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The best Tour Footage ever.

This pretty much rules.

Reminds me of the old Bob Roll “…and Ullrich goes down!” spot from OLN. Anyone got that?

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miniature - tdf - le sexe - french - france - oln - versus - roll - 50 Notes

wtfkits: A public message from the clashing colors kit committee OK, FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE UP IN THE 500 SECTION, ONE MORE TIME: ONLY PUT PINK AND GREEN TOGETHER IN A KIT IF YOU FUCKING EARN IT LIKE ZABEL. (Photo by FLEMING2009) My Erik Zabel rule-of-thumb is if your haircut doesn’t contain at least two right angles, you can’t pull it off.

wtfkits:

A public message from the clashing colors kit committee

OK, FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE UP IN THE 500 SECTION, ONE MORE TIME: ONLY PUT PINK AND GREEN TOGETHER IN A KIT IF YOU FUCKING EARN IT LIKE ZABEL.

(Photo by FLEMING2009)

My Erik Zabel rule-of-thumb is if your haircut doesn’t contain at least two right angles, you can’t pull it off.

(via wtfkits-deactivated20120129)

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zabel - points - tdf - colors - style - hair - green jersey - fuscia - telekom - t-mobile - 12 Notes

“I’m sure I’ve been beaten by cheats before, I know I have, and I’m sure I’ll be beaten by cheats in the future.”
— Cadel Evans…but not today.

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evans - tour - doping - persistence - tdf - cheating - 6 Notes

I’ve long criticized the ASO for being unresponsive to the desires of fans. Turns out all you need to do to score an audience with Christian Prudhomme is get in the way of a few motorbikes.

I’ve long criticized the ASO for being unresponsive to the desires of fans. Turns out all you need to do to score an audience with Christian Prudhomme is get in the way of a few motorbikes.

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aso - tdf - prudhomme - fans - galibier - crowds - cartel - 7 Notes

What a stage! Far as I’m concerned, this TdF can go on forever. But the cows? I think they’re ready for it to end.

What a stage! Far as I’m concerned, this TdF can go on forever.

But the cows? I think they’re ready for it to end.

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cows - fan art - france - tdf - animals - tricolor - 4 Notes

Bjarne Riis emotion chart (via @DennisJosefsson)

Bjarne Riis emotion chart (via @DennisJosefsson)

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riis - emotions - tdf - saxo bank - directors - 23 Notes

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We’ve seen a lot of Stuart O’Grady crushing it at the front of the bunch over the past two weeks. But there’s more to the Aussie cutting the wind and stomping out fat kid watts. Here’s a vintage clip from ‘98, showing the pop, grit, and race savvy that were trademarks for much of his career.

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calcaterra - o'grady - gan - saeco - breakaway - 1998 - tdf - sprint - tactics - gully - 15 Notes

“Most aggressive: Niki Terpstra (Quick Step)

Jury decisions: Niki Terpstra (Quick Step), fined 100CHF for public urination”
— Stage 15 communiqué 

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nature break - terpstra - race jury - public urination - 2011 - tdf - aggression - 1 Notes

“Hahaha…no, of course we weren’t making out in this tight, dimly-lit, out of the way space. Why ever would you suggest such a thing? And yes, we always stand this close together.”

“Hahaha…no, of course we weren’t making out in this tight, dimly-lit, out of the way space. Why ever would you suggest such a thing? And yes, we always stand this close together.”

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gilbert - lotto - not making out - bromance - vanendert - tdf - stage 14 - 11 Notes

Jan Ullrich, sprinting back onto the group after a flat at the foot of Plateau de Beille, 1998

Jan Ullrich, sprinting back onto the group after a flat at the foot of Plateau de Beille, 1998

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doping - road art - ullrich - telekom - 1998 - tdf - plateau de beille - syringe - 49 Notes