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On July 13 2013 05:24 KarlKaliente wrote: I think I've spent the last 2 hours at work reading write ups about todays stage... I can't wait to go home and watch it! Reminds me of those crazy stages along the coast in the Netherlands... except they were in the middle of mainland France. Sorry for the newb question, but what's the best place to go to watch a full stage if I'm in the US. seems a lot of stuff is region-locked or subscription based.
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Love him or hate him, Contador is the most exciting stage race contender period. So refreshing to have him back after last year's snoozefest of a tour.
Saxo collectively has massive balls for TTTing to victory on a flat stage. You sense weakness and you go for it, that is the way bike riding should be.
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Didn't follow TdF too much this year, but did they change the rules considering the supplying of food to drivers during the last 20 km?
And Sky's destroying everyone else again. Pretty much the reason why I'm not watching TdF this year
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Really like Bakelants, he just goes for it even on stages where he probably shouldn't. Makes it fun! Sagan popping a big one handed wheelie as he fell back into the main pack after winning the sprint as part of a breakaway.
Sky controlling the front of the peloton through 1/2 way up Ventoux (and indulging in some illegal feeding it seems), Porte and Froome still there on the front.
Quintana and Nieve (who's pretty impressive so far) aren't exactly adding to their 40s lead, though I do wonder if Quintana is just getting a breather while he's with someone else for a bit before he looks to kick again to the top.
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Holy crap that sprint by Froome.
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The best thing about having Contador back in the TdF is to see him get crushed by Froome. Riis forgot to give him his steak before this years TdF.
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With that said, holy shit how strong Froome was riding today. Haven't seen anything like it since the Armstrong days.
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I think the last time I saw something that impressive was when Landis "won" the Tour de France by riding a whole stage all by himself.
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haha, i'm a diehard bike racing fan, but this was ridiculous. Even Armstrong at his best didn't look so easy on Mt Ventoux. Oh well, another winner who will enjoy his title for 2 years before having his entry removed.
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I guess Froome has got it in the bag now. Until the FIA finds out what substances he's on
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Dope dope is dope !
Ah well, at least this year it's not Olympic year and we don't here every brit on the planet spouting out excuses for their team suspicious results.
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Don't really see the point of even having the Tour de France if any impressive achievement is immediately dismissed like that.
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French rage
Tyson Gay busted today
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I used to fucking LOVE this event, I spent hours in front of the TV while sitting on my spinning bike. Then I learned a lot about the methods they use to achieve machine like success. Nowadays I'm stuck with reading medical science papers about how to further enhance human capabilities. For me at least there is no point anymore in watching people try what you can calculate. Unfortunately I think that this is less of a sport then esports. Sad but true.
Oh and to all the people wanting to insult me, because clearly some people drive clean: Please look at the raw numbers of what they are doing. If this was possible by normal means, the winner of a kickboxing match would be determined by RIP rather then KO.
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LOL The French get owned on Bastille day and look at them crying Best climber in the world (although Quintana is possibly as good) in the best team, that's all it is.
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