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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 29, 2018 - 11:21am PT
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jul 29, 2018 - 09:44pm PT
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The last French win was Bernard Hinault in 1985. That means that an entire generation of French people have never known a winner of their country's most famous sporting event. Anything can happen, but things are looking slim for the frogs.
I should add that Tour organizers are not shy from crafting a route that favors the talents of the best French hopefuls. It was clear that the 2017 route was made for Roman Bardet to be able to excel.
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jul 29, 2018 - 09:52pm PT
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Another one of the Tour's great stories. Lawson fractured his scapula on the 1st stage, but soldiered on, finishing last(lanterne rouge), and raised $195K(and counting) for the velodrome in Houston where he first started cycling.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 29, 2018 - 10:22pm PT
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It was an incredible Tour . . . Team Sky and all.
A lot of information to process over the course of three and a half weeks.
The incredibly beautiful scenery never ceases to amaze.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Jul 30, 2018 - 08:36am PT
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Pulled the trigger over the weekend to catch both the Women's World Cup AND Le Tour next year. 14 day vacay in Lyon, with side trips in and around the Rhone. Fly into Geneva. We'll see what they hatch for stages in that neck of the woods. Needless to say, I'll be catching a couple of the stages. Hooray for me! I'll be rootin' for Sagan next year to make it a record 7-time gig. :P
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Jul 30, 2018 - 09:03am PT
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Pretty amazing Tour, overall...could have done without the fan attacks and the protests.
I'm a Cannondale-Drapac guy (Ef Education First yadda yadda etc) so my Tour was a bit of a downer. Hope to see Rigo back at the Vuelta.
It's like they say, you can't win the Tour on the cobbles, but you sure can lose it.
It was incredible to see Craddock soldier on - I actually own his bike from last year. And I was really glad to see Phinney finish as well, he is a BIG guy and has a lot of mass when he crashes. He already had one crash that damned near ended his career, I'd much rather see him stay riding. He cracks me up. "Yah, no big deal, took a tree to the face."
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jul 30, 2018 - 09:04am PT
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The list of Prize money won by each team is always interesting.
From; http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-top-tour-de-france-prize-list/
1. Team Sky 728,630
2. Team Sunweb 245,280
3. LottoNL-Jumbo 190,980
4. Quick-Step Floors 145,070
5. Bora-Hansgrohe : 125,900
6. Movistar 114,620
7. UAE Team Emirates 100,650
8. Bahrain-Merida 86,050
9. AG2R La Mondiale 69,800
10. Trek-Segafredo 58,850
11. Wanty-Groupe Gobert 56,600
12. BMC Racing 54,340
13. Astana 53,530
14. Groupama-FDJ 53,290
15. Direct Energie 40,850
16. Fortuneo-Samsic 36,590
17. Cofidis 25,780
18. Mitchelton-Scott 20,970
19. Katusha-Alpecin 18,070
20. Lotto-Soudal 16,750
21. Dimension Data 15,730
22. EF Education First-Drapac 14,420.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 30, 2018 - 09:14am PT
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Team Sky only made like 300 Euros per mile? Slave wages!
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Jul 30, 2018 - 09:48am PT
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^^^^ LOL!
Reilly for the Yellow Jersey!
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 30, 2018 - 10:37am PT
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What a st00pid tour!
Lance Armstong didn't win again .......
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Jul 31, 2018 - 07:46am PT
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I'd certainly do it but I'm not bringing my bike......waaaaaaaah! :( Do you know of a decent place that rents out high end bikes?
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jul 31, 2018 - 10:47am PT
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Mooch,
you need to get a Ritchey BreakAway bike. So easy to pack; so easy to travel. They are great!
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Jul 31, 2018 - 11:26am PT
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Nice thought but my wallet is now extremely thin after putting down the bones needed.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Nope, no cycling enthusiasts at our house ...
Nothing to see here, just the sign which marks the zigzagging pathway leading up the slope from the road to our front door:
Taylor Phinney, the night after rattling his noggin & breaking his nose against a tree, just following his massage:
Taylor on the Avenue des Champs-Ιlysιes 2018, fast on the mend,
With his sister Kelsey, girlfriend Kasia, and cousin Marcy:
Yes, TDF 2018 was especially interesting and exciting to watch!
Keep the rubber side down, sports fans, and see you next year ...
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2018 - 11:29am PT
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10b4me
Social climber
Lida Junction
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Viva LA Vuelta
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SilverSnurfer
Mountain climber
SLC, UT.
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It's not the TdF, but the Tour of Utah sure has great coverage for those that like to watch live racing. Hot weather and huge billows of smoke in the background.
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hb81
climber
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Aug 17, 2018 - 04:01am PT
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Meanwhile, former TdF champ Jan Ullrich has become completely unglued in full view of the public and has now entered rehab after being arrested twice over the course of 2 weeks... addiction sucks.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Aug 17, 2018 - 06:24am PT
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Gud habits are hard to break...
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