[Other Sport] 2023 Tour de France

[banjo]

‘You morons!’ Tour de France riders furious after nails on the road cause punctures — The Independent

Race radio announced a series of punctures from around 20km to the finish line

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[Van Cleef]

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[BNthree]

What a move from Lafay, very impressive.

Not sure I can recall Cofidis ever winning a TdF stage before!

 

[Stat Brother]

Not sure I can recall Cofidis ever winning a TdF stage before!

I find it hard to believe your younger than 15!!!



I can recall them coming a distant 6th with all the bar slapping indignation of a rider cheated out of a guaranteed win.

#One4TheTourVeterans.

 

[BrianB]

Will it be Cav's day today?.

 

[BNthree]

I find it hard to believe you’re younger than 15!!!

More a case of I’m so old I’m getting senile.

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

Will it be Cav's day today?.

Probably not, I think a few more of the pure sprinters are too fresh at this stage, he probably has a better chance in the later weeks

 

[Stat Brother]

Loving the new geology section in the highlights show.

 

[Stat Brother]

 

[Machiavelli]

Think David Millar got his assessment of that racing track wrong -- he said it wasn't technically challenging. There were a couple of nasty crashes in and leading up to that sprint finish.

 

[pb21]

Think David Millar got his assessment of that racing track wrong -- he said it wasn't technically challenging. There were a couple of nasty crashes in and leading up to that sprint finish.

Reminded me of my days racing around Goodwood as a 4th cat!

 

[BNthree]

Think David Millar got his assessment of that racing track wrong -- he said it wasn't technically challenging. There were a couple of nasty crashes in and leading up to that sprint finish.

I was wondering if there was oil from the race cars on the track? Several crashes in last 500m

 

[Normal Rob]

First day of watching for me, and unfortunately one of very few stages that I'll be able to see this year. Looks like it could be a good one though!

 

[pb21]

GC race all kicking off in the Pyrenees!

 

[banjo]

Vingegaard chasing down the lead. Great stage so far.

 

[pb21]

Didn't see Pogačar losing a minute plus on a stage like this!

 

[banjo]

Almost a minute down.

 

[pb21]

Almost a minute down.

Potentially/probably race over, but on the other hand it could get quite interesting now.

Pogačar will try and win, I can't see him riding all the way to Paris just for a top 3/5, so was today a bad day at the office or is his form not there at all. Also, can Hindley hold onto Vingegaard's wheel and/or take more time ahead of the TT...

 

[banjo]

Potentially/probably race over, but on the other hand it could get quite interesting now.

Pogačar will try and win, I can't see him riding all the way to Paris just for a top 3/5, so was today a bad day at the office or is his form not there at all. Also, can Hindley hold onto Vingegaard's wheel and/or take more time ahead of the TT...

I think it’s set up nicely now.

 

[pb21]

I think it’s set up nicely now.

Hopefully! A sort of medium easyish mountain top finish tommorow, will probably be a GC truce, but if Pogačar is suffering he could be out of it big time this time tommorow...