Tour de France 2015

Posted by: joerand on 01 July 2015

Starts Saturday in The Netherlands. As an American I'm looking for Tejay to find his way to the podium and hopeful Tyler Ferrar might pull off a sprint win??? both natives of my home state of Washington

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by joerand

Hats off to Froome and Team Sky. He road the entirety like a savvy general with faith in his troops, and his soldiers never let him down. A singular plan executed from the onset.

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by Bruce Woodhouse

Good racing all the way through.

 

Seems to me Sky have done the same thing with each of their winners by arriving in top form and gaining time early in the shorter and perhaps less highlighted climbs. Other teams seem to build towards the Alps or Pyrenees but by then have a deficit. Quintana was great yesterday but was never getting back  the time unless Sky lost their heads.

 

A great personal and well orchestrated team effort by Frome and Sky

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by Bert Schurink
Originally Posted by Bruce Woodhouse:

Good racing all the way through.

 

Seems to me Sky have done the same thing with each of their winners by arriving in top form and gaining time early in the shorter and perhaps less highlighted climbs. Other teams seem to build towards the Alps or Pyrenees but by then have a deficit. Quintana was great yesterday but was never getting back  the time unless Sky lost their heads.

 

A great personal and well orchestrated team effort by Frome and Sky

While I see the effect of the team performance, I would hope it wouldn't be like that. Winning by attacks and sudden spikeys is more entertaining. But indeed respect, assuming they did it all clean.

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by Bert Schurink

A pity just news about a firing incident around the tour....

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by Mr Mole

"Sir Christopher Froome" has a nice ring to it

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by hafler3o
Originally Posted by Mr Mole:

"Sir Christopher Froome" has a nice ring to it

Even better if Wiggo's were shrunk down to an OBE. Zoome won that one single-handed for the Wigster.

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by hafler3o

Places around here (Normandy, Val de Saire) are getting near full in bookings for next year's 1st three stages, so if you are thinking of coming over and need any advice let me know 

Posted on: 26 July 2015 by Bruce Woodhouse
Originally Posted by hafler3o:
Originally Posted by Mr Mole:

"Sir Christopher Froome" has a nice ring to it

Even better if Wiggo's were shrunk down to an OBE. Zoome won that one single-handed for the Wigster.

 

Yeah, he even pulled him through the time trials at the Tour in 2012. (He dragged him through the olympic track medals, hour record, world TT championships too).

 

We will never know if Froome could have won in 2012 but that is how cycling teams work, you earn your place as leader and the team supports you whilst you are upright and winning. Maybe Porte could beat Froome-we may know that next year.

 

Perhaps Froome could have won in 2013 if he had not fallen off, but ditto Wiggins in 2011. Each has excelled-and in some ways Wiggins as a converted track cyclist had the more remarkable achievement.

 

Bruce

 

Bruce