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walkswithblackflies
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2017 Tour de France Thread Jul 5, 2017 7:04:57 GMT -8

Post by walkswithblackflies on Jul 5, 2017 7:04:57 GMT -8

I haven't been watching much of the first few stages, but I did catch the end of yesterday's sprint, and it looks like things got more interesting:

Mark Cavendish out of Tour and Peter Sagan disqualified
www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/04/mark-cavendish-crash-tour-de-france-stage-four

Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.

hikingtiger
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2017 Tour de France Thread Jul 5, 2017 8:37:54 GMT -8

Post by hikingtiger on Jul 5, 2017 8:37:54 GMT -8

The rain the first two days made for some tricky riding. Several times it looked (to me) like there was no way to stay upright rounding a corner, but yet they do it...mostly. I swear that one of the riders that lost it on a turn seemed to accelerate while on his butt.

Singing in the shower is all fun and games until you get shampoo in your mouth. Then it just becomes a soap opera.

I know the voices aren't real, but, man, they come up with some great ideas.

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2017 Tour de France Thread Jul 5, 2017 10:35:47 GMT -8

Post by Hungry Jack on Jul 5, 2017 10:35:47 GMT -8

Very controversial DQ but I think it was warranted.

Sagan is probably the most popular rider on the planet. He is a rare talent and exudes charisma. He will almost certainly never win a TDF or grand tour because he's not an elite climber, but he's just an all around great rider. For the Tour officials to DQ him says something.