FabSwingers.com forum: Tour de France

By *escourtes OP Man
over a year ago

hereford

le Tour starts tomorrow, anyone else looking forward to watching 3 weeks of cycling and scenery?

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By *ezebel100Woman
over a year ago

Birmingham

Me, I love Le Tour de Fance

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I’ll watch some. Many years ago the Tour de France came to Brighton and I could sit in my garden and watch them whizz by. The crashes are always horrendous - like dominoes sometimes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love the tour de France, hope Cavendish wins a stage.

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

Yep. Hope Cav bags one. And hope it’s an interesting race this year. Time trials bore me.

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

Woohoo!!! I shall be watching from 11am tomorrow and will catch as many live shows as I can. But usually I end up watching the highlights as work takes over.

I’ve now stopped cycling so don’t feel guilty about watching it and not doing it!

Any predictions on winners for this year? I haven’t caught any of the big build up races like the Dauphine etc.

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

The Netflix series gives a really good insight to the inner workings of team life. I watched it as part of my build up this year!

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

I was hoping this was a Kraftwerk thread!

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By *atfighterMan
over a year ago

Aldridge

I have my fantasy team chosen and ready. I hope Fred Wright manages a win and that Pog doesn't spoil it all by being too Pog

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

"I have my fantasy team chosen and ready. I hope Fred Wright manages a win and that Pog doesn't spoil it all by being too Pog"

Go Fred!

I know what you mean about Pog. I usually hate arrogant young sportspeople but he’s actually a very likeable young man and a fair sportsman (like when he waited for vingegaard). Not like max verstappen who’s just a c**t.

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"I have my fantasy team chosen and ready. I hope Fred Wright manages a win and that Pog doesn't spoil it all by being too Pog

Go Fred!

The UAE team are probably the strongest overall. Pidcock and Mas could produce the goods in the mountains but the race is Pogs to lose. But everything can change in a couple of days with the tour

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved her in Rising Damp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No hang on, that’s Frances de la Tour

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By *eally_RosieWoman
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Really looking forward to it this year

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By *escourtes OP Man
over a year ago

hereford

I'm hoping one of the Yates brothers will do well...

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Me me me!! It’s my favourite Grand Tour, that’s me fixed to the telly very day for the next 3 weeks

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By *KloganMan
over a year ago

Ramsbottom

"Me me me!! It’s my favourite Grand Tour, that’s me fixed to the telly very day for the next 3 weeks

Me too.. genuinely love it.

I did some of the legs of the Uk when it passed through a few years ok.. especially through the Yorkshire dales and they were tough..

I can’t imagine how they do the climbs that they do.. incredible stuff.

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

I’ve been to the alps and done loads of the climbs. It’s so cool to recognise things like the famous hairpins on alpe d’huez, the lacets de montvernier, Galibier, telegraph etc.

Although I only remember them because I had to look at each corner for so long before getting there hahaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me... I watch the 'catch up' version tho

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ooo shall we have a fab sweep stake??

Winning team

yellow

green

Red polka dots

white

Stage 1 winner

Other suggestions??

I don't mind making a spreadsheet and tracking it

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By *escourtes OP Man
over a year ago

hereford

Ooh yes Midnight,

simon Yates for win

Tom pidcock polka dot jersey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"le Tour starts tomorrow, anyone else looking forward to watching 3 weeks of cycling and scenery?"

Hell yes!!

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By *neeyeshutMan
over a year ago

surrey

Hot on the heels of the Giro..

Can't wait..and then there's Orla on the breakaway to follow

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By *ickdasterdly51Man
over a year ago

Lingfield

Can't wait, already got my fantasy team in on Velogames. Got Pog as my main man but not so sure now as I think his wrist injury is going to hold him back a bit. Alaphilippe and Cav are my favourite riders.

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

I'll just catch the highlights each night. Really hoping Cav gets another stage. Was amazing what he did in Rome at the Giro

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By *escourtes OP Man
over a year ago

hereford

Adam Yates wins first stage, with brother simon second!!

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

"Adam Yates wins first stage, with brother simon second!!

Just caught the highlights. Fabulous, wasn't it?

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By *luboyoMan
over a year ago

North West / Birmingham

"I was hoping this was a Kraftwerk thread!"

L'enfer du nord, Paris Roubaix....

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By *escourtes OP Man
over a year ago

hereford

"Adam Yates wins first stage, with brother simon second!!

Just caught the highlights. Fabulous, wasn't it? "

yes great to see our boys doing well, looking forward to todays stage

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By * and N KinkyCouple
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

Love Tour de France. We always watch the highlight show though

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By *earNbabeCouple
over a year ago

huddersfield

Great so far hope it continues so glad to see the Yates brothers getting off to a good start.

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By *escourtes OP Man
over a year ago

hereford

Good chance for Cavendish today, with a sprint finish in Bordeaux...

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By *atfighterMan
over a year ago

Aldridge

"Good chance for Cavendish today, with a sprint finish in Bordeaux..."

I can't see it myself. I would love it for him to do so but having no team behind him and with Philipsen being so strong it would take something happening to get Cav home on this one. There again I am next to last in my fantasy league.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Cavendish out

I don’t know about the rest of you but I was hoping he’d get that 35th win

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By *ubcdverykinkyMan
over a year ago

Bourne lincs

Be more fun than this site

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cavendish out

I don’t know about the rest of you but I was hoping he’d get that 35th win

Yeah its very much a shame

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

"Cavendish out

I don’t know about the rest of you but I was hoping he’d get that 35th win

Yea I was too. But it’s all terribly British that he didn’t! He’s still by far and away the best sprinter that’s ever competed and I bet he won’t miss the endless questions about it all. I’d also argue that Merckx’s record is better due to the diverse nature of his dominance. Still arguably the greatest cyclist to have ever competed.

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