A big day for Tour de France

[Bernard]

I'm happy a Frenchman, Paret-Peintre, won this stage. France's first win in this race. It looks grueling!

[AndyD]

Isn't Le Tour fairly regarded as the worlds most gruelling sporting event?
Three weeks of punishing 150km daily racing against the fittest of rivals, and on the steepest mountain roads, and with individual time trials.

[jon-nyc]

Pog averages 26.2 mph on the stage. Insane.

[AndyD]

The downhill speeds are also insane considering the two half inch wide tyres they're balancing on round corners. One car speedo registered 53mph.

[Daniel.]

Did they get rid of the doping?

[CHAS]

@Daniel.
Doubt any sport is perfectly clean.
After the race the winning cyclists go directly to a tent where they are tested.
Would like to see the NFL do that.

[Daniel.]

@CHAS

I agree. I was actually thinking of the Lance Armstrong situation. It wasn't so much the doping that bothered me but how long the public was deceived.

[Bernard]

Another big day today. Someone said, "Today’s stage will hurt even if you are on the couch!"

[ShiroKuro]

@AndyD said in A big day for Tour de France:

The downhill speeds are also insane considering the two half inch wide tyres they're balancing on round corners. One car speedo registered 53mph.

OMG that’s crazy!

[Bernard]

@AndyD And they don't always make the corners! Like Gregor Mühlberger yesterday.

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