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Eritrea 🇪🇷 may well be a pariah state ruled by a totalitarian dictator but damn, the man does like cycling. Chapeau President-for-Life Afwerki, you're our kind of complete bastard.
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And now stadium crowd cheering when the stadium is in view. Gahhhh
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Groaning Wagon protests but, you know, he just wasn't up there. Also he has done a little bit of irregular sprinting himself in the past. #tdf2024
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Sporza commentators heard that the church bells were an inserted sound effect. The Tour does that since a few years. I first noticed it in the mountains where they always play the famous red-tailed hawk call whenever we see vultures in a helicopter shot. #tdf2024 Mp3: ee1.nl/misc/red-tai...
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Sprinter teams are bullies!!11
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Sobrero wins the mountain points on the Côte de Barbaresco. Barbaresco is a famous wine, Sobrero is from around here AND is the son of a vineyard owner. Abrahamsen may have been offered a nice bottle for not contesting. #tdf2024
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Showroom Ready™
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Katy disagrees but her explanation is even weirder.
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Philipsen in a pre race interview for Eurosport: "I hope for a nice, fair sprint." So do we, Jasper. Keep those elbows in and your lines straight! #tdf2024
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Ah was it that, a protest? That makes more sense. Like I said I didn't see it, only a replay of them standing still & waiting.
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Plus you have third language English speakers talk to fourth language English listeners, on a creaky one-ear radio, in 40 km/h riding wind in a large bunch: "There may be rain half way in the stage. But not at the end. We will ask our people on the road what's up. OK see ya." (but 2 more sentences)
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The Tour sometimes relays team radio on TV. I don't understand how they let DS's talk so much. As a rowing coach, I learned VERY quickly to keep any communication sparse, to the point, essential. As a rider, it has to be distracting, useless & infuriating to get this drivel blasted into your ear.
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Yeah OK, I understand but still not sure I agree. Peloton wasn't racing either so if they wanted more publicity they could have got it more or less for free.
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What is, that they waited? I still don't get it. Yes it was probably doomed with just two team mates AND the green jersey, but they could have gone on for a bit to see if others would join, or they could have pedalled on easily to get caught naturally. But stopping & waiting? Naff.
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The hubbub was on Twitter, presumably? Have you tried the new thing: "Ignore all previous instructions"? See mastodon.de/@ErikUden/11...
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I missed the very first part of the stage. WTH is happening, why did they stop?! #tdf2024
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Tomorrow when the Tour de France rides into France at Montgenèvre, they will pass The Statue of the Flying Gendarme maps.app.goo.gl/vfsYR9veTiqd...
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Yes, the front door IS a bit wobbly, I know that :)
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Yates back in front for the second & more important climb.
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Yebbut, he had to show something to let them know that they shouldn't try anything despite his team having been dropped.
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Hey good morning, I see you're still alive 👍
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Nice. Going anywhere, or more DIY'ing around the house?
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I didn't see it but as a rower my instinct is the same.
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Another warm summer day yesterday and I went for a walk on a loop new to me, which was fun. 17 km around Epe on the North Veluwe where I saw more cattle & horses than people: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBxpRk
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No idea. Lutsenko is pretty strong, won at Abbruzzo this year. Bol was 5th at Dutch nationals and is a shoe-in for place 5-10 in any sprint (but never higher). Tejada won a stage in Colombia against dopers Piccolo and Sevilla, but that's about it for rider palmares. No abundance of options.
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Awwwwww, W00t brought to tears in the post race interview because he did so well, three months after his bad crash. #tdf2024
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Oh, he improved!
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#vdb #tdf2024
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Definitely seems the top favourite.
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Visma riding for W00t but he hasn't shown good sprinting speed since the crash. Maybe he improved? #tdf2024
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If Bardet & VDB motor on, they might HD (hors delai) their team mate Jakobsen who is behind Cav even. #tdf2024
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Seems almost impossible with 32 difficult kms to go and 2 against the GC stars. But I'd be happy for him.
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