2008 Tour de France Stage 13 - Friday, July 18: Narbonne - Nîmes, 182km

TheDarkLord

Kraus (Gerolsteiner) banged into a traffic signpost at the end of a traffic-circle, and the bike was totalled (top tube snapped!). He seems to be ok though fortunately (as in he is able to stand up).

Edit: TFF, he went over the signage, and also managed to separate from the bike and so was very very lucky!

TheDarkLord

Win #4 for Cavendish! That dude is incredible! Followed by McEwen and Feillu.

Rolfrae

I wish coke-head Boonen had been riding so Cav could have kicked his arse too.

thoughtforfood

If Versus/Phil don't quit with the Cavendish/USA references, I am going to blow a fuse. Yesterday they showed a graphic with his name in first, and an American flag following Columbia. Today, Phil said somehing to the effect of "Cavendish carrying the flag for the Americans?" It is really farking stupid....he rides for an American team in license only.

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thoughtforfood

There is the freaking graphic again!

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Rolfrae

Are you joking? Are they really claiming he is American because the team is US registered?

b1_

All the other sprinters faces read something like: faaaaaark, I got nothin'.

I don't think you could get much more of a predictable stage than that one. Script was written before the day started.

thoughtforfood

Not claiming he is American, just emphasizing his US attachments.....which are minimal considering.....I guess they are trying to keep an American audience interested? My feeling is that if you are the type of person who needs American ties to watch, fucking go find another sport.

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b1_

Cavendish: a star is born, that's all I can say about that. Presuming he's not being enhanced in anyway, he's clearly got class.

Rolfrae

As a Scot I would have had no reason to watch the Tour since Robert Millar retired if I only cared about my countrymen winning. The French would all have switched off long ago.

Andrija

I have to notice that Cavendish looks to good to be true.
Two stages in a row (adding to previous two) with such advantage after very hard mountains, without Fassa Bortolo-like train at his age and experience...
I don't know.

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couchcyler

Hello--- the American Flag is there because the team is American based.

rejobako

That may be your feeling, but I'm sure Vs. is sweating it this year. They need ratings, and goddammit, I want them to have ratings, because I'm guessing that there have been some serious talks in the boardroom about dispensing with the Tdf for more scintillating programming, like bullriding or Texas Hold 'Em or whatever the hell else that network typically runs. If they need to manufacture American allegiances for the riders to keep the schmoe in Albequerque tuned in for awhile, I have no problem with it. Besides, after years of training and psychotherapy, I now manage not to gag at each of P&P's hyperboles.

thoughtforfood

....did you actually read my posts? I know precisely why it is there, and it has nothing to do with the team being registered in San Louis Obispo, it is marketing...period. They want people like you who don't read too well to watch the tour. You need symbols to help you along.

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