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    This sucks



    Hoping it's not a serious injury. It was going to be fun to see him and Geraint go at it this year.
    "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

  • #2
    Originally posted by Moliere View Post
    This sucks



    Hoping it's not a serious injury. It was going to be fun to see him and Geraint go at it this year.
    Apparently it's a femur fracture. Poor guy.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by SteelBlue View Post
      Apparently it's a femur fracture. Poor guy.
      ouch. I hated watching him ride, but man that sucks.

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      • #4
        I watched the Tour for several years starting with the last year that Lance Armstrong competed in it. I was pretty much wasting the entire month of July trying to keep up with my daily recordings of it. Then they had drug scandal after drug scandal and I decided to stop following it. Haven't really missed it.

        I also followed the Dakar Rally (all motorized stuff, but at least as tough on competitors) for a few years, but you can only get highlights for that, so you only "waste" about half an hour per day. I've almost completely dropped out of following sports other than NBA championships when a team I like is in there. I'm seriously wondering if the Warriors can pull out another win.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by SteelBlue View Post
          Apparently it's a femur fracture. Poor guy.
          Femur, ribs and elbow. Sounds like a brutal crash. Odd thing is that it was a training run on an ITT, which makes me wonder if he just lost control or lost concentration at some point.
          "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Scott R Nelson View Post
            I watched the Tour for several years starting with the last year that Lance Armstrong competed in it. I was pretty much wasting the entire month of July trying to keep up with my daily recordings of it. Then they had drug scandal after drug scandal and I decided to stop following it. Haven't really missed it.

            I also followed the Dakar Rally (all motorized stuff, but at least as tough on competitors) for a few years, but you can only get highlights for that, so you only "waste" about half an hour per day. I've almost completely dropped out of following sports other than NBA championships when a team I like is in there. I'm seriously wondering if the Warriors can pull out another win.
            Cool story.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Moliere View Post
              Femur, ribs and elbow. Sounds like a brutal crash. Odd thing is that it was a training run on an ITT, which makes me wonder if he just lost control or lost concentration at some point.
              They'd said earlier that Froome was blowing his nose and that the wind evidently caught his disc wheel and sent him sideways.

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              • #8
                Geraint Thomas crashes out of the Criterium du Dauphine. Doesn’t sound like it’s too bad but he did abandon and was taken to the hospital. With Dumoulin still nursing a sore knee from his crash in Italy, this could be a wide open Tour de France.
                "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Moliere View Post
                  Geraint Thomas crashes out of the Criterium du Dauphine. Doesn’t sound like it’s too bad but he did abandon and was taken to the hospital. With Dumoulin still nursing a sore knee from his crash in Italy, this could be a wide open Tour de France.
                  That's crazy that so many top contenders are having problems.

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                  • #10
                    Merckx record for stage wins is safe, Cavendish was left off this years tour by his team. I think it was safe anyway enough if he was put on the team, his days of winning are behind him.
                    http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/...ark-cavendish/

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by RC Vikings View Post
                      Merckx record for stage wins is safe, Cavendish was left off this years tour by his team. I think it was safe anyway enough if he was put on the team, his days of winning are behind him.
                      http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/...ark-cavendish/
                      It was disappointing they left him home, IMO. And to add to it, Renshaw just announced his retirement. The changing of the sprinting guard, I guess.
                      PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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                      • #12
                        The Grand Depart from Brussels was very nice. I spent my HS years in Brussels and enjoyed watching all the landmarks on the coverage. It is amazing how much Eddy is still venerated there. The TTT course passed within half a kilometer from where I lived and about 1k from my school. I had hoped to make it there for the race, but it was not to be.

                        Today's stage was very interesting. Alaphilippe looked good.
                        PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by creekster View Post
                          The Grand Depart from Brussels was very nice. I spent my HS years in Brussels and enjoyed watching all the landmarks on the coverage. It is amazing how much Eddy is still venerated there. The TTT course passed within half a kilometer from where I lived and about 1k from my school. I had hoped to make it there for the race, but it was not to be.

                          Today's stage was very interesting. Alaphilippe looked good.
                          It was a fun stage to watch. I like the stages with the punchy hills at the end. Makes it interesting.
                          "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                          • #14
                            Might have to track down and listen to Armstrong’s podcast during the race. Any subscribers here?


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                            I told him he was a goddamn Nazi Stormtrooper.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Dwight Schr-ute View Post
                              Might have to track down and listen to Armstrong’s podcast during the race. Any subscribers here?


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                              I subscribe. The best thing is Hincapie and Bruyneel. I feel a bit guilty, as it’s like a dopeur hall of fame. But they do know cycling.
                              Last edited by creekster; 07-09-2019, 07:27 AM.
                              PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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