http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: TdF 2011 en Tue, 26 May 2026 11:51:55 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-36062 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:50:50 +0000 chdot 36062@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nearly over</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/24/tour-de-france-stage-21-live" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/24/tour-de-france-stage-21-live</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35927 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:44:50 +0000 chdot 35927@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Phil Liggett Never known an atmosphere like it on the Galibier. It is going to be a brilliant day at the Tour.</p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/#</a>!/PhilLiggett/status/93956335477063680</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35869 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:13:08 +0000 chdot 35869@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/20/tour-de-france-stage-17-live" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/20/tour-de-france-stage-17-live</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35778 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:29:23 +0000 LaidBack 35778@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>2 wheeled recumbents fit. Depends which model of course as to whether they fit better than a standard bike. I take mine on trains quite a lot and never had a problem. Mind you in the rush hour space is tight and some cyclists leave panniers on which can make things tricky.</p> <p>The Helios tandem is a bit longer than a most recumbents and a named 'prohibited' item although it can be compacted a bit. In real terms all the railway care about is that doors and corridors are clear.</p> <p><em>I once took a Mistral recumbent on a packed commuter train in Birmingham. I just wheeled it upright onto it's back wheel and it took the same space as a standing person in the vestibule. Think the fact the pedals were above head height was useful. Plus the fact the guard couldn't get near me.</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35774 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:00:50 +0000 alibali 35774@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good idea, LaidBack. Time for a new experience. Maybe a recumbent fits the bike racks on Scotrail trains better than my upright (or maybe not?). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35772 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:04:06 +0000 LaidBack 35772@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I do find myself drawn in to the ITV coverage although the ads are very, <strong>very</strong> irritating and you only get 45 mins of cycling in the hour I reckon.</p> <p>The TdF just shows you what can be done if you modify human beings enough.... ;-)</p> <p>Yesterday Chris Boardman demonstrated the effect a headwind has on you and how drafting saves a lot of effort. This almost always shown when the peleton bears down on the heroic breakaway rider...</p> <p>He said it was as much as 80% extra effort required above 20 mph. Think that's right. </p> <p>Aerodynamics are key to using less energy on all vehicles. Human powered machines are no different yet most people believe aerodynamics only work on windy days on the level. </p> <p>Alibali <em><br /> Now I know I need a team to assist my progress into the wind along the canal in the morning</em>. Ideal route for something lower;-)</p> <p><em>Last 'aero' note.. watch how low the Manx missile goes into sprints at.... </em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35770 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:16:06 +0000 amir 35770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I really felt for Vanderdert on Saturday when he fell off twice when descending, especially the front wheel slip on melted tarmac (like diesel?). Unlike me though he kept on going without getting the jitters. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35768 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:48:11 +0000 chdot 35768@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Tour De France 2011 Highlights</p> <p>Presented by Gary Imlach, Chris Boardman and Ned Boulting. The second rest day of the Tour so far. With the Pyrenees behind the riders and the Haute Alpes to come we take a look back at the week past. Commentary: Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen.</p> <p>Today on ITV4 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm<br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35716 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:03:46 +0000 alibali 35716@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Check out our brilliant interactive guide to the 2011 race"</p> <p>Pretty good.. Fly along the route on your phone!</p> <p>The tactical guide is helpful for the previously disinterested, such as myself. Now I know I need a team to assist my progress into the wind along the canal in the morning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35714 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:59:42 +0000 chdot 35714@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Check out our brilliant interactive guide to the 2011 race"</p> <p> " Sorry, but our interactive content currently requires Flash " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35713 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:34:59 +0000 chdot 35713@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/16/tour-de-france-stage-14-live" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/16/tour-de-france-stage-14-live</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35693 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:09:33 +0000 Stepdoh 35693@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Actually, may try the pacific rim stations, as there's b*ugger all else to talk about at that time in the morning :)</p> <p>..and they are in english-ish :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35692 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:08:30 +0000 Stepdoh 35692@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm in the WinPho minority and it doesn't seem to like tvcatchup at all, my office building seems to be a thoroughly effective shield to 3G connections too, and GPRS ain't so good with video :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35691 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:07:32 +0000 chdot 35691@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"but I quite like radio as a medium"</p> <p>Agreed. </p> <p>In these Internet radio days I bet there is something. </p> <p>Understand French? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35690 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:06:37 +0000 amir 35690@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can't see any sign of it on the Beeb website today - the strike? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35689 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:04:40 +0000 Stepdoh 35689@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Actually, I think commentary is available on the BBC Sport website, but not on any broadcast channels.</p> <p>I know I could just watch ITV4, but I quite like radio as a medium and it's less data across the tubes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35688 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:03:23 +0000 chdot 35688@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well there's audio on this</p> <p><a href="http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/?chan=10" rel="nofollow">http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/?chan=10</a></p> <p>(doesn't work on some android 'phones) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35687 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:58:09 +0000 Stepdoh 35687@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Since it seems to be 'all golf, all the time' on 5live today is there audio commentary anywhere else on t'internets? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35683 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:45:31 +0000 chdot 35683@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/15/tour-de-france-stage-13-live" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/15/tour-de-france-stage-13-live</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35659 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:28:49 +0000 chdot 35659@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Grea</em>t pix -</p> <p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/07/tour-de-france-2011---part-1/100105/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/07/tour-de-france-2011---part-1/100105/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35644 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:42:07 +0000 chdot 35644@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yc9ugsilKA" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yc9ugsilKA</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35629 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:21:42 +0000 amir 35629@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Breakaway with Geraint Thomas currently on. Hard day though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35627 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:11:22 +0000 chdot 35627@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/14/tour-de-france-stage-12-live-barry-glendenning" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/14/tour-de-france-stage-12-live-barry-glendenning</a></p> <p><a href="http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/?chan=10" rel="nofollow">http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/?chan=10</a></p> <p>ALSO</p> <p><strong>Chasing Legends</strong></p> <p>Fascinating documentary which follows the progress of the Team Columbia-HTC in the 2009 Tour de France campaign. They included Britain's cycling star Mark Cavendish rated by most as the greatest sprinter in cycling today. The programme looks at how the team planned Cavendish's six stage victories in what was an eventful and often controversial Tour de France. Hear the fascinating fly on the wall conversations between Columbia's Director Sportif's Brian Holm and Rolf Aldag as they provide in-car entertainment plotting each of Cavendish's sprints. With contributions from Mark Cavendish himself and the great Belgium cyclist Eddy Merckx</p> <p>ITV4 Thursday July 14 (8-10pm) and Sunday July 17 (4.30-6.30pm) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35580 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:04:08 +0000 chdot 35580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/13/tour-de-france-stage-11-live" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/13/tour-de-france-stage-11-live</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35475 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:41:19 +0000 chdot 35475@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/12/tour-de-france-stage-10-live-barry-glendenning" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/12/tour-de-france-stage-10-live-barry-glendenning</a></p> <p>Another day another unpredicted URL! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35472 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:07:40 +0000 chdot 35472@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/11/alexandr-kolobnev-doping-tour-de-france">Alexandr Kolobnev withdraws after positive test</a>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35471 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:02:15 +0000 chdot 35471@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"So its not just us mortals on real roads who get that feeling...."</p> <p>And that's in France where (probably) the TdF has helped to make motorists more 'cycle aware'. </p> <p>Or is that all in the past? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35470 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:57:45 +0000 steveo 35470@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"The cars and motorbikes believe that they have priority. They drive in the race without paying attention to the riders. We are the principal actors but we get less and less respect. I don't say there are too many cars in the racebut you need to know when to pass. A lot of drivers don't understand racing. On small roads like that that car could have waited before going past." </em></p> <p>So its not just us mortals on real roads who get that feeling.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35469 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:47:37 +0000 chdot 35469@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I am better on my bike than I am going up the stairs though"</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/11/team-sky-flecha" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/11/team-sky-flecha</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3320&page=3#post-35457 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:55:57 +0000 chdot 35457@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>You might like this for various reasons.</p> <p><a href="http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/" rel="nofollow">http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/</a></p> <p>It takes GPS location, output from the power meter on the crank for some of the cyclists in the tour and plots it in nearish realtime on a google map, plus showing the gradient of the current section. So that you can get a sense of how hard the cyclists are working for any given section.</p> <p>" </p>