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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Are you really sure that really is the real Werner really posting such inflammatory thoughts?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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like, in an ontological sense?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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If they even cared about looking fair they should have DQ'ed Cav in spite of his injuries.
It was a bad and ridiculous call but the race goes on.
If I were PS I would be pissed off but the organizers run the show, so he has to bend over and take it if he ever wants in the race again.
Fuking Prudhomme and his lackeys suck.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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My mental speculation says Cavendish didn't have room to pass and Sagan was protecting himself from Cavendish's desperate move by sticking his elbow out ...? Isn't that what you do to keep another rider from taking you down...? Anything goes when you're trying to avoid road rash...
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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I read today that Cavendish broke his scapula. That's pretty brutal. Here's what mine looked like three years ago:
-but knott before posing for the camera:
-the next day (had this as a Tinder pic for a bit)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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If it were F1 instead of TDF, Cavendish would have been the one penalized.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Hardman Knott ...And they say climbing is dangerous...
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Cavendish is second, to Merckx, in TdF stage wins, and third, to Merckx, in Grand Tour stage wins. Cavendish will do anything to win. Even get a fellow competitor disqualified. I think he sees Sagan as the second coming of Mark Cavendish.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Couple of things. First, Sagan's team (Bora-Hansgrohe) has lodged a formal appeal to the Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) with "an urgent motion to suspend the decision" to expel Peter Sagan from the race. Apparently, the CAS has overruled the Tour bosses before, so this could be interesting.
Second, regarding scapula fractures, I once pitched off my bike trying to take a corner way too fast. Along with a bunch of other fractures, I shattered my scapula. My doc (whom I often rode with) told me later that, after seeing the x-ray of my shoulder, the radiologist in the hospital I'd been taken to went running around, waving the film at other docs, and shouting "Look at this! Look at this! I've never seen anything like this before!!"
He (the radiologist) later told me that scapulas (scapulae?) are almost impossible to break, because they kind of float rather than being firmly anchored, and that the only way he could imagine mine being shattered that way was for someone really big to have slammed it from behind with a baseball bat.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Couple of things. First, Sagan's team (Bora-Hansgrohe) has lodged a formal appeal to the Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) with "an urgent motion to suspend the decision" to expel Peter Sagan from the race. Apparently, the CAS has overruled the Tour bosses before, so this could be interesting.
I think the appeal has been denied.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2017 - 09:46am PT
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Just saw that from The Guardian. Total BS!!!
I love how they (The Guardian) stated the following:
"Sagan was kicked out of the Tour on Tuesday after elbowing Briton Cavendish off balance at the end of the fourth stage."
WTF?!?!?!?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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what a joke
I'm going to start following sports with more integrity now, like dwarf-tossing and female mud wrestling
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WBraun
climber
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We all know real honest investigative journalism is dead in this lame day and age.
It's all just quick brainwashed soundbites.
Stoopid lame ass partisan Britons ......
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2017 - 01:21pm PT
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LOL!!! Werner, you're always keeping it real.
How do you feel about the Welsh?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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How do you feel about the Welsh?
Definitely second-class. Or, at least currently in second place.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I'm not reading anything you guys posted from today because I'm just now watching today's stage, but I have to say that I'm not sure what to think of Phinney's FaceTime episodes. Kinda funny, but, damn millenials!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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I guess the takeaway of the Sagan/Cavendish incident is that you can get DQ'ed if someone crashes anywhere near you, no matter who is at fault.
I'm not sure how that bodes for the future of racing.
It's very subjective.
Apparently it's up to a "jury" to decide, a French jury.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Oh yeah.
Kudos to Aru, the Italian Champ, yesterday!!!!
Love that guy.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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...and last of all.
I love Taylor Phinney's video posts..although, he makes me feel OLD!
Nonetheless, the dude is cool.
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