Is the GCN + coverage available in America or is it just NBC?
@breakshot7451
Жыл бұрын
i love riding my bike. totally into the tec side of your channel. but when it comes to watch guys in lycra crawling up a mountan, i rather watch snooker;))
@bobicabayo
Жыл бұрын
I really liked the NBC sports highlights... Those were COOL. But I'm outside the USA right now and those are georestricted. I'm grateful for the "tour de France" highlights.
@ShannonSouthAfrica
Жыл бұрын
Not really...
@lambodhar
Жыл бұрын
if you could make gcn+ free lol
@TheRealDuckofDeath
Жыл бұрын
A new written un-rule is: You can obstruct competitors as much as you like. It'll be called the Philipsen Screw. 👀
@briscoedarling3237
Жыл бұрын
Another unwritten rule of the TdF is when a champion has wins stripped for doping, all the other riders, former riders and officials that doped remain silent.
@agamemnonhatred
2 ай бұрын
😂Why would anyone support a cheater?
@HarryGabo
2 ай бұрын
@@agamemnonhatred because 90% of cyclist dope
@agamemnonhatred
2 ай бұрын
@@HarryGaboIf you can prove this, get it out there, we want to know and clean up our sport.
@HarryGabo
2 ай бұрын
@@agamemnonhatred If you knew your sport, you’d understand that doping cycles and other substances are integral to training and racing. Athletes and teams constantly navigate regulations and strive for a level playing field. It's a complex issue with ongoing debates, but it's naive to ignore its presence in professional cycling.
@agamemnonhatred
2 ай бұрын
@@HarryGabo So, no proof then, thought so.
@Pep8691
Жыл бұрын
More Cillian stories please.... those are great and he has the charisma/knack for great story telling too. Just need to be told in a pub with a pint for full effect!!
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Why do you think we put the green screen in... got to hide the bar somehow 👀
@Pep8691
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn 🤣🤣
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Randy. Glad you enjoyed that 🙌🏼
@LastLamplighter
Жыл бұрын
Yeah much more Cillian on the main channel please! I know he's premium content, but 😂
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Aweslme 3 yellow j's. Italians were famed for, well, like the Spanish at Vuelta, no non-paisanos won until very recent times.
@charlesblithfield6182
Жыл бұрын
Respect for the yellow jersey was turned on its head to respect from the yellow jersey last year. Jonas as yellow jersey leader last year slowed for Pojacar when he had some difficulties. One of the greatest displays of sportsmanship in history IMHO.
@trnding2038
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean with difficulties? Didn’t he fall?
@charlesblithfield6182
Жыл бұрын
@@trnding2038 yeah he fell in a ditch I think and Jonas slowed down on decent
@jaydog1500
Жыл бұрын
This is not unusual in TDF history, has happened many times before
@garyboyle695
Жыл бұрын
@@jaydog1500Between the top 2?
@epincion
Жыл бұрын
Despite his faults Lance Armstrong was big on the race leader (Patron) using his authority to the good of others and on at least two occasions while wearing yellow he neutralised the race when a competitor had a mechanical or unavoidable accident
@IamMathenge
Жыл бұрын
9:02 , and that ladies and gents is why we cycle, the joy of it
@suncebabino2496
Жыл бұрын
Loved the video, but the positioning of your lights created a sort of cloud of darkness and gloom over Conor's eyes making him much more suited for telling spooky stories of riders that missed a corner and were never found or of that possessed bicycle that won a stage in Tour de France on it's own in 1962.
@Rickinsf
Жыл бұрын
I noticed the "epaulette" shadows.
@blissey_boy
Жыл бұрын
Tell me more about that last statement you made - a bike won without a rider?
@suncebabino2496
Жыл бұрын
Being a superstitious fella I'd rather not go into detail as it's best to leave unexplained supernatural occurrences in the past where they belong. All I'm going to say is that a certain bycicle won by 32 seconds in front of everyone else on that particular stage in 1962, with noone sitting on it and with no handlebar tape. Let's leave it at that.
@RDYnation
2 ай бұрын
The time gap one is mental!
@birgitmelchior8248
2 ай бұрын
You never explained "the bus" to avoid the time cut. Basically riders who are not good in the mountains group together in "the bus" (the group) and "a busdriver" is appointed . The busdriver is the rider who calculates what time they have to be at the finish so as to avoid finishing out of the time. He then caculates at what tempo and speed they need to climb to get in just in time and he sets that pace. The others in the bus all follow the pace of the "busdriver"
@Andrew.Drennan
Жыл бұрын
I am super supportive of party stage.
@fredhubbard7210
Жыл бұрын
I regret the demise of the Lantern Rouge. Make it complicated...YES... but keep it alive.
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
Conor himself, no stranger to it… at the Vuelta!
@davidsullivan7290
Жыл бұрын
No glass bottles allowed. No alcohol allowed. They're both in the rule-book. Should have thrown Froome out of the 2016 TdF for those Leffe beers! :)
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Ere your enmity, men have swilled champagne upon the derniere jour's parade sauvage.
@AisforAlibi1
Жыл бұрын
Anything in there about PED's and is that rule being ignored just as the alcohol and glass bottles rule, Lance?
@teresasch3734
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot - i just started watching the tour and man i got confused often. Not as easy ass i thought
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Hahahah unfortunately not, bike racing can get very complex! Great to hear that you are watching the tour! What do you make of the racing so far?
@agamemnonhatred
2 ай бұрын
@@teresasch3734 There is very little ' easy ass' in the Tour.
@graywelz8637
Жыл бұрын
Most enjoyable and educational about Tour history. Nice photo of Greg LeMond. I like the Italian with the cigarette.and his teammate holding his unraveling bar tape in his mouth. I read they also sabotaged riders and put tire pumps into spokes way back. The etiquette has changed in the Peleton but it makes the racing more exciting. Funny fact about the last place guys, do they still have that rule? You guys are incredible!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Portland OR USA
@dannyh8288
Жыл бұрын
No. They used to get a red lantern to hang under the saddle to indicate last place. That all went away. The only way to get booted out now is to not make the time cut.
@graywelz8637
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyh8288 good to know. I kinda remember the last place honors during Greg Lemonds era, Phil Liggit talked briefly about it. Kinda of a fun fact of the history of the Tour
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
@@graywelz8637 Ah it's still a thing, sort of. Still a badge of honour.
@stevemawer848
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyh8288 Only way? Other ways include riding dangerously, or taking too long a ride behind a team car to get DQed.
@dannyh8288
Жыл бұрын
@@stevemawer848 Yes you are right. There are other ways too, but I was strictly referencing the question regarding the Lantern Rouge and how it relates to the last rider in the tour.
@williamm3542
Жыл бұрын
loved this segment!!!!!
@texaswunderkind
Ай бұрын
Another unwritten rule is that you don't attack when the leader is getting a blood transfusion from the team car.
@scott4868
Жыл бұрын
Oh, it’s the time of year for this video again.
@thijsv948
2 ай бұрын
Dude's so big I bet he could dunk a basketball while sitting on a bike. What a legend
@J.J.J.J.J.J.J
3 ай бұрын
He may have a fear of flying, but there are some places you have to fly to make it on time.
@BrenGunning
2 ай бұрын
Being scared of flying then flying, someone needed time for doping! 😂
@Hossdelux
Жыл бұрын
4:10 actually when was the first time stage wins gave bonus points/time so those tied on time would be separated at the end. And bonus question. Has this ever led in a tie on time since the intro of bonus time?
@scottconlon5124
Жыл бұрын
Never attack in feed zone
@fepatton
Жыл бұрын
Okay, here's the one I don't understand. On sprint stages, the 3km line becomes a "safe zone" so the GC riders can get out of the way and let the sprinters and their trains do the work. I sometimes hear the commentators say "Everyone will get the same time." That doesn't seem to be true, though. What's the real rule regarding the 3km line and overall timing?
@johnlh83
Жыл бұрын
The 3km rule only applies to crashes inside that distance. If there is a crash inside 3km, then riders held up by it will get the same time as the finishing group. I do recall the one year when the finishing circuit in Paris was wet with rain and they decided to call of timing for general classification at the end of the second to last circuit lap. Sprinters were able to fight for the last win while the gc riders rolled 8n safely.
@travisfinucane
2 ай бұрын
You aren't supposed to pass when the leader is taking a piss? A big part of ultra running is how much time you spend in recovery at an aid station. Be pretty sweet if the leader could just force everybody to wait while they lap.
@ChrisCapoccia
Жыл бұрын
The time gap rule works fine in practice because it also motivates front riders to create gaps
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Very true! The sprinters must hate it when Pog and Jonas go 💨
@isitrachelorj3953
Жыл бұрын
What? Doesn't work at all! Stage 6 speed was not exceptional (37kph not 40), it was not an easy stage, but wasn't a brute by TDF standards, and the weather was not a hindrance. So why the excessive allowance for Cav? He didn't even try to stay in contact. Fabio had an excuse, though I think he should have gone home, Cav had none.
@MTBScotland
Жыл бұрын
everyone should get an individual time. Would make people ride harder.
@dannyh8288
Жыл бұрын
@@MTBScotland Too dangerous. In the peloton you would have 150 riders rushing together to get better times.
@MTBScotland
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyh8288 would make it more watchable. probably wouldn't have a peloton in the first place.
@AlbertBuckinghamEllison
Жыл бұрын
DS on a scorching day: 'Oh sorry Chief Comm... I accidently sprayed ice-cool and refreshing window washer fluid onto our riders when they were drafting I had no idea...'
@krissk77
Жыл бұрын
Fear of flying, then going to the airport. Hehehe
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
Peculiar eh?
@manwithnoname6580
Жыл бұрын
Makes you wonder what happened in the team car on the 5 hour drive? 💉😳
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Certainly not the "mile high club" in any form?
@scott4868
Жыл бұрын
I want to see a tour stage where the rider in last position is eliminated every 5km
@dougfitch3649
Жыл бұрын
One year in the TdF, Greg Lemond was in yellow and suffered a mechanical moving along at a good clip but not at a critical moment in the stage or overall. Claudio Chiapucci, then 2nd in GC attacked! Lemond's team had to chase, and chase, and chase from off the back. Greg rightfully chasticed Chiapucci. I thought it was a shitty move as did the rest of the world. Maybe GCN wants to check into that event.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
I had never thought of female nature break complications. Do they have special shorts, or instead, have to divest more clothing to accomplish, thus taking considerably more time? Not being abnormally, or even normally, interested, i doubt i will remember to check for reply.
@markus717
Жыл бұрын
Chat GPT: "[Question: In the Tour de France, how do male and female riders urinate during the race? I understand males urinate while moving.] GPT-4: During a long and intense cycling race like the Tour de France, dealing with natural bodily functions such as urination can be a challenge. Here's what usually happens: Male Riders: For male cyclists, urinating while still on the bike is indeed possible, although it requires some skill to do without causing a hazard. Typically, this is done during a less competitive portion of the race when the riders are moving more slowly. Alternatively, riders may opt to take a "nature break." This involves coordinating with the peloton (main group of riders) to slow down or stop briefly, usually in a more secluded area. Female Riders: It's more complicated for female cyclists due to physiological differences, and most female riders will stop to urinate. In women's races, riders will usually coordinate "nature breaks" with their competitors and the race organization to ensure fairness. Stopping by the side of the road, usually with the help of teammates to provide a measure of privacy, is the most common method. It's important to note that all these actions are done with the utmost respect for the environment, local laws, and race rules, and the cyclists aim to be as discreet as possible. It's also a testament to the unspoken rules and camaraderie in the peloton that competitive instincts can be put aside briefly for these necessary breaks."
@jameslee-pevenhull5087
Жыл бұрын
One unwritten rule in the Tour is 'if someone is on for breaking a record, you let him break it.' Please note this, Jasper.
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
Cursed it
@TheMoodyedge
Жыл бұрын
EPO testing window. That's a good one.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
It remains important to defenestrate all dopers.
@steelcity4581
4 ай бұрын
Im willing to bet Pogacar is doping just as much as Lance was.
@agamemnonhatred
2 ай бұрын
@@steelcity4581 I'll take that bet. How much are you willing to lose?
@seattlegrrlie
Жыл бұрын
I don't remember what year it was, maybe back 08/09, Killian would know, there was some awful stage where almost half the riders were outside the time cut. Steep climb with side winds and rain. That was the day I found out about the rule
@isitrachelorj3953
Жыл бұрын
Weather was perfect, Cav slid out the back before the first real climb, didn't even try. Made a mockery of the race.
@Wanderurgh
Жыл бұрын
@@isitrachelorj3953 did Cav hurt you? Very intent on replying to everything you see about him. Should he be worried/require a police escort?
@isitrachelorj3953
Жыл бұрын
@@Wanderurgh Cav is and always has been an inconsiderate, selfish, spoiled pain in the ass. Though talented he has raced dangerously, without regard for the safety and welfare of the other riders. The video history is all available for anyone who chooses to take a look at the obscene number of crashes he has caused, injuring many and ruining some careers. Heinrich Hausseler was never the same sprinter after Cav crashed him, that was the beginning of my disdain for the little douche. I love cycling, not any rider, team, event or "homeboy". BTW, do you disagree with me as to Cav showing no respect for the race/racers by not even attempting to ride with the other teams/sprinters on stage 6? Was he not gaming the race for an unfair advantage on stage 7 sprint?
@lindadyer9558
2 ай бұрын
Why do the winners sign so many jerseys at the end of each stage?
@jedisdad2265
Жыл бұрын
Nice haircut Connor.
@DaveCM
Жыл бұрын
I don't fully agree with "respecting the yellow jersey". If it is a nature break of something like that, that is one thing and fully understand it. But, with mechanicals and stuff like that, I don't. They don't typically slow down and wait if someone in 2nd or 3rd has a mechanical. Why does being in the yellow gain you an advantage that nobody else gets?
@stevemawer848
Жыл бұрын
Being the "best so far" earns you some respect. And every rider hopes one day they'll be that person - what comes around, goes around.
@DaveCM
Жыл бұрын
@stevemawer848 only a select few can even compete for the yellow jersey. The majority of the peloton are under no delusion that they may win a grand tour. But, my point is that the yellow jersey rarely gives the same curiosity to their main rivals. So, if everyone slows down for the yellow jersey to get back or whatever but don't for their rivals, then that is giving an unfair advantage to the yellow jersey. And then they only do it for the ones in the yellow jersey that stand a chance of winning the tour. They don't do that for the sprinter or TT specialist who gets it in the first week on the flat stages.
@birgitmelchior8248
2 ай бұрын
How in god's name is the pear of Pollentier is not mentioned? This is a legendary story in Belgium
@westendwatch
2 ай бұрын
Is there any circumstance under which Pog could wear his Giro pink jersey during the Tour ?
@sabretooth5404
2 ай бұрын
No, because it's not the Giro
@birgitmelchior8248
2 ай бұрын
No, out of the question. 2 different tours
@shellypalumbo5297
Жыл бұрын
How do I buy the giro Italia Donne pink water bottles?
@paulhyland7456
2 ай бұрын
You omitted omerta. Because you are observing omerta.
@MarkKanaster-ev6pq
Жыл бұрын
Who is the person in the picture behind you?driving me crazy trying to figure out who it is 😂
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
Monsieur Daniel Lloyd of the Cervelo Test Team
@Ystadcop
Жыл бұрын
Great to see that Conor has tidied himself up, and is not wearing a gruesome baseball cap.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
baseball caps, like cigarette smoking are 1930s phenomena. Slmeday the ugly will passs, like those giant mustachios and victorian sideburns, AND the baldos who seek to hide their balding through Pretending to phrenology display.
@leedorney
Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if Conor rode the tour?
@declancarr6789
Жыл бұрын
Who was the other yellow jersey to voluntarily withdraw?
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
Sylvere Maes in 1937 for almost the exact same reason. The entire Belgian team withdrew because they were feeling too threatened by roadside fans.
@birgitmelchior8248
2 ай бұрын
Those french are dangerous. Eddy merckx got a punch in his liver from a french fan, cause he was tired that Merckx was beating the french. He had to pull out
@chrisridesbicycles
Жыл бұрын
The green jersey is a different green this year. Why is that?
@Tibovl
Жыл бұрын
Skoda wanted the green jersey to reflect their brand's color.
@manwithnoname6580
Жыл бұрын
@@Tibovlbut the Skodas are red ?
@luau5974
Жыл бұрын
@@manwithnoname6580 The official cars are red; the Skoda logo is green. They have a new version of their logo with the two shades of green you see on the jersey. I dislike the new green, it's so muted! It's hard to spot the jersey in the bunch.
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
It's horrendous
@chrisridesbicycles
Жыл бұрын
@@cilliankelly1 Philipsen seems to like it but boy does that look bad with blue Alpecin on the front. Bora should go for it to save our eyes.
@paulsolon6229
Жыл бұрын
Use of insane and crazy as adjectives Laziness
@moaningpheromones
7 ай бұрын
Sadly all the sheep copy each other with the latest trendy cringe vernacular.
@paulsolon6229
5 ай бұрын
@@moaningpheromones yes
@MRNBricks
Жыл бұрын
Connor. Your hair looks like you’re balding in the front and moving forward to hide it.
@christianspanggaard
Жыл бұрын
For a second i heard: "socks filled with ice down your jersey making sure your buttholes (!) are chilled ..."
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
You did. 'Tis the secret of skinsuit tucking, and jolts hearty sprints, though at inopportune moments.
@rok1373
Жыл бұрын
I'm new to TDF. What is the rule on launching teammates? I always thought they used to offer a hand and a launch to teammates, similar to how they do at the Velodrome. Or have they not been allowed to do that? 🤷
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
ONLY in Madison is it legal. But sticky bottles and medecins in team cars along with as much drafting as can be gotten away with, remain de rigeur.
@DarrenBates
Жыл бұрын
Yeah you can get away with a sticky bottle once you don't take the mick with it.
@WisersPlace
Жыл бұрын
You guys should cover the types of performance enhancing drugs used on the tour, and the after effects. I can even watch because it's all drugs.
@Wanderurgh
Жыл бұрын
Makes it all the more watchable. Get outta your ivory tower and eat swill with us peasants
@garyboyle695
Жыл бұрын
Care to back that up with any actual evidence? What's your sport of choice?
@coachrobwille4176
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was a race ? If the yellow has t stop attack attack
@stevemawer848
Жыл бұрын
What goes around, comes around. Actions have consequences, not all of them pleasant.
@gcarm76
Жыл бұрын
Always wondered how the men take a nature break in cycling. Do they expose themselves by just whipping it out or is there a technique that saves the riders blushes?
@LazyKatze
Жыл бұрын
Pretty much, yes. Some riders don't need stop with the bike, they just do a balancing act while continuing riding the bike
@mageyannik2731
Жыл бұрын
What about the women is there a special technique or do they just pop a squat?
@davidf2281
Жыл бұрын
One of the great things about France is that literally nobody cares when you pee by the side of the road. It's tremendously liberating.
@manwithnoname6580
Жыл бұрын
@@davidf2281I tried that in Paris at about 5pm. Got arrested. Don’t try it.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Paris, home of the Pissoir.
@sparx550
Жыл бұрын
Conor, smart haircut and not before time, young man.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Ah, the jealousy of the bald rears its ugly head again! (Think of applying the diminutive for Richard upon your own pate, and you will attain enlightenment)
@kokonanana1
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t JV finish 2 seconds back recently!??
@mooreanonumbers
Жыл бұрын
Forcing all of your race's riders to go in a single plane seems a bit risky I know planes are relatively safe compared to other modes of transportation, but talk about putting all your eggs in one basket.
@cuebj
Жыл бұрын
5:45 Stephen Roche riding for Ton Ton Tapis... I still have a jersey. Picked up, like almost all my cycling clothes, from end of season sale bin. So ghastly it's cool. Google it see the worst jersey ever until those poor women in a South American team with skin suits that were obscene
@sabretooth5404
2 ай бұрын
I actually liked the tonton tapis jersey. It was like the top half of one jersey merged with the bottom half of another
@alanoneill3065
Жыл бұрын
WHY AM I SHOUTING!!!
@iTeachMyToast
Жыл бұрын
The yellow Jersey bathroom break thing is stupid. If 2nd place has to stop, people aren’t going to wait for them, so why should they wait for first? It’s all part of endurance cycling, and it should be a point for teams to strategize and take advantage of
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
The rule is don't attack, and, though not written, is common courtesy for the top few in contention.
@Luscombe47x
Жыл бұрын
One fact that is indeed a fact. Lance won 7. You can't pretend Lance never happened. And while not a proven 'fact' it's my opinion every top contender for the Yellow Jersey in the Lance years was also on some kind of 'program' and undoubtedly, many still are. Lance never tested positive in any race. No matter what, he pedaled every inch of all those tours, survived incredible adversity...and won. Cycling needs to pull it's head from it's butt. Lance was the greatest Tour Champion ever.
@cilliankelly1
9 ай бұрын
He tested positive in the 1999 Tour de France
@sabretooth5404
2 ай бұрын
If you have to cheat to win, then you aren't a great champion. Not are you a great champion if you threaten and bully people into staying silent to hide your cheating.
@MTBScotland
Жыл бұрын
Only good thing about unwritten rules is the moaning people do after they get broken. Look at the cricket the other day. That couldn't have been any more delicious.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Moaning and ridiculous comments were VERY popular this day, july 7, over quite clean and typical sprint finish. Excepting for the fun of making fun of the vicarious victim-imaginers' demands, i would lobby for elimination of KZitem comments at all, anywhere, ever, anytime, for eternity. There was once a legal surgery done on dogs to eliminate their bark. UNFORTUNATELY denied to human offenders. Helas!
@hagakuru
Жыл бұрын
What the heck is a "tree" riders?
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Tree, count 'em, tree. One night's return in a deep forest road, i thought i saw the way alit. Alas! It was but the red bark of a giant tree, which i hit head-on. It only takes One Tree, not Tree, to diminish consciousness to unuseful dimension.
@stevemawer848
Жыл бұрын
@@briseboy I remember the Two Ronnies tellng us of a wood chopping contest that was won by tree fellers from Dublin!
@perpetualgrin5804
Жыл бұрын
The unwritten rules and traditions have been abolished in cricket by the ' cheating country '.
@Thekalllllllll
Жыл бұрын
It should be an unwritten rule for GCN commentators to not talk over team radios.. its new and exciting - but the the guy with the fick accent just talks treee times louder over it.
@ageary
Жыл бұрын
New green jersey color??????????????
@simonknowles4267
Жыл бұрын
New green jersey sponsor.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
In subsequent years, expect spectral variation, and any time, blood red at various moments.
@richm.3477
Жыл бұрын
As I recall, Urs Zimmerman didn't want to board the flight because he had a premonition that that particular flight would crash, not that he was scared of flying in general. Whether or not he had that premonition, and if it was just a convenient cover story, is certainly open for debate.
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
Aha! I hadn't heard that bit of the story before. I think Richard Moore wrote a chapter on this in his book Etape. I must re-read.
@richm.3477
Жыл бұрын
@@cilliankelly1 Please let us know what you find out!
@bobbobbos32
Жыл бұрын
Goo
@kinza999
Жыл бұрын
Why does Carlton Kirby think you "drive" a motorcycle. Stage 9 he hoped the driver will be fine after an accident. You ride a motorcycle like you ride a bicycle
@stevemawer848
Жыл бұрын
Sadly, that's one of the more sensible (less inane) things he's said, quite frankly, indeed, you might say, let's wait and see. (Did I miss any?) Oh yes, he never says the word "front", only "fore"? I guess he doesn't mind Cockneys calling him a bore, but ....
@isitrachelorj3953
Жыл бұрын
Rule # 1, make whatever allowance necessary to keep Cav in the race even when finishing embarrassingly past the OTL - NOT THE 10% OR EVEN THE 12% for extremely difficult or fast stages, 15% +. Do the right thing TDF, send the offenders home!
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Would you deny the Titanic lifeboats?
@isitrachelorj3953
Жыл бұрын
@@briseboy if Cav had put any effort into stage 5 or 6 I might understand the officials cutting him some slack. BUT he didn't, slid off the back with 3/4 teammates and road along at 30k an hour while the guys he will be sprinting against in later stages all raced, especially on stage 5. Any points he takes from Coquard, Mads or anybody else competing for the green jersey are stolen by a fraud.
@dannyh8288
Жыл бұрын
Bet you feel like crap now that Cav has crashed out!
@isitrachelorj3953
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyh8288 not at all. Glad he's gone, he was a distraction. He gave up on racing during stage 5 and should've gone home then. Not fair he took points away from Mads on stage 7.
@dannyh8288
Жыл бұрын
@@isitrachelorj3953 Distraction? I guess Pog and JV are distractions to you too😂
@travisthurston5857
Жыл бұрын
We always hear 'respect the yellow jersey' but then some teams are trying to give it away. That doesn't seem like respecting the jersey. I'd like an explanation of that please.
@heathergarnham9555
Жыл бұрын
Hypothetical: the jersey was taken on a flat stage by a sprinters team. The next stage is a mountain stage, the sprinters team are not planning on trying to win the yellow jersey overall, they are focused on the green. So they will not exert themselves to chase or defend the yellow because it will hamper their ability to contest the green later in the race. So they will not contest, and they essentially give the yellow jersey away.
@bobbobbos32
Жыл бұрын
Hello
@urithinks7592
Жыл бұрын
NGL, you guys made a weird decision including that podium clothing one. I doubt anyone was wondering why that is a thing. I don't know that there is a sport where you accept a trophy or whatever without your uniform or some kind of champions shirt.
@petenice-bp7vq
2 ай бұрын
Stop moving your hands about so much
@freakybuzz
Жыл бұрын
Geography restrictions? (Launches TOR)
@andrejzupancic2286
2 ай бұрын
Tour de France femme?!? No one is watching this and they have 8 stages only this year. I bet they want "equal pay"...😆
@nathanaelfriday7596
Жыл бұрын
@9:10 One of the most dramatic TdF scenes I've watched was Fabio Jakobsen pushing to the limit on the final climb of the 2022 Tour stage 17 to finish just 15 seconds within the time cut!! kzitem.info/news/bejne/raibz2WpcoWGi6w
@Rickinsf
Жыл бұрын
Back in the day, when the race passed through the home town of one of the riders, the peloton held back and let that guy lead so he could take the applause of his "homies." Eddie Merckx would have none it and so ended the custom. (I read this somewhere and draw from dim memory.)
@cilliankelly1
Жыл бұрын
This still happens from time to time if a rider's family is on the side of the road and whatever special circumstances are going on
@Nangoncrazy
Жыл бұрын
Whoa Merckx saks dik apparently
@garyboyle695
Жыл бұрын
He was a great cyclist but an absolute dick. So many times he renegade on his work.
@Mike-bq4ot
Жыл бұрын
@@cilliankelly1 To your point, I recall a Tour stage years ago when a "local boy" was allowed to ride ahead of the peloton so he could stop and enjoy a piece of cake with his family on his birthday. Great stuff!
@alternatieveariee6034
Жыл бұрын
@@Mike-bq4otyes happend when they started in the Netherlands
@mrmack2083
8 ай бұрын
Time cuts... I've always wondered about the guys who dragged Cav over the mountains so that Cav could be Cav. Unsung heroes.
@easyteh4getperson
Жыл бұрын
the fans needs some rules and regulations lol
@stevemawer848
Жыл бұрын
Just brains would be a good start.
@Robert-Italy
2 ай бұрын
Like don't throw potato chips at anyone in the top 10 of GC.
@jaydibernardo4320
Жыл бұрын
This is my first year watching the Tour. I've enjoyed watching the highlights as i index my gears. I'm getting brave enough to temove my dork disc. Cheerio!😊
@Azav312
2 ай бұрын
Haha me too.
@RyJsLn
Жыл бұрын
Unwritten rule #12: No broomsticks.
@isitrachelorj3953
Жыл бұрын
Once that little blowhard, Cav, retires then they'll start OTLing people.
@Wanderurgh
Жыл бұрын
Witch rule?
@wojciechanzel7319
2 ай бұрын
more unwritten & unofficial rules, at best taken directly from peleton riders - please!
@dubsoda9519
Жыл бұрын
Worst example of disrespect was in tdf 2010 stage 15 when schleck's (in the yellow jersey) chain dropped and contador started attacking (the 'chain incident' on youtube)
@poisonpotato1
2 ай бұрын
Does a formula 1 race get red flagged because the leader needs to make a pit stop?
@nxtxlieclaire
Жыл бұрын
obscure regulation: no women
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
Ah, Embrassez Francais, one would not guess this regulation being indigenous to Le Tour.
@vu3088
2 ай бұрын
As someone who is new to this world, what is the yellow jersey?
@aw8268
2 ай бұрын
Individual leader of the GC!
@amandalofts131
2 ай бұрын
Fascinating stuff, thanks
@budgier
Жыл бұрын
rule #9 keep omerta
@soared6549
Жыл бұрын
What’s up with the editing? Lots of irrelevant clips (ie a red official car being shown far behind pog when talking about minimum team car follow distance, sprints and leaders being shown when talking about the stage time limit) and clips being reused multiple times over and over.
@benwarwick5328
Жыл бұрын
What are the rules on sticky bottles and using the cars to progress up to the peloton?
@arandombard1197
Жыл бұрын
Against the rules but not typically enforced.
@TheEyeOfTheEye
Жыл бұрын
"Sticky bottles" are illegal and the judge/referee will give out sanctions based on severity of the situation. Vincenzo Nibali was caught doing it in Vuelta Espana and threwn out back in 2015. Other times it is ignored as it can be hard to judge based on evidence, usually if a camera caught it. Using the cars to get back to the peloton is usually okay if you had an accident or technical failure. The rule of thumb being that you shouldn't be allowed to use the cars or motorcycles for an advantage to progress beyond your fellow riders.
@gerrysecure5874
3 ай бұрын
Why am I not surprised that women violate long standing unwritten rules.
@DarkpowderUK
Жыл бұрын
Weird Facts and there was no discussion of that weird race-photo over your left shoulder? :D
@Matthieu260582
Жыл бұрын
the time trial was not in lyon but in Bron. i was there.
@cain2abel
2 ай бұрын
Not here to see your mug mate…through some action while you talk
@johannscheer
Жыл бұрын
2:27 this clip doesn't make any sense there.
@metuberob
2 ай бұрын
have you guys on gcn actually won any races or awards?
@steveyankou4144
Жыл бұрын
get rid of the trump sign ugh
@shakrmaker
2 ай бұрын
Annemiek van Flauten the unwritten rules :)
@secretagent86
Жыл бұрын
sadly not available in Canada
@festerofest4374
Жыл бұрын
A VPN should take care of that.
@lornemalvo2045
7 ай бұрын
Rule 9: all competitors must throw food wrappers and drink containers onto the road and verge to set a bad example to wannabes everywhere.
@derekjolly3680
Жыл бұрын
What was the year they started mandating the bike helmets in this race? I can't seem to find anything on that. I know it was somewhere in the area of twenty years ago, plus or minus. I'm sure there was a lot of objection to it, especially as it would of been 100 years without any such rule, and with all the hot summer temps going on. Whenever I see Greg Lemond in pictures, that's when I really get reminded of the subject. It's always stuck me as a blow against manly individuality.
@sabretooth5404
2 ай бұрын
In 2003 they became mandatory, except on final climbs. In 2005 they got rid of that rule and made it mandatory to wear a helmet for the entire race
@derekjolly3680
2 ай бұрын
@@sabretooth5404 Total shit all of that, and it degrades, but thanks for the correct history.
@viffer94
Жыл бұрын
Cycling in general has all these weird rules of etiquette. Yesterday on my usual training ride I went by a couple of girls on the road at an admittedly slightly elevated 32 mph and after turning around and retracing my route they accused me of “racing by myself”. I never even acknowledged their existence while passing but I guess they were somehow offended that I had passed them at speed. Weird. What did they want me to do, sit on their wheels all the way down until they decided it was OK for me to pass?
@RaveniusSFRJ
Жыл бұрын
If you sat on their wheel, they would probably accuse you of being a creep. Pardon me, but some women cyclists can be so insufferable
@iTeachMyToast
Жыл бұрын
Happens to me, too. I don’t even ride that fast
@igoretski
Жыл бұрын
Ignore them.
@briseboy
Жыл бұрын
This browbeating occurs in amateur licensed racing for men, as well. Take a pull that won't cause you to be dropped, and you gain even full team abuse if you broke without ally even when all the group is that other team. Bike races are sometimes filled with yelling, especially in early leadout before sprint finishes.
@RichardIILionheart
Жыл бұрын
I can’t do 50 km/h, not even downhill. Never could. But most of my riding was on bike trails rather than roads and anything faster than 30 km/h was prohibited on trails anyway. Too many riders and too narrow a surface to be a speed demon.
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