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just seeing the highlights of the stage today. We stayed in La Rochelle for a few days before the Belgium game at euro 2016. Did that same cycle one of the days over the bridge to ile de re. Lovely little spot La Rochelle is. 


So you're saying you are 4 years faster than Sam Bennett over the same stage?  Is that why you had the green jersey?
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Originally posted by willGUFC willGUFC wrote:

just seeing the highlights of the stage today. We stayed in La Rochelle for a few days before the Belgium game at euro 2016. Did that same cycle one of the days over the bridge to ile de re. Lovely little spot La Rochelle is. 


So you're saying you are 4 years faster than Sam Bennett over the same stage?  Is that why you had the green jersey?
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just seeing the highlights of the stage today. We stayed in La Rochelle for a few days before the Belgium game at euro 2016. Did that same cycle one of the days over the bridge to ile de re. Lovely little spot La Rochelle is. 
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Back in the day it used to be on Channel 4. Used to be very informative about strategy etc to fill in the hours. Now I tend to just get the highlights afterwards.
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I see his Da is Mick Bennett 
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yellow jersey is for the quickest time

Itv4 works for me! Go into your tv and change your location to the uk rather than Ireland and you will get all the stations, might change the numbers around though

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Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Jaysus that was some stage for a pure flat one, working from home this week so watched the whole lot!

Delighted for Bennett, will take a lot of the pressure of him now, might even have another chance tomorrow. Hopefully Roche is ok and not not banged up after his crash.

TJ, it's also on itv 4 if you don't have eurosport.
Basically Sams team spent the whole day working from him, keeping him sheltered from the wind, setting the pace so the breakaway never got too far ahead and gave him a great lead out in the sprint

The green Jersey is for points, stage winner gets the most points, he gets the jersey as he has the most points over the whole race so far


I thought the yellow jersey was for most points or whoever is leading the tour?
ITV4 have it blocked in ROI as TG4 have it.  Don't have Eurosport
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Jaysus that was some stage for a pure flat one, working from home this week so watched the whole lot!

Delighted for Bennett, will take a lot of the pressure of him now, might even have another chance tomorrow. Hopefully Roche is ok and not not banged up after his crash.

TJ, it's also on itv 4 if you don't have eurosport.
Basically Sams team spent the whole day working from him, keeping him sheltered from the wind, setting the pace so the breakaway never got too far ahead and gave him a great lead out in the sprint

The green Jersey is for points, stage winner gets the most points, he gets the jersey as he has the most points over the whole race so far


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Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

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How exactly does cycling and the Tour de France work?  Its an individual sport yet a team sport and you have to let your leader win ahead of you is it?  Never was into it but I'd at least like to know a tiny bit about the rules and strategy.  Watching on TG4 doesn't do much for an explanation of it.
There's far too much to go through in a post, I've read a whole book on Cycling Strategy and there's so much in it, it's ridiculous.

For the guys going for the win, the team goes back to the car to get bottles for the leader, sets pace up the mountains for the leaders, watches out for breakaways for the leader etc, none of the team will be on duty every day, or even a whole stage (some will be tasked with managing the first 100k of a stage then taking it easy.)

I see the Irish lad won the green jersey for being the best sprinter yeah?  So is there sprinting stages and today was one of them? 


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Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

How exactly does cycling and the Tour de France work?  Its an individual sport yet a team sport and you have to let your leader win ahead of you is it?  Never was into it but I'd at least like to know a tiny bit about the rules and strategy.  Watching on TG4 doesn't do much for an explanation of it.
There's far too much to go through in a post, I've read a whole book on Cycling Strategy and there's so much in it, it's ridiculous.

For the guys going for the win, the team goes back to the car to get bottles for the leader, sets pace up the mountains for the leaders, watches out for breakaways for the leader etc, none of the team will be on duty every day, or even a whole stage (some will be tasked with managing the first 100k of a stage then taking it easy.)
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How exactly does cycling and the Tour de France work?  Its an individual sport yet a team sport and you have to let your leader win ahead of you is it?  Never was into it but I'd at least like to know a tiny bit about the rules and strategy.  Watching on TG4 doesn't do much for an explanation of it.


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Sam does the business.... also regains the green jersey
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Bennett with a big chance tomorrow to win that elusive stage. Fingers crossed for him. 
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Originally posted by SuperDave84 SuperDave84 wrote:

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Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Ronan McLoughlin has broken the eversting worl record set by Alberto Contador Clap

Basically you have to repeat a hill until you gain the same elevation of Mt.Everest 8848m


Just on this, did mamore for the first time on Monday, had a tailwind up it but still an absolute bastard, need to be a bit mad to do it 80 odd times in one go!


Google says it's a 223m climb so 8848/230 is 38.5 times. Easy.

Edit: that's from the north though and I'm guessing you went up from the south. The start point from the junction on the south is higher up, so the climb is less.

He didn’t do the full climb, just an 800m section to cut out the less step parts, so over 80 times he had to repeat that

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Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Ronan McLoughlin has broken the eversting worl record set by Alberto Contador Clap

Basically you have to repeat a hill until you gain the same elevation of Mt.Everest 8848m


Just on this, did mamore for the first time on Monday, had a tailwind up it but still an absolute bastard, need to be a bit mad to do it 80 odd times in one go!


Google says it's a 223m climb so 8848/230 is 38.5 times. Easy.

Edit: that's from the north though and I'm guessing you went up from the south. The start point from the junction on the south is higher up, so the climb is less.


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Will still be gutted no to get the win, once again he was the fastest in the sprint but was on the wrong wheel.

He has a decent chance of winning this if he stays out of trouble


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Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Ronan McLoughlin has broken the eversting worl record set by Alberto Contador Clap

Basically you have to repeat a hill until you gain the same elevation of Mt.Everest 8848m


Just on this, did mamore for the first time on Monday, had a tailwind up it but still an absolute bastard, need to be a bit mad to do it 80 odd times in one go!


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Will still be gutted no to get the win, once again he was the fastest in the sprint but was on the wrong wheel.

He has a decent chance of winning this if he stays out of trouble

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