# Tour de France 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 7, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862 "2013-07-07T10:38:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862/41 "2013-07-21T22:15:01Z")
Was really really happy seeing Quintana get a great stage win. Happy to see a new face win the sprint on the last day as well. I thoroughly enjoyed the Tour this year - the stages were excellent, lots of going on even though the GC winner was decided the first week. Please, please, please let Froome be clean… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862/42 "2013-07-22T00:06:35Z")
The Cigar is a bit much. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862/43 "2013-07-22T16:39:44Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > Has Schleck made any sort of public statement about doping? Because it’s just blatant in his performance decline - I guess he deserves some credit for getting off the gear if nothing else. Compared to brother Fränk he’s as pure as the driven snow. He does have the sacrum fracture last year to use as an excuse and the arrow does seem to be pointing upwards lately, but he’s certainly a mere mortal in the peleton. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862/44 "2013-07-25T10:41:21Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > The crowds on the road were very annoying, a big bunch of screaming rednecks. It seemed to me that them only allowing a narrow channel, the cyclists couldn’t easily attempt overtaking during those parts. I think you’d like the 8th photo down on [this page](http://www.iheartchaos.com/post/56368796040/wednesday-peoples-of-the-world-are-leaving-streaks). (caution, first image slightly NSFW although that’s not the photo to which I’m referring). I can’t count the number of times I’ve sat watching the Tour and wished I could do to irritating running fucksticks what the guy in the blue t-shirt is doing in the photo. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862/45 "2013-07-25T12:09:17Z")
Very cool. Here’s how it looked [on video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ls3NxXSb1K0) and in [gif](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/7/19/15/anigif_enhanced-buzz-17710-1374262475-9.gif) form. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862/46 "2013-07-25T15:52:52Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Very cool. Here’s how it looked [on video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ls3NxXSb1K0) and in [gif](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/7/19/15/anigif_enhanced-buzz-17710-1374262475-9.gif) form. That is awesome. I always have a hard time watching the big climbs because I keep waiting for the inevitiable accident where one idiot ruins the race. The fact that is is so rare is incredible to me. Yes, it is part of the sport, just makes it hard for me to watch. Maybe they should allow fans onto the field during the Super Bowl. They would have to promise to stay out of the way of course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862.md?page=2)