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TonyM
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by TonyM on Wed Jul 17, 2019 4:53 pm
tarmackev wrote:
Whats with the "BTW" these days? Not hating its just popped recently.
Seems like current new way to start sentences, hear it on podcasts all time. Lance is real bad for it.
By the way.
Over in the uk we have "to be fair". All these ways of starting sentences that you pretty much leave out.
Seriously?
Lance as an example??
Another good reason for you to skip his podcast!
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Kjetil
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by Kjetil on Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:16 pm
Dan Gerous wrote:...France used to be all about wine and make shitty beer but there are more and more small independent breweries that make really good beer now.
If you’re in the peloton on the Vars-Izoard-Galibier stage there’s a left hair pin turn in Saint Paul sur Ubaye on the lower slopes of Col de Vars where if you instead turn right to end up at the La Sauvage brewery. I recommend doing so on such a savage stage. Their blonde is as good as a blonde gets.
http://www.la-sauvage.fr
Ewan and Groenewegen were good today.
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TonyM
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by TonyM on Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:30 pm
AJS914 wrote:How can the Trek team not have espresso machines on the team bus?
And Segafredo is the sponsor of that team!
I suppose that Porte doesn't like Italian coffee either.
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iheartbianchi
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by iheartbianchi on Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:09 pm
AJS914 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:23 pm
How can the Trek team not have espresso machines on the team bus?
I could have sworn I saw a tour of their team bus and it had coffee machines....maybe they had run out or he just doesn’t like the machine...
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853guy
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by 853guy on Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:37 pm
mattr wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:23 pm
Maybe porte has no idea what decent coffee is.........
Taste being what it is, "decent coffee" can mean bio-organic single-origin cold press, or a Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha, with artificially-sweetened whipped cream and two whole sachets of Equal (1).
There are a few people I know who take their Nespresso's very seriously, despite access to multiple boutique cafés.
Depends who you ask.
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by AnkitS on Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:58 pm
LouisN wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:32 pm
Happy for Ewan today. The big names were all there. He chose the right wheel, and delivered.
Louis
The dude was literally crying after winning the stage. So emotional. It has been a tough tour for him and a lot of close finishes but he always seemed out of position. He looked way too close to the front when the visma boys lit it up today as well but switched wheels seamlessly. I love that dude.
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Karvalo
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by Karvalo on Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:33 pm
AJS914 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:23 pm
How can the Trek team not have espresso machines on the team bus?
Umm, if it was a rest day interview wouldn't the context be heading out on a cafe ride and not being able to find a decent coffee at said cafes? I'd imagine the team bus is the last place they want to hang out in on their one day of freedom
Plus he lives in Monaco, so prob spends a fair bit more time riding around France than just the Tour de France, y'know?
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Wookski
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by Wookski on Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:53 pm
mattr wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:23 pm
Maybe porte has no idea what decent coffee is.........
He may not be able to safely navigate a 3 week tour but being Australian he’d have a better idea of what decent coffee is than 99% of the peloton.
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StrapOn
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by StrapOn on Wed Jul 17, 2019 10:15 pm
Wookski wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:53 pm
mattr wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:23 pm
Maybe porte has no idea what decent coffee is.........
He may not be able to safely navigate a 3 week tour but being Australian he’d have a better idea of what decent coffee is than 99% of the peloton.
Probably a high chance he’s worked in London as a barista
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DOUG
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by DOUG on Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:21 pm
Wookski wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:53 pm
mattr wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:23 pm
Maybe porte has no idea what decent coffee is.........
He may not be able to safely navigate a 3 week tour but being Australian he’d have a better idea of what decent coffee is than 99% of the peloton.
Haha this. Australia is right up there with the best in the world based on my experience. Italy is probably more consistently good for espresso but there are a number of Sydney and Melbourne roasters and cafes that are seriously world class.
