Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[Hont]

Nibbles seems a bit like Arsene Wenger "I saw nothing"!

Yeah. Anyone else find his comments a bit weasily? "I didn't see anything and anyway what about all the other times it's happened". And he referred to himself in the third person. Never an endearing feature.

“Perhaps if Nibali rides well, it scares people."

I think prefer the pre-Astana Nibbles.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Can we just put the "unwritten rule" re waiting on the leader to bed please? It's a load of bollocks, take advantage when you can. If that is because someone gets their chain stuck then so be it. The greats of the past e.g. Coppi, Bartali, Merckx, Anquetil did not observe such an "unwritten law". So it's all modern made-up nonsense; and should be ignored.

 

[sleaver]

For those who read all the news (including French news sites), I assume it is full of accusations of Nibali and Quintana (so?) being on the juice and journalists making up power numbers after yesterday's stage?

Or am I being delusional

 

[coffeejo]

Don't know if Millar wrote that piece about Alpe d'Huez himself but if so, he has a wonderful way with words.

 

[coffeejo]

Good to see them all looking relaxed and chatting away before the roll out. Do wish ITV would show the whole stage, every stage.

 

[HF2300]

Looking forward to this. Hope it lives up to expectations. @coffeejo got matchsticks for your eyes?

 

[coffeejo]

Looking forward to this. Hope it lives up to expectations. @coffeejo got matchsticks for your eyes?

Thrpt. I slept last night. And again this morning once I'd fed the dog.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My question on today's race is how much can G have recuperated after an agonising day in the mountains. It can't be much.

 

[coffeejo]

He just needs to finish. Think he's proved himself.

 

[coffeejo]

They're off!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

When did they start referring to Gerraint as 'G' and Quintana as 'Q'??

'G' - It sounds like a boyband or something!

 

[HF2300]

G's always been G. Q is the guy who invents equipment for James Bond

 

[coffeejo]

Just realised it's not P&P commentating at that the moment.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

When did they start referring to Gerraint as 'G' and Quintana as 'Q'??

'G' - It sounds like a boyband or something!

Since it became easier to type (and spell....).

 

[HF2300]

Just realised it's not P&P commentating at that the moment.

Great, isn't it. Far more informative.