Alternate TDF awards ....

[MichaelB]

All the std awards have been handed out, but here are some of mine for "other" achievements ;

Best Hard Man Award : Tyler Farrar completing the cobbles with a broken wrist
Honourable mentions : Cadel Evans, Jens Voight, Robbie McEwen and Amets Txurruka (sp ?) & Sanchez

Best Stoush : Nicholas Roche & John Gadret
Honourable mentions : Vino & Contador (chasing in Mende), Barredo & other dude in wheel fight

Best stack : Robbie McEwen (not even on the stage !!!)
Honourable mentions : Schlecks, Menchov for NOT stacking, Armstrong (his own fault)

Surprise of the Tour : Tie between Ryder & Jurgen VdB
Honourable mentions : Most of the Footon Servetto team - most of them made it !!

Disappointment of the Tour : Wiggins
Honourable mentions : Sastre, Armstrong

Most Controversial Moment : Schlecks Chaingate
Honourable mentions : Cancellara's stage neutralisation, Retirement Shacks jersey saga

Any other nominations/suggestions ?

[Strawburger]

Kamikaze Animal Award: The dog on stage 1 which caused a mini pileup
Honorable mention: The sheep on stage 17 which didn't cause a crash but had a good crack at it.

[hannos]

Kamikaze Animal Award: The dog on stage 1 which caused a mini pileup
Honorable mention: The sheep on stage 17 which didn't cause a crash but had a good crack at it.

How stupid are sheep? a whole flock couldn't bring the peloton down and yet, one dog could!

[MichaelB]

How stupid are sheep? a whole flock couldn't bring the peloton down and yet, one dog could!

The dog only brought down two riders - Basso and Millar (?)

Another honourable mention for Hardman : CVV - finished the stage despite a few broken bones/ribs.

[hannos]

Still, one dog > flock of sheep.

[Strawburger]

Most Embarrassing Stack Award:The chap who slipped and fell down the start ramp of the ITT
Honorable mention: Lance Armstrong clipping a kerb with his pedal causing him to go down.

[Chuck]

Fairweather Riding Award: Saxo Bank for their efforts in dictating when the Peleton could and couldn't "ride" subject to the whereabouts of their leader, and their "We don't do cobbles at the Tour" stance.
Honourable Mentions: There are no other nominees in this category.

[madrapper]

Disappointment of the Tour : Wiggins
Honourable mentions : Sastre, Armstrong

Surely Basso & Cunego have to at least get a mention here.

Most Un-popular win of the Tour : Vino - gotta be the most teeth-grinding win since umm.. his win in Liege.

[Toolish]

How stupid are sheep? a whole flock couldn't bring the peloton down and yet, one dog could!

The dog only brought down two riders - Basso and Millar (?)

Another honourable mention for Hardman : CVV - finished the stage despite a few broken bones/ribs.

Didn't the dog bring down Hansen causing him to break his collarbone?

[toolonglegs]

Best Tourist Yukiya Arashiro - for getting photos with all the biggest names on the last day riding into Paris...true Japanese tourist!.

[MichaelB]

Disappointment of the Tour : Wiggins
Honourable mentions : Sastre, Armstrong

Surely Basso & Cunego have to at least get a mention here.
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Basso was crook in the 2nd week, so some excuse.

Accept Cunego - despite being in the right break several times, still couldn't win

[emu legs]

Most consistant & hardest working Aussie Stewart O'Grady always there at or near the pointy end of the peloton doing it hard ! IMO

[ft_critical]

Jackman Wheelsuck Award: Cunego, the breakaway where he did not work then tried and failed to outsprint Sandy Casar July 13, Stage 9: Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

[im_no_pro]

The "What the hell was he thinking??" Award - Renshaw of course.

Honorable mention: LA for the jersey scenario

[jules21]

Most Un-popular win of the Tour : Vino - gotta be the most teeth-grinding win since umm.. his win in Liege.

this is such a pity because if he wasn't a cheat, Vino would be so entertaining due to his persistent attacking. he even attacked Contador on one stage.

[AUbicycles]

I like this... in danger of being published on BNA - a good read that others will appreciate - objections?

[Jensen]

Most Embarrassing Stack Award:The chap who slipped and fell down the start ramp of the ITT
Honorable mention: Lance Armstrong clipping a kerb with his pedal causing him to go down.

Honourable mention to the Astana rider who lost control while watching a horse running beside the peloton

[jules21]

.. or Euskaltel Euskadi (sp.?) for their general lack of stability.

[Chuck]

Jackman Wheelsuck Award: Cunego, the breakaway where he did not work then tried and failed to outsprint Sandy Casar July 13, Stage 9: Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

A big +1, I was going to post something after that stage bagging him, so glad Casar beat him.

[Chuck]

Most Un-popular win of the Tour : Vino - gotta be the most teeth-grinding win since umm.. his win in Liege.

this is such a pity because if he wasn't a cheat, Vino would be so entertaining due to his persistent attacking. he even attacked Contador on one stage.

Agree with both quotes here. A little remorse and I could have welcomed him back, we all make mistakes, but the whole "sweet revenge" thing . Maybe it's because he knows how many did it and who's gotten away with it He and Jan were my favorites in the peleton, I just can't warm to him now.

[gdt]

Newest overused commentary phrase The "Columbia-HTC train". There's a drinking game in there somewhere: "...is leaving the station", "...is accelerating", "...has made a delivery", "...has been derailed".

Greatest overuse of technology for smallest benefit The fog on the Tourmalet live in High Definition. Runner-up: live wattage readings.

Greatest failure of technology Schleck's rear derailleur

Greatest fuss over nothing Inspecting bikes for "electric motor doping".

Best ad Specialised with Contador and Schleck.

Greatest moment that never happened Contador dropping his chain during the ITT. Runner-up: the recumbent special stage.

[gdt]

I forgot the most important:

Best jersey No award, if the Saxo Bank jersey starts to look good then things are seriously wrong.

Worst jersey Footon, no contest.

[AUbicycles]

Best Jersey... I think BMC and Sky have nice kit.


100% with you on the live wattage reading... it needs to be better graphed/plotted rather than just random low or high numbers appearing.


I have heard voices that the Schleck derailleur derailment may have been human error ...... Crunch.... shouldn't have shifted.

[ft_critical]

.. or Euskaltel Euskadi (sp.?) for their general lack of stability.

Sorry Jules that is out-of-line. They are not more prone to crashing, it is just that because their jerseys are bright orange, they are more noticable in a crash.
This one is up for the worst excuse. Someone should give some more thought to that category because there were some lame excuses during the tour.

[jules21]

.. or Euskaltel Euskadi (sp.?) for their general lack of stability.

Sorry Jules that is out-of-line. They are not more prone to crashing, it is just that because their jerseys are bright orange, they are more noticable in a crash.
This one is up for the worst excuse. Someone should give some more thought to that category because there were some lame excuses during the tour.

sorry ft, i don't get. which is the worst excuse, that their orange jerseys made it seem like they were crashing more?