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Tour de France (2023 from p54)
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Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 19193
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Oh thats rubbish... there was me hoping, and thinking it was a firstGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 19190 -
Probably the first twinsForeverAddickted said:
Oh thats rubbish... there was me hoping, and thinking it was a firstGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 19191 -
And first for the opening stage and yellow jersey?Gary Poole said:
Probably the first twinsForeverAddickted said:
Oh thats rubbish... there was me hoping, and thinking it was a firstGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 19190 -
in a way he didKBslittlesis said:Did that fella coming 3rd think he'd won 🤣🤣
while he would love to have won the stage I think Adam Yates taking yellow and Pogacar taking 4 seconds over the peleton may well be a better result for him
UAE are in an amazing position of both having yellow and a very strong looking Pogacar not having the pressure of having to defend it7 -
I've just been reading about 1919, the Pelissier brothers finished 1-2 in stage 2 with Henri beating Francis and then 1-2 again in stage 3, this time Francis beating HenriGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 1919
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I think the betting regulators and the police would get involved in that case!rina said:
I've just been reading about 1919, the Pelissier brothers finished 1-2 in stage 2 with Henri beating Francis and then 1-2 again in stage 3, this time Francis beating HenriGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 1919
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That's interesting, because as a sport it seems to be filled with people giving way to others for one reason or another. All sorts of temporary allegiances are formed and tacit agreements made, most of which I'm sure we never hear of. What would they have to go on if Simon came in ahead of Adam?Bournemouth Addick said:
I think the betting regulators and the police would get involved in that case!rina said:
I've just been reading about 1919, the Pelissier brothers finished 1-2 in stage 2 with Henri beating Francis and then 1-2 again in stage 3, this time Francis beating HenriGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 1919
I suspect we're not going to see the Yates' replicating that1 -
Plus, even if it did happen, I don't see how it would be by any agreement or conspiracy anyway. Imagine how competitive you'd have to be to make it to the top echelons of professional cycling. That doesn't sound like the sort of person who would give a race away to a twin bother for the sake of family unity. And I can't imagine someone that competitive being very happy living the rest of his life with the thought that his biggest race win ever came because his brother gifted it to him.2
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Part of me keeps hoping that Cavendish might be gifted his 35th win, especially if its in ParisStig said:I can't imagine someone that competitive being very happy living the rest of his life with the thought that his biggest race win ever came because it was gifted it to him.
Equally though, you have to listen to how he speaks about the Tour - If you can claim you've won a single Stage at the Tour, then you've pretty much got it made in Cycling. So be ridiculous for someone to hand over a Stage win, as they'll never know if they'll ever be in that scenario again.3 - Sponsored links:
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Do they get involved in Formula One when the junior driver is told to let the senior one through?Bournemouth Addick said:
I think the betting regulators and the police would get involved in that case!rina said:
I've just been reading about 1919, the Pelissier brothers finished 1-2 in stage 2 with Henri beating Francis and then 1-2 again in stage 3, this time Francis beating HenriGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 1919
I suspect we're not going to see the Yates' replicating that0 -
F1 is primarily a Constructor Sport... It just so happens that the Drivers Championship gets more prestige.iaitch said:
Do they get involved in Formula One when the junior driver is told to let the senior one through?Bournemouth Addick said:
I think the betting regulators and the police would get involved in that case!rina said:
I've just been reading about 1919, the Pelissier brothers finished 1-2 in stage 2 with Henri beating Francis and then 1-2 again in stage 3, this time Francis beating HenriGary Poole said:Great start to the tour first time brothers have finished 1st and 2nd since 1919
I suspect we're not going to see the Yates' replicating that
Its why Red Bull wont hesitate to get rid of Perez, if they feel he cant help deliver the WCC
Formula 2 would be a better example - Vesti came up behind his team mate Bearman in todays race... They were on different strategies and Vesti was the "race leader" - Bearman had absolutely no obligation to simply let him by (although he did), because team orders don't exist in the Junior Series.0 -
Great cat and mouse ending to the Stage.0
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Great finish1
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Funny seeing Pogacar taking the piss out of van Aert's reaction during the warm down.
Good to see Pidcock in P41 -
fantastic finish but poor form from vingergaard at the end imo2
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There was a race recently can’t remember which one where two UAE riders were ahead of the bunch and rolled across the finish one slightly ahead of the other to take first and second. It was shown afterwards just before that them playing rock, paper, scissors to decide who won. I think they got sanctioned for it later, but can’t remember.0
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I'm not going to enjoy a single Sprint this Tour
Nope not today as suspected0 -
Cav looked good and was happy at the end … good sign1
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Tomorrows sprint suits him more1
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Don't think I can bear it if we have to wait for him to make it all the way to Paris, but it would be such a fitting climax if he makes it through the mountains and does it on the Champs.stonemuse said:Tomorrows sprint suits him more
Fingers crossed for tomorrow though. The sooner the better. 🤞3 -
Saw a tweet after the Sprint... Cavendish's top speed was slightly faster than Philipsen
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Decent read here talking about him too about his career
How Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to fierce rivals and loyal teammates | The Independent
Love this last line, and its actually true... Its not Merckx's record anymore
“Do you know what bothers me,” Cavendish said recently. “Everyone calls it Merckx’s record. It’s not Merckx’s record, it’s our record. I won’t break his record; I’ll break our record.”
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Got to like Cav and how he wears his heart on his sleeve and won’t tolerate journalists provocative questioning.
I think he held back from getting into a dangerous position today, I’m sure if an opportunity presented itself he would have gone for it, but that finish could easily have ended up with someone in the barriers and tour over. If he’s got the legs and today and the end of the Giro looks like he has then I’m sure he will get his chance and take it. Would be a fitting end to an amazing career.3 -
DAMNIT... He hesitated!! - Was forced to check as he sprung his Sprint0
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Yup, not his best finish0
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Really thought he had it in the bag, with how far forward he was at that final turn.
Least he didnt go down1 -
Just watched the interview with Cavendish on ITV4
The best consolation if he doesn't win a Stage, is the fact that he appears to be having the time of his life, as he comes to the end of his career.1 -
Loved the comment from Cadel Evans that he finds it amazing that sprinters notice every milli-second of action around them and can react so quickly1
