2016 Tour de France (July 2-July24) (1 Viewer)

[BassNBrew]

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Overall

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  390 points
  
  
  bassnbrew
  
  
  Fisher
  
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  190 points
  
  
  Brownwings
  
  
  Jaysus
  
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  148 points
  
  
  Barking Doxies
  
  
  orcinus
  
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  108 points
  
  
  Spokes `n Tokes
  
  
  Nick Vermeil 
  
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  104 points
  
  
  Bags of Blood
  
  
  Culdeus
  

 

[Nick Vermeil]

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Overall

• 
  
  390 points
  
  
  bassnbrew
  
  
  Fisher
  
• 
  190 points
  
  
  Brownwings
  
  
  Jaysus
  
• 
  148 points
  
  
  Barking Doxies
  
  
  orcinus
  
• 
  108 points
  
  
  Spokes `n Tokes
  
  
  Nick Vermeil 
  
• 
  104 points
  
  
  Bags of Blood
  
  
  Culdeus
  

Nice call on Cummings. 

 

[Jaysus]

RULES:  https://streamable.com/ap9r

 

[Jaysus]

RULES:  https://streamable.com/ap9r

https://giant.gfycat.com/NeedyOldGuineafowl.mp4

P.S. that's your white jersey leader there folks 

 

[BassNBrew]

Pumped for the morning.  The Tourmalet is on the breakfast menu and Peyresourde around lunch time.

 

[BassNBrew]

Didn't take long for the yellow jersey to get dropped.

 

[culdeus]

On regular nbc. This is great. Full 1080p

 

[BassNBrew]

On regular nbc. This is great. Full 1080p

Yes, the full HD commercials are EPIC!

 

[BassNBrew]

Commercial free to the finish after this break.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Do you guys buy the argument that to have a mini-motor in a bike would take the complicity of a manufacturer and that none of them would ever risk it?  Why couldn't it be installed afterwards?

 

[BassNBrew]

BOOM!

 

[culdeus]

Do you guys buy the argument that to have a mini-motor in a bike would take the complicity of a manufacturer and that none of them would ever risk it?  Why couldn't it be installed afterwards?

It would take the complicity of the motor maker. No idea what they were on about there 

 

[BassNBrew]

Do you guys buy the argument that to have a mini-motor in a bike would take the complicity of a manufacturer and that none of them would ever risk it?  Why couldn't it be installed afterwards?

Lean that way.  To go undetected while still being effective would take a lot of technical help.

 

[BassNBrew]

Don't think this is a real smart move by Froome.

 

[BassNBrew]

Never seen anyone pedal while sitting on the frame.  Insane.

 

[culdeus]

Don't think this is a real smart move by Froome.

Meh, he's just got to turn the pedal like 4 times. Risk is a crash. If they can keep the barriers inflated 

 

[culdeus]

Oh a time bonus. Been awhile. 

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Unclear why they're letting him go.  24 seconds would be a huge win (14+10).

 

[BassNBrew]

I can only assume he's trying to keep the pace up to keep the last dozen tailed off on the climb from catching back on.  By reducing the number of contenders it makes it simpler for Sky to keep track of things tomorrow.

 

[BassNBrew]

Oh a time bonus. Been awhile. 

Love the time bonuses.  Hopefully they keep them going forward.

 

[BassNBrew]

Had 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 8th in the KOM competition today.

 

[culdeus]

So i guess you sub rolland? He looked pretty messed up

 

[BassNBrew]

So i guess you sub rolland? He looked pretty messed up

Yeah.

I burned two subs today and don't have Froome or Quintana.  I'll need to make wholesale changes.

 

[culdeus]

dropping voekler and rolland adding martin and kreuzinger

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I'm bummed I missed the kom competition 

 

[Johnny Rock]

Watched some off and on today. Did anyone else notice the fan mooning the riders and camera? 

I didn't see the shove live but totally warranted. Lots of chaos on the sides of the road. 

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I'm gonna miss today's stage. :( . But, I'm NYC for the first time.

 

[BassNBrew]

Looks like the break will stick.

 

[BassNBrew]

These climbs are very similar to some we have in Western NC.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

That spectator didn't fall over, he got planted.

ETA:  they finally showed it again.  Saw it live and thought he was KOd at first.  Another spectator was between the riders and the guy who got crushed, but jumped out of the way at the last second.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Quintana isn't doing a thing here.  Disappointing -- seems like he should be making the race right now.

 

[BassNBrew]

TJVG craps the bed once again.

 

[ffldrew]

Quintana isn't doing a thing here.  Disappointing -- seems like he should be making the race right now.

Exactly - he does this all the time. Never attacks.

 

[BassNBrew]

Exactly - he does this all the time. Never attacks.

He does tend to shape his race towards week 3.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Glad to see I've bookended the contests with brilliance and ineptitude. I'm not knowledgeable enough to make the transfers in the KOM game. 

 

[DA RAIDERS]

TJVG craps the bed once again.

Always. He is the most boring one gear rider that's ever been this good. Caden Evans was that guy, with an extra high pitched voice. But then he juiced and won one    

Speaking of of which if Pinot had held on yesterday, a la landis, #### day followed by unbelievable win, heads woulda been scratching. That's where my head was at watching Pinot fly over the tourmalet 

 

[Jaysus]

TJVG craps the bed once again.

But he has a diesel engine!  /Phil

 

[culdeus]

So no more KOM stages in the game till the 14th.  

 

[culdeus]

bassnbrew a not too shabby 67th overall in kom

 

[BassNBrew]

bassnbrew a not too shabby 67th overall in kom

Thanks. Open to any help or suggestions to make a run at the top spot

 

[Jaysus]

This article is fun, and lol @ 

Right before that, Froome punched a spectator, and was fined for it. Seems ridiculous. I can’t imagine it would hurt that much from those old sparrow’s elbows. I can’t imagine Froome having that much power behind his punch. I haven’t seen the footage, but we’ve seen it happen before, guys getting flags into riders’ wheels and that sort of thing. I think, if you’re close enough to get punched, you’re too close.

 

[Sammy3469]

So no more KOM stages in the game till the 14th.  

Might not even have it then since they may cut Ventoux since the winds are so strong.  

The winds already split the pack today.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Listening to the NBCSN crew go all in on how stupid mechanical assistance inside the bike would be makes me think someone will be caught at a Grand Tour sooner rather than later.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Froome is earning some fans in this Tour.  Me included.

Quintana seems more and more like a very limited rider.

 

[Sammy3469]

Froome is earning some fans in this Tour.  Me included.

Quintana seems more and more like a very limited rider.

This is a big effort for what's going to end up being 10 seconds.  

EDIT: 3 or 4 seconds in the end plus a time bonus.  

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

That's why I love it.  Picked up 12 seconds there I think.

 

[Sammy3469]

That's why I love it.  Picked up 12 seconds there I think.

Granted he's doped to the gills (and the climb may get cut short anyway) so it probably doesn't matter, but that was too big an effort before Ventoux tomorrow.  He cracks at all and he loses that and more quickly there.  

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Cavendish's legs didn't die... he obviously had no plans to go up Ventoux, so just turned it off once he was out of the sprint.

 

[Jaysus]

Damnit, I meant to time my poop with the end of the stage, but got caught up with a client and missed mu chance.  I guess I will have to look at iSmut now or something

 

[BassNBrew]

Reads like a great stage.  Sucks about Ventoux.  

I think I'm going to sit tight in the KOM and save the transfers.  Seems like chasing a winner tomorrow will be fruitless.