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Le Tour d' France 2016 ( [not] Live thread)
Le Tour ^ | July 2, 2016 | staff

Posted on 07/02/2016 9:28:55 AM PDT by Baynative

Day one of the 2016 tour finished right at Omaha Beach in Normandy France. With the 70th anniversary of "D" Day coming this week the message of remembrance is a stark contrast to the condition of our world today.

(Excerpt) Read more at letour.com ...


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To: PeteB570

Been a lot of good racing and finishes the past few days. Rest Day tomorrow.


101 posted on 07/18/2016 10:03:54 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: PeteB570

Been a lot of good racing and finishes the past few days. Rest Day tomorrow.


102 posted on 07/18/2016 10:04:02 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: Baynative

Third Photo finish this tour.

Love when it takes a few minutes to figure out who won the stage.


103 posted on 07/19/2016 5:13:12 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: PeteB570
After what happened in Nice, I wonder if any security measures have been installed or beefed up for the tour.

There's so much countryside and occasional vehicles with spectators scattered around the route, any of them could be a potential terrorist with explosives.......

104 posted on 07/19/2016 5:19:52 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (If only Hillary had married OJ instead......)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I went to Velonews to see if I could find it but couldn’t.

I seem to have read somewhere that the Tour increased security forces by 1,500 the last couple of days.


105 posted on 07/19/2016 5:25:30 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: PeteB570
Three photo finish stages that still don't add up to more than six inches.

That's probably why at my first cycling camp thrusting your bike was emphasized repeatedly.

106 posted on 07/19/2016 8:55:12 AM PDT by Baynative (Freedom; the dream of every human, the birth right of every American.)
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To: nutmeg; whattajoke; Aeronaut; jern; concentric circles; Petronski; Voss; glorgau; Cecily; ...

Bike Ping

Well, I got behind in a heavy work and house moving schedule clash and the tour thread sort of starved.

But, just for the heck of it...

Speaking of photo finishes. Here's a video flashback of a sprint that made is all flinch.

107 posted on 07/30/2016 7:27:58 AM PDT by Baynative (Freedom; the dream of every human, the birth right of every American.)
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To: Baynative

Just over 40 years ago in 1975 a criterium race was held in downtown Seattle at Pioneer Square. Throughout the day as street people woke up from their alcoholic stupors they kept wandering into the street and causing numerous crashes. Several riders were seriously injured, but in each instance the bums didn’t seem to be hurt. If bystanders had not been vigilant it would have been much worse. I don’t remember another time when a race in downtown Seattle was attempted again. The Nationals in 1977 were held in a residential neighborhood and at a car race track out in the county.


108 posted on 07/30/2016 7:52:09 AM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: Baynative

I’m still behind too. Just finished stage 17? in the Swiss Alps. Most beautiful scenery ever. Saw the Devil for the 5th time.
The race needs a shakeup. Maybe we’ll see a new unknown underdog next year.


109 posted on 07/30/2016 8:23:32 AM PDT by Ms. AntiFeminazi
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To: Baynative

have appreciated your pings and the threads.. thank you


110 posted on 07/30/2016 8:42:44 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't Tell God how big your storm is... tell your storm how BIG your God is!)
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To: fireman15
I've ridden in the Giro in SF where the crowds are sizeable and the interest seems genuine. But, in some other towns it seems that most folks take the race as a curiosity at best, or even a nuisance.
111 posted on 07/30/2016 9:01:18 AM PDT by Baynative (Freedom; the dream of every human, the birth right of every American.)
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To: Baynative

The usual names get medals at the Rio games.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37037338


112 posted on 08/10/2016 1:05:20 PM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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