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Yeah, I don't know who was scared more the dog or the riders.
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Man do realize you can buy a high end ZTR for the price of one of those bikes there riding, and each rider has like six of those things plus a tri bike.
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I don't actually watch it but I follow it -- mostly on CyclingNews.com.
The big story that I took away from stage 1 was the debacle involving the bus getting stuck under the archway at the finish. So the organizers sent out word that the finish would be moved up to the 3km marker. Then they deflated the bus's tires and got it out of the way -- so they cancelled the revised finish line and went back to the original -- but there was mass confusion among the riders (which I think may have contributed to the big crash.)
Anyway... the stage winner (Marcel Kittel) said in an interview afterwards that he didn't know during the race about any of the business of moving the finish line -- which I tend to think helped him. :laughing:
The three grand tours (Italy, France and Spain) are my favorite sporting events to follow. I do a lot of cycling so I can relate.
The big story that I took away from stage 1 was the debacle involving the bus getting stuck under the archway at the finish. So the organizers sent out word that the finish would be moved up to the 3km marker. Then they deflated the bus's tires and got it out of the way -- so they cancelled the revised finish line and went back to the original -- but there was mass confusion among the riders (which I think may have contributed to the big crash.)
Anyway... the stage winner (Marcel Kittel) said in an interview afterwards that he didn't know during the race about any of the business of moving the finish line -- which I tend to think helped him. :laughing:
The three grand tours (Italy, France and Spain) are my favorite sporting events to follow. I do a lot of cycling so I can relate.
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Yeah I heard about that! :confused3:
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I am watching but still prefer Mountain Biking which is not on TV at all over here!
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Mountain biking has never caught on as a spectator sport but it's a lot of fun. I ride mine almost every weekend.
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Once a month for me......
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Although I owned two mountain bikes I was never a fan of trail riding and such but with my Trek 5200 I was right at home, loved those 50 and 60 mile rides on Saturdays.