Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[MiK1138]

I would cycle up it for a basket of puppies.

is puppy in a basket as good as scampi in a basket?

 

[rich p]

As an aside, while we wait for the action, anyone know what's up with Ten Dam this year?

 

[coffeejo]

The Lemond vs Fignon thing was an individual time trial which they don't do anymore. As @smutchin said yesterday, in practice if they do race it rarely if ever results in a change of leader, so the tradition of relaxing and leading it to the sprinters has evolved

It would be different if the top two/three came into the final day separated by just a few seconds. Otherwise it's just a mathematical improbability since they're knackered after three weeks so would be unlikely to have the legs and/or team support required to breakaway all the way to Paris.

 

[coffeejo]

is puppy in a basket as good as scampi in a basket?

Just one on its own? No.

 

[Aperitif]

As an aside, while we wait for the action, anyone know what's up with Ten Dam this year?

Dam busted...he was last seen bouncing around somewhere.

 

[rich p]

It would be different if the top two/three came into the final day separated by just a few seconds. Otherwise it's just a mathematical improbability since they're knackered after three weeks so would be unlikely to have the legs and/or team support required to breakaway all the way to Paris.

True, and the sprinters' teams would close it down, otherwise they might as well have gone home 2 weeks ago

 

[smutchin]

What did I miss? Carlton said something about 'getting more than you bargain for' - seemed to be referring to something a spectator had done. Flashing incident?

 

[Bollo]

Sprint!!!! Oh......

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Dam busted...he was last seen bouncing around somewhere.

As far as the beard department goes, I think he has been replaced by the Giant Alpacin guy who won the other day!

 

[coffeejo]

[forgotten his name again] hits the bottom of the Alpe d'Huez.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Geniez?

 

[HF2300]

True, and the sprinters' teams would close it down, otherwise they might as well have gone home 2 weeks ago

Yes, whole lot of reasons

 

[rich p]

[forgotten his name again] hits the bottom of the Alpe d'Huez.

Alex J'oublié je pense

 

[coffeejo]

Nibbles has a flat.

 

[HF2300]

"tapping on the pedals"