Comments on: Tour de France 2013 – review http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/7527/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2013-review/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Bart http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/7527/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2013-review/comment-page-1/#comment-270470 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 20:16:15 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=7527#comment-270470 A great tour and shame on all the cynics re Froome – couldn’t find a more exciting, deserving and exemplary rider to start the post Armstrong era. Chalk and cheese with Sir Wiggins imo, unlikely the Tour will ever get tailored again for a TT only specialist. Never mind the purity of the TT, drama tends to unfold on the TV screen usually in the mountains. Maybe reduce the size of teams and bring back time bonuses to make it even more exciting.

The ITV4 highlights are a delight to watch and I must admit that despite my misgivings about Liggett/Sherwen I found it impossible to stomach Carlton Kirby on Eurosport, I even went as far as muting the sound while listening to Sporza Belgian TV for commentary.

I couldn’t agree more with the dubious choice of the French editor in choosing what live images to show – somehow there seems to be an obsession with the derriere of the peloton, reflective of the state of french cycling?? Just joking, there are some very exciting young riders coming through, including french blood such as Bardet.

Bring on Yorkshire! I predict a newly fired up Contador and of course Nibali will be there. No doubt Cavendish will realize this may well be one of the last opportunities to wear yellow.

]]> By: sm http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/7527/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2013-review/comment-page-1/#comment-269236 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:56:56 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=7527#comment-269236 A great tour, a great winner. Ventoux was incredible. Great to see some fresh faces coming through the ranks too. Also enjoyed Porte’s interviews and shots of him with his chain hanging out of his open jersey, swinging along like some throwback from another time.

The finish was also excellent – shame about Cav, he’ll be back. I really do enjoy seeing the riders relax a little on the final stage even if most of it is a little cliched. Nice to smiles after so many days of grimacing and gurning. And the loops around the Arc de Triomphe should be a permanent fixture – looked special, as too did the light show.

Bring on the Vuelta – hopefully iTV4 will secure highlights again – I love their highlights package. Almost as good as taking the day off and watching the entire stage after a nice morning ride. Almost…

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