Tour de France 2023

**helge** · 17-07-2023, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

could the final day end up being a race day instead of a parade?

Not for the two leaders.

Would be a first

(exept for the time trial--LeMond-Fignon)

**thailazer** · 17-07-2023, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Yes, it has been close, and lots of good cycling. But, I'm not really into these characters and teams.

The teams are all UAE, Bahrain (Sky are a nasty toxic management, imho), Israel - not really teams I can easily bond with.

The youngsters are great cyclists, and the coverage is good, also lots (a few?) of old timers (33+) winning stages. Rest day today, so I'll get to sleep before 2am (Korea is 2 hours ahead of Toyland), then the last few days of close cycling - could the final day end up being a race day instead of a parade?

Nice to see Canadian Mike Woods win a stage last week at 36 years old. Yesterday's stage was won by a rider doing his 10th Tour. He paid his dues and deserved the win.

On a related note, one of Greg Lemond's sprinters still lives in Mae Taeng. When we built our place up there I kept hearing about a guy that bikes a lot and got to to know him pretty well. Rode with him a few times and his ability to climb steep concrete roads you find up there was staggering.

**helge** · 18-07-2023, 10:37 PM

Vingegaard made a bit of a statement on the time trial

**thailazer** · 19-07-2023, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by helge

Vingegaard made a bit of a statement on the time trial

He certainly did. I expected a closer time between the two leaders but things changed today.

**Bettyboo** · 19-07-2023, 09:12 AM

Disappointing...

(Keep Malmo clean, put a Dane on the ferry...)

**helge** · 20-07-2023, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Disappointing...

Today even more so

Young brilliant slovenian bicyclist loses 5:45.

Having a bad day. Stomach problems ?

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

(Keep Malmo clean, put a Dane on the ferry...)

Teacher with attitude problems ?

No, and danes do not abuse sheep.

So better lock up your goats !

네 염소를 강간할거야

**Joe 90** · 20-07-2023, 07:06 AM

The most brutalist day so far, monumental mountain climbs!

**Bettyboo** · 20-07-2023, 07:58 AM

Looks like the Dane has this sown up, he's riding very well.
(although, I suspect he abuses goats and sheep - probably from Jutland...)

"Yai har een stoar (lilou?

) pik, sa mo yai kaniper your goat yoften?

**thailazer** · 20-07-2023, 07:55 PM

Not sure how Pogacar's team allowed him to fall yesterday, as they should have been protecting him. I was hoping he would make this a tight race to the end. All the tough climbs are done at this point.

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**helge** · 20-07-2023, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Dane

Yep

Kasper Asgren took the stage today

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

"Yai har een stoar (lilou? ) pik, sa mo yai kaniper your goat yoften?

That's just rotten danish, but understandable.

" Jeg har en stor (lille ?) pik,så må jeg kneppe din ged iaften ?"
"I have a big (small ?)dick, so..can I fuck your goat tonight?

Obviously that you have had a visit to the land of the Beeches on Beaches.

Come back soon

And do BYO

**Bettyboo** · 21-07-2023, 12:00 AM

^ I've spend lots of time in Copenhagen, and enjoyed it loads. I like the Danes a lot (not all of them...

).

Spent a couple of years with a lovely Danish lady, back in the good old days. I never learnt the language well though...

The Danes are excelling in this tour, good on them.

**malmomike77** · 21-07-2023, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

^ I've spend lots of time in Copenhagen, and enjoyed its loads.

i always suspected you cycle cheerleaders were fooking gay.

**helge** · 21-07-2023, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by malmomike77

gay.

Arse...

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

The Danes are excelling in this tour, good on them.

Yes

Unfortunately we are danes and aren't too pleased with this ...success.

Our nature is like: "Argh, fuck; it can only go downhill from here"

**thailazer** · 21-07-2023, 06:46 AM

Some bad juju on Stage 18. I hope they reprimand the green jersey.

**Bettyboo** · 21-07-2023, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by thailazer

Some bad juju on Stage 18. I hope they reprimand the green jersey.

That's the third time (at least) that he has been out of order, imho. One of his stage wins, when he beat Cavendish, he should have been kicked back 5 places, imho for forcing that fella to break hard rather than be pushed into the boards with a massive veer from Mr Green. - But, it stopped Cavendish from getting the record, so the French officials looked the other way...

**Bettyboo** · 22-07-2023, 05:17 PM

These are short and nicely put together videos:

**helge** · 22-07-2023, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

But, it stopped Cavendish from getting the record, so the French officials looked the other way...

English paranoia as always.

Cavendish is a nice and hugely talented guy and fortunately not an english whiner.

Still he is not comparable to Merckx.

**Bettyboo** · 22-07-2023, 05:35 PM

You just can't compare athletes over different periods.

Personally, I don't like Cavendish much, but that nasty bullying Danish sprinter needs a good spanking...

**helge** · 22-07-2023, 05:43 PM

Mads ?

You find him good looking ?

**Bettyboo** · 22-07-2023, 05:57 PM

All Danes are ugly - that goes without saying.

The green shirt fella is a bully (although to be fair, that's part of being a top cycling sprinter).

Emirates will just have to attack today, it won't work, the Tour has gone from them, but should be good watching.

**helge** · 22-07-2023, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

All Danes are ugly - that goes without saying.

True
Not nearly as pretty as you brits.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Emirates will just have to attack today, it won't work, the Tour has gone from them, but should be good watching.

Could be third place and Mountain jersey to ride for.

**Joe 90** · 03-08-2023, 05:26 AM

Worth a watch!

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/815...&clip=81702871

With exclusive access to Mark, his wife Peta, his team-mates, and his coaches. Charting the rise, fall and resurrection of a genuine sporting great and the wiliest, most effective, and most exciting cyclist ever.

**cyrille** · 03-08-2023, 09:12 AM

In the pinball game of life, his flippers are too far apart.

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