Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Just off to Utah Normandy for the todays conclusion of stage 1 Mont St Michel to Utah Beach of 2016 tour with my little 43 year old boy, hoping of course for Cav win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I think this is Cav`s last chance of wearing yellow for a couple of stages TBH although he does seem to be coming good after a relatively lean (for him) couple of seasons. Really want Chris Froome to get the three back to back wins and see no reason why he can`t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Playing spot the doper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Can't help thinking of Rising Damp's 'Miss Jones' (Frances de la Tour) whenever this race is mentioned.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, TRL said: Playing spot the doper? The testing in recent times has improved significantly but to some riders/teams that is just another challenge to ourwit. There'll always be those willing to cheat but the chances of being found out are greater than they've ever been. Is it worth the risk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 2 minutes ago, Robbored said: The testing in recent times has improved significantly but to some riders/teams that is just another challenge to ourwit. There'll always be those willing to cheat but the chances of being found out are greater than they've ever been. Is it worth the risk? I lost interest completely at it so much so I don't even want to know or am interested in the winner even though these isles have been successful recently. Prestige has gone and I have as much faith in it as the Russian athletics team. Dead sport fot me now. May as well just make doping legal and be done with it imo... Risk gone let them wreck their bodies for riding a bicycle if they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 3 hours ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: Just off to Utah Normandy for the todays conclusion of stage 1 Mont St Michel to Utah Beach of 2016 tour with my little 43 year old boy, hoping of course for Cav win. @Mad Cyril is over there too. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Two weeks of decent daytime TV. Really want to go over one year to watch.. Need to save up for that campervan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Brilliant. So happy for Cav. Great stuff. Off to Bern for stage 16 and 17 with a rest day in between. Was there at the Tour de Suisse last year but never been to the TdF. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Tomarse said: Two weeks of decent daytime TV. Really want to go over one year to watch.. Need to save up for that campervan Three!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 7 hours ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: Just off to Utah Normandy for the todays conclusion of stage 1 Mont St Michel to Utah Beach of 2016 tour with my little 43 year old boy, hoping of course for Cav win. Go Cav. Get in my son! Typical Cav finish, sheer power holds off the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: Three!!!!! Yes! Nice one Cav, he's looking in fine fettle for the Olympics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Just got back, Utah beach was closed by the time we arrived, so Sainte Mére Eglise 10k away was as close as we could get, great day as usual and made doubly great when we learned that Cav had won. Thinking very strongly about going to Angers for stage 3 on Monday. Will post some photos later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 32 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: Just got back, Utah beach was closed by the time we arrived, so Sainte Mére Eglise 10k away was as close as we could get, great day as usual and made doubly great when we learned that Cav had won. Thinking very strongly about going to Angers for stage 3 on Monday. Will post some photos later. Was some lovely nods to both WW1 & 2 on the TV Commentary. Most striking was the wreck of a d day landing boat at Utah. Never realised its the first time Cav has had the yellow. That's all three grand tours he's held it now I guess, not a bad achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 29 minutes ago, Tomarse said: Was some lovely nods to both WW1 & 2 on the TV Commentary. Most striking was the wreck of a d day landing boat at Utah. Never realised its the first time Cav has had the yellow. That's all three grand tours he's held it now I guess, not a bad achievement. Yes it is the first time, that`s why it meant so much to him as it was pretty much all his collection was missing. 25 stage wins now too - will that ever be beaten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: Yes it is the first time, that`s why it meant so much to him as it was pretty much all his collection was missing. 25 stage wins now too - will that ever be beaten? 27 stage wins for Cav. He's one behind Hinault and 7 behind Merckx. Not sure he'll catch the latter but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 After the race had passed, went to a bar for a cider and a bloke came up to me and said "is that a Bristol City shirt you're wearing mate?" he was a member of Bristol Road Club, small world. Photos next, including Cav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robbored Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 No video on your phone?.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 17 minutes ago, MichaelRobartes said: 27 stage wins for Cav. He's one behind Hinault and 7 behind Merckx. Not sure he'll catch the latter but who knows. Sorry, meant to say a record number of sprint stages. He should at least equal Hinault now barring accidents but Merckx is probably a bit too far ahead as you say unless he has a real storming race and wins virtually every flat stage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 3 minutes ago, Robbored said: No video on your phone?.......... These were selected from 142 photos taken in burst mode, which is like video RR, but the quality is better. They show the start to the end of the peloton, with Cav in photo no.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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