Thor packs a big hammer, and today he used it to drive Garmin-Cervélo teammate Tyler Farrar to his first Tour de France stage win, the second consecutive victory for the Argyle Armada in this year’s edition.
Getting a leadout from the reigning world road champion — who also happens to be wearing the yellow jersey — is a rare honor indeed, and Farrar was well aware of it.
“When you have the world champion and yellow jersey leading you out, you better do a good sprint,” he said. And he did, dedicating the win to his friend Wouter Weylandt, who died in a horrific crash at this year Giro d’Italia. Chapeau to Farrar, Hushovd and Julian Dean for putting on a very classy act.
And chapeau to the farmers who rigged up that nifty “bicycle,” too. That actually made me smile, something I rarely do during Le Tour.
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Very cool bike. I think this beats Didi Senft’s record for largest bicycle, right? Speaking of whom, he’s part of the entertainment. Any chance of getting Graham Watson to get daily photos of him?
The UCI is pissed because the wheels only had three spokes (see Obree, Graeme), and the ‘angles of the frame tubes look all wrong and stuff’ (see Indurain, Miguel).
Patrick, you old softie!
Wish you could be over in France with the other VNewsers. You could do an alternate/ curmudgeonly video every day. Someone else can push most of the pixels. You could showcase food and drink as well as the peleton and all the local color. Kind of like Paolo Belli’s work at the Giro without the singing and the belly.
Herself would enjoy France, I bet. She could leave early to look after Mia and Turk….