woolybanana Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Will the Tour be the same this year with the withdrawal of Chris e after his horrific accident?I doubt we will see him race much again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Well...it will be a blow to many of the so-called French "supporters" who will have to redirect their bad sportsmanship towards someone else. Real shame for Froome. Hope Thomas can repeat his success. Or Yates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 A really grim accident - he could easily have been killed (the fracture of his neck).Notwithstanding the fact that he’s a very fit professional athlete, the suggestion that he’ll be ‘out’ in 6 weeks really does seem optimistic. Anyway, his season is over.I very much hope that he’ll be able to return as a seriously competitive team member in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Wow, what a stage, all the rules broken, Ineos shaky, Thomas being hauled up the mountain. But is this finally the year when the French have a winner, Pinault or Alaphilippe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 It gets better and better. Great finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Fantastic viewing Galibier section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 BIIIIIIIG day in the mountains today.Shall have to watch. Sorry garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Poor Pinot....bien foutu!He would have been good for today's étape; he grew up in the Pyrenées so he is used to mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 All for a thigh mussel(sic). Yes, tragic for him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 What a weird finish and sad for Thomas and Alaphillipe, great for Bernal, what a talent.(You approve dickdick, nothing to whine about?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Ooops, landslide too, apparently. All riders hiding in a tunnel as there are too many for the team cars to cope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Was today’s result the fairest under the circumstances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I'll be in a position to say when I've watched the ITV4 highlights later. ?Son #1 sent a spoiler message earlier, otherwise you'd be dealing with crosspatch Betty. Mr. Ineos is probs feeling a bit better about his investment tonight. Bolstered also by the video on their Insta feed of Froome back on a bike only six weeks after his crash. OK, admittedly only pedalling with one leg and with clearly a long road to recovery, but good to see him mending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I watch on France 2 but the bias of the commentators enrages mehttps://www.france.tv/france-2/tour-de-france/1032399-19e-etape-saint-jean-de-maurienne-tignes-126-5-km.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 They must be struggling today with the possibility that God isn't French, Norm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Bias of the commentators is par for the course (yes, I know, wrong sport[:)])You should watch Wimbledon and listen to the commentators whenever a British player is on court. Not just the commentary either. There is the scheduling, who gets to play at the most advantageous time of day and who gets to play on Centre Court etc etc.If it's any consolation, it irritates me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Oh, come on, if they are British it is reasonable and fair. If French, then ......kaka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Oddly, mint, listening to commentary of a Federer match vs a Murray match (not even the two playing each other) always drove me mad. Federer playing a bad point always "oops, bit of a hiccup from the X-times champion". Murray playing a bad point "Well, it looks like Andy's match is over" Let's not forget that few of the key Wimbledon commentators working for the BBC are Brits...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Just saw the interview with Egan Bernal. What a lovely kid and what a place to be at 22. He is numb I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 He will be tomorrow. And good for G. Like Froome last year, sporting and gentlemanly in his commitment to support his team mate as race leader on the final day. And big hats off to Alaphilippe who has ridden an absolute blinder to this point. Sad to see Pinot DNF, and French hopes fizzling after an incredible 3 weeks for their riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard51 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Thats because few of the Brits are good at the game of tennis now.I do suspect that the commentators realise that they are being paid by the BBC and the audience is in the UK. Sue Barker holds the fort well given that Cliff is no longer in the picture.In reality though, Federer is well beyond Murray in terms of accomplishments (and ability?).So, indeed, when it comes to sport there is some acceptable bias in commentating. Not so when it comes to some nationalistic views in politics though.NB - YCCMB: quite surprised to see that you are sad for the French. I recall you being rather against them not so long ago in the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 [quote user=" YCCMB"]He will be tomorrow. And good for G. Like Froome last year, sporting and gentlemanly in his commitment to support his team mate as race leader on the final day. And big hats off to Alaphilippe who has ridden an absolute blinder to this point. Sad to see Pinot DNF, and French hopes fizzling after an incredible 3 weeks for their riders.[/quote]I agree about G and Alaphilippe, both philosophical today. Certainly Alaphilippe has been outstanding and I love watching his descents. The French had such hopes for this year.....!!!Pinot did look like he had a lot of pain and you could see he couldn't really continue; such a shame with only 2 days to go[:(]PS, just thinking how lucky I have been with the "accept cookies" thing when, wouldn't you know it, I couldn't post this until I had "accepted....yet again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Are we surprised that the French riders are not tough and gutsy? They just seem to need a bit of Madame Chance!Remember, Dunkerque was only possible thanks to their defence of Lille! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 They've just succumbed to the inevitable, Wools. Alaphilippe wasn't supposed to be a GC contender and he was, Pinot is, on his day, a brilliant climber, outclassed by the Colombian contingent who spend their lives at altitude, and to some extent and by his own admission, a victim of weather that really doesn't suit him. The whole race has, at least, opened things up and included some stellar performances from unexpected quarters literally from stage 1. Whoever wins, riders and spectators will have been kept on their toes from start to finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Well well well.....so now, tomorrow's stage has been cut in half and now it will only be 60k. A sprint finish, sort of! Drama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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