Tour De France 2013

[Rors]

Kicking off just about now. No prologue this year though :(

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Froome. :bow:

Although Contador is back this year.

[Rors]

Yick.

Jens Voigt too! :faint:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOi4NB4lhrw

Contador going for the sprint victory. :haha:

Rightly placed in the end.

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9km to go. :popcorn:

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Masive crash! Cavendish involved, looks like he is back up now though.

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The riders don't know where the finish will be as they can't park the bus. :haha:

Shambles.

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Here we go...

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Marcel Kittel gets the win.

Chaotic first day.

[Cripps_orig]

The druggie to win

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Bakelants wins Stage 2. Although both ITV and BBC thought it was somebody else that won. :lol:

[Rors]

Froome attacking on Stage 2 :bow:

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Sagan. :haha:

What a moron. Thought he had it and slightly eased off at the end.

Gerrans gets it!

[Rors]

Play for the line Sagan you berk!!

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Arrogant idiot tbf.

Also, team time trial today. :bow:

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Geraint Thomas is riding with a fractured pelvis. :blink:

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Orica Greenedge takes the lead! Quick Step. :lol:

Gerrans will be in yellow! Sagan. :haha:

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Radioshack can't threaten the time. Orica wins it! :bow:

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Massive crash in the peleton!

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Sprint finish imminent. :popcorn:

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Cavendish wins! :bow:

And a terrible crash behind him.

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Greipel gets the win today!

[Rors]

Cav left it too late this time, and he knew it too.

[Rors]

Fun really starts today. Super Category climb, Category 1 Mountain top finish :popcorn:

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:popcorn:

Cav. :rose:

[Rors]

Froome :bow: Holy moly

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Missed it. :doh:

ITV Player it is.

[Master Splinter]

Missed it. :doh:

ITV Player it is.

Inventing a time machine will probably be quicker than ITV player tbf.

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On to a sprint finish. :popcorn:

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A plastic bag or something in the road made someone crash really badly towards the end.

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Kittel wins it, from Greipel.

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Cavendish had urine thrown at him today during the time trial. :blink:

[PGFC]

Now that, is taking the piss

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Get that man a catheter.

Also, Froome will be out soon on his TT. Tony Martin is first as it stands.

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Tony Martin does win! Froome second.

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Sprint finish again today.

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Another big crash. :sick:

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Phil Liggett "You'll never catch Cavendish from there". Kittel takes it on the line. :lol:

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Cavendish wins! :bow: Sagan second. Cavendish's 25th stage win of the Tour.

[Rors]

Froome has to watch himself a bit....

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Trentin wins today.

Ventoux tomorrow. :popcorn:

[Rors]

:popcorn: x 2

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10km left. Froome actually has support today.

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Froome attacking Contador and dropped him in fact!

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The Devil. :bow:

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Froome wins! What a man. :bow:

Froome also leads KotM, unless I heard that incorrectly.

[Rors]

:bow: Phenomenal

[GP]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18tuhsl38p3dygif/ku-xlarge.gif

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:lol:

Rui Costa wins today.

Contador has had a mini attack, might be enough to move him in tos econd.

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Contador and Froome have a crash. Minor one though.

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Froome wins the time trial! :bow:

Nine seconds ahead of Contador.

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Alpe-d'Huez today. :bow:

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I didn't realise they have to climb it twice. :haha:

That's insane.

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Someone has crashed out towards the woods. :unsure:

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Contador attacking Froome down the terrible road!

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Now Froome attacks, again. :lol:

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Froome has a flat tyre, I think!

Riders are just at the spectators behest as to whether they take the flags away or not.

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Riblon wins the stage. First French winner this year. :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I saw a bit of this.

It just looks unholy.

Some of the "fans" need throwing off the mountain as well.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Seen reports saying froome has been docked 20 seconds for an illegal feed?

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Yeah that's right. It doesn't mean the food was an illegal product or anything, just that he ate when he wasn't supposed to.

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I saw a bit of this.

It just looks unholy.

Some of the "fans" need throwing off the mountain as well.

I think the bikes should have blades off the side of the handlebars. :good:

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Rui Costa won today, second win of the Tour. :bow:

[Rors]

Organisers were clearly having a laugh when they came up with tomorrow's penultimate stage. Super Category finish!! :wacko: So much for the usual Time Trial/pancake-flat trot towards Paris!

[Ollie the Optimist]

A, I right in thinking that if froome has a lead tomorrow he's won the tour as they don't attack yellow jersey on last stage unless he falls off?

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Yeah that's right.

[GP]

Va Va Froome!

:getcoat:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Yeah that's right.


Is there any particular reason for it?

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Is there any particular reason for it?

Well it's a day for sprinters and generally the winners of the GC won't be sprinters, plus trying to gain four or five minutes on a flat stage will be nigh-on impossible.

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Froome punches a spectator. :haha:

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Quintana wins the stage! :bow:

And wins the white jersey and KotM.

Froome wins the Tour de France (effectively). :bow:

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Night finish in Paris this year.

[Rors]

Good idea I think.

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One lap to go. :popcorn:

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Indurain, Merckx and Hinault being driven around. :lol:

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Kittel wins! Cav. :rose:

Froome. :bow:

[Rors]

Kitten :bow:

Froome :bow: :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

So we wait forever for a TDF winner and now have 2 in 2 years.

Sir Chris Froome?

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Undoubtedly knighted. Even if Prince Phillip is going to be put off by his funny foreign accent.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

He certainly seems more likeable than Wiggins. But then that isn't particularly difficult.

Apparently Wiggins hasn't even taken the time to congratulate him yet either.

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That's Sir Bradley Wiggins to you!

I do agree though.

Also, on to Yorkshire next year.

Skipton. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Why does it start in this country next year? :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No idea. I know they often start in other countries but Yorkshire does seem a bit odd.