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- CommentAuthorKatiek
- CommentTimeJul 26th 2010
I'll miss not having the Tour in the mornings. Congrats to Bert and Andy for great rides. I''m mad Peta got green instead of Thor, but he just wasn't making it in the bunch sprints. Great time trial - if Andy maintains his gains, it should be an interesting coming few Tours coming up.
And nice to see Cav get his form back. There was a cute pic of Renshaw (in his "street clothes") hugging Cav after the last stage win. -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 26th 2010 edited
I'm also disappointed that Thor didn't get the green, but his injury prior to the tour really prevented him from getting specialized sprint exercise (and so he lost all mass sprints). Hopefully, he'll be able to fix that to the next tour while also keeping his great condition. Cavendish was totally in a league of his own on Champs Elysées. He literally made everyone else look like they had parked their bikes!
Contador was a deserved winner, all in all, but I'm a bit pissed that the thing with Andy's chain became so decisive.
Also a bit disappointing that Lance didn't even get one stage win in his last tour.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorfommes
- CommentTimeJul 27th 2010 edited
Can't say I agree; Contador was a very undeserved winner. All his competitors fell away due to bad luck, while he himself did literally nothing (apart from that one tiny action in the Alps).
According to some journalists here, it was an exciting Tour. But how is it exciting when most of the times nothing happens, except literally in the last three kilometres? Everyone's saving himself for the Tourmalet, and then we know Contador is probably winning because of that time stage at the end.
And let's see now:
- Yellow jersey: didn't attack, didn't win any stages. Schleck (who highly likely lost more than 39 seconds in that chain incident stage, as he was effectively wheeling away from Contador at that moment, who couldn't keep up) should have got it.
- Green jersey: won two (?) stages, Cavendish FIVE. Cavendish should have won it (though I was rooting for Hushovd too, but that's irrelevant).
- Mountain jersey (what's the English term?): some Frenchman. You're kidding me: this should have gone to one of the top five, obviously.
The organisation needs to reassess a whole lot, in my opinion. It's getting ridiculous. -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 27th 2010 edited
Cavendish screwed things up during the first week of the tour. Otherwise, he would have taken the green for sure.
Also, one of the reasons I think Contador deserved it more or less in the end is how he had total control of Schleck in the stage where they took off together (Col de Tourmalet, I think). Andy clearly tried to break him, but didn't manage to shake him off. In fact, Contador seemed to be the strongest rider. Andy also needs to be a better tempo rider.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorfommes
- CommentTimeJul 27th 2010
I'm not convinced of that. Contador tried, but Schleck had him too. If he could have put Schleck on a distance, he would have, no doubt about that (he would have wanted it for the sake of authority and to establish that he would be the deserved winner.) So they were equally good there, in my opinion. -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011 edited
So it's off again!
I'm pretty confident Contador will win again, but other than that I'm not sure.
I don't think our own Thor Hushovd will get the green jersey this time, and I'm also skeptical to him winning a stage.
Any thoughts?I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011
Not really my bag but I do find it relaxing to watch and it's a great travelogue.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011 edited
Damn, Gilbert won the first stage! Predictable, but still....the guy who shares both my first name and hometown came in 3rd.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorCristian
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011
Thor wrote
Damn, Gilbert won the first stage! Predictable, but still....the guy who shares both my first name and hometown came in 3rd.
I'm also a big fan of Tour de France. What do you say about that crash? Contador and Andy Schleck lost some time. Who is your favorite? -
- CommentAuthorBregt
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011
He's Belgian!Kazoo -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011
Is that an excuse?
On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorfommes
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011
Great finish! Hopefully he can remain in the jersey after tomorrow.
Too bad Andy Schleck lost time, too. -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 2nd 2011 edited
Cristian wrote
Thor wrote
Damn, Gilbert won the first stage! Predictable, but still....the guy who shares both my first name and hometown came in 3rd.
I'm also a big fan of Tour de France. What do you say about that crash? Contador and Andy Schleck lost some time. Who is your favorite?
Yeah, they lost some time, but I think they can afford some loss in the beginning. They'll get more than that in the mountains anyway. I'm not sure which of the favourites came in with the first group. I think most of the top guys came in with Contador (Wiggins, Schleck etc.).I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorCristian
- CommentTimeJul 3rd 2011
Thor you are in yellow!
Great stage, I like team time trial. Nice victory for Garmin-Cervelo and I was surprised by the great performance of BMC team, Evans is looking good so far. -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 3rd 2011
Cristian wrote
Thor you are in yellow!
Great stage, I like team time trial. Nice victory for Garmin-Cervelo and I was surprised by the great performance of BMC team, Evans is looking good so far.
Yeah, they made it by just a single second!
I don't think he'll keep the yellow very long, but it's fun while it lasts.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorfommes
- CommentTimeJul 4th 2011
Good to see Thor in yellow!
Can't they just make the sprint stages 20 kms or something, have them do it in the morning, and then add a real stage?
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- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2011
Historic day for Norway!
Edvald Boasson Hagen wins, Thor Hushovd is no. 3 and also keeps the yellow!!I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorCristian
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2011
Great victory for Boasson Hagen, I think it was a hard stage because of the weather. -
- CommentAuthorFalkirkBairn
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2011
And it was the longest stage of the race.The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2011
Cristian wrote
Great victory for Boasson Hagen, I think it was a hard stage because of the weather.
He was about to win yesterday too, but miscalculated where the finish line was, so he started his sprint way too early. Timed it perfectly this time. I was surprised not see Cavendish, Feilleu, Gilbert or any of the other top sprinters there, but they obviously fell off the extremely long stage.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 8th 2011
Ah shucks, what a sad stage today.
Bradley Wiggins is out of the tour, Edvald Boasson Hagen lost his chance to win the stage and his chances on the white jersey when he had to wait for his team mate Wiggins after the crash, that nitwit Mark Cavendish won, and now the road is paved for Contador to take it home (I'm no big fan of his...not only because of the doping accusations, but because I don't like him as a rider).
At least Thor is still in the yellow, although he'll lose it tomorrow.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorfommes
- CommentTimeJul 9th 2011
I'm no big fan of his...not only because of the doping accusations, but because I don't like him as a rider
I'm thinking a lot of the French are agreeing with you
(And me too.) -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 9th 2011
Fuck it.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeJul 9th 2011
Jesus!
What the hell IS that???'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 9th 2011
Eeew....gross. That's your extent of interest in the TDF, D?
Shock surprise today, with Thor being able to follow the climbers and favourites to the top, thus keeping the yellow yersey for another day.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorCristian
- CommentTimeJul 9th 2011
Thor wrote
and now the road is paved for Contador to take it home (I'm no big fan of his...not only because of the doping accusations, but because I don't like him as a rider).
I didn't like Contador at first but now I like him as a rider. He has a riding style that I think only great cyclist have like Armstrong or Indurain.
Thor is a good surprise for me, he is a sprinter but it seems that now he can climb too. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 9th 2011
Christodoulides wrote
Fuck it.
I'm so pleased I'd already eaten.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 9th 2011
Martijn wrote
Jesus! What the hell IS that???
That's someone who used to love Tour de France so much
Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorThomas Glorieux
- CommentTimeJul 10th 2011
a lot of crashes again, most notably our Belgian hope Van Den Broeck who had to give up
But the car who side swept those 2 cyclist was insane to see though
first a motorcycle, now a car. They are doing a bang up job there
waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh -
- CommentAuthorThor
- CommentTimeJul 10th 2011
Yeah, that car thing was just insane! I hope they take away his driver's licence.
The first crash (not caused by a car) caused Thor and the rest of the main group to wait up, hence losing out the yellow to Thomas Voeckler, who really impresses me. He's insane in those break-outs of his. Third time's the charm, eh?I am extremely serious.