Speaking of Ned II: Tour de France

[steamer]

If nothing else in those annoying Ned threads we learned there are many cycling fans, and for the love of god no one has mentioned that tomorrow begins the holy of holies; the TDF.

I haven't been following the racing this year at all and I would have been cheering Astana, but now It will be the orange guys from Euskaltel Euskadi that get the nod, mostly because of their gutsy riding in the mountains and their insane fans.

Who is your team and/or which riders do you fancy to win or play a big part this year?

 

[gb hill]

Two wheel NASCAR hey! I like Jeff Gordon. DuPont & Chevrolet are French aren't they. 😀 Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[steamer]

You may have something here, a lot of riders are ze continental version of good ol boys.

 

[steamer]

For some reason this thread slipped of the back of the peloton in a matter of minutes, here's a bump, no one cares about the TDF?

 

[crawdiddy]

!Vive le Pays Basque!

 

[fergus]

Cadel Evans is almost unbackable, the bookies have him at $2.65.

Just 7 hours until the tv coverage starts here (in Oz)... and for each day they feature a chef making something typical of the region the tour is in that day. The food is mouthwatering, the scenery amazing, and I sit there wondering how these guys ride uphill a lot faster than I ride downhill! 🙂

 

[steamer]

Are they showing it on regular TV in OZ? In Japan it's only on satellite so I'll be following it on the web.

 

[fergus]

Yep free-to-air tv, in past years it's been live each night here, at a minimum the final 2 or 3 hours of each stage, occasionally the entire stage.