Tour de France 2017

[donsdaft]

Forget all your close season blues ( I couldn't resist that one) and celebrate the start of the worlds premier sporting event.

 

There will be no poofy "he was entitled to go down" shite for three grueling weeks as the worlds toughest sportsmen battle it out to see who wears the yellow jersey in Paris.

 

Saturday 1st - Sunday 23rd July

 

 

Bring it on, Summer is really here.

[Kowalski]

Forget all your close season blues ( I couldn't resist that one) and celebrate the start of the worlds premier sporting event.

 

There will be no poofy "he was entitled to go down" shite for three grueling weeks as the worlds toughest sportsmen battle it out to see who wears the yellow jersey in Paris.

 

Saturday 1st - Sunday 23rd July

 

 

Bring it on, Summer is really here.

 

 

They're mostly smacked up to their tits. Worlds premier sporting event my arse.

[donsdaft]

Aye but it's none of your poofy designer drugs.

 

It's proper mannies "I'm going up the side of that mountain " drugs.

[RicoS321]

Drugs are what make sport cool.

[donsdaft]

It's only illegal if you get caught.

 

If it's the good old USA that's ahead in the drug race then that's ok.

 

Or if it's TEAM GB that appear from nowhere to suddenly win loads of gold medals then no one need ever mention that.

 

 

The Tour is everything I hate in sport.

 

Professional as fuck, clarted in sponsorship, almost unfathinable to outsiders, tactical beyond belief.

 

I fuckin love it.

[baggy89]

Drugs in sport should be legal.

 

It's the next step in human evolution.

 

I want to see someone going under 8 seconds for the 100m, or something mental like a sub 1:45 marathon.

 

Fuck the Paralympics I want to see the Superolympics.

[donsdaft]

..........and they're off.

[donsdaft]

That was some finish.

 

Looks like Cav's tour is over before it starts.

[manc_don]

That was some finish.

 

Looks like Cav's tour is over before it starts.

 

Sounded like a sore one

 

Talk of getting Sagan disqualified, haven't seen the incident but apparently there was an elbow?

[donsdaft]

Difficult to tell.

 

They all seemed to lurch to the right and Cav just ran out of space.

 

Looked like Sagan having a go to me but the experts are saying no.

 

Hit his head badly though, sprinters need helmets right enough.

[donsdaft]

I'd be very surprised if Cavendish doesn't give up the race.

 

They're tough bastards though.

[manc_don]

I'd be very surprised if Cavendish doesn't give up the race.

 

They're tough bastards though.

 

Mentalists, hence why I guess so many of them are on juice.

 

What time are highlights on ItV?

[donsdaft]

That's the live coverage just finished now.

I'm not sure about the highlights, used to be 6.30.

 

 

 

Sounds like his shoulder is fucked, that would be the end of the race for him.

[donsdaft]

Aye, broken shoulder, better luck next year.

 

 

Sagan thrown out, it did look dodgy like.

[donsdaft]

A whole days cycling and the race is won by 3mm

 

A very enjoyable and entertaining first week.

 

Bring on the mountains.

 

 

Vive la France.

[manc_don]

Looking forward to watching the highlights an tomorrow!

[manc_don]

A whole days cycling and the race is won by 3mm

 

A very enjoyable and entertaining first week.

 

Bring on the mountains.

 

 

Vive la France.

 

Just saw the highlights, what a finish!

[donsdaft]

Hopefully a good day today.

[manc_don]

Hopefully a good day today.

 

Some of the climbs they have to do sound spectacular

[donsdaft]

Rain !!!

 

They're all over the place in the descents

 

 

Glad I'm just sitting here drinking beer

[manc_don]

How did Thomas break his collarbone? Big fall? Shame he's out of the rest of the tour, good rider.

[donsdaft]

I'd be happy enough to see Sky bugger it up.

 

Wouldn't wish that on him though.

[donsdaft]

Jesus fuck!

 

What a day.

 

 

 

There may well be two more weeks to go but they will struggle to beat today for drama.

[manc_don]

Jesus fuck!

 

What a day.

 

 

 

There may well be two more weeks to go but they will struggle to beat today for drama.

 

That was intense! I was watching it on delay, but wow, that climb and the descent then the ending!  Froome set some pace going up that mountain.

[donsdaft]

Aye, you have to hand it to him.

 

He seems a right boring bastard when sitting being protected in the peleton but questions were asked today and he had all the answers.