Tour de France 2015

[Liep]

Today is prologue day! And there has already been doping drama. Lars Boom from the Astana team was caught with low values of cortisol, and according to the MPCC(Movement for Credible Cycling) a rider should be suspended by the team if this happens.

Astana is a member of the MPCC, but their response to this? To quit the organization and keep Boom in the Tour.

Credible just seems like too much to hope for for cycling as a sport.

[Maladict]

Just came back from the prologue. It was great, excellent atmosphere despite the heat.
Unfortunately Dumoulin did not make the dream come true 

[Liep]

First rider has tested positive. This time for... cocaine.

Luca Paolini does sort of carry that rock star look.

[Liep]

2nd rider leaves the Tour after being tested positive. Basso has cancer of the nut.

[Liep]

This shot of Geschke on the last descent of his winning stage is amazing.

[Duque de Bragança]

Is the Froome controversy over?

[Liep]

One of the only Danes in the race, Fuglsang, was doing really well and leading stage when a motorbike rear-ended him. Goddamnit.

[Liep]

Is the Froome controversy over?

Probably not, but people agree that maybe Froome isn't that amazing, it's just the others who are really poor.

[The Brain]

What kind of substance is Froome?

[Duque de Bragança]

One of the only Danes in the race, Fuglsang, was doing really well and leading stage when a motorbike rear-ended him. Goddamnit.

Anti-Danish conspiracy in the Tour? 

[Liep]

One of the only Danes in the race, Fuglsang, was doing really well and leading stage when a motorbike rear-ended him. Goddamnit.

Anti-Danish conspiracy in the Tour? 

Yes, ever since '97 when somebody made Riis ride on the most ridiculous looking TT-bike and '01 (iirc) when somebody made Piil click out of his pedal in the sprint and '07 when somebody pulled Rasmussen, who was leading, out of the tour to now.

[Liep]

The motorcyclist was driving a camera man from Norwegian Television (they've always been jealous of our superior riders) around the race. The driver, François (of course), has been banned from the Tour.

A little justice.

[Duque de Bragança]

The vast Franco-Norwegian conspiracy! Sweden not being involved is the only surprise.

[Liep]

Usually when France, Norway and Denmark are involved in war Sweden wins.

[Admiral Yi]

How come there are no races for chicks?  I might watch that.