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Sagan Monos Up Hill With No Hands

Posted on July 8, 2012 by norbs

Not only a crowd fave with the ladies!

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People Worried Cadel can't Win.

Posted on July 8, 2012 by norbs

The theory is that he didn’t take enough time out of Wiggins in the first uphill finish. Well there are a hell of a lot more climbs to go. Another theory is that he lost time in the prologue, and … Continue reading →

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Wiggo's Wild Wobbly! Ouch.

Posted on July 7, 2012 by norbs

I mentioned earlier that Bradley Wiggins has a Tyler “The Tiler” Farrar moment after yesterdays stage. Well, thanks to Cyclismas, here it is. Warning, contains some fruity language.

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Carbon, Cuts and Carnage

Posted on July 7, 2012 by norbs

Well, anyone that watched last nights stage from Épernay to Metz will know, it was a bit of a blood bath. Richie Porte and Jurgen van den Broeck both hit the deck in the neutral zone. Just before they had … Continue reading →

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MerJer for Stage 5 – A Ginger Gets the Jersey

Posted on July 6, 2012 by norbs

This was a close tussle today. Nominations came in for quite a few people. A few suggested Marcel “Shittel” Kittel should get it again because it wasn’t the steady stream of brun from the back end that caught up with … Continue reading →

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Phil and Paul, Time to Move On?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by norbs

This could get me offside with a hell of a lot of people, but discussion is good so here goes. It is my opinion that the so called voices of cycling, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwern should hang up their … Continue reading →

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MerJer for Stage 4 – The Rainbow MerJer!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by norbs

I don’t need a lot of words for today’s presentation. Poor old Cav. This from Twitter. Ouch….. Crash at 2.5km to finish today. Taken some scuffs to my left side, but I’ve bounced pretty well again. Congrats to @AndreGreipel. — … Continue reading →

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Rolled Gold on the SBS Tour Tracker Chat Tonight.

Posted on July 4, 2012 by norbs

There is a great bunch of people chatting through the race each night on the SBS Tour Tracker. This little gem from Mini Buddha tonight. Where’s Paul’s commentary there??? “The bouncy castles of Rouen were erected in 2011 and play … Continue reading →

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MerJer for Stage 3 – Multiple Winners!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by norbs

Today, Sharp must be wondering if they have wasted their money. Poor old Garmin-Sharp seemed to have people on the deck or chasing hard to get on the back of the peloton all day. So, instead of a rider, I … Continue reading →

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Caption This Stage 3

Posted on July 4, 2012 by norbs
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