Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[themosquitoking]

It'll be nice to see how far behind the grupetto are, other than that the tv does a pretty good job doesn't it.

 

[raindog]

a bit of history.....
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/raci...e-ten-success-and-saddle-sores-in-1955-179468

 

[Berk on a Bike]

And we have a Tour of facial gymnastics as Voeckler named for Europcar

At immediate glance I thought the French post office had issued first day covers

 

[Berk on a Bike]

At least David Lopez didn't get the gig for Sky this year

Lopez was at a supermarket opening (or something) in Leeds today. Talk about kicking a man when he's down...

 

[HF2300]

Lopez was at a supermarket opening (or something) in Leeds today. Talk about kicking a man when he's down...

Doing the opening, or just one of the crowd?

 

[Louch]

Doing the opening, or just one of the crowd?

He was working on self service

 

[Berk on a Bike]

He was working on self service

"Lopez to aisle 15 please. Spillage. Lopez to aisle 15..."

I'm doing the doughty domestique a disservice. He was at a cycling event for kids organised by Welcome to Yorkshire, so I guess Sir Gary Verity used his pull to book him.

 

[RobNewcastle]

At least David Lopez didn't get the gig for Sky this year

God yeah, how ineffective has he been on recent grand tours. I've seen a few questioning the inclusion of Roche on some other forums but I disagree. He's a solid all rounder and brings much needed experience. The one thing I am a bit surprised at is the fact Sky used Eisel for the giro and didn't keep him fresh for the tour.

 

[MisterStan]

The one thing I am a bit surprised at is the fact Sky used Eisel for the giro and didn't keep him fresh for the tour.

Ditto Kiryienka IMHO

 

[robertob]

Andre Greipel is on fire - not only on the track (points jersey Tour De Luxembourg + GC winner GP Jan van Heeswijk in June), but also off the track, where he's better known as Da Gorilla:



Makes me very proud to know we're from the same place in East-Germany....

 

[jarlrmai]

Doing the opening, or just one of the crowd?

They just had a big delivery of water bottles.

 

[Crackle]

I hope the supermarket wasn't at the top of a hill. Was he late?

 

[The Couch]

...The one thing I am a bit surprised at is the fact Sky used Eisel for the giro and didn't keep him fresh for the tour.

Ditto Kiryienka IMHO

Don't forget that Porte was a bigger pre-race favourite in the Giro, than Froome was (at that point) and ... even despite his recent showing of improving form... is

 

[MisterStan]

Yep, I get that - I suppose they had to give Porte a decent team to give him a crack at the Giro, it's just sometimes I think SKY only seem to value the tour....

 

[User169]

I'll watch them here on Sunday...