Bastille Day… finishing atop Mont Ventoux? 10-1 pay out? What’s not to love?
Oh except it’s been over a quarter century since a Frenchmen has finished (or even summited) Ventoux first. Not going to count 2002 and Virenque. Dude was on that good good Festina kush.
L’Ardoisière sounds much better in French than English and translates as “Blackboard Woman”. For years time gaps in bike races have been communicated by the simple use of chalk on a blackboard held up to the riders from a motorbike.
In recent years the motorbike’s been less important with the use of radio radios but it’s remained a useful publicity vehicle.
Now the blackboard is going away and Paris-Nice this weekend will see an electronic display used on the back of a motorbike. It’s already been tested in the Tour of Portugal and the system is designed by Portuguese firm Full Sport.
Kinda surprised ASO is using this for Paris-Nice… but then again if they used this for Roubaix it would probably shake right the fuck off.
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Joseph Thomin 1962 Le Tour.
(Source: ildolore)
Yeah, me either.
Peter Sagan doin’ what he do (aka some sweet skids on the champs de elysee.)
(Source: karalala)
Not sure what’s going on here, but I’m a fan.
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Edvald Boasson Sagen, standard.
Wiggo and Wiggo Jr looking something dapper on the Champs-Élysées
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