Tour de France *Spoilers*

[Crackle]

Is he worth 400,000 euros a year though.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Yeah, for people who find wiggling arses and lolling tongues entertaining. He's worse than "Jensie". Oh, look at him "animate" the race! Just answer me this - when's the last time he actually won anything?

Housewives' choice indeed. FFS.

Yes, absolutely right, much better if the peloton just sat in an ordered bunch and let the sprinters battle it out in the last km. Aye.

 

[smutchin]

The stage Bakelants won in Corsica last year was exciting. Today's stage was never going to be another one of those.

 

[jowwy]

Is he worth 400,000 euros a year though.

Europecar seem to think so and thats all that matters in salary terms. Hes paid to ride his bike and get the sponsors shirt on the tv, he did that for 120+km, job done, salary paid. Onto the next stage.

Not every rider can win stages/races/GC's but what they can do is pedal their bike very hard, fast and for a long time

 

[TheJDog]

If anyone wants to look closely, When froome crashes, just a few riders ahead of him you see another guy crashing when his handlebars break. Ouch.

 

[Crackle]

Europecar seem to think so and thats all that matters in salary terms. Hes paid to ride his bike and get the sponsors shirt on the tv, he did that for 120+km, job done, salary paid. Onto the next stage.

Not every rider can win stages/races/GC's but what they can do is pedal their bike very hard, fast and for a long time

Indeed, they made it a condition of their sponsorship that he stayed, so you're right. I've always been suspicious of Voeckler though. Suspicious that's he capable of more but preferred to sandbag his way through his career.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Suspicious that's he capable of more but preferred to sandbag his way through his career.

Indeed, are he and Jens the modern day equivalent of Sante Carollo and Luigi Malabrocca and their duel for the Giro Maglia Nero? Making a living out of being fans' favourites from not winning?

 

[Crackle]

Indeed, are he and Jens the modern day equivalent of Sante Carollo and Luigi Malabrocca and their duel for the Giro Maglia Nero? Making a living out of being fans' favourites from not winning?

I might need Google for an opinion on that.

 

[jowwy]

Indeed, they made it a condition of their sponsorship that he stayed, so you're right. I've always been suspicious of Voeckler though. Suspicious that's he capable of more but preferred to sandbag his way through his career.

To me he just likes to ride, get in breaks and enjoy the trappings of being a professional sportsman. Sometimes theres nothing wrong with that

 

[Strathlubnaig]

I like Tommy, keeps his powder dry, picks his battles, proper character, he said today he never believed he could win, but had fun, and tommorow it is 'operation vigilance' .

 

[Dave Davenport]

You've got to give him credit for the way he hung on to the yellow jumper in 2011, well it made me smile.

 

[Crackle]

Google said quite possibly.

 

[Ganymede]

Just getting a head-on view of Voekler's tongue on the highlights programme, he looks like a wrinklier, better-dressed Miley Cyrus. Ewwww.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

To me he just likes to ride, get in breaks and enjoy the trappings of being a professional sportsman. Sometimes theres nothing wrong with that

And has netted 30 pro victories over the years, not a bad haul at all.

 

[Crackle]

To me he just likes to ride, get in breaks and enjoy the trappings of being a professional sportsman. Sometimes theres nothing wrong with that

Actually, as Marmion just implied in his own inimitable way, I'm talking bollocks. He's actually got a Palmares most riders would give their eye teeth for. After 2004 I thought he was capable of winning the tour and I remain suspiscious but that just might be because of the tongue antics.