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Whitewater Horn

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  1. Now that’s a podium!
  2. I love days like today where the riders (and the television coverage) can see the finishing climb for literally hours before reaching it.
  3. That’s the biggest difference in their respective abilities, IMO. That went down down pretty much as I expected. Shorter climbs like that where Pog can make those attacks suit him well. Jonas benefited last year from a more protracted climb at higher altitude and having the relentless tag team attacks from himself, Roglic, and G when Pog was isolated. Hopefully this race stays close in the Alps. Pog is such a beast.
  4. Looks like one more vicious acceleration from Pog will bury Jonas.
  5. Surely Pidcock will make a go for it at some point.
  6. Hell yeah. Great win a very respectable acceleration in the last 500m to drop Jorgensen and finish emphatically.
  7. That’ll do it! Wow.
  8. Woods comin’!
  9. How strange to see a leader climb up the Puy with no spectators save for the occasional gendarme. Like he’s on a training ride or going for a Strava KOM.
  10. Somebody is going to get a legendary win. There’s a legit possibility it could be an American. The race for the stage win will be fun, then we get the GC fight. Epic day.
  11. What an incredible piece of art. I figured he would have something on the bike referencing his granddad and the 1964 Tour. Also, I’m more than a little surprised that the peloton is going let the break go all the way. Finishing on the Puy-de-Dome is such a rare event that gives someone the opportunity to add something truly special to their palmares. I thought for sure one of the GC favorites, or even someone like an Alaphilippe or WVA, would be very determined to win the stage today.
  12. Absolutely. Some of the most intriguing Tour moments outside of the high mountains have gone down on the Puy. Always a must see live stage for me. The non cycling people in my life have already been notified that I will be unreachable until after noon. LFG.
  13. I love it when the Tour goes through the Massif Central, especially the Chaines des Puys area. Anytime the Puy-de-Dome is involved, I will always think of Eddy Merckx being fucking assaulted by a spectator on that climb. I think about that quite a bit when the riders have to climb through the insane throngs of fanatical and inebriated fans on narrow mountain roads. Hope it’s an exciting stage with minimal roadside jackassery.
  14. These days you definitely want to do your best to at least preplan travel, transportation, and lodging. When I lived over there between ‘89-‘94, we did some planning, but were able to get away with improvising much of our itinerary and lodging/camping. It wasn’t uncommon to make friends along the way who would put us for a night or two. When I started going back over on occasion starting in 2001, I plan as much as I can as far in advance as I can. I’m eyeing a return in 2025 when my teenage kids will be young adults and can really appreciate Europe.
  15. That was a real head scratcher. I know it’s his first TdF, but he’s a grand tour winner. Maybe he’ll make it interesting.
  16. Disappointing and concerning that Pogacar barely twitched when Jonas took off. Nice bunny hop, Sepp.
  17. Yeah, that looked clean. Wout just didn’t have it, and the shape of that barrier didn’t do him any favors. Pretty easy win for Jasper.
  18. Yeah, the only real hope is that they safely surfaced but are unable to communicate. Day one at Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS) included a short discussion of the fore and aft escape trunks. “Submarine escape trunks essentially exist for two groups of people - mothers and politicians. These are potential escape options down to a maximum of 200 feet, and if we’re going down, it’s gonna be a hell of a lot deeper than 200 feet.” Despite this, we were still required to make a couple of egresses in an escape trainer. This training evolution was intimidating enough to make three people in our class decide that the submarine service wasn’t for them. Those folks in the submersible are more than likely gone, and when it happened, it was mercifully quick. I loved going to sea on SSNs, but this particular research submersible is a big hell no.
  19. Disgraceful. The Hellraisers need to kick that “dude” out.
  20. I have no problem with people covering or interpreting other people’s songs, but if you’re doing something as heavy and deeply personal as this song, you better do something special. Isbell has been pretty diplomatic about it publicly, but Wallen’s version is dogshit. I just don’t get the appeal of that dude. Underwhelming. Now, if Chris Cornell had covered it…
  21. I can accept that there are pirates in space, but having one speak like Long John Silver was rough. Maybe after experiencing the higher tier writing and acting of Andor, I forgot about the contrived and cringey silliness that pervades the Star Wars universe. That minor critical observation aside, I’m interested to see where they take this season. Avast ye space croc!
  22. Biopic? More like a feature length retelling of a story based in some fact, but punched up with Bert-level embellishment, then a fully fictional new element of the story dealing with the repercussions of train robbery in the original story. I expect this to be as ridiculous and annoying as everything else Bert Kreischer does. I will definitely be seeing this. This film will be an interesting barometer of Kreischer’s appeal. I’m sure the majority of people who are involved fans of standup comedy, and/or comedy podcasting, are familiar with “The Machine story” and how it affected the trajectory of his career, but I’m curious to see how this will be received by the public not familiar with Kreischer or this story.
  23. Now I’ll never hear anything but Kenny Powers.
  24. Yeah, I’m sure that photo was shopped to make Bert look even fatter. That running gag and ball busting hasn’t grown old. As far as his weight loss, I think breaking his body lit a fire under his ass to get leaner. It’s been a gradual change since his recovery. I saw two shows on his current tour, several months apart. The upocoming special will be his best yet and it will be interesting to see which bits make the cut.
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