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  1. cristos71 Jul 5, 2015

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    The greatest bike race in the world is just starting here and we celebrate that in typical NL style! :) 2015-07-05 13.15.02.jpg
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  2. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jul 5, 2015

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    With a Australian in yellow........

    Month of late nights for me
     
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  3. mac_omega Jul 5, 2015

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    do you still care for a race of doped bikers? I have completely lost my interest after the too many doping scandals...

    But I love your watch!
     
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  4. Tiny Iota Could potentially be the Official OF Stalker ™ Jul 5, 2015

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    "No way! Surely the judges must come down like a ton of bricks on that. Carrying bikes on the top of a car is not a sportsmanlike way to run this race." Thanks Alan Partridge
     
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  5. BartH Follows a pattern of overpaying Jul 5, 2015

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    Nice watch.

    Co-Dutchman?
     
  6. dougiedude Carpe horologium! Jul 5, 2015

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    I doubt that cyclists are doping any more than any other professional athletes; especially since their drug testing is now more stringent than for any other sport...
    'Vive Le Tour!':thumbsup:
     
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  7. rogart ray it again, Ram. Jul 5, 2015

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    Has Omega sponsored any cycling teams in the tour ? Over the 100 years of Le tour ?
     
  8. Event horizon faux seller of watches and complete knobhead Jul 5, 2015

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    It is officially the worlds most dirtiest sport but I like watching the chemically enhanced monster round the course.
     
  9. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jul 5, 2015

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    Omega Pharma - Quickstep , last year. I would have to google others.
     
  10. BartH Follows a pattern of overpaying Jul 5, 2015

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    Don't think that's the Omega we're talking about here ;)
     
  11. BartH Follows a pattern of overpaying Jul 5, 2015

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    Festina didn't end up well...
     
  12. rogart ray it again, Ram. Jul 5, 2015

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    Omega -Pharma is the ones that supplies the drugs ;)
     
  13. michaelmc Jul 5, 2015

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    Very nice Omega :) Those bikes are amazing.
     
  14. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 5, 2015

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    Conflicted, as on one hand there's an Australian doing well, but on the other hand, apparently he broke some record... Which in any other sport you'd think yea well done mate, but on the Tour you hear about someone breaking a record and kinda wince...

    Hopefully he just has a Mercedes power unit
     
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  15. Mad Dog rockpaperscissorschampion Jul 5, 2015

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    Probably Rohan Dennis who broke the World Hour Record w/ 52.491 km on 08FEB15. The record was then broken by Alex Dowsett (UK) on 02MAY15 and then again by Sir Bradley Wiggins (UK) on 07JUN15.
     
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  16. rogart ray it again, Ram. Jul 5, 2015

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    Sir Bradley Wiggins is the proper name :confused:
     
  17. Mad Dog rockpaperscissorschampion Jul 5, 2015

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    Roger.

    Fixed it!

    :thumbsup:
     
  18. Event horizon faux seller of watches and complete knobhead Jul 5, 2015

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    I remember watching a stage where some guy beat the competition into the weeds, the next day he was banned for having five people's DNA in his system. At the time I did wonder if they did a rectal examination on him. Apparently they did a blood test and he had vampired the shit out of his support team to keep his blood fresh.
     
  19. cristos71 Jul 5, 2015

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    I would never condone the use of drugs ( in sport ) :D
     
  20. Mad Dog rockpaperscissorschampion Jul 5, 2015

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    @dougiedude...believe it or not, doping in the amateur ranks of cycling also goes on. Nutty, nutty, nutty.