TdF - Stage 20

tenacious1 · July 25, 2014, 09:17:13 PM

54k ITT with a few hills for good measure.

This surely belongs to Tony Martin -- since Spartacus went home early.

tenacious1 · July 25, 2014, 09:26:47 PM

Horner (again) http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horner-now-i-go-to-the-vuelta-to-win He'll be getting a ton of press in the next two months.

tenacious1 · July 25, 2014, 09:36:41 PM

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/news/road/poll-pick-funniest-tour-moment_338326

These are good but especially check out Demare's emergency nature break.

wherestheportojohn · July 26, 2014, 07:00:23 AM

Quote from: tenacious1 on July 25, 2014, 09:36:41 PM
http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/news/road/poll-pick-funniest-tour-moment_338326

These are good but especially check out Demare's emergency nature break.

I totally get it.
I'm guessing his colon screamed, "What would PortyMum do?"
And he answered, "Any port in a storm, dammit!"

tenacious1 · July 26, 2014, 07:23:13 AM

Very resourceful. And think of the bragging rights for the camper owner!

VP of Tea · July 26, 2014, 09:52:53 AM

The only thing I don't like about this is that it is no fun to watch once you know the results (which is impossible to avoid if you read dutch newspapers and I do, especially now with the whole MH17 thing). And, I am at work so I can't watch live. Oh well.

I think it might be

1. Nibali (duh)
2. Peraud
3. Valverde (I hope he gets 3rd, as he got shafted last year with that puncture during the echelons)
4. Pinot (with a white jersey to console him and many more years to try)
5. Van Garderen (fingers crossed!)
6. Bardet
7&8 Bau and Lau (that moniker cracks me up, so I'm going with it). I realize nobody cares about 7 or 8, but I am throwing them in there anyway.

wherestheportojohn · July 26, 2014, 10:30:44 AM

Jens

VP of Tea · July 26, 2014, 10:44:21 AM

So far Van Garderen is doing well. Bau & Lau both lost a spot to Konig. Doofuses.

VP of Tea · July 26, 2014, 12:57:08 PM

Yay Tejay!

ctjim · July 26, 2014, 01:20:29 PM

Quote from: VP of Tea on July 26, 2014, 10:44:21 AM
So far Van Garderen is doing well. Bau & Lau both lost a spot to Konig. Doofuses.

Great ride by TJ.
Did Mollema and Ten Dam actually ride their bikes for the TT, or did they just walk it?

tenacious1 · July 26, 2014, 05:16:43 PM

I read Bardet got a flat which cost him 5th place. Oh well, I'm still happy for TJ.

Horner was supposed to be using this to test his TT readiness ahead of the Vuelta. I think the reading is "NOT READY!"