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BlackHand reacted to ChezCheese:)'s post in the thread Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026 with
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Stage 4 of the Tour de France this year is our neck of the Pyrénéen woods, so to speak. It skirts south of our town, Mirepoix, but we... -
BlackHand reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026 with Like.
I had no idea. Thank you. And we're off.
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BlackHand replied to the thread Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026.I was noticing how much smoother they looked slotting in and was thinking the same about how hard it is for the protected rider to micro...
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BlackHand reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026 with Like.
There was a nice sequence of Groupama-FDJ doing this stage by the book, towing their GC hopeful Gregoire at the back, with riders...
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Well you can always find the justification you are looking for. I went solar and EV a little over 6 years ago. Produced 62MWh, almost...
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BlackHand replied to the thread Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026.I'm sure you all have come across this stat before, but it always blows my mind. How close Jonas and Tadej have been in the 5 TdF's...
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BlackHand reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026 with Like.
As ever, a great run down of the hopefuls from the outstanding Inner Ring (INRNG.), for the TOUR DE FRANCE STARTING TODAY! I know footie...
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BlackHand reacted to RabH's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Love.
First ever 100 miler completed using just 1 gear! I was planning to get out yesterday but with gusts nudging 45mph it was a no go...
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BlackHand reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
In other news Ireland beat world champions India in T20 cricket last night. For context about 15,000 (men) play cricket in clubs in...
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For most people it just comes down to the economics of it. It costs X to install a system, which will save Y a month. Whats the...
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Well, we do discuss the set temps. 😁 Smart thermostats are very popular around here with all of the seasonal housing. So are wifi...
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We don't have A/C either, but I do have a non-utility controlled smart thermostat. It allows us to control the heater through Alexa...
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BlackHand replied to the thread The transition.I tried that line on my wife. She wasn't impressed. We don't have AC and the whole house is a single zone, so not much upside to a...
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BlackHand reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
I have not ridden a lot this year due to all sorts of competing priorities. Yesterday, I decided to bag the Tuesday Night Hammerfest and...
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BlackHand reacted to BEC111's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
I’ve had my Vado SL2 for a couple of weeks now and have ridden about 133 miles on the same routes I’d ridden my SL1. So far, I’m very...