Tour de France *** 2012 *** [LIVE THREAD]

Various ^ | TdF Starts June 30th!! | Varous

[Ready4Freddy]

The Tour starts next Saturday, June 30th!

Now I need to find my ping list & html templates!

[Vision]

Did they just say the leaders were delayed by a train?

[Ready4Freddy]

1. SUICANCELLARA Fabian 12 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 05h 05’ 32’’
2. GBRWIGGINS Bradley 101 SKY PROCYCLING 05h 05’ 39’’ + 00’ 07’’
3. FRACHAVANEL Sylvain 192 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 05h 05’ 39’’ + 00’ 07’’
4. USAVAN GARDEREN Tejay 9 BMC RACING TEAM 05h 05’ 42’’ + 00’ 10’’
5. NORBOASSON HAGEN Edvald 102 SKY PROCYCLING 05h 05’ 43’’ + 00’ 11’’
6. RUSMENCHOV Denis 131 KATUSHA TEAM 05h 05’ 45’’ + 00’ 13’’
7. BELGILBERT Philippe 4 BMC RACING TEAM 05h 05’ 45’’ + 00’ 13’’
8. AUSEVANS Cadel 1 BMC RACING TEAM 05h 05’ 49’’ + 00’ 17’’
9. ITANIBALI Vincenzo 51 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 05h 05’ 50’’ + 00’ 18’’
10. CANHESJEDAL Ryder 61 GARMIN-SHARP-BARRACUDA 05h 05’ 50’’ + 00’ 18’’
11. GERKLÖDEN Andréas 15 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 05h 05’ 51’’ + 00’ 19’’
12. NEDMOLLEMA Bauke 153 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 05h 05’ 53’’ + 00’ 21’’
13. BELMONFORT Maxime 16 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 05h 05’ 54’’ + 00’ 22’’
14. SLOBRAJKOVIC Janez 181 ASTANA PRO TEAM 05h 05’ 54’’ + 00’ 22’’
15. USAVANDE VELDE Christian 68 GARMIN-SHARP-BARRACUDA 05h 05’ 54’’ + 00’ 22’’
16. ESTTAARAMAE Rein 81 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 05h 05’ 54’’ + 00’ 22’’
17. FRAPERAUD Jean-Christophe 71 AG2R LA MONDIALE 05h 05’ 55’’ + 00’ 23’’
18. GERMARTIN Tony 196 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 05h 05’ 55’’ + 00’ 23’’
19. ITAMARCATO Marco 125 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 05h 05’ 55’’ + 00’ 23’’
20. RUSGUSEV Vladimir 134 KATUSHA TEAM 05h 05’ 56’’ + 00’ 24’’

[deport]

the top five of stage one:

1. Peter Sagan (SVK) LIQ - 198km in 4h58’19”

2. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) RNT at same time

3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) SKY at same time

4. Philippe Gilbert (BEL) BMC at same time

5. Bauke Mollema (NED) RAB at same time.

[Baynative]

Bike Ping

RE: 6/25:
"..."...over/under on stage wins for the young Slovak?""

"Sagan is the real deal. I pick him for at least five stage wins."

One down - four to go!

[deport]

“Sagan is the real deal. I pick him for at least five stage wins.”

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Sagan at only 22 years old has had a fabulous racing season this year already with some dozen or more stage wins, a few points wins and other finishes no lower than 5th. If he stays healthy he'll be someone to reckon with in the years to come.

[patriotspride]

I am just praying that NBC doesn’t torture us with Bob Costas. I hope he is occupied sticking his smarmy tabloid interview schtick at the Olympics. If they drag him out to pretend like he knows cycling I have a simple message for them both ...

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Excellent response with the nature break photo.

[Baynative]

He won today in similar style to other stages this year in both California and Switzerland. Without a team to lead him out he joined the chaos at the front and made his move against one of the best.

One thing for others to take note of is that he's not scared of the hills. He's not a pure climber, but he can hold his own and that makes him even more of a threat in some of the stages after the first week with lesser climbs than the alps.

[Cincinna]

H/T Ready4Freddy for the post

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[Ready4Freddy]

Tour de France 2022

Stage 02 - Visé > > > Tournai 207.5KM

Monday, July 2, 2022

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Route

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Profile of the Stage

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Profile of Last Kilometers

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Mountain Passes & Hills

Km 82.5 - Côte de la Citadelle de Namur 2.1 kilometre-long climb at 4.5% - category 4

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(Graphics - letour.com)

[Ready4Freddy]

Stage 2 graphics are up!

[Yogafist]

Yeah, we get it already. The only sport known to man that involves cheating.

[nutmeg]

Thanks so much, Freddy!

[Yogafist]

He’s in. Haven’t heard the whole story, but they talked about it during the Prologue.

[golux]

About 500 extremely unreliable and subjective EPO tests and they all come up with negative As. Then, somebody pulls a years-old B out of the freezer - completely unstable - and it might be positive... So the French press goes haywire. Then of course a few known cheats and liars say so and so is a doper... And there goes the reputation of the world’s greatest, most innovative athlete.

[Ready4Freddy]

Stage02 results:

1. GBR CAVENDISH Mark 103 SKY PROCYCLING 04h 56’ 59’’
2. GER GREIPEL André 114 LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
3. AUS GOSS Matthew Harley 204 ORICA GREENEDGE 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
4. NED VEELERS Tom 219 TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
5. ITA PETACCHI Alessandro 47 LAMPRE - ISD 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
6. SVK SAGAN Peter 57 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
7. BLR HUTAROVICH Yauheni 143 FDJ-BIGMAT 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
8. ARG HAEDO Juan Jose 172 TEAM SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
9. AUS RENSHAW Mark 154 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
10. USA FARRAR Tyler 63 GARMIN-SHARP-BARRACUDA 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
11. ESP ROJAS Jose Joaquin 169 MOVISTAR TEAM 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
12. FRA HINAULT Sébastien 75 AG2R LA MONDIALE 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
13. SVK VELITS Peter 199 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
14. NED VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert 129 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
15. JPN ARASHIRO Yukiya 22 TEAM EUROPCAR 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
16. ESP FREIRE Oscar 133 KATUSHA TEAM 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
17. SLO BOZIC Borut 182 ASTANA PRO TEAM 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
18. AUT EISEL Bernhard 104 SKY PROCYCLING 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
19. NOR BOASSON HAGEN Edvald 102 SKY PROCYCLING 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’
20. NED DE KORT Koen 213 TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 04h 56’ 59’’ + 00’ 00’’

[Ready4Freddy]

Good showing by Radio Shack!

Overall Results after Stage02:

1. SUI CANCELLARA Fabian 12 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 10h 02’ 31’’
2. GBR WIGGINS Bradley 101 SKY PROCYCLING 10h 02’ 38’’ + 00’ 07’’
3. FRA CHAVANEL Sylvain 192 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 10h 02’ 38’’ + 00’ 07’’
4. USA VAN GARDEREN Tejay 9 BMC RACING TEAM 10h 02’ 41’’ + 00’ 10’’
5. NOR BOASSON HAGEN Edvald 102 SKY PROCYCLING 10h 02’ 42’’ + 00’ 11’’
6. RUS MENCHOV Denis 131 KATUSHA TEAM 10h 02’ 44’’ + 00’ 13’’
7. BEL GILBERT Philippe 4 BMC RACING TEAM 10h 02’ 44’’ + 00’ 13’’
8. AUS EVANS Cadel 1 BMC RACING TEAM 10h 02’ 48’’ + 00’ 17’’
9. ITA NIBALI Vincenzo 51 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 10h 02’ 49’’ + 00’ 18’’
10. CAN HESJEDAL Ryder 61 GARMIN-SHARP-BARRACUDA 10h 02’ 49’’ + 00’ 18’’
11. GER KLÖDEN Andréas 15 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 10h 02’ 50’’ + 00’ 19’’
12. NED MOLLEMA Bauke 153 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 10h 02’ 52’’ + 00’ 21’’
13. BEL MONFORT Maxime 16 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 10h 02’ 53’’ + 00’ 22’’
14. SLO BRAJKOVIC Janez 181 ASTANA PRO TEAM 10h 02’ 53’’ + 00’ 22’’
15. USA VANDE VELDE Christian 68 GARMIN-SHARP-BARRACUDA 10h 02’ 53’’ + 00’ 22’’
16. EST TAARAMAE Rein 81 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 10h 02’ 53’’ + 00’ 22’’
17. FRA PERAUD Jean-Christophe 71 AG2R LA MONDIALE 10h 02’ 54’’ + 00’ 23’’
18. ITA MARCATO Marco 125 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 10h 02’ 54’’ + 00’ 23’’
19. RUS GUSEV Vladimir 134 KATUSHA TEAM 10h 02’ 55’’ + 00’ 24’’
20. ESP ZUBELDIA Haimar 19 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 10h 02’ 55’’ + 00’ 24’’

[Ready4Freddy]

Well put, golux.

[OrangeHoof]

The only sport known to man that involves cheating.

Nah, because it's BORING and they cheat. I might watch if they had bounty programs, tire slashing, crooked refs, being able to hit opponents with folding chairs, etc. Include a few scantily-clad strippers and THEN you'd have a sport worth watching!

[patriotspride]

When do you expect to see the action pick up ?

[Ready4Freddy]

Hiya, pp.

Stage 7, the first High Mountain stage, deceiving w/ ‘only’ 3s & a 1, but it's long and has a brutal finish at ~14%.

Or Stage 9, the first ITT.