Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[iLB]

Both Ms Froome and Ms Cavendish on Twitter again whining about how their man is being stitched up by nasty Sky and that horrid man with the sideburns. Y'know if Baggy was at the sharp end of the biggest sporting event of the year, I wouldn't be on Twitter stirring s*** up in public. Not smart, not clever, benefits no-one....

I would say it is bordering on embarrassing for Froome and Cavendish, who at least publicly seem to have happily accepted their roles as part of team Wiggins. If that's not the case then they should say for themselves, and if they genuinely are happy why are their partners moaning?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Oh, give over, and stop being so supercilious, it's just a product of quick typing.

Would have been quicker to have spelt it right. Fewer letters, you see

 

[thom]

Both Ms Froome and Ms Cavendish on Twitter again whining about how their man is being stitched up by nasty Sky and that horrid man with the sideburns. Y'know if Baggy was at the sharp end of the biggest sporting event of the year, I wouldn't be on Twitter stirring s*** up in public. Not smart, not clever, benefits no-one....

I think Tweeter Sagan speaks more sense:
"In Team Sky Mr Froome have nickname 'Froome-dog'. This why Mr Twiglet take him everywhere on leash."

 

[Chuffy]

I think Tweeter Sagan speaks more sense:
"In Team Sky Mr Froome have nickname 'Froome-dog'. This why Mr Twiglet take him everywhere on leash."

Hah! Well, both Cav and Froome knew the deal when they signed up. Even if they are chafing a little, that's just tough and they both know that they'll get payback (Cav gets Wiggy & co riding their nuts off in the Olympics and Froome gets a captain's role in a future GT). I don't get the impression that either are particularly unhappy but the press (and sections of the internet) have been desperate to stoke both scraps since well before the Tour started. I don't know what Peta and Michelle think they'll achieve, I really don't.

 

[Smokin Joe]

That's WAGS for you.

 

[Chuffy]

That's WAGS for you.

Let's not go down that route. Saw at least one commentator on Twitter opting for the 'pack it in love, you don't know what you're on about' line, which isn't so great even if what they're doing is stupid.

 

[thom]

Hah! Well, both Cav and Froome knew the deal when they signed up. Even if they are chafing a little, that's just tough and they both know that they'll get payback (Cav gets Wiggy & co riding their nuts off in the Olympics and Froome gets a captain's role in a future GT). I don't get the impression that either are particularly unhappy but the press (and sections of the internet) have been desperate to stoke both scraps since well before the Tour started. I don't know what Peta and Michelle think they'll achieve, I really don't.

Well I'm a bit curious as to whether Sky/TeamGB think that with a lighter Cav they might also have a chance of defending the World Champion's jersey later in the year. Success at the Olympics may embolden a strategy.

 

[Chuffy]

Well I'm a bit curious as to whether Sky/TeamGB think that with a lighter Cav they might also have a chance of defending the World Champion's jersey later in the year. Success at the Olympics may embolden a strategy.

What's the 2013 Worlds course like then?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

...click through to the Tour page on itv.com and it's bottom right....

Ta! Found it http://www.itv.com/tourdefrancecompetition/default.html

 

[iLB]

What's the 2013 Worlds course like then?

2012 ?

 

[Chuffy]

2012 ?

I like to plan in advance.

 

[thom]

2012 ?

Yep indeed.
Here's the course. Lumpy classics country but prima facie the gradients don't look too selective. Likely they're averages but I just don't believe team GB won't try to defend the jersey seriously.

 

[Chuffy]

Yep indeed.
Here's the course. Lumpy classics country but prima facie the gradients don't look too selective. Likely they're averages but I just don't believe team GB won't try to defend the jersey seriously.

Maybe. Shame Thomas isn't on the road this year.

 

[smutchin]

Yep indeed.
Here's the course. Lumpy classics country but prima facie the gradients don't look too selective. Likely they're averages but I just don't believe team GB won't try to defend the jersey seriously.

Don't they do the Cauberg something like 10 times on the finishing circuit? That's going to be rather more selective than Box Hill, I would have thought.

d.

 

[thom]

Don't they do the Cauberg something like 10 times on the finishing circuit? That's going to be rather more selective than Box Hill, I would have thought.

d.

That would make more sense - it's not specifically marked on the route map but must be why the loop goes through Valkenburg.