On list of things to do after the footy )
Just thinking Dallas's price spike alert bot could be pretty handy for this event!
Tour De France 2018
Geirant Thomas wins stage 11 and it’s a 1-2 for Sky in the GC, with Thomas leading Froome by 1m 25 secs .Which will make things interesting within the Sky Team .
Both are decent time trialists, and in Individual TT in the 2016 there was less then a minute between them , tho this years TT course is totally different . Still a long way to go tho, and 4 big of mountain stages left
Tomorrow,s stage includes 3 HC mountains.
Looks like Mark Cavendish and many others face elimination after not coming in under the time limit
Both are decent time trialists, and in Individual TT in the 2016 there was less then a minute between them , tho this years TT course is totally different . Still a long way to go tho, and 4 big of mountain stages left
Tomorrow,s stage includes 3 HC mountains.
Looks like Mark Cavendish and many others face elimination after not coming in under the time limit
Going from memory alone, doesn't Thomas have at least one really bad day in the mountains on a 3 week tour? I seem to remember him blowing up in the 3rd week on more than one occasion in the past. Unless things are different this time, I think Froome is probably more likely to win out at the end.
just come down from trading & missus is watching the TDF, fair enough she enjoys watching it but for me it’s one of the most boring sports to watch ever, ok it’s hard work to participate but what’s there to watch?, you see one cyclist over take another you’ve seen them all, ditto with collisions
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Compared to:Korattt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:41 pmjust come down from trading & missus is watching the TDF, fair enough she enjoys watching it but for me it’s one of the most boring sports to watch ever, ok it’s hard work to participate but what’s there to watch?, you see one cyclist over take another you’ve seen them all, ditto with collisions
- cricket?
- golf?
You could say the same(ish) about them all.... but then again )
not a fan of golf but can see the attraction with watching it, seeing a hole in one, crucial missed putts, golfers climbing trees, so many variables,sionascaig wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 5:29 pmCompared to:Korattt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:41 pmjust come down from trading & missus is watching the TDF, fair enough she enjoys watching it but for me it’s one of the most boring sports to watch ever, ok it’s hard work to participate but what’s there to watch?, you see one cyclist over take another you’ve seen them all, ditto with collisions
- cricket?
- golf?
You could say the same(ish) about them all.... but then again )
Cricket.. exciting run chases, sixes being hit, diving catches, run outs from balls being hit from miles out, super overs etc etc,
Cycling is just riding on tarmac ain’t it with the odd overtaking manoeuvre, with a few collisions here & there?
Korattt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:41 pmjust come down from trading & missus is watching the TDF, fair enough she enjoys watching it but for me it’s one of the most boring sports to watch ever, ok it’s hard work to participate but what’s there to watch?, you see one cyclist over take another you’ve seen them all, ditto with collisions
Bit of a generalisation me thinks, but I suspect you know very little about the sport ( similar to your self confessed lack of understanding of horse racing ?) .Like most sports it can have it monotonous moments , but if you’ve ever watched any of the spring classics, or the epic stage in this years Giro that Froome won , or rides by the likes of Cancellara and Contador, you might think differently .
Give it another try you might be pleasantly surprised.
fair enough, I’ll see if I can YouTube any of these dramatic momentsHalliday wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:44 pmKorattt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:41 pmjust come down from trading & missus is watching the TDF, fair enough she enjoys watching it but for me it’s one of the most boring sports to watch ever, ok it’s hard work to participate but what’s there to watch?, you see one cyclist over take another you’ve seen them all, ditto with collisions
Bit of a generalisation me thinks, but I suspect you know very little about the sport ( similar to your self confessed lack of understanding of horse racing ?) .Like most sports it can have it monotonous moments , but if you’ve ever watched any of the spring classics, or the epic stage in this years Giro that Froome won , or rides by the likes of Cancellara and Contador, you might think differently .
Give it another try you might be pleasantly surprised.
Try 'Chris Froome mont ventoux'Korattt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:12 pmfair enough, I’ll see if I can YouTube any of these dramatic momentsHalliday wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:44 pmKorattt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:41 pmjust come down from trading & missus is watching the TDF, fair enough she enjoys watching it but for me it’s one of the most boring sports to watch ever, ok it’s hard work to participate but what’s there to watch?, you see one cyclist over take another you’ve seen them all, ditto with collisions
Bit of a generalisation me thinks, but I suspect you know very little about the sport ( similar to your self confessed lack of understanding of horse racing ?) .Like most sports it can have it monotonous moments , but if you’ve ever watched any of the spring classics, or the epic stage in this years Giro that Froome won , or rides by the likes of Cancellara and Contador, you might think differently .
Give it another try you might be pleasantly surprised.
That's something you don't see in every race
I would watch every stage from start to finish if I had the time. The flat stages are just a build up towards the mountains.Korattt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:41 pmjust come down from trading & missus is watching the TDF, fair enough she enjoys watching it but for me it’s one of the most boring sports to watch ever, ok it’s hard work to participate but what’s there to watch?, you see one cyclist over take another you’ve seen them all, ditto with collisions
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Question for Halliday/Dallas:
When you trade the TDF or other cycling event, how do you approach it? Would you do a B2L or L2B at the start on selected riders or just trade what you see on each individual stage?
Do you have any sites you use for stats?
Iambic
When you trade the TDF or other cycling event, how do you approach it? Would you do a B2L or L2B at the start on selected riders or just trade what you see on each individual stage?
Do you have any sites you use for stats?
Iambic
TBH Its more a sport I spectate and rarely trade, when I do im almost always looking to oppose the fav usually ahead of a tricky stage/couple of days.iambic_pentameter wrote: ↑Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:58 pmQuestion for Halliday/Dallas:
When you trade the TDF or other cycling event, how do you approach it? Would you do a B2L or L2B at the start on selected riders or just trade what you see on each individual stage?
Do you have any sites you use for stats?
Iambic
I have tried B2L a few times in the past but never got any real pay off from it