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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Man I couldn't believe how far they slid along the road. Serious road rash. Let alone how close they were to light pole sanctions.
Susan
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Bike racing is bad ass . . . look at that carnage and tell me these guys are not tough. Only 18 more days to go!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I don't have cable, any idea if I can stream it?
Getting to see a couple of stages in person as a kid was a great experience!
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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No kidding tough, one guy popped his dislocated shoulder back in and continued and another finished the stage with two cracked vertebra.
Even if you escaped with just some bruises and road rash, miles and miles of cobble stones today will be brutal.
There was some amateur carnage this Sunday too. GMR/GRR closes every 4th for fire prevention. I rode up to Baldy village from the house Sunday and got off the hill about noon. Some were using the lack of rice rockets to try to beat Strava.
About one there were two crashes, one from a blowout resulted in six broken ribs, the other ended in a broken pelvis, facial fractures and a helicopter ride.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Does anyone know if there is still play-by-play coverage somewhere on the web? Charles Pelkey used to do a terrific job on Velonews, but there's nothing this year.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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As the camera panned through the stopped race the ripped shirts, shorts and grazed body parts was a sight to see. It's so disorienting to see the perfect colorful kits all in shreds.
Tough barely begins to scratch the surface of these guys and this race.
As one stat put it....the ascent....like climbing Everest....twice.
Susan
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Sorry to be off topic, but how you feeling Lars? Really glad you got located quickly.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Lars...Luckily the tour is on to help entertain you during your recovery time...
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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This is why I have TV.
Some months I wonder, and think about dumping the satellite.
What a race! The last third was over roads paved by The Romans ( Napoleon scheduled them for resurfacing, but then he got busy doing other things ). Both the German and the Frenchie had their share of adversity, but the German didn't quit, and ended up winning, while the Frenchie threw a series of classic Euro-hissie fits, and lost several minutes.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Great racing at the end of stage yesterday! That uphill finish had everyone attacking. 23% at one point!
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mynameismud
climber
backseat
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steephilltv has decent highlights and pics.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Good Lord. It looks like they should be on MTB on the cobblestones. Ick ick.
Susan
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Massive Armstrong hangover going on.....only 3 Americans among 198 starters.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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I was wondering about this. I didn't even realize it was going on until day 2.
Rope-a-dope.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Are they riding in France this year...?
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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It's The Best Tour Yet !!!!
Every stage so far.. all the top contenders are battleling it out,
so awesome.
If you don't like the tour.\,,, please refrain from commenting here, we won't mind.
If you are into the Tour.. Please don't post about today's stage until after 6pm Pacific Time, don't give away the winner/stage highlights until we all had time to watch it.
Thanks, a longtime Tour enthusiast that will watch every stage with glee
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Did Tony Martin have to pee really bad?
or,
Did he have a rocket stuffed up his azz?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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The thing i love about the Tour dey France is that they won't let the italians hang onto the team cars like they do in the Giro...
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