Monsieur Remings
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Contador at Vuelta
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BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
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Hont
Guru
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- Bromsgrove
Contador not going for the overall, though, by the sound of things (and by any likelihood given how recent the injury was). But I think the Quintana/Froome/Purito/F*cking Horner battle should keep the interest high enough as long as ALL* of them don't crash in the first week.
*I don't mind one of them crashing out, as long as their surname rhymes with corner (and it's nothing too serious of course - I'm not evil).
*I don't mind one of them crashing out, as long as their surname rhymes with corner (and it's nothing too serious of course - I'm not evil).
AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
I didn't know that 'Obviously Cheating F*ckwit' rhymed with corner. Personally I hope he bins it into a ditch full of nettles.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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- North Wales
It is nice to see the Tour of Britain but come on, you cant really take it seriously or compare to the other 3 big tours. it is only on for one week with no big moutains like the Alps or Pyrennes, and has no TT. For the pros, I think it is just like a walk in the park ( ok, a different park ever day) and a quick and easy way to boost their income. Why don't they extend it so it goes round England, round Wales, round Scotland and a bit of Ireland as well. That would be a proper tour of Britain and more interesting.
Of course you can take it seriously. It's a serious week-long stage race, of which there are many.
There's much more to pro-racing than 3 week slog-fests and only the narrow-minded and blinkered are interested in just the GTs.
MisterStan
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- Out there somewhere
That's a bit like saying Paris - Nice is unimportant....
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I read this as:
"That's a bit like saying Paris is nice, but unimportant"
I thought ... well ...
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
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- Maidstone or Greenwich
But without Paris where would we get disdain?I read this as:
"That's a bit like saying Paris is nice, but unimportant"
I thought ... well ...
To be a proper Tour, wouldn't it need to leave the country? Maybe start in France or something?
I agree, it might not be the same, but that doesn't make it worthless.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Not unless they move it to Africa
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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- North Wales
Paris-Nice is not classified as Tour. Big difference
MisterStan
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No, it's a stage race, much the same as the Tour of Britain, which is a UCI 2.HC classified race, not a Grand Tour. See also, Tour Down Under, Tour of Oman......etc
MisterStan
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And let's not mention the Tour of Flanders. A one day race.
