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Jackov

TdF Stage 12 - Thursday 16th July

Geraint

Cav  Sad
redster73

Cav  Very Happy
bianchigirl

Don't care - wake me up when it gets at all interesting - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
kathy

Touristy bit.  Tonnerre is on the banks of the beautiful canal de Bourgogne - started a French canal holiday there many years agao.
MAILLOT JAUNE

Does that connect to the canal du midi? Or am I totally in the wrong area?I'm so jealous and have always wanted to do a canal boat holiday. Is canal boating as idyllic as it sounds?
kathy

MAILLOT JAUNE wrote:
Does that connect to the canal du midi? Or am I totally in the wrong area?I'm so jealous and have always wanted to do a canal boat holiday. Is canal boating as idyllic as it sounds?


You can get to the Canal du Midi from the Canal de Bourgogne, but to do so you would have to travel down the river Rhône (scary), and get on to the Canal du Rhône à Sète, before joining the Canal du Midi.  I have also spent a holiday on the Canal du Midi, which is wonderful, but rather busy.  On the MIdi, we met a Welsh couple, who had brought their yacht across the channel down the noerthern canals to Paris, and then down through Burgundy and the Rhône to the southern canals.  they were planning to sail over to Majorca in the autumn to spend the winter there.  

Of all the holidays I've had, the canal holidays (several, all in France) have been the most memorable.  You get to hunt out small local restaurants in tiny villages, discover obscure vineyards (!) etc.  Although I belive it's rather more commercialised nowadays.  Recommended reading Hugh McKnight's 'Cruising French Waterways' - I have an old well-read copy, although I understand he's updated it recently.

Map of navigable French waterways

http://www.eurocanals.com/Waterways/francewaterwaysm.html
SAP

Farrar today for me.  Wishful thinking.....
MAILLOT JAUNE

kathy wrote:
MAILLOT JAUNE wrote:
Does that connect to the canal du midi? Or am I totally in the wrong area?I'm so jealous and have always wanted to do a canal boat holiday. Is canal boating as idyllic as it sounds?


You can get to the Canal du Midi from the Canal de Bourgogne, but to do so you would have to travel down the river Rhône (scary), and get on to the Canal du Rhône à Sète, before joining the Canal du Midi.  I have also spent a holiday on the Canal du Midi, which is wonderful, but rather busy.  On the MIdi, we met a Welsh couple, who had brought their yacht across the channel down the noerthern canals to Paris, and then down through Burgundy and the Rhône to the southern canals.  they were planning to sail over to Majorca in the autumn to spend the winter there.  

Of all the holidays I've had, the canal holidays (several, all in France) have been the most memorable.  You get to hunt out small local restaurants in tiny villages, discover obscure vineyards (!) etc.  Although I belive it's rather more commercialised nowadays.  Recommended reading Hugh McKnight's 'Cruising French Waterways' - I have an old well-read copy, although I understand he's updated it recently.

Map of navigable French waterways

http://www.eurocanals.com/Waterways/francewaterwaysm.html

Sounds fantastic - must add it to my ever growing list of Things to Do!
Hommedesbois

'Long Dog to Carcassonne' by Terry Darlington is a good read too.

Complete novice who crossed the Channel then toured Europe and down to the Canal du Midi in a narrowboat.

Bill Davies has a good blog about narrowboating too, loads of it in France.
Superbagneres

Cav's just beaten Hushovd in an intermediary sprint; I suspected he would end up getting dragged into a dogfight for the green jersey.
Hommedesbois

Is there a bike race on?
Superbagneres

Hommedesbois wrote:
Is there a bike race on?


Laughing i did think about apologising for interrupting the conversation... looks like it's another "Duffers" day. Quite seriously, that's one of the things I love about cycling, the interaction of a race happening with places which hold memories or significance for people.
Jackov

I was fooled by these finish graphics yesterday.

Today's uphill finish has a gain of 15m over the last 1000m = 1.5%
kathy

Hommedesbois wrote:
'Long Dog to Carcassonne' by Terry Darlington is a good read too.

Complete novice who crossed the Channel then toured Europe and down to the Canal du Midi in a narrowboat.


I shall hunt out that book on Amazon or Ebay - sounds good.  Although I would prefer something more comfortable than a narrowboat on the wide French canals.

Edit - I have ordered it, for 1p, plus P&P of course!  For anyone else's reference, it appears to be called, 'Narrow Dog to Carcassonne'.

Yes, there is a race on - hopefully on TV soon.
Jackov

ignore my late post
Severo

Was that you Kathy with Álvaro González de Galdeano???
kathy

Severo wrote:
Was that you Kathy with Álvaro González de Galdeano???


Yep,  thought it was about time I got a mention Laughing
CapeRoadie

bianchigirl wrote:
Don't care - wake me up when it gets at all interesting - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


Clearly you don't enjoy the sprinting.  I used to feel that way.  Until I started racing, which changed my outlook on sprinting forever.  Now I love every stage.  Go get on your bike and try to get up to 35 mph just for the hell of it.
70kmph

I read the two Japanese riders hate each other since they have regional issues  Wink
CapeRoadie

Superbagneres wrote:
Cav's just beaten Hushovd in an intermediary sprint; I suspected he would end up getting dragged into a dogfight for the green jersey.


Exclamation
Severo

What's their email address at Eurosport now? I think I have a longer name Very Happy
Severo

Found it, and Alberto Fernández de la Puebla (Ramos) - 26 characters
70kmph

Wiggo & Lance have become a couple... Wink
Superbagneres

CapeRoadie wrote:
Superbagneres wrote:
Cav's just beaten Hushovd in an intermediary sprint; I suspected he would end up getting dragged into a dogfight for the green jersey.


Exclamation


Why the exclamation mark, Cape?
70kmph

Sexybank !!
HuwB

Yes, Eastern Central France is the Big Country.
Pretty strong finish by Sorenson. Decent last 20 od kms.
Oh and a nice sunny day....unlike tomorrow's forecast.

Heck!!! Missed a chute for Leipheimer and Evans! Shocked
cyclingtv

who takes out who on that turn.. LL or CE..
was it inside the 3km.. then that would be LL..
HuwB

cyclingtv wrote:
who takes out who on that turn.. LL or CE..
was it inside the 3km.. then that would be LL..


Good call! Laughing
Kloden back there, too.
Evans hurt his hand a bit, but is smiling, so.....
Leipheimer, not sure
Pretty fast corner to get taken out on....
Of course, no replays.
cyclingtv

Rinaldo Nocentini –
“It would be great to wear it in Italy but…” His not exactly the coincidental leader
but Rinaldo Nocentini admits that his days in the yellow jersey could be numbered…
Quote:
 “I am very happy to keep the yellow jersey for another day. My team has worked well for this and I’ve taken it a little step further. I know that it will be very difficult on Friday and it’s already not so sure that I could keep it after this stage. But I’m in good condition, so I can believe in something. Of course it would be great to be able to wear it in Italy but to do this I’ll have to defend it on the climb to Verbier and with just a six second lead over Contador and Armstrong at eight seconds, it will be difficult.”
Smile good luck.. and bring on friday..
if he keeps it friday then he will see Italy in yellow Wink
Jackov

I'm celebrating Tyler Farrar's 77th place finish today by power myself with a burrito from Chipotle.
Yum.

I think Columbia should have gone for stage win today, instead of riding like they were defending green.
CapeRoadie

Superbagneres wrote:
CapeRoadie wrote:
Superbagneres wrote:
Cav's just beaten Hushovd in an intermediary sprint; I suspected he would end up getting dragged into a dogfight for the green jersey.


Exclamation


Why the exclamation mark, Cape?


I was just making note of the important point you made.  He really wants green in Paris.
Nolte

god news, this afternoon i finished painting my room Smile
MAILLOT JAUNE

Congratulations Nolte. I'm in the process of updating my house and am fed up with washing paint brushes etc......
Bartali

... and I'm fed up with watching paint dry! Wink
bianchigirl

Oh I like the sprinting alright, but the lack of real competition for Cavendish makes them a bit ho hum - not that that's his fault, you can only compete against what's there as has already been stated.

Enjoyed Sorenson's win today - his face really said it all about how important it is to win on the biggest stage of all.
Superbagneres

Bartali wrote:
... and I'm fed up with watching paint dry! Wink


In Kit's absence I will have to put the positive spin on it. C'mon guys! 'It's not as if you're watching paint stay wet!
ventoux

Superbagneres wrote:
Bartali wrote:
... and I'm fed up with watching paint dry! Wink


In Kit's absence I will have to put the positive spin on it. C'mon guys! 'It's not as if you're watching paint stay wet!


Sorry, but I'm not convinced.... Crying or Very sad
Bartali

Superbagneres wrote:
Bartali wrote:
... and I'm fed up with watching paint dry! Wink


In Kit's absence I will have to put the positive spin on it. C'mon guys! 'It's not as if you're watching paint stay wet!


In all seriousness I'm in the camp that says any cycling on TV is better than no cycling on TV ... and I am appreciative of the hours of coverage we have these days compared to 20 years ago.

But (there's always a but) I am so so disappointed by the lack of GC action ... or even potential action.  Still, on the plus side the Alps are nearly here Smile
Superbagneres

It's certainly been a long old week. I would echo BG's comment about Sorenson though - it is alway a pleasure to see an unheralded rider get a stage win and you can see it means a huge amount to them. Does anyone remember Joel Pelier winning a stage from a long breakaway sometime around 1990? I don't think I've seen someone cry so much before or since
cyclingtv


Embarassed yup that's the one..

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