Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
lukesdad, with that level of ignorance, you might want want to consider commenting on the cyclingnews forum, you'd fit right in there...
Sky knew what they were doing. It was a calculation based on the penalty under the rules versus the time that might have been lost otherwise (let alone the risk of not finishing). Everyone does this. Calling for people to be excluded for an infringement that has a 20-second penalty is just silly, and calling someone who does this a cheat is worse.
And listen to oldroadman - he's actually raced professionally.
Sky knew what they were doing. It was a calculation based on the penalty under the rules versus the time that might have been lost otherwise (let alone the risk of not finishing). Everyone does this. Calling for people to be excluded for an infringement that has a 20-second penalty is just silly, and calling someone who does this a cheat is worse.
And listen to oldroadman - he's actually raced professionally.
laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
Euskaltel in the break.
think saxo are stuffed, so they'll 'let' a break go, as will Sky. Movistar might try something to get Quincy up the GC and then it could get messy.
Evans to go for a long one? a final chance for glory.
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
Would the Sky/Froome penalty have been monetary only if they'd not been flouting the rules by taking bottles/food within the last 20km in earlier stages ? I think so.
Will Froome and each domestique (Porte especially) be given extra gels towards the end of stages with an "Emergency Only" sticker on them ? I expect so.
Thanks for the input and analysis of the stages; I've managed to watch most of them, sometime in "catch-up" mode and I've appreciated the extra info that you've supplied.
Any news on bike weight irregularities ?
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Will Froome and each domestique (Porte especially) be given extra gels towards the end of stages with an "Emergency Only" sticker on them ? I expect so.
Thanks for the input and analysis of the stages; I've managed to watch most of them, sometime in "catch-up" mode and I've appreciated the extra info that you've supplied.
Any news on bike weight irregularities ?
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
When you look at the times up the Alpe second-time around, the suspicious figures are not from Froome or the stage winner, Riblon (who was actually relatively slow at over 43 minutes), but Quintana and Rodriguez. They are also more remarkable than Froome because they seem to be getting better during the race not dropping off in performance (which Froome clearly is) or trying to ride into better form and failing (Contador). That's not to say that are definitely on something - Rodriguez, for example, has clearly been saving himself for the final week, if such a thing is possible. Mind you, no-one this time was anywhere near the best times of Pantani (under 37 minutes!)...
"Unauthorised refreshments"
http://www.kspzkol.pl/pliki/12e.pdf
- in the first 50 km of stage CHF200 & 50 secs
- in the last 20 km of stage CHF200 and 20 secs per offence
Why is such a fuss being made? This thread went bonkers last night. The race officials have given the correct penalty for a technical infringement - end of.
FFS.
http://www.kspzkol.pl/pliki/12e.pdf
- in the first 50 km of stage CHF200 & 50 secs
- in the last 20 km of stage CHF200 and 20 secs per offence
Why is such a fuss being made? This thread went bonkers last night. The race officials have given the correct penalty for a technical infringement - end of.
FFS.
Herzog
Swinglish Mountain Goat
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
Do I owe Lopez an apology after he finally, apparently, showed his face at the front end? Sorry Dave!
I was ultimately overwhelmed by my loco parentis duties...
I hope @Herzog fared better!
My wife unexpectedly arrived home and I was set free! You'll get your reward I'm sure for missing such a cracking stage...perhaps uninterrupted viewing of today's beast...?
I doubt Tejay lost the stage due to that mech - I think he simply ran out of steam in the last few ks. I think his chain jumped off going over a bump and jammed and he managed to fix it himself and carry on - doubt he lost that much time.
Funnily enough, Riblon was bloody lucky with his off-road stint - that could've been a lot worse.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I really don't see the conflict. This is where I'll be watching the tour's final stage with my granddaughter:
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
I really don't see the conflict. This is where I'll be watching the tour's final stage with my granddaughter:
You want to get her away from drinking her beer with a straw asap.
DogTired
Über Member
- Location
- Floating on a sea of vimto.
It seems excessive for a complete ban for feeding in the last 6k or his electric bike, but where he should be thrown out is his blatant disregard for wearing the proper attire. HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CONSISTENTLY WEARS A YELLOW TOP AND GETS AWAY WITH IT. 10 days now and he's still not been banned.
When they discovered that Lance Armstrong did that as well they they took his wins away. <cough> eventually...
I like the Kadri gamble, but personally feel he might have attacked too much already to be able to finish it off... can't see Navarro doing much though
My right field guesses for today: Fedrigo (my French guess) and De Clercq (patriotic desperation)
thom
____
- Location
- The Borough
I like Frankie: "Contador is not the rider he was before his ban..."
People are talking about Froome weakening a little but I don't see the evidence quite yet - bonking yesterday was just a race management error rather than an indicator of form. The Madeleine won't be a piece of cake today though...
