year or someone wasting a lot of money...

velo.2010 · 05-07-2018 8:48pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Had you cancelled it to stop it auto renewing? I had and it wouldn't let me renew it at the cheaper price during the Giro so was going to renew with a different account but once the account lapsed it let me renew at 29.99. So happy out. It's good value in spite of Carlton Kirby.

f1000 wrote: »

Just renewed for €29.99. Had cancelled my subscription over the weekend. Same account

Yeah, it let me renew after the subscription period had elapsed. Unsubscribed about a month before the sub ended. Just needed to re-submit the address details.

I'd be surprised if they don't get round to closing that loophole eventually.

velo.2010 · 05-07-2018 8:51pm

elchupanebrey wrote: »

I see Eurosport have Contador at 9/2 for the overall on their race guide in the app. Either lazy copy and pasting from last year or someone wasting a lot of money...

Apparently, he'll be doing some of the recon rides with JA Flecha and post race analysis (for ES Spain I guess). He'll murder Flecha on some of those climbs:D

Lenny1234 · 05-07-2018 9:09pm

elchupanebrey wrote: »

I see Eurosport have Contador at 9/2 for the overall on their race guide in the app. Either lazy copy and pasting from last year or someone wasting a lot of money...

The Mirror tipped him for some reason

Melodeon · 05-07-2018 9:15pm

Team SKY didn't get a great reception at the Team Presentation earlier, doesn't bode well for what might happen when they encounter the drunk nutters out on the open roads.

selwyn froggitt · 05-07-2018 9:45pm

Melodeon wrote: »

Team SKY didn't get a great reception at the Team Presentation earlier, doesn't bode well for what might happen when they encounter the drunk nutters out on the open roads.

I can understand the booing,but I fear there will be a (sky) rider physically attacked on this years tour and this cannot be condoned

letape · 05-07-2018 10:28pm

I’ll be in Cholet for the stage on Monday. First time at a Tour de France TTT. Considered not bothering going as very disappointed that Froome is in.

Will post a few pics that evening.

jimbobaloobob · 05-07-2018 11:10pm

selwyn froggitt wrote: »

I can understand the booing,but I fear there will be a (sky) rider physically attacked on this years tour and this cannot be condoned

I very much doubt that.
There's enough tools on the side of the roads but more people with respect for the laws of society. The gendarmes would come down very heavy on the fool that would try something.

selwyn froggitt · 05-07-2018 11:37pm

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

I very much doubt that.
There's enough tools on the side of the roads but more people with respect for the laws of society. The gendarmes would come down very heavy on the fool that would try something.

We will wait and see

Grassey · 06-07-2018 9:40am

This is the last straw SKY!!!

1bryan · 06-07-2018 9:45am

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

I very much doubt that.
There's enough tools on the side of the roads but more people with respect for the laws of society. The gendarmes would come down very heavy on the fool that would try something.

there aren't enough gendarmes to watch everyone. And in my experience of attending tours de france over the years, most don't give a damn if anything happens.

Melodeon · 06-07-2018 9:46am

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

I very much doubt that.
There's enough tools on the side of the roads but more people with respect for the laws of society. The gendarmes would come down very heavy on the fool that would try something.

I don't doubt that the Gendarmerie and other security personnel will be very vigilant and any attempt to take liberties will be dealt with summarily at the side of the road, but even they can't police every meter of every stage, and it'll only take one fruitcake getting through to cause mayhem.

I fully expect to see plenty of anti-SKY/anti-Froome road paint and banners, and every seamstress in the country is probably curently full employed making inhaler costumes.

neris · 06-07-2018 11:07am

Tour de France riders ready to fuel up on ketones – the mysterious energy drink developed at Oxford University

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2018/07/05/tour-de-france-riders-ready-fuel-ketones-mysterious-energy/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Brian? · 06-07-2018 4:10pm

neris wrote: »

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2018/07/05/tour-de-france-riders-ready-fuel-ketones-mysterious-energy/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Nothing to see here really. Simply an alernative fuel to sugar/carbs.

Doc07 · 06-07-2018 6:48pm

Brian? wrote: »

Nothing to see here really. Simply an alernative fuel to sugar/carbs.

They just need to put ‘intralipid’ into pocket sized bottles and they’ll be flying

Eamonnator · 06-07-2018 6:57pm

Times and stations of T.V. coverage:

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-live-tv-guide-233516

06-07-2018 10:39pm

Eamonnator wrote: »

Times and stations of T.V. coverage:

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-live-tv-guide-233516

TG4 has it live and highlights in evening

Lusk_Doyle · 07-07-2018 7:26am

Poor old Sam ain't the cream of the crop yet according to cyclingnews:

"This year's Tour de France has attracted the crème de la crème of the sprinters, with only Elia Viviani (Quick-Step floors), Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis), Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) and Sacha Modolo (EF Education Frist-Drapac) absent."

08-07-2018 11:07pm

God was just thinking today it's 20 years since the tour started here. Prior to that I'd have seen Roche and Kelly win the bike races as a young lad and that was all I knew about cycling. I rode a bike every day to school college etc and to get around but seeing Marco Pantani that year on TV inspired me to get my first road bike and actually do some real cycling. Joined a club a year later and quickly realised that wasn't for me and that I really just liked riding my bike alone. Even last year having fallen out of love with cycling for a few years got back on the bike and 2 sportives and while I enjoyed the challenge wasn't mad about the company.

I still have a vivid memory of Pantani in the pissing rain riding alone on one of the stages and at the time knew little about the man or the shadows that hung over him. A sad story in the end

jimbobaloobob · 09-07-2018 12:27am

Today s stage was an enjoyable one. I enjoy seeing the lone leaders try in vain to hold off the bunch, was good to see also Chavanel talking to one of the quick step lads at the back of the bunch after he had been reeled in. For all the journalists and opinionated band wagoners that want to cut their teeth and choose cycling to do so, its great to see such camaraderie between bike riders and praise of each others efforts and team duties.

09-07-2018 9:00am

Richie Porte signs for Trek. I'd imagine the rumours linking others to Bahrain could be true too.

CrowdedHouse · 09-07-2018 9:09am

This leapt out at me - must still be a kitty

The Australian had a number of options on the table, with Aqua Blue also showing interest. However, he has chosen Trek

letape · 09-07-2018 11:02pm

A few pics from before the stage start today:

letape · 09-07-2018 11:12pm

Couple of phone pictures from about 5km into the course

09-07-2018 11:19pm

You did well there !!!!! Great shots. Did you get any swag? Looked like Brailsford in the shot of the Sky bus.

letape · 09-07-2018 11:29pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You did well there !!!!! Great shots. Did you get any swag? Looked like Brailsford in the shot of the Sky bus.

Cheers! Yep Brailsford (well spotted) out of the bus for a good while looking cocky and confident. Saw the teams warming up on rollers before the start but fairly well blocked by hangers on within the cordoned off areas so hard to get good pictures. Lots of haribo sweets, Evian water and Skoda caps given away by the publicity caravan before the race. I bought a few team bottles for €5 each and a couple of retro caps from one of the unofficial sellers that follow the race. We had our car with us and managed to catch the race in two small villages as well as the start in Cholet. Great atmosphere in the villages with lots of local support and a real festival feeling. Not easy keeping small kids interested though!

1bryan · 13-07-2018 8:20am

The true test of how little I care about this year's Tour was going to come if/when Dan Martin won a stage, and whether or not I'd care enough to be happy for him.

I'm happy for him, sure, but really, I couldn't care less. Sums up this tour.

But well done Dan. It's not his fault cycling has gone to sh@t.

gmacww · 13-07-2018 8:36am

1bryan wrote: »

The true test of how little I care about this year's Tour was going to come if/when Dan Martin won a stage, and whether or not I'd care enough to be happy for him.

I'm happy for him, sure, but really, I couldn't care less. Sums up this tour.

But well done Dan. It's not his fault cycling has gone to sh@t.

I hate to admit after 30 years of following cycling and the tour religiously I just don't really care anymore. I was happy for Dan but watching the Giro I jumped out of the seat when Sam won. How that race panned out and everything that is going on now and has gone on since I've lost the drive and interest in the sport now.

Sure I know you could say really, after Lance? Yes. Now there is something different. It's open season now and I just can't.

mloc123 · 13-07-2018 9:15am

A have had little interest in the last 2-3 years. it is incredibly predictable. Sky will grind out 2 weeks of dull dull marshalling of the peleton. Froome will work on maybe 2 stages and take his winning margin.

dahat · 14-07-2018 6:24pm

Anyone seen odds for tomorrow's stage?

retalivity · 14-07-2018 11:46pm

dahat wrote: »

Anyone seen odds for tomorrow's stage?

https://www.oddschecker.com/cycling/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-stage-9/winner

Nibs 66/1,
Kwia 80/1,
Vanmarcke 100/1!

I know theyre on the leash but still....circumstances change...

Cookie_Monster · 15-07-2018 12:53am

****ing sky nz. cut both stage 7 and 8 off at about the 10km to go mark, ***** :mad:

dahat · 15-07-2018 12:56am

retalivity wrote: »

https://www.oddschecker.com/cycling/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-stage-9/winner

Nibs 66/1,
Kwia 80/1,
Vanmarcke 100/1!

I know theyre on the leash but still....circumstances change...

I'm thinking a GC guy might win here tmrw, Nibali isn't a bad call at all.
Kelly fancied Thomas on the Europsport board cast today.

dastardly00 · 15-07-2018 9:41pm

I knew I wouldn't be able to watch the stage live today. So had decided to avoid all spoilers and results and watch the highlights on Eurosport2 at 9.30 tonight...
Turned on the channel a few minutes ago but the programme hadn't started yet. On comes Eurosport News... I tried to switch before it said the stage winner but I was too late.

For
Fcuk
Sake!

tuxy · 15-07-2018 9:55pm

Can anyone explain what's going on here? I've slowed it down but still can't figure it out. I don't believe mechanical doping is happening but it is a another weird video to add to the list.

Weepsie · 15-07-2018 9:58pm

Just go with TG4 highlights (in English too), eurosport are mad for that type of thing. S4C have highlights in Welsh too at 10

dahat · 15-07-2018 9:58pm

Decals make it look like it's rotating faster than it actually is?

dastardly00 · 15-07-2018 10:06pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Just go with TG4 highlights (in English too), eurosport are mad for that type of thing. S4C have highlights in Welsh too at 10

I normally do watch the TG4 highlights show but today is the stage that I have been looking forward to the most, so I wanted to see as much of it as I can. The TG4 programme is so short, it's over before you know it. It's on Eurosport now

15-07-2018 10:34pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Just go with TG4 highlights (in English too), eurosport are mad for that type of thing. S4C have highlights in Welsh too at 10

It's actually a really good package. Official Tour one and proper edited highlights as opposed to the last 50km or so of the race on Eurosport.

BowSideChamp · 15-07-2018 10:44pm

tuxy wrote: »

Can anyone explain what's going on here? I've slowed it down but still can't figure it out. I don't believe mechanical doping is happening but it is a another weird video to add to the list.

He lifted the bike and the crank arm pushed against his leg driving the wheel.

15-07-2018 11:16pm

Just wondering what shape some of the ladies will be in for Tuesday after the Giro Rosa. Theres a few of them down to do it straight from the Giro

Van Vleuten

might carry the form on, heres hoping!!!!

tuxy · 15-07-2018 11:33pm

BowSideChamp wrote: »

He lifted the bike and the crank arm pushed against his leg driving the wheel.

Actually looking at it now I think he spun the crank with his hand off screen to see if the wheel was ok. It looks like he just rolls the bike onto the road and lifts the back but actually he used to seat to hold the back up all the time.

jimbobaloobob · 16-07-2018 12:50am

Enjoyable stage, great to see the yellow jersey up the road.

Good tour so far.

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