I've minced out of it this morning feeling a bit sick and my ankle hurts (a bit). Also my young lady convinced me that staying bed a bit longer may be worth my while.
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The Official 98th Tour de France, thread, 2011.
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I've minced out of it this morning feeling a bit sick and my ankle hurts (a bit). Also my young lady convinced me that staying bed a bit longer may be worth my while.
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Why, have you got a turbo trainer set up, there?Also my young lady convinced me that staying bed a bit longer may be worth my while.
Something like that, with one of those things so you can pretend that you riding in the Tour. I have to say that Turbo trainers are my definition of hell. Why would you ride in doors when you can ride outside, no matter what the conditions it is nicer to get the fresh air in your lungs.
They make time not only stand still but seemingly go into reverse.
Woodchip
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I've often got off a turbo trainer thinking my time would have been better spent in an empty bathtub trying to have a wash (or even worse... watching Daybreak).
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I'm well happy with my ride, 56miles in slightly over 3hrs.
We got caught in 2 downpours, sadly the second one was on the final ramp up Harting Down.
So coming down we were on a switchback descent, 370 ft, in 3/4 of a mile, going through rivers, on 23mm slick tyres.
We got caught in 2 downpours, sadly the second one was on the final ramp up Harting Down.
So coming down we were on a switchback descent, 370 ft, in 3/4 of a mile, going through rivers, on 23mm slick tyres.
Was this where today's max heart rate was achieved?
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Arrggghhh, pure frustration coming home, about 15 out, I got a full blast of chip shop smell.
By the time I was home, I was climbing the walls.
Shower, quick post, and off into the village for chips and both shops were shut.
I NEED CHIPS NOW
By the time I was home, I was climbing the walls.
Shower, quick post, and off into the village for chips and both shops were shut.
I NEED CHIPS NOW
Horton's halftime iceberg
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Good stuff, Horton.
Nice straight lines in that sprint.
Nice straight lines in that sprint.
Tyrone Biggums
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Brajkovic down and out, bugger it.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Contador has just crashed. Is he going for the Denis Menchov award?
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cycling/livematch/429377.html (87km to go)
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cycling/livematch/429377.html (87km to go)
Thats a real shame, he is the only rider I have any time for on Retirement Shack.
Having seen the intermediate sprint again it is Rojas who comes off his line, he should have his points taken of for this sprint if the commissars are consistent.
It's really going off now isn't it. Garmin are trying to destroy the field. Riders crashing all over the place. The breakaway are getting pulled back at such a crazy rate. They've lost 5 minutes in less than 30km.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Sorensen + bike being dragged along by one of the motorbikes? That can't be right, surely.
Not sure what the motorbike was up to there. First two times I saw that crash I could not work out where Sorensen's bike was, the motorbike seemed to take it on quite a way. Cheaper than buying one yourself though, I suppose.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
I'm stuck at work so only got text commentary. I'll have to watch the highlights tonight.