TdF 2011 - DPChallenge Forums

07/03/2011 02:23:27 PM · #1

The thread for discussions of this year's tour.

RULE #1 - NO SPOILERS!!!! Remember, we're all on different time zones, and with work and what not, some of us will be watching recorded versions in the evening. So results discussions should kindly wait a day, yes?

Favorite commercials (US-based coverage) are Bob Roll looking for someone to ride with, and all the gas powered appliances in the Nissan Leaf ad.

Favorite stage - TODAY! I LOVE the team time trial and am glad to see it back! Off to watch...

07/03/2011 02:56:12 PM · #2

Oh, and one neat feature of the team time trial - you really see the difference in the sizes of the riders, and can understand how the size of a bike can matter. The sprinters are big guys; the climbers not so much!

bspurgeon

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

07/03/2011 03:20:48 PM · #3

Yes no spoilers. I watch at night as well.

Although stage 1 was easily predictable, it was still fun to watch Gilbert win.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/05/2011 07:43:06 PM · #4

Wah. Was doing research on internet and TV providers. Accidentally saw the results for today. I HATE when that happens. I'll watch anyway. I'll have to be more careful tomorrow!

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

07/05/2011 08:18:34 PM · #5

I recorded, watched the beginning and end. Great finish to watch.

Favorite commercial is the "Be Ok"...I really like that song, and the commercial itself is very cute. I don't usually watch commercials, since I record, but I watched that one.

keyz

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

07/05/2011 08:21:36 PM · #6

SPOILER ALERT : TdF 2011 winner will be arrested for using drugs and changing his blood in his team's bus.
Ooops sorry :D

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07/05/2011 08:37:07 PM · #7

Haven't seen that commercial yet, I don't think. What is it an ad for?

And

keyz, you're off a little. The blood changing takes place in the hotel, doesn't it? :-)

ambaker

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

07/05/2011 08:42:17 PM · #8

Spoiler alert! Some guy on a bicycle wins it...

07/05/2011 08:43:34 PM · #9

Originally posted by ambaker:

Spoiler alert! Some guy on a bicycle wins it...

No!!! You're not to tell me that until the day after!!

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07/05/2011 08:58:04 PM · #10

Speaking of commercials, does anyone think that guy's real name is Will Power?

And STOP is not French. Why don't the signs say ARRETE? (Or however you spell it.)

Did I hear that someone got relegated yesterday? Don't remember hearing that before... hopefully Phil and Paul will mention it again.

keyz

Nikon D700

07/05/2011 09:38:27 PM · #11

Stop or stopper (the verb "to stop") are actually in the french dictionnary, but it sound more french to say "Halte" or "ArrÃªt".

I think that the Pfizer team is a bit better than Johnson&Johnson. But Bayer Healthcare, Roche and Novartis are really some possible good outsiders !

07/05/2011 11:11:23 PM · #12

Originally posted by Neil:

I recorded, watched the beginning and end. Great finish to watch.

+1 Reading about it didn't spoil it after all. :-)

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07/08/2011 10:42:47 PM · #13

SPOILER FOR FRIDAY!!!

(Don't read if you don't want to know.. )

Actually, this is a mini-rant. They really need to take a bit more care in letting guys ride after serious head bonks. Boonen should not have ridden yesterday, let alone today. He was in no shape to sprint, so why ride? And Horner today was just downright scary. Apparently at the end of the race he had no idea why he was behind 12 minutes - freaked him out because he had no recollection at all of the crash. I know the guys want to finish so they have the chance to decide if they can ride the next day, but it's a bit like the NFL guys who keep playing through concussions - the long term effects definitely cancel out the short term gains.

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

07/09/2011 12:38:25 AM · #14

Interview w/Johan Bruyneel re Chris Horner's stage 7 crash Friday.

jagar

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+

07/09/2011 01:01:03 AM · #15

I'm going to picnic at the side of the road this coming Tuesday and wait for "Le Tour" to fly past, unfortunately they have announced rain all day, it comes through here every few years but this will be the first time i've seen it, looking forward to trying to get some good shots of the crowd and the riders.

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

07/15/2011 09:22:08 AM · #16

Watching the race this morning, one of the helicopter cameras picked up a large group of Egyptian Vultures feeding on a carcass in the Pyrenees. Awesome!

bspurgeon

Fujifilm x100

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

07/16/2011 06:07:55 PM · #17

My DVR decided not to record the stage this morning. Can somebody who has watched the stage go and visit the NBC website, do they offer stage playback? I would like to watch the as live playback, but I don't to risk a spoiler...

Jon_H

Canon EOS-7D

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07/16/2011 07:37:13 PM · #18

NBC has a recap of the stage but it is only 3 minutes long.

ITV in the UK has 45 minutes worth of hilights but it may not work in the US, heres the link. TDF

Hope it works for you.

Dphoto

Nikon D800

07/16/2011 08:52:36 PM · #19

Originally posted by bspurgeon:

If you live in the US and have Versus you can watch the whole race. They rerun it about every two hours.
Had to edit, had the wrong channel. Now correct, Versus.

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