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12. if by the French you mean the Brits, then yeah

Reply to opihimoimoi (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 13, 2012, 07:11 AM

Jul 2012

getting some stage wins though

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Le Tour de Crash: Big names come tumbling down on another day of carnage [View all] Baclava Jul 2012 OP

Thanks for the update. I cannot watch the Tour as often as I used to. Paper Roses Jul 2012 #1

Glad to help, 1st day in the mountains, La Planche des Belles Filles, was a nutcracker Baclava Jul 2012 #2

ABW! HuckleB Jul 2012 #3

Stage 9... Brits finish 1, 2. Wiggins wins time trial Baclava Jul 2012 #7

Leave Ralphy Alone! AngryAmish Jul 2012 #9

add Sammy Sanchez to the list...out on day 8 with shoulder pain opihimoimoi Jul 2012 #4

You never know what will happen, a lone breakaway made it home. Baclava Jul 2012 #5

Luckily he didn't break his collarbone, according to reports, just a few fingers Baclava Jul 2012 #6

Stage 11 - Team Sky takes control - Cadel Evans cracked in the Alps Baclava Jul 2012 #8

Wednesday's stage 16, Pau / Bagn�res-de-Luchon, will be where alfredo Jul 2012 #17

The French now rule the tour opihimoimoi Jul 2012 #10

? Highest Frenchman in overall classification is 9th muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #11

if by the French you mean the Brits, then yeah Baclava Jul 2012 #12

Hooligans trash the tour - throw tacks on the road - 30 punctures to leaders Baclava Jul 2012 #13

I think one crash caused by the tacks ended the race for one rider. alfredo Jul 2012 #14

Wiggins: Waiting seemed the honourable thing to do Baclava Jul 2012 #16

Armstrong and Ullrich showed the same respect when one fell or had a flat. alfredo Jul 2012 #19

I'm amazed more crazy stuff doesn't happen - those mountaintops are wild Baclava Jul 2012 #28

I guess I should be grateful that America isn't the only country with idiots. alfredo Jul 2012 #32

Why don't they disqualify that portion of the race? n/t FourScore Jul 2012 #15

It had no real consequences for the top riders. They would not have caught the escape, and alfredo Jul 2012 #18

Stage 16 on Wednesday will be the big one, classic day in the Pyr�n�es Baclava Jul 2012 #20

Tuesday is a rest day in Pau. Wednesday is when the soul breaking climbs take place. alfredo Jul 2012 #21

I know, I forgot for a sec - you sure are fast - this thread has been here for 2 weeks Baclava Jul 2012 #22

Well somebody has to do it. ;) alfredo Jul 2012 #24

I bet nobody cares because no american is leading - am I right? Baclava Jul 2012 #27

If Evans falters, I hope Tejay gets free rein. alfredo Jul 2012 #30

Is that a pic of edhopper Jul 2012 #23

that it is Baclava Jul 2012 #25

Looks ideal edhopper Jul 2012 #26

There were times when racers had to get off their bikes and carry them through the snow. alfredo Jul 2012 #31

to bad they have`t figured out how to stage a race... madrchsod Jul 2012 #29

Frank Schleck fails drugs tests, out of Tour muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #33

It's a masking agent, not a drug. Still it puts him under suspicion. Quitting alfredo Jul 2012 #34

All hail the British Isles - Wiggins wins Stage 19... first-ever Brit overall winner in Le Tour Baclava Jul 2012 #35