2017 Tour de France Thread

[Pearl]

sucks the stage i would like to watch (based on the elevation) is on a weekend...

 

[Blair]

If they can't determine by the tire, it is based on other parts of the bike or body.

I guess it must be the bike because kittels body looks to be further back. I was shocked he made it because it looked like he got either a late start on the sprint or didn't realize how close they were to the finish.

 

[1speed]

How do they call it? Looks like a tie to me.

I have no idea - it really looks like they crossed that line at exactly the same time. Every replay angle looks that way.

 

[stb222]

I have no idea - it really looks like they crossed that line at exactly the same time. Every replay angle looks that way.

Yeah, looks like boss has it to me

 

[Blair]

Another blow to the dimension data main sponsor. Money doesn't buy wins in the tdf haha.

 

[rottin']

I have no idea - it really looks like they crossed that line at exactly the same time. Every replay angle looks that way.

@Blair & @1speed ...Had the same question and here is answer, apparently lots of peeps had it, you may have read it already by now tho...

http://www.velonews.com/2017/07/tour-de-france/figure-won-stage-7_443075

 

[Blair]

Got it, thank you. Glad they have an independent watch team monitoring this.

 

[rlb]

Does anyone watch the official TDF recaps on YouTube? They couldn't do a worse job if they tried. 3 minutes of my life wasted watching yesterday's recap!

 

[ekuhn]

Does anyone watch the official TDF recaps on YouTube? They couldn't do a worse job if they tried. 3 minutes of my life wasted watching yesterday's recap!

I wish NBCSN would do like an hour recap show. Fast forwarding thru the 3 hr show is sometimes to much.

Show the important stuff start, breakaways, sprint and KOM spots, crashes, finish. Include some Bobke and Jens filler and perfecto.

 

[Blair]

Does anyone watch the official TDF recaps on YouTube? They couldn't do a worse job if they tried. 3 minutes of my life wasted watching yesterday's recap!

These are comical because they start with the finish. I put one on and immediately it's so and so won so immediate spoiler and I turn it off. YouTube has been extra crappy lately as they continue to bombard us with more and more ads.

 

[mustclime]

I find this years TDF very boring. Needs more mountains. Back in the old days the entire tour was 21 days of mountains, with 2 gears and the roads were dirt.....very wimpy these days.

 

[hotsauce]

List of DNF and OTL on stage 9 drops a bunch more heavy hitters.

Demare took half the FDJ team with him and missed the time cut. Kittel has his first green jersey in the bag.

Also RIP Juraj.

 

[stb222]

List of DNF and OTL on stage 9 drops a bunch more heavy hitters.

View attachment 54536

Demare took half the FDJ team with him and missed the time cut. Kittel has his first green jersey in the bag.

Also RIP Juraj.

Not even worth watching the rest. RIP TDF.

 

[hotsauce]

Cosmo has a great recap of the first 9 stages with proof that Sagan did nothing wrong (but Bouhanni did)!
http://cyclocosm.com/2017/07/how-the-race-was-won-2017-tour-de-france-stages-1-9/

 

[soulchild]

"This is a sport with literally hundreds of dollars on the line and dozens of fans, the stakes are medium!"

 

[hotsauce]

"This is a sport with literally hundreds of dollars on the line and dozens of fans, the stakes are medium!"

I watched TdP last night, better than I expected but in a "holy shit this is horrible" kind of way. That line is very appropriate this year!

 

[StayHydrated]

better than I expected but in a "holy shit this is horrible" kind of way

Was wondering how it was.

 

[hotsauce]

Was wondering how it was.

It's only 35 minutes or so, hard not to at least have it on in the background. I'd put it in line with a mediocre SNL skit.

 

[rick81721]

Pretty good finish today for a change. And new leader. Can he hold it?

 

[trener1]

Pretty good finish today for a change. And new leader. Can he hold it?

No way will he hold, 6 seconds, Froome will obliterate him in the TT