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Originally posted by Dwight Schr-ute
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I listen to it on my commute. It’s short enough that it stays interesting and Bruyneel is easily the best thing about it. His predictions are usually spot on. They give a good look into the tactics being used."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 -
Chris Horner seems like the sort of guy who sits in his lawn chair with a Coors in his hand and pontificates on the subject of the moment. He is always quite certain about whatever he is talking about and rarely cares too much about what anyone else says. But he is nice enough and correct often enough that we all keep listening to him.PLesa excuse the tpyos.Comment
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Maybe he got that smug attitude by winning a grand tour race at age 41 at a time when everyone is looking for dirty riders and he didn't get caught.Originally posted by creekster View PostComment
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Probably so. His blood passport values were pretty suspicious, as I recall. And today I read that the spanish have finished up DNA matching with Operacion Puerto blood samples but because the statute of limitations has run on the claims they will not release information. but rumors are that there are several big name cyclists and maybe stars from other sports as well that were identified.Originally posted by RC Vikings View PostPLesa excuse the tpyos.Comment
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SPOILERS STAGE 6
The tour has been interesting to watch this year. Yesterday Sagan won the stage showing his form might be a bit better than some of us thought.
Today it was quite a show on the way up to La Planche des Belle Filles (and for you French speakers, why did Phil keep saying Belle Fils??) The fight for Yellow turned out to be pretty dramatic. Ciccone, who took second on the stage as one of two survivors of a long break, needed to beat Alaphilippe by about 1:30 to take yellow. It looked like it was going to be easy until Alaphilippe contested in the very last few kilometers. His attack was epic but his legs gave way just tens of meters from the line when he started to wobble and weave and it looked like he might actually be unable to keep going upright. Thus, he ends up losing the jersey by about 6 seconds. If his team had chased a little earlier in the race to keep the break under 8 minutes, or if Julian had not put in work to lead out sprinters two stages ago, maybe he would have kept the jersey.
Am I the only one who thinks that Willens, from Belgium, looks a lot like CHicken Legs Rasmussen on the bike? Not quite the same weird form, but still, it reminded me a lot of rasmussen when I was watching him.
Perhaps the most impressive ride, for me, was Geraint Thomas. Ineos looked pretty bad today. They only had three guys near the fron on the last climb. But then, in the last kilometer or two, Thomas put his stamp on the race by accelerating away and grabbing fourth place. He didn't put that much time into the GC riders but he did make a statement. He is ready to go.
it is nice to see Belgians doing so well in this edition of the tour, which is dedicated to Eddy M. and the great belgian riding heritage.PLesa excuse the tpyos.Comment
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That last km yesterday was brutal. When you see these guys standing on their pedals and still just barely moving you know it's steep.Comment
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Le Tour 2019
Tejay out with a broken thumb. Looked like he hit a median earlier in the race. I think he lost 8 minutes yesterday, so he probably knew he was going to crash today.
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This has been a great edition of the Tour. No spoilers, but the wind and some questionable strategies played havoc on the GC standings, which was a big surprise. The last few days have been great. Rest day tomorrow then back to racing.PLesa excuse the tpyos.Comment
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I agree (although I haven't watched today's stage), it's been a very interesting and competitive Tour thus far. And there have been surprisingly few crashes (sorry, Teejay), but I guess those occurred before the Tour began.Originally posted by creekster View PostComment
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The number of crashes has been quite low. Several theories kicked around about why, but it might just be luck of the draw. Tejay was just inattentive and, honestly, did it all by himself. It seems like he is just one of those guys, almost like an american and skewed version of Tommie Voeckler, who is talented and competitive but always has some reason that he is unable to finish or win.Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View PostPLesa excuse the tpyos.Comment
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Wow, didn’t see that coming."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. UchtdorfComment
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Incredible stage today. It’s fun having the old guards hooked up a bit and having some of these younger guys coming in. Movistar is dumb, like really dumb. I’m hoping Alaphillippe holds on tomorrow and goes into the rest day wearing yellow and enough gas to make it to Paris. It would be awesome to have a Frenchman win."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. UchtdorfComment
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The Tourmalet rarely disappoints. I don’t know anything about tomorrow’s climbs, but they look pretty ugly for “only” being Cat 1s.Originally posted by Moliere View Post
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Like they say, the Prat d’Albis rarely disappoints!
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