Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[dragon72]

For a number of reasons I can't really follow live streaming video of the action during the work week, so I'm following the data updates in the live section of www.letour.fr and I have to say that ASO have done a great job with the site this year. Chapeau.

 

[raindog]

But I shall endeavour to have a not-very-interesting fact or facts on everyday of this year's Tour.

Keep it up N - I'm already full of useless facts, but I love collecting new ones.

 

[MickL]

Dam the last 10k was great racing from all the teams

 

[yello]

Superb victory!What a guy. Does he need a lead out? Hell no. Not when you've got Griepel's wheel!

 

[Hacienda71]

Cav

 

[Cheddar George]

Wooohooo .....

 

[Twizit]

Superb by Cav. No train needed - just use someone else's.... How p*****d off did Griepel look at the end

God bless Sky Go on the iphone - live Eurosport is great when you're at work.....

 

[smutchin]

Unbelievable. What a sprint.

The speed of the peloton on the run-in was freakin' scary.

d.

 

[montage]

and that is why he is the world champ

 

[yello]

I'm hugely impressed, really I am. I think Cavendish is changing his game. I like that, a lot.

 

[raindog]

ROFLMAO that's got to be one of his best wins ever. Who needs a train when you've got Greipel's back wheel. Nice one Mark.

 

[Kiwiavenger]

will definatly need to watch the highlights tonight! the wife will be banished to the kitchen for the evening!

 

[yello]

He was so relaxed and happy in the interview. A changed guy from previous years. Something's agreeing with him; relationship, baby, Sky - who knows but it's evident he's matured. Not even a hint of a problem with Sky going for yellow and he being left to his own devices (taking comparatively to HTC there).

Good lord, I'm almost proud of him

 

[broomwagon]

"Three out and the speed is touching 45 mph for the last kilometer" Amazing!

 

[yello]

Here in France, the tele does - as a part of the round up of the days action - a program about the history of the tour. It's just been on and it showed footage (from 1961) of riders raiding a café for water, beer, wine... anything to drink. I've read about it before but it really is one helluva sight to behold! Bikes dumped at the side of the road, riders rushing into the café, jersey pockets being stuffed with glass bottles, away again!!

Oh, and the jerseys! I'd love one just like any one of them! Doesn't matter which team!