Never understood this event but then I never watch cycling so have no idea how the results work.

nikkiboy wrote:Never understood this event but then I never watch cycling so have no idea how the results work.

What bits don't you understand?

Whoever gets around in the shortest time wins.

Ginge wrote:

nikkiboy wrote:Never understood this event but then I never watch cycling so have no idea how the results work.

What bits don't you understand?

Whoever gets around in the shortest time wins.

So does the guy leading at halfway never win, mountain stages, sprint stages all confuse the hell out of me as I was built for comfort not speed.

nikkiboy wrote:

Ginge wrote:

nikkiboy wrote:Never understood this event but then I never watch cycling so have no idea how the results work.

What bits don't you understand?

Whoever gets around in the shortest time wins.

So does the guy leading at halfway never win, mountain stages, sprint stages all confuse the hell out of me as I was built for comfort not speed.

??

it really is very easy!

And what nonsense about guy leading at half way never wins, nonsense.
Some stages suit different types of cycling, not tricky. Bit like a decathlon.

nikkiboy wrote:

Ginge wrote:

nikkiboy wrote:Never understood this event but then I never watch cycling so have no idea how the results work.

What bits don't you understand?

Whoever gets around in the shortest time wins.

So does the guy leading at halfway never win, mountain stages, sprint stages all confuse the hell out of me as I was built for comfort not speed.

Yes there is a prize each day for the daily winner but they add all the times up and the winner of the whole thing is the one who has the lowest aggregate time.

This isn't difficult stuff ffs.

Never been anything I've watched, what's all the team stuff about then, team Sky etc.

nikkiboy wrote:Never been anything I've watched, what's all the team stuff about then, team Sky etc.

Cyclists belong to trade teams usually sponsored by companies. Each team entets 8 into the event (used to be 9). They will usually ride to ensure their top man wins a stage and/or the whole thing.

Hence why Sky having Thomas at the top of the overall standings is an interesting one as Froome is 2nd in the overall standings and the intention going into the event would have been to help Froome win it again.

Rest Day, one that Nikki must get.

ChrisW wrote:Rest Day, one that Nikki must get.

Race been stopped after farmer's protest. Gendarmerie used tear gas and some of it blew back into the riders direction.

Cue the next excuse for one of them failing the drugs test

So the Time Trail is underway.

ChrisW wrote:So the Time Trail is underway.

Do you think Nick needs an explanation of how it works?

Ginge wrote:

ChrisW wrote:So the Time Trail is underway.

Do you think Nick needs an explanation of how it works?

And the horse you rode in on.

It starts wet and finishes dry is how it works.

DavidOwen67 wrote:

Ginge wrote:Thomas isn't going to blow up like Yates did a couple of months ago. Hopefully will come down to the time trial on the penultimate day.

G was brilliant. But I think he will blow.

Any luck?

Ginge wrote:

DavidOwen67 wrote:

Ginge wrote:Thomas isn't going to blow up like Yates did a couple of months ago. Hopefully will come down to the time trial on the penultimate day.

G was brilliant. But I think he will blow.

Any luck?

David!