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re: Tour de France. Stage 21. Final Day. Cheers to Froome.

Posted on 7/4/17 at 12:48 pm to
Posted by flvelo12
Palm Harbor, Florida
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 7/4/17 at 12:48 pm to
Sagan disqualified from Tour.

Sagan DQ
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 12:51 pm
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139838 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 12:54 pm to
Wait what happened? Was this we are tired of giving him Green? Let's throw the book at him?
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 12:56 pm
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:02 pm to
It's harsh, no doubt. But he messed up.
Posted by engvol
england
Member since Sep 2009
5054 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:09 pm to
The overhead shows him clearly elbowing Cav

Renshaw got booted for a headbutt side by side that didn't cause a crash years back and I think this was more dangerous.

Bookies just made a she's lad of cash on the green jersey though
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7102 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:28 pm to
Yeah there was a door open when Cavendish tried to squeeze through, but Sagan closed it with an elbow. Rubbin' is racin', but that crossed the line.
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 1:29 pm
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18736 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 3:50 pm to
I thought the elbow looked like dirty pool, but the two former riders in the NBCS booth were very defensive of Sagan and dismissive of any contention that he did wrong.

Stuff happens at lightning speed in those packs, and there is often rubbing of shoulders, but that elbow looked a little much to me. Looks like the stewards also thought so.

Posted by TimeOutdoors
AK
Member since Sep 2014
12120 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 4:57 pm to
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I will link the EPO study released this week I think regarding Lance and the absolute lack of benefits. 


Absolutely fake news. Lance has his lawsuit coming up later this year so you will see more of this garbage. It absolutely gives endurance athletes an advantage.
Posted by Bunsbert Montcroff
Phoenix AZ / Boise ID
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:38 pm to
quote:

Yeah there was a door open when Cavendish tried to squeeze through, but Sagan closed it with an elbow. Rubbin' is racin', but that crossed the line.

ive watched it over and over and it looks like cav is leaning into sagan and sagan is pushing him off. besides that, cav is clearly going down before sagan's elbow comes out in any ostentatious way.

no surprise that sagan's DQ benefits the fdj sprinter the most. fricking uci.
Posted by tigerfan182
Franklin, Tn
Member since Sep 2009
2779 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:59 pm to
8,6,1,2. I'm done
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
35335 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 6:17 pm to
The UCI makes FIFA look clean and benevolent
Posted by NimbleCat
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 7/4/17 at 8:45 pm to
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Absolutely fake news. Lance has his lawsuit coming up later this year so you will see more of this garbage. It absolutely gives endurance athletes an advantage.


I agree with you on this from my own understanding of the EPO usage. I think Lance broke the rules, but dared anyone to catch him. I don't think he was the lone wolf of doping in cycling either though.
Posted by tokenBoiler
Lafayette, Indiana
Member since Aug 2012
4409 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 8:50 pm to
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time for a WOWYHI... Tour de France edition


import random
while True:
..try:
....random.choice(xrange (1,11))
..except:
....print ("Well, you tried")

This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 8:52 pm
Posted by TimeOutdoors
AK
Member since Sep 2014
12120 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 9:25 pm to
He wasn't. There is a pretty good documentary out now about Lance and the TDF. I believe it is on Netflix and Amazon. I've always liked Lance but he did some rotten things to many teammates over the years.

I believe his lawsuit from his time at US Postal is in November. This might break him.
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 9:27 pm
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7102 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 6:23 am to
Watching itseveral times more, I don't think the elbow was the major issue. When Cavendish makes his move, they are sevral feet away from the barrier and there is planty enough space for a move. Sagan knows he's coming and just alters his line and starts driving him towards the barrier. The elbow isn't what put him down, but it might emphasize intent. I think Sagan was at fault, but a DQ is probably a tad severe.
Posted by engvol
england
Member since Sep 2009
5054 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 8:13 am to
Looking forward to today's stage but I'm travelling so might miss the finale

Actually on my way to my dads house who is in the French Alps right between the croix de fer and col du Madeleine but somehow I've never times it right to watch the tour

I think Porte will put time in to people today
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139838 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 9:55 am to
British Postal just took the fun out of this stage

Quintana cracked Aru attacks to win stage. Sherwood hates Contador won't even mention him.

New Yellow, White and Polka Dot wearers tomorrow
This post was edited on 7/5/17 at 10:07 am
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
35335 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 10:11 am to
Aruuuuuuuu! frick the Skybots
Posted by STLhog
Nashville, TN
Member since Jan 2015
17716 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 2:24 pm to
Go back and watch Lances attacks in 99'. Just unreal, absolutely no way you are doing that without PEDs benefit.

Not to mention he took literally everything under the sun.
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7102 posts
Posted on 7/5/17 at 10:03 pm to
Enjoyed this stage, though the drama was compact. It was one of those stages where you can watch only the last 5-10 minutes and you didn't really miss anything. Love a good summit finish. Nice little attack by Aru. A bit shocked by Quintana cracking like that this early on.
ETA: Looking forward to stage 9 on Sunday - 3 HC climbs. Looks brutal.
This post was edited on 7/5/17 at 10:11 pm
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
54835 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:16 am to
WOOF

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