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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Ok, we have the footy threads so I thought I would start a 'Cycling'

The Tour de France starts on the 5th July.

Stage 1 is in Leeds.

Any TdF followers on Fab?

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By *oe_Steve_NWestCouple
over a year ago

Bolton

"Ok, we have the footy threads so I thought I would start a 'Cycling'

The Tour de France starts on the 5th July.

Stage 1 is in Leeds.

Any TdF followers on Fab?

Yes!!!!Can't wait! Z

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By *litlicker77Man
over a year ago

Carlisle

Cycling is like shagging.

Rather do it than watch it.

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Cycling is like shagging.

Rather do it than watch it. "

...And you never forget how to do it

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

Yes cant wait!!

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By *litlicker77Man
over a year ago

Carlisle

And always mange to stay on no matter how rough the ride

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

Big fan here, can't wait for it to begin. Just a shame I am working when it starts in Leeds.

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By *relanddirectMan
over a year ago

cheshire

I did the Yorkshire stages at the weekend extremely difficult still struggling to walk

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By *litlicker77Man
over a year ago

Carlisle

"I did the Yorkshire stages at the weekend extremely difficult still struggling to walk "

10 mile a nights enough for me

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

Yes big fan here.

Won't be in Yorkshire, will be watching the Cambridge to London stage though

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I did the Yorkshire stages at the weekend extremely difficult still struggling to walk "

I bet!

You should try the Alpe-Duez stage... Ouch but fantastic scenery

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Yes big fan here.

Won't be in Yorkshire, will be watching the Cambridge to London stage though"

I don't think I will manage to catch them this year

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I did the Yorkshire stages at the weekend extremely difficult still struggling to walk

I bet!

You should try the Alpe-Duez stage... Ouch but fantastic scenery

*Alpe d'Huez

lol silly laptop

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

Keen cyclist here, very much looking forward to Le Tour.

Where's the smart money going? Froome, Quintana, Wiggo (if selected)?

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

"Yes big fan here.

Won't be in Yorkshire, will be watching the Cambridge to London stage though

I don't think I will manage to catch them this year

But at least you have the Commonwealth Games local to you in August if you can get to rhem

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Yes big fan here.

Won't be in Yorkshire, will be watching the Cambridge to London stage though

I don't think I will manage to catch them this year

But at least you have the Commonwealth Games local to you in August if you can get to rhem"

True... Am gonna be so fit this summer lol

Football, cycling and the C games lol

But i love the amosphere in the street when the Tour is passing through, its fab!!

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

Yeah 2 big fans here, we will be watching it coming up ripponden bank, froome came past our rugby club scouting out the route, he was flying

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

"Yeah 2 big fans here, we will be watching it coming up ripponden bank, froome came past our rugby club scouting out the route, he was flying"
they do motor a bit don't they? I'm no slouch on a bike but those guys are superhuman machines

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Love the cycling, I watch all the grand tours, not sure who I would put money on this year, Quintana is one to watch out for but I will be crossing my fingers for Chris again

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

"Love the cycling, I watch all the grand tours, not sure who I would put money on this year, Quintana is one to watch out for but I will be crossing my fingers for Chris again

Same thoughts here, thinking it's almost a straight shootout between the two if them, maybe throw in Nibali or Contador as a spanner in the works.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Nibali yes, Contador no

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By *urleytoes42ddCouple
over a year ago

Stourport

Big fan here, went to watch it in the Alps in 2010.

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By *exycleanerWoman
over a year ago

pontefract

im going to go see it when it starts having seen it 3 times in france ,want to see it here not decided which area to go see it in as yet xx

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By *exycleanerWoman
over a year ago

pontefract

"Big fan here, went to watch it in the Alps in 2010."
i saw it there then too ,grande bonand in 2009 then cpl of small places and superbessy in 2011,x

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

"Love the cycling, I watch all the grand tours, not sure who I would put money on this year, Quintana is one to watch out for but I will be crossing my fingers for Chris again

Qiuintana isn't riding, somewhat optimistically Movistar are backing Valverde hence why Quintana was in Italy.

I think it'll be close between Contador and Froome, SKY are looking weaker thia year though. Of Nibali gas 'prepared' well he could push them both close.

I think one of the GC contenders will lose significat time on rhe cobbles in tge first week

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

Can't see past froome and team sky, quintana is good but he's still young and maybe the tour and giro is a bit much for him,

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

"Ok, we have the footy threads so I thought I would start a 'Cycling'

The Tour de France starts on the 5th July.

Stage 1 is in Leeds.

Any TdF followers on Fab?

yes and i am.going to the opening stage

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

"Can't see past froome and team sky, quintana is good but he's still young and maybe the tour and giro is a bit much for him, "

quintana is a major challenger to froome esp in the mountains hopefully its a good clean race

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

"Love the cycling, I watch all the grand tours, not sure who I would put money on this year, Quintana is one to watch out for but I will be crossing my fingers for Chris again

Qiuintana isn't riding, somewhat optimistically Movistar are backing Valverde hence why Quintana was in Italy.

I think it'll be close between Contador and Froome, SKY are looking weaker thia year though. Of Nibali gas 'prepared' well he could push them both close.

I think one of the GC contenders will lose significat time on rhe cobbles in tge first week

I thought I heard them say during the giro he was riding, valverde isn't going to be anywhere new,

I think I wildcard could be bauke mollema with big laurens leading him up the hills, I love the belkin colour scheme, especially with them using green bianchi's

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

Anywhere near not new

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

He's peaked at exactly the right time but will the team Sir David picks be good enough to back him up throughout?

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Ok, we have the footy threads so I thought I would start a 'Cycling'

The Tour de France starts on the 5th July.

Stage 1 is in Leeds.

Any TdF followers on Fab?

yes and i am.going to the opening stage "

Hope they have some good weather for it!

Enjoy

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

"Ok, we have the footy threads so I thought I would start a 'Cycling'

The Tour de France starts on the 5th July.

Stage 1 is in Leeds.

Any TdF followers on Fab?

yes and i am.going to the opening stage

Hope they have some good weather for it!

Enjoy

As a confirmed MAMIL (Middle Age Man In Lycra) and Cycling fan it will be excellent to see the pro teams on the road we all cycle on. I will be out on Holm moss watching an wondering why they don't sound like an old steam engine on the way up like I do LOL. Also I do like some of the complaints from the French teams saying the dry stone walls are too dangerous and can we take a lot of them down before hand LOL welcome to Yorkshire

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Ok, we have the footy threads so I thought I would start a 'Cycling'

The Tour de France starts on the 5th July.

Stage 1 is in Leeds.

Any TdF followers on Fab?

yes and i am.going to the opening stage

Hope they have some good weather for it!

Enjoy

Be nice... or the French will go on strike lol

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

Iam into it as well. More mountain biking than road but iam planning on watching the Grand de part

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

Contador but I'd like to see Froome win again. Peter Kennaugh will be one to watch in a few years for sure

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

Fucking love le tour. Sorry about swearing. But just love it. Can't wait, well excited.

Sadly tho can't get up to Yorkshire to see the grand depart.

But have not missed a single tour for years at least 27.

Just reading this makes me want to get out on my sworks roubaix.

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

Sorry to swear again but.

Fuck football.

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

As long as it's not an American winning it

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

"Fucking love le tour. Sorry about swearing. But just love it. Can't wait, well excited.

Sadly tho can't get up to Yorkshire to see the grand depart.

But have not missed a single tour for years at least 27.

Just reading this makes me want to get out on my sworks roubaix. "

I love the Paris-Roubaix race, what a course that is lol

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

"Fucking love le tour. Sorry about swearing. But just love it. Can't wait, well excited.

Sadly tho can't get up to Yorkshire to see the grand depart.

But have not missed a single tour for years at least 27.

Just reading this makes me want to get out on my sworks roubaix.

I love the Paris-Roubaix race, what a course that is lol"

One of my friends did the Paris Roubaix sportif at the weekend, has huge blisters on his hands

I've been out and watched it and it's unbelievable the speed they hit the cobbles. I much prefer the excitement of Roubaix and Flanders to the Tour

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

"As long as it's not an American winning it"

The only American winner is one of the greatest cylists ever, has one of the most amazing comeback stories in any sport and in won arguably the greatest tour ever

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

But how do we know Lemond was clean?

Great to see him win by 8 seconds over Fignon, a guy who doped himself to death so it makes you wonder how clean Lemond was.

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By *andyblokeMan
over a year ago

birmingham

definitely going to watch in yorkshire and hopefully cambrdge area too.

Love cycling and love watching the tour.

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Fucking love le tour. Sorry about swearing. But just love it. Can't wait, well excited.

Sadly tho can't get up to Yorkshire to see the grand depart.

But have not missed a single tour for years at least 27.

Just reading this makes me want to get out on my sworks roubaix.

I love the Paris-Roubaix race, what a course that is lol"

What a race that is when it's raining!

Oh la la

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

"But how do we know Lemond was clean?

Great to see him win by 8 seconds over Fignon, a guy who doped himself to death so it makes you wonder how clean Lemond was. "

How waa doping linked to Fignon's death?

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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"But how do we know Lemond was clean?

Great to see him win by 8 seconds over Fignon, a guy who doped himself to death so it makes you wonder how clean Lemond was.

How waa doping linked to Fignon's death? "

For my part, it was cancer I have not heard or read any different.

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

"Ok, we have the footy threads so I thought I would start a 'Cycling'

The Tour de France starts on the 5th July.

Stage 1 is in Leeds.

Any TdF followers on Fab?

"
a love watching the tour

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By *iverscuMan
over a year ago

Berkshire

Have to agree with liddy, i dont think you can look past Froome, im hoping Cavendish can pick up a few more wins that last year.

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

"But how do we know Lemond was clean?

Great to see him win by 8 seconds over Fignon, a guy who doped himself to death so it makes you wonder how clean Lemond was.

How waa doping linked to Fignon's death? "

Fignon himself thought the doping was the cause of the cancer

http://crankpunk.com/2012/11/28/cyclings-russian-roulette-the-link-between-doping-and-cancer/

http://m.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/fignon-wonders-if-drug-use-caused-cancer

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