Tour de France 2017

Mostly they went on and on about how they wished Marcel Kittel was still in the race!

Ha, yeah, him and Sagan would have been great in all this but such is life. (And jury decisions.)

Oh yeah, hold on, that AG2R rider who proposed to his partner early on in the stage, do we know if that was successful?

(Also will add I enjoyed what I saw of La Course -- had to do a bit of catch up both days, nice pursuit in Marseille there.)

Oh yeah, hold on, that AG2R rider who proposed to his partner early on in the stage, do we know if that was successful?

Update on the @LeTour marriage proposal by Cyril Gautier.... she said YES

— Robbie McEwen (@mcewenrobbie) July 23, 2017

Hurrah!

this gave me a wry lol

Poll: Who was the Most Combative Rider of the 2017 Tour de France? #TDF17 #TDF2017

— Neal Rogers (@nealrogers) July 23, 2017

I can't choose.

i feel bad for Greipel but he waited too long to make his move.

froome & babby froome super cute

weird seeing comments on matthews green jersey that he didnt deserve it / belongs to sagan etc
like i get being salty but dude rode his way into that jersey, cmon

Once again I'm left wondering what Gary Imlach does for the rest of the year. I might be alone here but I really like the ITV coverage, they all have a kind of wry humour that I enjoy apart from anything else.

Anyone who got any of the jerseys deserved it despite big names dropping out imo

(Also will add I enjoyed what I saw of La Course -- had to do a bit of catch up both days, nice pursuit in Marseille there.)

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 23 July 2017 23:26 (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

First stage was good, but it seems like the second stage's format didn't work for most people, including the riders themselves and I'm inclined to agree. I suppose it's a minor victory for women's cycling that it's double the length of previous editions, but I don't understand why they got rid of the Champs Elysees sprint they had in previous years tbh

weird seeing comments on matthews green jersey that he didnt deserve it / belongs to sagan etc
like i get being salty but dude rode his way into that jersey, cmon

― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, July 23, 2017 11:03 PM (nineteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

See I follow a lot of commentary but have not heard anything even remotely close to this. Matthews not deserving green? Belongs to Sagan?! Different strokes I guess, idgi.

Yeah I was about to ask if we should start a general non-TdF cycling thread --
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:23 PM (fifty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

We def should, and need one. Consider it done.

La Course was a bit weird. But the ultra-conservative ASO deserves an inch of praise for experimenting and not just hosting a women's race but also trying to make it an attractive race. Don't think they succeeded this year, but it's a process since 2013 and it's not going away, which is good.

La Course Stage 1 was p great but I havent had a chance to see Stage 2 except for a few higlight clips.

i'd be into a general cycling thread. i get a lot of the non tour events bcz of my tdf event season pass with nbcsn so i should get san seb & vuelta i think
i dont usually watch but i might with ongoing chats :)

re commentating

most annoying thing this year for me re Phil & Paul is their endless nonsensical fanfics about what riders are saying or their motivations all spouted with this air of knowitallness, its really ridiculous

it's like listening to two kids playing TdF with little cycling toys and making up stories about the riders

lol

i would rather bob & christian & jens do their own commentary from upstairs tbh

La Course was a circus, ridiculous format. I love cycling so much, I honestly find it heartbreaking that it's 2017 and they can't sort themselves out. Plenty of major sporting events from Wimbledon to the London Marathon have parity in coverage and prize money between the men's and women's competitions. Even the bloody Boat Race! There's no excuse for the sports which haven't got their acts together on this.

Honourable mention for British Cycling's stance obv.

Dan Martin rode the last 12 stages with two fractured vertebrae.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dan-martin-diagnosed-with-two-fractured-vertebrae-after-tour-de-france-top-10/

jesus

Yech indeed.

Hey didn't Le Bateau say he'd start a general cycling thread?

Started a punless Rolling Pro Cycling thread, let's see how it fares.