yes, love it! Mitch Docker uses it as the intro to his Life In The Peloton podcast too.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 26 June 2021 07:18 (three years ago) link
damn
This spectator with a sign caused an enormous crash and pileup during the 1st stage of the Tour de France š² pic.twitter.com/3ZC2hfmCqe— Sports ReUp (@SportsReUp) June 26, 2021
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 June 2021 19:35 (three years ago) link
Good lord what an insane opening stage thanks to both those crashes AND Alaphilippe just doing the damn thing.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 27 June 2021 02:55 (three years ago) link
Would not want to be that fan, like, ever.
And apparently theyāre going to sue her if they find her:https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.france24.com/en/live-news/20210626-spectator-to-be-sued-after-tour-de-france-crash
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 27 June 2021 02:57 (three years ago) link
Dead fuckin right. Clown.
― Eschew things thirty two times before swallowing them (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 June 2021 03:06 (three years ago) link
wouldn't want to be the fan that got flattened in the second crash either, that looked brutal
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 27 June 2021 03:28 (three years ago) link
A better sign
La pancarte "Fuck Opi Omi" š#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/NgMdX7WztN— Charlotte š¾ (@MadameTennis) June 27, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 27 June 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
Haha! That post race interview nearly got me blubblinga Greipel v Cav fight to the line in the next couple of days might push me over the edge
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 27 June 2021 15:52 (three years ago) link
Youch.
― toby, Monday, 28 June 2021 15:25 (three years ago) link
Can't remember a stage more crashy, difficult to watch at times
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 28 June 2021 15:51 (three years ago) link
that was flipping gruesome. really hope caleb's okay
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Monday, 28 June 2021 15:52 (three years ago) link
Raymond Poulidor showing off his grandson at the 2014 Tour:
This is beautiful. https://t.co/TqoZVd51aN— Ned Boulting (@nedboulting) June 28, 2021
Brutal stuff today, was fortunately muted during my work call when that last crash occurred.
― bulb after bulb, Monday, 28 June 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link
https://www.theonion.com/lone-wheel-from-pile-up-rolls-across-finish-line-in-tou-1847186520
― StanM, Monday, 28 June 2021 19:57 (three years ago) link
Good LORD, this stage. Just finished the replay.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 June 2021 01:40 (three years ago) link
Well Merlier deserved that, but fuck.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 June 2021 01:42 (three years ago) link
That was a terrible run in for a sprint stage.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Tuesday, 29 June 2021 12:05 (three years ago) link
flippin' 'eck cav!
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Tuesday, 29 June 2021 15:08 (three years ago) link
Emotional
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Tuesday, 29 June 2021 19:27 (three years ago) link
yeah, lot of feels seeing him cav apart after the win & being so emotional in post-interviewlike, i go back & forth on him but <3
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 01:50 (three years ago) link
Yeah he earned that moment. I like Brent van Moer, that Dauphine stage he won was a great performance and he almost pulled it off again here but seeing Cavendish actually be a bit human after all that, that was something. Alaphillippe never seemed so happy to hand over a green jersey lead.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 02:10 (three years ago) link
i felt a bit sad for Moerā¦those endings are always so tragic to me! when you lead for so long only to be creamed by the peloton so close to the finish. ugh.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 03:21 (three years ago) link
The risk run! He's young, plenty of time for him fo be a new Thomas De Gendt.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 03:37 (three years ago) link
Fun Fact - Pog was 7 years old when Cav first won a stage of the tour.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 07:33 (three years ago) link
That was even more of a nail biter than I was expecting.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 09:36 (three years ago) link
Oh hello, there you all are.
Yesterday was a great day for sentimental old fools (like me). From his form in the lead-up to the tour, I had a feeling he could do it (once he was subbed in for Bennett obv). Gutted for Moer but he has his whole career ahead of him. These days I watch with a seven-year-old who loves a crash, so it has been an exciting few days for him, the sicko.
― Madchen, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 10:59 (three years ago) link
I was going to say, did he find today boring in comparison?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 14:22 (three years ago) link
(Or I should say yesterday but today also works. But I haven't seen any of it yet so I'll bow out for now...)
I'm saving myself for an hour of highlights later, it's too much of a distraction for me to watch it live on a weekday.
― Madchen, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 16:00 (three years ago) link
Wowee today. Wonāt spoil, but what a time trial! Turning into quite the Tourā¦
― tomorrow, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:39 (three years ago) link
Yeah if we can avoid the disaster mode of the opening days this is already looking nicely tricky.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 July 2021 04:57 (three years ago) link
that was great! v exciting
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 July 2021 04:57 (three years ago) link
7-y-o has taken to calling Mark Cavendish āLidlā.
― Madchen, Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:33 (three years ago) link
Iām 100% on team Cav , I want him to get the Merckx record, and win green in Paris. It really looks like they designed the course to give a not Peter Sagan a chance to win green. Who knows if Cav can get over the mountains, but I wouldnāt bet against it.
Peter Sagan also seems strangely absent, I guess itās hard to be an aging Sagan in a world of Wout Poels, Van Aerts and Allaphillipes.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Thursday, 1 July 2021 21:24 (three years ago) link
Remarkable indeed and Iām with you at this point, letās see Cavendish crush it. Sagan does seem to be in eclipse but at the same time he almost doesnāt have anything to prove at the Tour any more? And he did pick up the equivalent this year at the Giro so itās not like heās not still doing his thing.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 July 2021 23:54 (three years ago) link
Lack of camera on the bunch gave us the slightly sad LOL of Carapaz getting caught on the line, I really thought heād got a gap there.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Friday, 2 July 2021 14:56 (three years ago) link
Great stage today, holy heck
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Saturday, 3 July 2021 14:26 (three years ago) link
That was immense. Iām sure pogaÄar wonāt take every mountains stage like that but I hope he will try that again. I still donāt he even he knows how good he is yet.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 4 July 2021 04:31 (three years ago) link
Only just now finished the replay. Good Christ. Astounding to see it all.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 4 July 2021 05:12 (three years ago) link
woah, just realised that American cycling journalist Kate Wagner who has been popping up on the The Cycling Podcast is the same person behind the McMansion Hell blog. this is like when I found out recently that footballing journalist Philippe Auclair is the same person as Ć©l records legend Louis Philippe.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 4 July 2021 12:07 (three years ago) link
I gave up on the cycling podcast at the giro, it fell to pieces without Lionel Burnie.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 4 July 2021 12:57 (three years ago) link
more like ineos grannygears amirite
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:37 (three years ago) link
yeah god its really not enjoyable without LionelFrancois is also better in smaller doses imo
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:45 (three years ago) link
xpost to ed
you'll enjoy today's stage vg if you didn't already just watch it
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:47 (three years ago) link
camping this wknd :/ will watch the replays tomorrow when we get home
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:48 (three years ago) link
camping trumps all imo (unless it's raining?). enjoy!
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:57 (three years ago) link
Todayās stage was indeed a thing. Mentally glad for a break tomorrow.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 4 July 2021 17:27 (three years ago) link
Havenāt seen the stage yet but great to see Cav make it in inside the time cut, when a lot of others didnāt.
š¤ An emotional @MarkCavendish after the @deceuninck_qst "Wolfpack" pulls together to finish within the time limit. š¤ Le "Wolfpack" se mobilise pour finir, ensemble, une Ć©tape difficile et rentrer dans les dĆ©lais !#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/3vdWv8tj3c— Tour de Franceā¢ (@LeTour) July 4, 2021
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 4 July 2021 22:21 (three years ago) link
back from camping trip, now deep in catchup mode phwoar stage 8 holy cats!!! pogacar performance was wild, glad i opted for the whole replay vs highlightsincredible now on to the stage 9 replay :)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 03:31 (three years ago) link
vingegaard is really fkn amazing with his tenacityalso from the quotes he had carapazās number early on & said as much to pogacar https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-what-the-stars-said-after-tadej-pogacar-soars-to-stage-win-in-yellow/
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 July 2021 05:13 (three years ago) link
wow at Anthony Perezās effort too, he dug so deep!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 July 2021 05:21 (three years ago) link
Not something you often see. Route of the Tour de France temporarily blocked by llamas in fog. Photo from TdF Race Radio. pic.twitter.com/RSC5abj6I0— John O'Connell (@jdpoc) July 15, 2021
― not up to Aerosmith standards (Neanderthal), Thursday, 15 July 2021 16:39 (three years ago) link
Apologies, people. Turns out the photo is on the current Tour de France route, but itās actually from a few years ago when this happened. Frankly, itās still marvellous. My misunderstanding of the colloquial French on Race Radio.— John O'Connell (@jdpoc) July 15, 2021
― not up to Aerosmith standards (Neanderthal), Thursday, 15 July 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
Gotta love the llamas.Well there ya go with that today ā not surprised Ineos just went with the āletās do the old reliable and have the squad grind it outā and no. Now Iām pretty curious as to how Vingegaard and Carapaz are going to try and outsprint/psych each other over these last two stages.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 July 2021 23:26 (three years ago) link
Mind youā¦this happenedhttps://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-france/a37034833/bahrain-victorious-anti-doping-raid-tour-de-france/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 July 2021 01:10 (three years ago) link
iād love to see vingegaard pwn carapazliked cavās move on matthews in the early stage sprint too, very canny stuff going on between them these past few days
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 16 July 2021 03:13 (three years ago) link
stick a fork in rigo too i guess , sad to see him lose so much time
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 16 July 2021 03:15 (three years ago) link
Bit of a weird āare we going for it or notā start today. And then nobody could figure out what to do with Mohoric with 25K to go!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 17 July 2021 05:01 (three years ago) link
And then of course Mohoric just going full asshole with the zipped lips thing, which I perversely appreciated.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 17 July 2021 05:04 (three years ago) link
that celebration was v snitches get stitches great win tho
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 17 July 2021 06:55 (three years ago) link
Cav chucked a wobbly at his mechanic this morning & issued a statement. I for once welcome the return of Flouncy Cav, all that smiling got a bit weird
āMy mechanics have worked tirelessly to ensure Iāve always been safe and successful. Although they know how short I can be when Iām stressed, no one, especially those you care about, deserve to have a voice raised to them.āhttps://t.co/ITQ53d33oe— VeloNews (@velonews) July 16, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 17 July 2021 07:02 (three years ago) link
Bahrain prob hoped Mohoricās win might provide a distraction from the tumult but he does that celebration & basically invites questions about the investigation š¬š¤¦š»āāļø
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 17 July 2021 07:17 (three years ago) link
sorry for shitposting
Peloton at the finish >20 mins after MohoriÄ... makes the time cut with ~5 mins to spare— the Inner Ring (@inrng) July 16, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 17 July 2021 07:19 (three years ago) link
I seem to remember them making an āadjustmentā to the time cut in the past when a large number of riders missed it.
― Madchen, Saturday, 17 July 2021 07:33 (three years ago) link
Killer ride by the winner today, he smoked em all looking forward to Paris!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:17 (three years ago) link
Indeed!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:36 (three years ago) link
Kinda hope Wout wins the sprint now? Thatād be a cool moment for the jumbo team, #2 podium & stage win in Paris
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:39 (three years ago) link
And tomorrow we farewell the gorilla š¢
AndrĆ© Greipel: the fifth biggest winner in cycling history. 163 victories including 11 Tour stages, 7 Giro stages, 4 Vuelta ones. A giant of sprinting https://t.co/ojOIRtoMHj— Andy McGrath (@Andymcgra) July 17, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 04:41 (three years ago) link
And into the final day aka āwow this stage starts late enough that I can actually watch it liveā
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 14:39 (three years ago) link
i love the happy smiley ride into Paris, always one of my fave parts of the tour
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 15:46 (three years ago) link
Yeah always fun. Endless photo ops!And with the intermediate sprint done now to see what the stage ends withā¦
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 16:34 (three years ago) link
Okay this final lap is looking entertainingly chaotic
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:14 (three years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:21 (three years ago) link
Is there anything Wout can't do?Really enjoyed this Tour, what am I going to do with my afternoons now lol
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
Haha be like me and get into the Vuelta just as much. But we have the Olympic races coming up ā and next year Tour de France Femmes too!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
Anyway yeah if next year we have van Aert as more seasoned all arounder, van der Poel committing for the full thing, Pogacar looking to extend the streak, Roglic and Ewan out for making up for lost time, Ineos just collectively irritated at a two year shutout, Sagan wanting to see what can happen and Cavendish after 35, fucking bring it on.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:32 (three years ago) link
And that doesnāt even include Vingegaard emerging as surprise number two this year!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:33 (three years ago) link
Enjoying this montage overview, cripes this was a crazy entertaining TdF wasnāt it
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:34 (three years ago) link
Aw, baby
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:41 (three years ago) link
Bahrain Victorious win team award, celebrate with illicit hold on Iām getting a legal notice here
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link
Oh I love the Vuelta but it feels too far away!
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:52 (three years ago) link
Oh it starts on Aug 14th? That's not as far as I thought. Forgot about the Olympics, it doesn't feel like it's real for some reason
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:55 (three years ago) link
Yeah itās like a week after the Olympics we got a Vuelta. Full times! But yes the unreality of the Olympics is clear enough
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 18:00 (three years ago) link
WOUT!!! i fully teared up that was an exciting final lap, chaos reigns, wout snatches the victory, jumbo just the little team that could, what a great + ~wild~ tour this has been
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 20:38 (three years ago) link
What I like about it is that while there's certainly every chance that Pogacar could lock down things for a couple more years to come, that's not guaranteed necessarily and he did finally break the Ineos 'sit on everyone's heads' masterplan. Just thinking even only five years back about how every day of coverage seemed to be another set of occasionally interesting day races intercut with footage of grim-faced lookalike Sky types grinding out a peloton pace so Froome could win...you can't argue with success but you sure as hell could argue with lack of flair.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 20:44 (three years ago) link
yeah it def makes for better viewing
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:24 (three years ago) link
i did like this exchange the other day though
Thought weād get the band back together š¤£ #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/COzAtR32XU— Geraint Thomas (@GeraintThomas86) July 16, 2021
https://t.co/hUwYoApozD pic.twitter.com/Ibny8JFhh7— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) July 16, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
Okay now I want the world where mysteriously for a day said groups do a prince/pauper switch, with Harry trying to bike up Mont Ventoux past his screaming fans while Geraint Thomas patiently explains his strategy for working with Stevie Nicks to an arena audience.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:33 (three years ago) link
"Liam is broken...really he is."
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:34 (three years ago) link
lmao
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:43 (three years ago) link
loved Cavās youngest kitted out in the same gear as his dad <3 i heard Cav say in an interview a couple of weeks ago that his youngest was mad keen about cycling
This picture š#TDF2021Photo: @GettySport pic.twitter.com/1N1J5xwno6— Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) July 18, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:48 (three years ago) link
All three of his kids were great (as were van Aert's, Vingegaard's and especially Carapaz's 'do we really have to be here' kids). I do like how the middle kid there thanks to the haircut and Keith Haring shirt is basically halfway to forming some kind of band.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:50 (three years ago) link
yes! so rad
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:58 (three years ago) link
lastly, a v hilarious thread re this yearās round of Panini stickers. well worth a read
Here it is then, Panini #TDF2021 stickers and what I think the riders look like. The difficult second album šš§µ— tom owen (@tomowencc) July 13, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
Egan Bernal injured while training in Columbia, possible broken femur, hope he's alright:
https://www.velonews.com/news/road/breaking-egan-bernal-in-the-hospital-following-crash/
― bulb after bulb, Monday, 24 January 2022 19:12 (two years ago) link
ugh right into a bus :( nasty
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:20 (two years ago) link
Oof. Not good! Hope he heals up well.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 January 2022 01:19 (two years ago) link