Tour de France 2010

alphabassettgrrl · 07-16-2010, 05:21 AM

I never did hear what the fight was about. Cadel Evans punched at another rider on another of the early stages, toward the finish. Didn't find out what spurred that, either.

So far what I've seen is Renshaw is expelled. Maybe the continued fouls are why they decided to crack down on Renshaw, hoping that further nastiness will be reduced.

Some people are saying Julian Dean did something bad, too, though they're not saying what. I guess he got a fine; so did someone else. I forget who.

Just race, guys, right? Win it clean, or lose it fair. Yeah it stinks to lose, but cheating and fighting and nasty? Does not help the sport, nor your chances to win.

MouseWife · 07-16-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

Just race, guys, right? Win it clean, or lose it fair. Yeah it stinks to lose, but cheating and fighting and nasty? Does not help the sport, nor your chances to win.

Exactly.

All of the things that happened to Lance and he still kept going. Riding after breaking off your seat in a crash? Um, wouldn't that hurt really bad?

What did you think about the orange teams handing out of feed bags at that point of the race? Even the commentators said it was a bit odd at that stage. The poor kid who did it looked like 'did I do that???'

I am loving Shleck. {spelling}. Love to see him smile when he is riding. Too bad his brother was injured.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-18-2010, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

All of the things that happened to Lance and he still kept going. Riding after breaking off your seat in a crash? Um, wouldn't that hurt really bad?

What did you think about the orange teams handing out of feed bags at that point of the race? Even the commentators said it was a bit odd at that stage. The poor kid who did it looked like 'did I do that???'

I am loving Shleck. {spelling}. Love to see him smile when he is riding. Too bad his brother was injured.

Hard to say how hard his crash was, and he was probably disconnected from his bike when the seat broke. It's probably carbon fiber, which doesn't handle impact as well as other materials (I think).

The feed zones are always weird, no matter where they put them.

Love Schleck, too. It always makes me cringe when a rider crashes, in part because they so often *break* things. I saw pictures of Frank with his shoulder in a sling, and he posted on Twitter his x-rays showing the plate in his shoulder.

MouseWife · 07-18-2010, 07:15 PM

That's true, didn't think about the carbon fiber, so light, but, then more easy to break?

True about the feeding zones. The guy only was doing what he was told. They wouldn't have the bags ready if it weren't time, right?

Poor Frank! I hope Andy does very well {I do wish for Levi to do well, too} but it would be sweet if his brother were there helping him. He is fighting Contador every step of the way.

Weren't he and his brother 2nd and 3rd, maybe last year?

07-16-2010, 05:21 AM	#1
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I never did hear what the fight was about. Cadel Evans punched at another rider on another of the early stages, toward the finish. Didn't find out what spurred that, either. So far what I've seen is Renshaw is expelled. Maybe the continued fouls are why they decided to crack down on Renshaw, hoping that further nastiness will be reduced. Some people are saying Julian Dean did something bad, too, though they're not saying what. I guess he got a fine; so did someone else. I forget who. Just race, guys, right? Win it clean, or lose it fair. Yeah it stinks to lose, but cheating and fighting and nasty? Does not help the sport, nor your chances to win. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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07-18-2010, 07:15 PM	#4
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	That's true, didn't think about the carbon fiber, so light, but, then more easy to break? True about the feeding zones. The guy only was doing what he was told. They wouldn't have the bags ready if it weren't time, right? Poor Frank! I hope Andy does very well {I do wish for Levi to do well, too} but it would be sweet if his brother were there helping him. He is fighting Contador every step of the way. Weren't he and his brother 2nd and 3rd, maybe last year? __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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