Tour de France *LIVE* *SPOILERS*

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by simonov

Agreed. And Lance's commentary is boring. It sounds more like he's bro'ing down with Bob Roll than adding valuable color.

I decided to check out his podcast, because he interviewed Bode Miller, and, yeah, he's just boring, and, of course, narcissistic. It was in the end, all about Lance. Bode wasn't very interesting, either.

[Mr. Pink]

The Lexus virtual reality feature is pretty dumb. It's like foozball meets modern gaming, and it's pretty silly, in the end.

[pdmtong]

Originally Posted by nalax

Ewan won!

Originally Posted by redir

That was a workin' mans sprint right there.

see the rider ewan cut off (as he swung wide right to get behind DG) pound on his bars from about 50m all the way across the line...not happy

[Jeff N.]

I was shocked to see LA doing long distance Q&A with PL. Is all forgiven now?

[rustychisel]

Originally Posted by Jeff N.

I was shocked to see LA doing long distance Q&A with PL. Is all forgiven now?

Good sprint, but yes, a swerve at 75m from Ewen to get on the wheel. Good first win, fired up and needed the adrenalin.

I hope this thread stays on topic, but to answer: PL was always confessed LA fan and apologist, and professed to be 'shocked and let down' when the truth came out.

I didn't like it at the time, but he and Sherwen were big LA boosters (Sherwen was press officer for Motorola when LA was on board).

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by Jeff N.

I was shocked to see LA doing long distance Q&A with PL. Is all forgiven now?

Just saw a Specialized Turbo e bike commercial that was kinda witty, with Phil Ligget blowing by Alaphilippe on a hard climb doing non stop commentary and marveling at how flat the road suddenly became, riding their top e bike. I think they should take it one step further and have Phil egging Lance on in a mother commercial with comments like, hey, Lance, I don't care how much you doped, I've got this one!

[mg2ride]

#❤️Lance Armstrong


Always have, hopefully always will

[guyintense]

Originally Posted by pdmtong

see the rider ewan cut off (as he swung wide right to get behind DG) pound on his bars from about 50m all the way across the line...not happy

I was wondering if anyone else saw that, it wasn't mentioned in the broadcast, maybe tomorrow. Not sure who the rider was but he was pissed. Watch the video again and you'll see there was pretty dramatic contact.

[tony_mm]

Originally Posted by guyintense

I was wondering if anyone else saw that, it wasn't mentioned in the broadcast, maybe tomorrow. Not sure who the rider was but he was pissed. Watch the video again and you'll see there was pretty dramatic contact.

I think it is Bonifazio (Team direct energie ). In his interview he complained about the phone that a spectator held in front of him.

[ScottW]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

Just saw a Specialized Turbo e bike commercial that was kinda witty, with Phil Ligget blowing by Alaphilippe on a hard climb doing non stop commentary and marveling at how flat the road suddenly became, riding their top e bike.

Basically plagiarizing what Matt Stephens (formerly of GCN) posted on youtube last month... video of him lazily cruising right on by Fabian Cancellara up a long climb in Switzerland aboard Pinarello's e-bike, whistling along, taking selfies with Michi Schär. LOL
So we've got Phil in the commercial, then NBC using the "ask Peter Sagan" segment to show zero race related content, just him riding the Spesh e-bike on the rest day. The e-bike whoring is almost as annoying as their daily overuse of that Lexus telestrator thingy.

[rustychisel]

Originally Posted by guyintense

I was wondering if anyone else saw that, it wasn't mentioned in the broadcast, maybe tomorrow. Not sure who the rider was but he was pissed. Watch the video again and you'll see there was pretty dramatic contact.

As we know, camera foreshortens distance, so this requires further examination... in any case, the commissars have taken no action.

The rider pounding on his handlebars appears to be baulked by the rider alongside him. He looks sharply to his immediate right when he is impeded (see the front on video).

[guyintense]

Originally Posted by rustychisel

As we know, camera foreshortens distance, so this requires further examination... in any case, the commissars have taken no action.

The rider pounding on his handlebars appears to be baulked by the rider alongside him. He looks sharply to his immediate right when he is impeded (see the front on video).

Check the over head view, it's clear there was contact.

[54ny77]

love this quote:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/...s-epic-battle/

"Having so many GC riders - specifically Pinot - right up there in the overall classification was not only exciting for the race, adding to the local interest and excitement, it arguably worked for Ineos, too. There has been noticeably less talk of Ineos' strength and dominance this year. That could be set to change.

Not that Brailsford will mind. Asked whether any tiny part of him felt it was a shame that Pinot in particular had lost so much time, Brailsford just laughed. “Not one iota,” he answered. “That gene does not exist in my body. I live and breathe and think all day about sticking a knife in - and when you get a chance, twisting it. That's just the nature of the sport we're in. We race to win."

What a stupid question from the reporter. While on earth should the leader of the opposing team feel there is a "shame" when a top contender screws the pooch? What did the reporter want to hear, that Brailsford wanted to give hugs to Pinot? Unbelievable.

[rustychisel]

Originally Posted by guyintense

Check the over head view, it's clear there was contact.

Fair enough. I saw the live coverage late last night (Australian time) so it was about 1.45am. Details are hazy.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by ScottW

Basically plagiarizing what Matt Stephens (formerly of GCN) posted on youtube last month... video of him lazily cruising right on by Fabian Cancellara up a long climb in Switzerland aboard Pinarello's e-bike, whistling along, taking selfies with Michi Schär. LOL
So we've got Phil in the commercial, then NBC using the "ask Peter Sagan" segment to show zero race related content, just him riding the Spesh e-bike on the rest day. The e-bike whoring is almost as annoying as their daily overuse of that Lexus telestrator thingy.

Come on!

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