London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

Stephen Roche was saying they'd probably send Frank before Bernhard Kohl for this reason exactly.

They ain't stupid.

Kohl has been awesome. I know its not likely now but it'd be awesome if he could get a podium finish.

sean kelly also uses about 3 times as many words as needed.

Usually if there are 2 or more people from one team following each other they will indeed put the next guy in between them so there's no real possibility of cheating... I think it's even an official rule.

just watched the beginning of the tour highlights with a feature about evans.
i'm sorry but how can anyone want such an arrogant cock to win the tour?
it's nothing to do with nationality he's a beady eyed fucknut.

He makes Armstrong seem caddish and whimsical.

cadel hate .. cadel hate ..
sadly it looks like the pink didgeridoo sucker is gonna win yellow tomorrow
cannot see carlos catastrophe doing anything other than lose time
hope I'm wrong

heh, it's true.

Fuck you all, Cadel is going to win and I'm so excited I just can't hide it. I'm about to loose control and I just can't hide it.
1. Thrash the All Blacks
2. Win The Tour of France (Le Tour De France for all you continental types)
3. Drink a Fosters or 30

What a great day to be and Australian

Fosters ?

but that's really, really shit beer.

and evans is a shit aussie.

he's the fosters of riders: bland, overated, weak and pissy.

where are all your characters these days?

the big, brash cunts we love to hate, where's your Merv Hughes, your Warneys?

Evans isn't a shit Aussie, mate - he's the very best, most charismatic, funny, good looking bloke they have.

from bikesnobnyc:

Why doesn't Cadel want anybody touching him?
a) His collarbone, like his spirit, is so brittle it could crumble under the slightest pressure.

b) He's not made from the steely stuff of champions. He's made the fissiparous stuff of Wheaties, the breakfast of champions.

c) He's tired and cranky from a day of wheelsucking and he just wants some warm milk, a massage, and some snuggly-wuggly time with his stuffed lion.

d) All of the above.

correct answer (of course): d
;)

cadel he's up there with all the other famous talented australians like Kathy lette and jason donovan

Evans is a great ambassador for the sport with his bitch slapping, head chop threats, headbutting cameras and 1 word press interviews. At least we have a talking point in this years race that isn't drugs.

The Tour is dead. Long live the Tour!

PS I am not an Aussie.

and his camp little dog

Gay idol from Oz...

Ok you have got me there, Fosters is SHIT, I don't know an self respecting Australian who drinks the watered down cats piss. Funny think is it was never popular in Aus, only you silly English types were gullible enough to think that it was a good lager beer in the early 80's. I deserve a Cascade Draught, a cold Cascade Draught... but I'm never going to get such a sweet nectar over here so I'll settle for some French tap water with colur, alcohol and bubbles added.

C'arn Aussie!

Are you not answering your PMs then?

Hmmpf.. fine.. I'll answer..

Latest tour de dope rumour: According to the Suddeutsche Zeitung (German newspaper) Frank Schleck was/is the suspect identified by the numer '25' in the Fuentes case. Apparently they met and or did business in 2005 with Riis in the know about these contacts.
Now it is said that the search of the Schlecks dad's car was targeted after this fuentes link was apparently revealed in an Italian anti-doping inquiry earlier this week.
But, the evidence seems sketchy and one has to wonder wether this new 'revelation' is in some way meant to influence people's state of mind just before the oh so important time trial.

They don't sell Fosters in Australia cause Fosters also own VB which is equally as shitty so why compete with yourself in the shit stakes? (they also own Melbourne Bitter so they kinda already do compete with themselves)

You can get Cascade here but only in bespoke beer shops. You can get Coopers too.

I like Australian Beer but you can't seriously be suggesting its better than British beer? You have a few good brands of lager (Cascade, Boags) and a couple of nice Pales (Coopers, Little Creatures) but the majority of it is shit swill - we make more than enough shit swill ourselves mind you (Carling etc...) but the edge we have over you is we make more than just lager, pale ale and pilsner. In my time in the country I found one single beer thats even close to a real ale (Mountain Goat) and whilst its nice its no substitute for real ale. Also VB is not Bitter in the traditional sense and again Mountain Goat is the closest you come to (real) bitter.

So in summary: Australia - good for lager drinkers and Pale Ale drinkers (I'm not including Pilsner drinkers cause you don't do enough of a range to make it good) but useless for any other beer.

Also New Zealand makes way way nicer lager than Australia.

The only reason I'm in this god forsaken hell hole (jk I like it, really) is the beer is 1,000,000 times better than almost all Aussie beer. Mountain Goat and a few micro breweries are the only people with half a clue about real beer. What this has to do with Cadel winning our first yellow jersey, I dunno.

Up Up Up! Goooo Cadel!!!

Anyone watching the time trial in a boozer this afternoon?

One down one to go. Great game of rugby by the Wallabies, now a great time trial by Evans to come....

not looking too good for the flying bum from down under

maybe doing 2 reccys of the course this morning wasn't such a good idea...

nah I dont think Cadel is going to do it. Lost his bottle

Yarr! Fuck Cadel!

lovely bike though.

oh dear oh dear oh dear.

dearie dearie me. what a shame.

(smile)

viva espana

bad luck tubs :^]

I hope he learns that wheelsucking doesn't pay and attacking does.

and now he can't use the 'it was 3 against 1' excuse.

To be honest, I think CSC rode this tour like a team that knew how to win it. Silence Lotto didn't at all - Cadel was isolated way too often (perhaps due to the seemingly poor form of Popovych?).