Gilbert's having a hell of a season.
Wiggins has won the British champs, and he's also the reigning time trial champ, so he'll be in white for every stage of the Tour. And, er, every other race now I think about it. Unless he's in yellow, but that seems more than a bit unlikely. Still - he's looking much better than last season and I reckon he'll get a decent placing (i.e. top ten).
― Food Processors Are Grebt (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 26 June 2011 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
new bikes are cropping up pre-TDF, i see:-
― re-greased bottom bracket (euphemism) (haitch), Monday, 27 June 2011 04:46 (thirteen years ago) link
This is the giant, I think
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/giant-2012-road-launch
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 27 June 2011 11:19 (thirteen years ago) link
read haitch's post as saying ridley's new frame has integrated basket, that'd be practical and fancy imo. integrated brakes seem like they'd be fun to adjust hanging out of a follow vehicle.its harder to be aero running a 2.5inch/1.75inch headset or whatever stupid shit.
― what does anything meme? basically (Hunt3r), Monday, 27 June 2011 13:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Some national Champs
GB - WigginsBelgium - GilbertFrance - ChavanelSpain - Not Contador (Jose Joaquin Rojas)Germany - Robert WagnerNetherlands - Pim LigthartLuxembourg - Frank SchleckSwitzerland - CancellaraItaly - Giovanni Visconti
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 27 June 2011 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I want an integrated basket.
― Mark C, Monday, 27 June 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
perfect for carrying yr baguettes to the top of alpe d'huez while wearing stripey t-shirt and beret
― re-greased bottom bracket (euphemism) (haitch), Monday, 27 June 2011 14:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Germany - Robert WagnerNetherlands - Pim Ligthart
I have never heard of these people
― Food Processors Are Grebt (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 27 June 2011 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link
No shame in that, Nasty, most of the Netherlands hadn't heard of Pim Ligthart either. He's with Vacansoleil but isn't going to the TdF. Basically he got very lucky to find himself being the only sprinter in the group ahead. Finished it good 'n proper, but he's definitely not a household name even here.
― Frogbs Day Afternoon (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 27 June 2011 17:01 (thirteen years ago) link
earlier i considered trying to make a joke about "isn't pim ligthart like, a fascist politician or something"?
― what does anything meme? basically (Hunt3r), Monday, 27 June 2011 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I had only heard of RObert Wagner because I remember asking "who the hell is he?" during the Leopard Trek presentation.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 27 June 2011 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Earlier I considered trying to make a joke about Wagner being Hitler's favourite cyclist, but thought better of it
― Food Processors Are Grebt (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 27 June 2011 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
yours is more cleverer for sure tho
― what does anything meme? basically (Hunt3r), Monday, 27 June 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
that Ridley integrated brake:http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/uploads/images/Medium/13043.jpgis nice.
Gilbert is doing a daily report thing for Eurosport apparently. Starts Saturday! all I need tio do is find out free wifi key in building at work and fork out for a month of eurosport on iphone = sorted.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Monday, 27 June 2011 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
seems like a complicated "solution" to the "problem" of non-aero calipers.
― what does anything meme? basically (Hunt3r), Monday, 27 June 2011 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
I like it, d'you thing the yellow bit is some sort of polymer hinge? There's a spring too.....
article here> http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/gear-news/ridley-unveil-noah-fb-with-integrated-brake/6880.html
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Monday, 27 June 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
I have to convince my friend who aspires to be an steel bike artisan that I've ordered this
"F-Surface is a textured plastic strip applied to strategic locations on the frame, letting air travel smoothly around the frame instead of detaching and creating drag."
AND I can get it with Di2
― lukas, Monday, 27 June 2011 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
hahaha
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Monday, 27 June 2011 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link
integrated v-brake!
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 28 June 2011 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link
woah, talking of Ridley - you guys this is on my company (australian) intranet right now:
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UP TO 48% OFF RRP
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― problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 28 June 2011 08:27 (thirteen years ago) link
About time too. Which colour are you going to get?
― Mark C, Tuesday, 28 June 2011 09:28 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, 2 weeks after the birth of your second child is the perfect time to spunk away 1800 quid (jesus what a bargain - seriously) that you don't have isn't it?
blue.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 28 June 2011 12:46 (thirteen years ago) link
http://road.cc/content/news/38079-uci-may-scrap-68kg-weight-limit-race-bikes
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Just on the off chance there's anyone browsing this thread who isn't bothering with the TDF thread over on ILE: I've set up an ILX league on this fantasy cycling website:http://road.cc/fantasy-cycling-2011The code to join is 6968
― Food Processors Are Grebt (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link
ah nice, ILTRMB is the last bit of ILX I go to for reasons of blood pressure and sanity.
We will be having a TdF thread here won't we?
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
right this way...
the biggest race for second place in history: The Tour de France 2011 thread
― Aglet, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Just activated my mnonthly Eurosport subscription! Bring it on...
― Mark C, Friday, 1 July 2011 12:38 (thirteen years ago) link
just got my tour guide/map/dvd/whateverelseisinthatbox. I'M READY.
― zappi, Friday, 1 July 2011 13:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Ohh what box? Been looking for something like that, a good guide.
― Frogbs Day Afternoon (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 1 July 2011 14:31 (thirteen years ago) link
this thing, some newsagents in UK carry ithttp://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/tour-de-france-guide-2011/no b/w glossies of 20s cyclists with spares around their necks this year :(
― zappi, Friday, 1 July 2011 14:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Anybody know of any sites that will be streaming the Tour?
― naus, Friday, 1 July 2011 19:59 (thirteen years ago) link
try steephill.tv for feeds
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Friday, 1 July 2011 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
versus.com if you are in the states $29.99 for the toureurosport online is £3.99 per month for anywhere in europe
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 1 July 2011 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.teamskyfans.com/live.html
this place of full of live feeds
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Saturday, 2 July 2011 11:28 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP Carly Hibberd
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/07/carly-hibberd-killed-road-accident
― Mark C, Thursday, 7 July 2011 10:09 (thirteen years ago) link
More bad news:http://road.cc/content/news/38698-swiss-doctors-concern-soler-brain-injury
― There is power in an onion (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 8 July 2011 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
so a friend of mine just started this
http://bangabledudesinprocycling.tumblr.com/
― g++ (gbx), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Thxs gbx. Proven fact-I cougar out on bike racers :)
― soviet, Tuesday, 12 July 2011 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I am in a twitter storm of girls like that it seem.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
an so it came to pass that that link came back to me through twitter.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Where's the thread where we talk about cycling books? I'm reading some more at the moment...
― There is power in an onion (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 13 July 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I've got the new David Millar autobiog on my reading pile...
― Mark C, Wednesday, 13 July 2011 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Delayed again
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-cas-hearing-postponed-until-november
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 15:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Bwahahahahahahahaha
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.20minutes.fr%2Fledirect%2F763188%2Fcyclisme-astana-positif-sortir-dune-soiree-chez-vinokourov
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 27 July 2011 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
ATTN: HAITCH - there is talk of eight Vuelta stages live on SBS o_O
― CHILLIN' WILL SHAKESPEARE (King Boy Pato), Friday, 29 July 2011 12:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Ain't no party like a Vino party!
― sous les paves, Friday, 29 July 2011 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
millarmind David MillarIn the car on way back from airport discussing Gilbert's unfathomable ability to control stupid amount of variables to win again and again.3 hours ago
millarmind David MillarAnd @ryder_hesjedal gives QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'I hope he gets his big contract and chills the fuck out, he's making us look stupid.' True dat.3 hours ago
― zappi, Sunday, 31 July 2011 00:52 (thirteen years ago) link
excellent training regime, will be copying post-haste:
“I haven’t been getting much sleep lately,” Gilbert joked following his dramatic effort. “After the Tour, I had a big party with the team and then I’ve been hitting criteriums in Belgium and another one in Norway, staying up until 1 to 2 a.m. most nights. I guess I am used to the Spanish timetable by now.”
― Omega-3 fatty acid house (haitch), Sunday, 31 July 2011 08:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Will HTC Highroad even be around for the remainder of the season? Stay tuned to find out!
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 4 August 2011 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Well that didn't take long. See you man.
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 4 August 2011 18:03 (thirteen years ago) link