2019 Tour de France!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Mikie, Jul 6, 2019.


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  1. wc_surveyor

    wc_surveyor Member

    Location:
    Brea
    Name:
    Dean
    Current Bike:
    Giant Anthem SX
    I'm looking forward to Stage 6 on Thursday. Brutal for a first week stage.
     
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  2. bvader

    bvader iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    HB
    Name:
    Mr. Brown
    Off Topic... Tom Hardy's Character one of my All Time favorites... quite literally mesmerizing when on the screen... my eyes glazed over and I was in an awe induced stooper...
     
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  3. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Dude! @Mikie 's guy did the yellow-jersey lead out and helped his sprinter win... Classy move. :thumbsup:
     
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  4. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Yeahhhhhhhh Buddy! What a class act!
     
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  5. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about...:gotnothing:
     
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  6. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    I know the first couple days of the Tour are usually flat, they are a necessity....but they are generally boring as hell.

    Let’s get into the climbing stages, into the attacks.
     
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  7. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Whatever stage I watched yesterday was brutally/stupid steep at the top. Painful. Stage won by - wait, it’s not been 24 hours... some guy on a bike.
     
  8. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Yeah, that finish looked like it hurt. It does still boggle my mind that after that many miles and climbs of the stage, that they still have that kinda kick at the end...not to mention that the gearing they run would make even me sick.
     
  9. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Stage 6
    6 climbs before the final 7th climb that at worse was a 24% Grade! A flippin 24% GRADE!
    My guy Julian Aliphilippe was in kick ass mode but lost the Yellow Jersey by 6 seconds. I suspect he will regain it. And my other brothah Peter Sagan is Green with everyone else’s envy! I should have placed money on this Tour. Amazing finish. I never thought I would see such suffering on that final climb!
     
  10. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    Is there anyway to watch the Tour for no $?
    Looked and can't find anything.
     
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  11. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Is NBCSN a paid subscription channel?

    The Tour de France website shares a highlight video.
     
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  12. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    YouTube doesn’t have a replay?
     
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  13. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    Yep, looks like there are some 3-5 min high lights on you tube....I'll check 'em out. thnx
     
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  14. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Streaming for free!

    tiz-cycling.live

    Usually works for me.
     
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  15. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    The tour would be much better if it was actually a true race. Team tactics are one thing but every rider should carry their own tools and necessary supplies to fix their own flats if required. The "entourage" they ride with is nonsense and not racing as it should be in my opinion. I'll see myself out....
     
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  16. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Read the stories of the old Tour. A guy broke his fork, carried it to town, welded it back together, and finished. He still got dq'ed because someone else pumped the bellows! Those guys were hardcore.
     
  17. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Yep, that's the way they should run.
     
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  18. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Blah blah blah blah...
    I get it, but still... :sneaky:
     
  19. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    If you have a vehicle following you for the entire course with extra wheels, nay, entire bicycles, how is it a competition? I am not denigrating the ability of the racers to power up hills in ways that we only see in video games, but c'mon...oh, my bike broke but I have an extra one right here.

    Not.

    I am reminded of my efforts on the Crusher. 70 miles and 10,000 + gain on road and gravel (of which I finished 35-ish) totally self-supported other than a few feed stations for electrolytes and stuff. You flat, you fix. You break and can't fix, you out. I think the Dirty Kanzaa is the same.

    Or look at the Tour Divide....wanna win? Better have yer stuff in the bag. To me, that's a much better indicator of ability.

    That's the way it's supposed to work.
     
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  20. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Blah blah blah blah...
    I get it, but still... :sneaky:
    (or... read above post)
     
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  21. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Turning into the grumpy old man thread... “back in my day...”

    Apples and oranges. If you want a competition of self-sustaining endurance bicycle events, they exist. If you want the Tour de France, it exists - whether you think they should fix their own flats or not.

    Now get off my lawn!
     
  22. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    It's a team sport plain and simple. It's not about the equipment. It's about the riders and the teams they make up. Now get off my lawn!
     
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  23. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Sorry to see Teejay have to drop out after his crash....that boy has some bad luck at the TdF.
     
  24. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    I remember TJ holding the White Jersey on Team BMC a couple of years ago. Hard to compete against teams like SKY(net)... ;)
     
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  25. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    I remember back in the day you hade to ride your bike uphill both ways in the snow, then when you got home you hade to cut a chord of wood with an axe. Now get off my lawn! :geek:
     
  26. DBMX119

    DBMX119 Member

    Location:
    Huntington Beach
    Name:
    Rick McKee
    All in all that was an insane first week!!!!
     
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  27. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    We haven’t even got to the good stuff yet.
     
  28. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Yeah, all the heroics may be for naught because the machine teams are still intact. The Tour meat grinder is just getting warmed up.
     
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  29. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    Yesterday's split in the winds but some GC contenders 1-2 minutes back. They are probably going to have to get really aggressive in the mountains to try and get that back.
     
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  30. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    And, we have a gap jump. Seen this happen a few times. For yesterday's I first became aware of it when Ben King asked on twitter if one happened because he thought he saw it from in the peloton. Not the smartest thing to do, but always cool to see.

     
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