How could a french speaker mispronounce those?
― Madchen, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 06:58 (four years ago) link
Oh, were they on locals basically saying ‘layole’?
― Madchen, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 06:59 (four years ago) link
The argument was between
RodeZZ and RodeSSLaguiole almost sounded like lah-ghoul
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 09:05 (four years ago) link
also an idiot like me (not a french speaker) might expect rodez to be pronounced like saint-tropez
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 09:12 (four years ago) link
Just realised it’s Rodés in Occitan so that would make sense. I honestly can’t remember how the elderly neighbours pronounce it - will have to listen out when I’m back in August.
― Madchen, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 09:47 (four years ago) link
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Fz8RxWsB3J5hA2Btz6wn2?si=-lqfPw0FTkWYdWSsRmVf6g
Guinness at 11min is about my formulaic read, too. My mindset is all “who’s gonna solve this imperial march routine? Alaphillipe, that’s who.” Narrator: alaphillipe could not even nearly solve the imperial march.”
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 11:41 (four years ago) link
now that ive been immersed in mcewan, that other aussie guy, and guinness, aussie tdf stylations are the only ones i rly want tbh. guinness just mentioned nibbles’s “poll-mayr-rees” and i think the french need to adjust how they say it. because— that’s proper french now imo.
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 13:08 (four years ago) link
he's won on mt baldy, won a summit finish at l'avenir, won a summit finish at the dauphiné, won the polka dot jersey... I want to believe
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 21:30 (four years ago) link
Alright, Ewan gets a win! Been a great tour for these first time stage wins.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 22:25 (four years ago) link
https://www.wielerflits.be/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CORVOS_00031272-087-e1563378537297.jpg
Love this photo so much. Two completely different sprinters, with such different styles, different bodies, different approaches and teams. Stuck in time, mano a mano. Loved Groenewegen's grumpiness after the race (he fucking hates losing, as he should!) but his respect for Ewan shone through regardless. He couldn't help it. I think nearly the whole peloton was ok with Ewan winning, he seems like a very likeable guy, Caleb and Dylan both are. While "likeable guy" isn't a given for sprinters!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 22:57 (four years ago) link
when i saw how long groenewegen was in the wind and saw the quite small frontal area of ewan finally popping out, i was expecting him to accelerate faster and come through more clearly in front, but groenewegen is such a wattmonster. nicely done.
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 18 July 2019 02:57 (four years ago) link
dude they were swapping paint at the end too, it was dope
― gbx, Thursday, 18 July 2019 03:32 (four years ago) link
curious to know how many watts ewan saves, relatively, just by being such a lil guy
like if he's ducking behind some big unit's wheel he's gotta have so much more dry powder
― gbx, Thursday, 18 July 2019 03:35 (four years ago) link
*still catching up on today’s action*interrupting w photo of baby Wout Van Aert
A couple of years ago! A young @WoutvanAert and @mathieuvdpoel👦🏻👦🏼 How things turned out... pic.twitter.com/Bl1rDmI0af— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) July 15, 2019
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 18 July 2019 03:48 (four years ago) link
CALEB! what a win!!! Thrilled for the little fella, he’s been crushing it for years since he was a teenager, so awesome for him to win like that in his first TDF & show what he’s made of. Exciting stuff
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 18 July 2019 04:51 (four years ago) link
loved this tweet from Dowsett of Team Katusha
<50k tension40-20k be there with team, but not ‘there’ yet20-10k fight, but save something, somehow10-5k fight harder, don’t die5-2k be in front, preferably with teammate, drop all the watts2-1.5k go back thru peloton, hope you don’t die1.5k to finish; question life choices— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) July 17, 2019
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 18 July 2019 04:59 (four years ago) link
he's an interesting combo of traits- great extended power and watts/frontal area-- that's usually how BIG dudes dominate, and they sorta need a big train to get there.
but i've never seen noticed or heard that ewan has a massive acceleration, or is a magician at moving through the pack (though he seems fine), which are pocketrocket traits. though tiny, ewan's not similar to robbie mcewan, who was like a fucking 5'6" witch, he could do impossible moves.
as perfect bike handlers go sagan is like watching a gymnast rip a pommel horse impossibly perfectly. but mcewen was like nightcrawler from xmen. /badanalogycyclingpod
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 18 July 2019 06:00 (four years ago) link
Ha! Love that Dowsett tweet.
― the salacious inaudible (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 18 July 2019 11:53 (four years ago) link
An angry-looking looking Rohan Dennis leaves the @Bahrain_Merida bus without saying a word, marching towards the finish line with his manager Andrew McQuaid. #TDF2019 #tdf pic.twitter.com/cN2HBRaeUq— Sam Edmund (@SammyHeraldSun) July 18, 2019
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/rohan-dennis-abandons-tour-de-france-no-one-sure-431717
This is very odd, a day before the TT.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 18 July 2019 14:35 (four years ago) link
weirdest thing to happen in the Tour so far. He needs to refund my Tour bet money :P
― Ludo, Thursday, 18 July 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
Nice mental game ending to the stage there. Almost thought they were pushing it too close before Yates went for it.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 July 2019 23:12 (four years ago) link
That cagey finish was awesome, great final sprint by Yatesy - chuffed that Mitchelton Scott has two stage wins now :D
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 19 July 2019 04:06 (four years ago) link
Aerial coverage of today’s #TourdeFrance stage. https://t.co/oTSfcrZpKo pic.twitter.com/MScyQeJvOr— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) July 18, 2019
― Hunt3r, Friday, 19 July 2019 04:33 (four years ago) link
Any good theories on Dennis? All I can really glean so far is that he just cracked the shits & left but who tf knows what caused it.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 19 July 2019 05:59 (four years ago) link
toys out the pram imo
― gbx, Friday, 19 July 2019 06:17 (four years ago) link
There was something in the way they pointedly said “it is nothing physical” which made me wonder if it’s a MH issue.
― Madchen, Friday, 19 July 2019 06:46 (four years ago) link
Sam Edmund says it was probably about equipment (TT bike?) in the thread replies to his pic
― StanM, Friday, 19 July 2019 06:56 (four years ago) link
"but I don't like the pink one!" etc
― StanM, Friday, 19 July 2019 06:57 (four years ago) link
I've heard he can be quite the pain in the ass, and indeed kicked up a stir because of equipment or something. But to then just quit the day before the TT that you are supposed to win is some next level hijacking and saying 'fuck my team'.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 19 July 2019 07:29 (four years ago) link
i missed wout's crash - what happened?
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Friday, 19 July 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
sounded nasty
― ||||||||, Friday, 19 July 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
Terrible crash for Wout Van Aert who hooks his bike into the railing at full speed. Ambulance has been called to the site. pic.twitter.com/4LgFnajpSi— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) July 19, 2019
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Friday, 19 July 2019 15:09 (four years ago) link
some more perspective on Rohan Dennis https://www.velonews.com/2019/07/tour-de-france/commentary-denniss-departure-leaves-more-questions-than-answers_497636Cycling Podcast’s Francois Thomazeau heard from Seb Picquet that Dennis had told Picquet before the race to “count him out” which seems to indicate it wasn’t totally spur of the moment very weird
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 19 July 2019 15:11 (four years ago) link
hot damn julian
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Friday, 19 July 2019 15:55 (four years ago) link
he can’t can he
― ||||||||, Friday, 19 July 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link
we’ll know better tomorrow I guess
― ||||||||, Friday, 19 July 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
man he just fukkin owns
― gbx, Friday, 19 July 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPlwbPigOY
― Hunt3r, Friday, 19 July 2019 23:50 (four years ago) link
crushed for sweet baby Wout ;_; what a horror crash that was
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2019 02:48 (four years ago) link
Terrible.
BTW there is no way I see King Julian holding the jersey after stage 15. The Peguere is not too hard sounding at 9.3km and 7.9%, but the final 3km of that is 16-18%.
I was impressed by uran today, bur he’s STILL almost 4 min back. ☹️
― Hunt3r, Saturday, 20 July 2019 03:22 (four years ago) link
holyyyyyyy shit that was some finish. King Julian!! That was a goosebumps performance, cannot wait for these mountains nowGet yr popcorns
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2019 04:41 (four years ago) link
And yeah, Rigo putting himself back up in the standings was an impressive effort, though being that far back still is gonna suck. Nairo & Yates kinda sucking wind atm now too.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2019 04:43 (four years ago) link
rest in power sweet baby woutHincapie (shhhhh) thinks our dude JuliA could take it all if the also ran French teams started doing the work that QS didn't come prepared for He might be right
― gbx, Saturday, 20 July 2019 04:45 (four years ago) link
imagine that:Dguys lets quit our jobs and watch prof cycling races forever
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2019 05:19 (four years ago) link
A fine idea
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 20 July 2019 05:19 (four years ago) link
cool cool cool
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2019 05:26 (four years ago) link
I’ll buy us a camping car with cassoulet trailer.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 20 July 2019 06:19 (four years ago) link
now we’re talking
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2019 06:24 (four years ago) link
Caught up with the TT and what a ride from Alaphilippe and de Gendt. Definitely one for the puncheurs as Vos demonstrated in the morning. Maybe that went in Alaphilippe’s favour a little but there was plenty of regular time trial as well.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 20 July 2019 10:53 (four years ago) link
Lala up the final steep section was some jordanesque shit, someone superperforming in your FACE.
― Hunt3r, Saturday, 20 July 2019 12:08 (four years ago) link