Stage 10 "live" coverage
Don't expect lots of info about what is going in the race. Instead, lots of snarky comments and observations as I watch the online coverage.
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Prepare for armageddon. Race radios won't be allowed in the Tour today. Oh, no!
Of all the objections to the ban that have been raised, the one that gnaws at my gut is "What if a GC rider has a mechanical?"
He waits for his team vehicle. That's what he does. Just like riders did for the 90+ years before race radios.
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I'm liking the small, quiet roads of today's stage. Seems to be a good area for riding.
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No, Mr Snail, don't cross the road!!!!! You are going to get squished!!!!
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Whew, Mr Snail survived.
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Ignatiev is playing the three Frenchies for chumps by letting them do all the work on Bastille Day and they seem only to happy do so. If this break should stay away, which I doubt, he ought to win.
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Please, no more polka dot shorts. You look like a clown. Why not complete the outfit with a foam nose and big, floppy shoes?
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How did Arvesen crash? Damn it! Take a work break and something actually happens in the race. A little investigation shows that it was apparently just a typical crash in the pack. Must be the lack of race radios.
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Phil and Paul discussing the difficulties of confining snails on a snail rearing farm. Good stuff.
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Phil with one of his cycling flashbacks. Wanting to call Cedric Vasseur by his father's name, Alain. Some things never change.
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Lots of chit-chat going on in peloton.
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I must say the Versus online coverage is nice without any commercials and adverstisements flashing across the screen. Just Phil and Paul chattering away nonstop. Quite enjoyable.
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Discussing Brian Vandborg's low heartrate of 128 bpm as the race enters the town of La Chatre Phil says "you couldn't light a candle with that." What does that mean?
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Uh oh, an Ag2r rider had a flat. Wow, he managed to change that flat without a race radio. Miracles do happen.
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This is obviously going to come down to a sprint. QuickStep is working at the front. Let's see if Boonen can do absolutely nothing again.
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Arvesen looks like he is going to have trouble finishing with the pack.
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20 clicks to go!
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Dumoulin is a midget.
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Mavic's yellow shoes are ugly.
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Those clouds don't look good. Rainy finish? That would be cool.
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Milram should have some udders in the stomach area on their jersey.
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10 clicks to go - 30 second gap
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Columbia assembles a train
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5 clicks - 21 seconds
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"The horrible straight road before we get into the curly bits" - Phil. Sounds like a Freudian reference.
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Valiant, but futile, last ditch effort by Hupond.
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Too fast around that turn guys. Ouch!
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1 click to go
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Columbia is just a machine in the sprints.
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Guess what? Boonen did nothing again.
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Prepare for armageddon. Race radios won't be allowed in the Tour today. Oh, no!
Of all the objections to the ban that have been raised, the one that gnaws at my gut is "What if a GC rider has a mechanical?"
He waits for his team vehicle. That's what he does. Just like riders did for the 90+ years before race radios.
-----------
I'm liking the small, quiet roads of today's stage. Seems to be a good area for riding.
-----------
No, Mr Snail, don't cross the road!!!!! You are going to get squished!!!!
-----------
Whew, Mr Snail survived.
-----------
Ignatiev is playing the three Frenchies for chumps by letting them do all the work on Bastille Day and they seem only to happy do so. If this break should stay away, which I doubt, he ought to win.
-----------
Please, no more polka dot shorts. You look like a clown. Why not complete the outfit with a foam nose and big, floppy shoes?
-----------
How did Arvesen crash? Damn it! Take a work break and something actually happens in the race. A little investigation shows that it was apparently just a typical crash in the pack. Must be the lack of race radios.
-----------
Phil and Paul discussing the difficulties of confining snails on a snail rearing farm. Good stuff.
-----------
Phil with one of his cycling flashbacks. Wanting to call Cedric Vasseur by his father's name, Alain. Some things never change.
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Lots of chit-chat going on in peloton.
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I must say the Versus online coverage is nice without any commercials and adverstisements flashing across the screen. Just Phil and Paul chattering away nonstop. Quite enjoyable.
-----------
Discussing Brian Vandborg's low heartrate of 128 bpm as the race enters the town of La Chatre Phil says "you couldn't light a candle with that." What does that mean?
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Uh oh, an Ag2r rider had a flat. Wow, he managed to change that flat without a race radio. Miracles do happen.
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This is obviously going to come down to a sprint. QuickStep is working at the front. Let's see if Boonen can do absolutely nothing again.
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Arvesen looks like he is going to have trouble finishing with the pack.
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20 clicks to go!
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Dumoulin is a midget.
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Mavic's yellow shoes are ugly.
-----------
Those clouds don't look good. Rainy finish? That would be cool.
-----------
Milram should have some udders in the stomach area on their jersey.
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10 clicks to go - 30 second gap
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Columbia assembles a train
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5 clicks - 21 seconds
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"The horrible straight road before we get into the curly bits" - Phil. Sounds like a Freudian reference.
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Valiant, but futile, last ditch effort by Hupond.
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Too fast around that turn guys. Ouch!
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1 click to go
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Columbia is just a machine in the sprints.
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Guess what? Boonen did nothing again.
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