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July 15, 2015 at 6:57 pm #1034083
Powerful Pete
ParticipantOn the subject of women’s cycling, stumbled across this blog posting that does a weekly roundup of women-specific cycling news: http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/07/ella-picks-womens-cycling-content-we-loved-this-week-2/
Obviously very Giro Rosa centric this week… some nice videos… even though they make me homesick.
And a site which seems to focus on womens’ racing updates and photo galleries: http://velofocus.com/
July 15, 2015 at 7:04 pm #1034084PotomacCyclist
Participant[Not a spoiler.]
BBC Sport posted this photo in today’s coverage. I don’t know if it’s a file photo or from today’s stage.
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July 15, 2015 at 7:13 pm #1034086ParticipantOfficial video from today’s stage, from the cameras onboard the bikes, posted on DailyMotion. The Tour used the action cameras last year but they have expanded their use this year.
I don’t think the video gives away any spoilers because it’s hard to tell which riders are which. There are also some shots from what appears to be the front of the pack and also some in the middle of the peloton. I couldn’t really tell anything about the results from the video, but be aware that it might be possible to tell (if you are super perceptive).
[video=dailymotion;x2y4re1]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2y4re1_camera-embarquee-etape-11-pau-cauterets-vallee-de-saint-savin-tour-de-france-2015_sport?start=0[/video]
To see the fullscreen video, click on the DailyMotion link to view it on the DM website. Then you can click on the Fullscreen button.
July 15, 2015 at 8:33 pm #1034091
GreenbeltParticipant@PotomacCyclist 120225 wrote:
[Not a spoiler.]
BBC Sport posted this photo in today’s coverage. I don’t know if it’s a file photo or from today’s stage.
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It’s real — that was Warren Barquil trying to catch the main leaders on the Tourmalet descent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUSzsgeZH4g
July 16, 2015 at 6:02 pm #1034132ParticipantAn article about the new GPS tracking devices fitted to all the bikes at this year’s Tour:
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July 20, 2015 at 7:03 pm #1034261ParticipantSpoiler about an incident on the course, but no spoilers for the stage or overall standings:
Two (or three?) cyclists came into contact during the final descent of today’s stage. There is some dispute about who was at fault, but someone took the wrong line around a corner and bumped another cyclist. That cyclist was forced out of the curve and ran directly into a telephone pole, head-first. The video looked bad, but apparently he was able to recover quickly. Spectators helped him out of the ditch and back onto his bike. He finished the stage and joked about losing his sunglasses, which are no longer being produced.
July 20, 2015 at 7:17 pm #1034262TwoWheelsDC
ParticipantToday’s finish was great, but I was gutted by the result! I was also a bit angered by the incident on the descent…that guy is like the albatross hanging around the peloton’ neck.
July 21, 2015 at 6:37 pm #1034334ParticipantI hope the link works. After the first video runs, another video follows where the commentators analyze the crash. Geraint Thomas was the rider who was forced off the road, by Warren Barguil. I think the commentators said that Barguil caused a big pile-up early in this year’s Tour. He was also the cyclist who narrowly avoided the cows on a fast descent, a few days ago.
Other riders have criticized Barguil. Quintana said that Barguil was irritating, because Barguil was taking big risks even though he has almost no shot at making the podium. (He’s in 10th place.) Quintana and Tejay van Garderen were close to Barguil when he took a bad line through the turn. Barguil tried to lay the blame on van Garderen, but vG disputed that. So did Bob Roll and Christian Vande Velde.
As bad as the crash appeared, Thomas was able to get out of the ditch pretty quickly. He only lost about 40 seconds on the group he was riding with, although the breakaway was farther up ahead. After the finish, he joked that he had lost his glasses and that they weren’t made any more. He also said the doctors would ask him his name and date of birth, to test for a concussion. He then said that he thought his name was Chris Froome.
http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/article/2015/07/21/quintana-bags-barguil-after-terrifying-crash
July 21, 2015 at 7:24 pm #1034336ParticipantBarguil overcooked his descent, had no where to go, and bumped Thomas. While it is never pleasant causing a crash, these things happen in racing (and let us remember far worse regularly occurs in sprint finishes). Now, this being the second incident that Barguil has caused in the same grand tour, he better begin to be more careful, or he will find himself with precious few friends in the group…
And I suspect that there was a wee bit of jockeying between Barguil and Van Garderen, with the former losing out before the hairpin. That’s racing.
July 23, 2015 at 4:27 am #1034423ParticipantSimon Geschke of Germany won the stage, his first such victory in a Grand Tour. He was so overwhelmed by the win that he broke down in the post-race interview and sobbed.
But the big news of the day is that Tejay van Garderen abandoned during the stage. He was in 3rd place overall with a good shot at a podium spot. But now he won’t even finish this year’s Tour. The team said he had a minor chest infection over the past few days, which got worse during the rest day. He got dropped early in the stage. He caught up but got dropped again. Eventually he realized that he wouldn’t be able to finish the stage or the Tour. Chris Froome expressed his regrets that van Garderen had to abandon.
On the course, Quintana kept attacking on the climbs but Froome always caught up. They finished with the same time again. The two shook hands soon after the finish, an acknowledgement of the hard riding that both did during the stage.
Froome holds onto his large lead but three more mountain stages remain. Can Quintana catch Froome on a bad day, especially as the accumulated fatigue of 2.5 weeks of racing catches up to everyone? It will be a tough task, but he’s not going to go quietly.
July 23, 2015 at 12:28 pm #1034427Raymo853
ParticipantI was sad to see Contador loos so much time due to his crash.
Did anyone notice the near fall Froome had on the final descent? It was after Contador had fallen, Nibali was leading and Froome just recovered by a hair. Quantana was right behind him and noticed. Soon after Valverde jumped ahead of Nibali (something I thought was not too possible) and Froome was chasing. Assuming Moviestar was trying to catch Froome after a near fall. Makes me wonder what the response would have been if he had fallen.
July 23, 2015 at 12:41 pm #1034428ParticipantYes, good stage. Wondering how much Contador’s Giro win is impacting his TdF performance.
I don’t think Froome can be beat short of a major crisis or fall.
Quintana has not shown the ability to ride away from him, Valverde is not a pure climber and this is definitely not Nibali’s year. Contador might cause trouble, but Sky is simply too strong…
July 23, 2015 at 3:56 pm #1034448ParticipantBTW, footage of the aftermath of the Contador crash and the help from his teammates (Sagan in the green).
http://sporten.tv2.dk/cykling/tour/2015-07-22-se-nye-optagelser-helt-taet-paa-contadors-styrt
Enjoy the Danish commercials!
July 23, 2015 at 4:12 pm #1034449ParticipantI think the Giro is affecting Contador a lot. I still don’t see how someone can win both the Giro and the TdF in the same year in the modern era (i.e., without chemical assistance) unless all the his competitors crash out, have injuries or are suffering from serious illnesses. I know people have won in the past, but I wonder if that was ever done cleanly or if there was as much competition as today.
I didn’t see all of yesterday’s stage, just the end and then some of the summary.
July 24, 2015 at 4:32 am #1034485ParticipantFroome maintains his sizable lead over Quintana and Alejandro Valverde with just two mountain stages left. Anything can still happen but Froome’s chances look pretty good right now.
In a different contest, which rider has the coolest name? Bauke Mollema or Winner Anacona?
Anacona wasn’t supposed to be named Winner though. Here’s his explanation for the name:
“My father, Rodrigo Antonio Anacona, who is a policeman, has always been a big cycling enthusiast,” he explained.
“He was used to listening to the cycling reports on the radio and he was a fan of Andrew Hampsten and Peter Winnen in the 80s. He wanted to name me under his two idols. He didn’t know any word of English though, so he made a mistake and I became Winner.”
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