Tour De France - Centennial

Koffee_Kosmo

That time of year is now approaching
The 100th Tour De France is only around the corner

Tour de France 2013 begins on
Saturday, June 29
and ends on
Sunday, July 21

What will other Cremas be doing
I will be glued to the TV and watching LIVE in the early hours past the midnight on SBS
Many sleep deprived nights ahead :thumb:

conikal

I will be fixed to the screen. They get such stunning videography too. Have you been watching the Giro.and the Tour of Belgium ? ( Eurosport)

Koffee_Kosmo

conikal wrote:

I will be fixed to the screen. They get such stunning videography too. Have you been watching the Giro.and the Tour of Belgium ? ( Eurosport)

I would have if I had it in my pay TV plan KK

Seeya_Latte

Yep the Tour De Somniac has been a tradition at our house too for many years And it was good to see a Sicilian win at the Giro

Koffee_Kosmo

Has everyone enjoyed the first few days of the TDF Last night the Australian team Orica Green Edge got the best time of the team trial This excellent result was on the back of a stage win on the previous day With that the yellow jersey is worn by Simon Garrans KK

conikal

Oh tes, TV and PVR are locked on !! SBS at 10pm,..7:30 am,..& 6:0 pm. What an opening few stages !..with OGE making news in all of them..( especially the tour bus in stage 1 😃 ) Note: OGE are also leading the Team points event also now. And what was with that review panel show last night. ?? a plesant surprise

conikal

Well, that was some tour ! More strategy than a political campaign More crashes than Microsoft windows 2000 If you didnt see it,... you missed a visual treat

grindhouse

Double Alpe d'Huez was possibly the best stage ever!!! Gerrans stage win and green edge in yellow was simply awesome. And Richie Porte is my new hero. It was great... I hope next year wiggo is back and there are some longer time trials to keep the end result a bit more up in the air. I really hope Quintana doesn't come in positive

Koffee_Kosmo

This year I missed the last 1.5 weeks of the TDF due to work commitments But I heard it was a fantastic battle in the double mountain stage KK

conikal

Yes, the last week was grueling ( whats new there ?) ,.. and saw a interesting new strategy with top riders changing from lightweight "climber" bikes to faster "decender" bikes at the top of some long climbs which were followed by long decents.! Even some "flat" sections that would normally be a steady ride for the main group, turned into 100km sprints when strong cross winds allowed a "breakaway" of 50+ riders to split the Peloton into 3 big groups all racing at max speed to the finish !..Very unusual ! :o