people cheating in the biggest bike race in the world?

Lance Armstrong is shocked!

It's called the Hyanide.

This headline is both awesome and makes me sad...

/has nothing to do with the race

I was watching it this morning, and it was just bizarre, pelleton hits the top of the last climb and it's flat city. The first riders through, the break away 15 minutes up and then a second one a few minutes behind, got through no problem, but when the main block of riders came through, damn. In other news, Peter Sagan is not only an awesome sprinter, he's a fine climber.

This headline is a thing of beauty. +1 to you, subby.

....I'm Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle....

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHY?!?!?!

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It's called the Hyanide.

WANT

Dear god, it's beautiful. Give me an afternoon, a bottle of whiskey, and that bike. I bet I could terrorize four entire counties before finally getting arrested.

A little googling tells me that it only exists as a 1/5 scale model at the moment. If someone has access to their own machine shop, they could probably reverse engineer the drive system. It doesn't seem TOO complicated. It may start to get hard if you want a tight turning radius, though. Hmm... Can you weld?

I love this year's tour though, exciting stages, a lot of drama, and a some great new talents; Froome, Pinot, Sagan. Sagan is still very young and seems to have a talent for all aspects of racing; he could become a future tourwinner,.

I'm guessing it was a Lance Armstrong fan.

FTA: Tour etiquette dictates that rivals do not take advantage of another rider's misfortune and, as soon as he realised what was happening, Team Sky's lead rider called for a truce.

"I thought it was the honourable thing to do," said 32-year-old Wiggins who is aiming to become the first British rider to win the race. "Nobody wants to benefit from someone else's misfortune."

What kind of pansy-ass nonsense is this? Is it a sport? Is it competition? Then you take advantage of every opportunity. If the other guy's shoe breaks and he sprains his ankle, are you going to wait for him to heal because it would be the honorable thing to do? Why not? After all, it wasn't his fault any more than the tacks were.

Screw that, if the fans are interfering with the race make them stay far enough away so that they can't. If you are going to allow them to be that close then whatever they do should be considered part of the event and no quarter should be given because of it. Man up, you squashed-ball sissies.

dickfreckle: BTW subby, I just wanted to thank for reminding me to dust off this song. I've listened to it four times in a row now.

Seriously, who doesn't love this song?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

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I can't farking wait until that movie finally comes out!

/Or did it go straight to video and I missed it?

JohnAnnArbor: LarryDan43: I'm guessing it was a Lance Armstrong fan.

No way. There aren't any in France, and there's special border controls to keep it that way.

If they pissed their pants as much as they did when an american won the race, just wait until the brit does it.

Butthurt tears will flood the channel.

I meant raise the.channel and glood the thames.

im guessing a local. I would be annoyed as hell having to put up with this kind of crap.

relaxitsjustme: Major stupid move by some 'fan'. Can't really understand the mentality. Same for the idiots with the smoke bombs. 6 months in a French prison sounds about right.

They should have a steamroller lead the race. Force those assholes who crowd the road and wave shiat in the faces of the riders to stand back. What was it, Stage 3 when a guy decided to step out into the route for a nice photo and caused a crash?

I realize they can't barricade the whole route, but a little police tape strung up in the areas where the fans congregate might keep them back at a safe distance.

relaxitsjustme: I was wondering how it would look if Andy and Alberto could have ridden too.

Alberto wouldn't have slowed down to let the leaders back in. He won two years ago by taking advantage of Schlek's mechanical problem.

That's nothing. Charles Nelson Reilly won the Tour de France with two flat tires and a missing chain.

relaxitsjustme: I was wondering how it would look if Andy and Alberto could have ridden too. Not to mention some top flight talent that has had to retire. Been enjoying it so far.

I'm not sure either one would have anything in the bag for Wiggins. I just feel for a few of the teams that have lost a bunch of riders, there's one team that's down to four riders with a week to go.

bikkurikun: he could become a future tourwinner

What'll be interesting is how his team handles him next year. Do they work for him and have him go for the yellow jersey or does he go for the green jersey again? Though given the climbing prowess he showed today, could be among the top climbers too.

WhyteRaven74: I was watching it this morning, and it was just bizarre, pelleton hits the top of the last climb and it's flat city. The first riders through, the break away 15 minutes up and then a second one a few minutes behind, got through no problem, but when the main block of riders came through, damn. In other news, Peter Sagan is not only an awesome sprinter, he's a fine climber.

im routing for Sagen now, since my Movistar riders are out of the yellow.

expobill: im routing for Sagen now, since my Movistar riders are out of the yellow.

He's too far back to really make any noise for the race lead, but he could still make the stage finishes interesting.

DanZero: While I'm happy we get yet another TdF thread, this seems to be a headline discussion more than anything

/evans had a real crap day

I kinda want BMC to switch leaders and see if Teejay can do more than Evans. Evans doesn't seem to have the legs needed to move up.

/Sagan is a monster and totally fun to watch.

Go Wiggo!