Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[RecordAceFromNew]

As I am well carried away now, who thinks Cav could round the tour off with a win in Paris, led out by Wiggins and Eissel?? I can dream

While not counting chicken, I have also been thinking about that. I wonder if there is going to be a super duper Sky train running in full gas from inside 3km, since by which time their #1 and #2 will essentially be in the bag, with a Yellow leading out the World Champ to the line, what a sight it is going to be! While Greipel and Goss will undoubtedly do all they can to stop Cav's 4th win in a row!

Or will Sky keep the powder dry and avoid the hurly burly for the Olympic? Mmmm somehow I don't think so.

 

[VamP]

...and Sagan looks far more capable of winning the Olympic road race.

Really? FAR more capable? Really?? Why would you say that?

 

[Crackle]

All this armchair punditry is just so retarded.

'Cav won't put up with this again' - it's like thinking Balotelli would leave Man City because he is pissed off he didn't score the winning goal in the Premier League and isn't happy at being part of the winning team.

Similar for Froome.

Sky is a cycling TEAM and they race a season, not just the TdF. The TdF may be a big focus, but Sky are not USPS or Discovery, they do the whole season properly.

Cav may not be in green and may not have won loads of stages, but he's spent the year riding with what is essentially the olympic team. This year is all about that gold medal for him. As he said himself, he didn't win the rainbow jersey, he and his team won it...

what's the difference here then. Is this expert punditry is it. It's hard to tell the difference sometimes.

 

[Boris Bajic]

You must learn to stop projecting what you think on to other people, that way you won't be surprised when they say something you haven't thought about.

This post contains so many instructions, prohibitions and imperatives that I'm not sure what it is I'm meant not to be thinking (or not meant to be thinking), what I ought to be doing and how I get there from last week.

 

[VamP]

what's the difference here then. Is this expert punditry is it. It's hard to tell the difference sometimes.

As has been explained, it depends on the calibre of your armchair. What have you got?

 

[BrumJim]

BBC feed giving me nothing, TdF web site only giving me average speed, and CC Forum degenerating into insults.

So, not much going on in Stage 18 at the moment?

 

[Crackle]

As has been explained, it depends on the calibre of your armchair. What have you got?

 

[zimzum42]

what's the difference here then. Is this expert punditry is it. It's hard to tell the difference sometimes.

By no means do I claim expert status, but I don't think it takes an expert to recognize that cycling is a team sport and, Lance aside, there's more to a season than just the TdF

 

[rich p]

Don't pay any attention to Zimmers - I once had to explain the niceties of cricket to him.

 

[NickM]

Really? FAR more capable? Really?? Why would you say that?

TdF stage 13 seems like a pointer to me.

 

[Crackle]

By no means do I claim expert status, but I don't think it takes an expert to recognize that cycling is a team sport and, Lance aside, there's more to a season than just the TdF

Absolutely but it's fun to speculate and sometimes informative to read the replies.

 

[VamP]

BBC feed giving me nothing, TdF web site only giving me average speed, and CC Forum degenerating into insults.

So, not much going on in Stage 18 at the moment?

No, but stick around, we'll happily insult you as well

 

[BrumJim]

Its flat, theres about 100Km to go and there's been a dog.

Flat? They've just come down a 100m descent. That's a serious hill in my book.

 

[smutchin]

So, not much going on in Stage 18 at the moment?

16-man break a few minutes up the road. EBH is in there, along with Albasini, Vanendert and Adam Hansen, so none of Sky, Lotto or Greenedge are interested in chasing. Millar is also in the break. So is Jeremy Roy, just to keep Noodley happy. OPQS don't have a man in the break and are the only team in the peloton showing any interest.

d.

 

[VamP]

TdF stage 13 seems like a pointer to me.

I don't think so. Box Hill x 9 40 miles from the finish is nothing like Mont Saint Claire 15 miles from the finish. I think Sagan may do well at the olympics, but I think Cav is more likely to do well.

And there's others who might win instead.