2023 Tour de France

[MAHJ71]

I get the skepticism.. but it should be directed at all the top riders, many who have been sustaining crazy watts for several years now.

But where was all this outcry when Pogi did basically the same thing to Roglič, on the 2nd to last day of the tour?

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

It's cycling. I don't blame anyone for being cynical about Jonas (or Tadej in years past) tbh. I understand given the sports history why people would be scratching their heads with a performance like that. And I'm certainly done sticking up for riders - as they almost all get caught at some point..

With that being said, until they're caught, I operate under the assumption that it was legitimate.. and with that being said, Jonas is an absolute alien.



Also thought some of you may be interested in this short 2 minute video from SBS sports that shows the difference in the cornering approach between Jonas and Tadej yesterday.

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Todays stage is considered the hardest of the Tour and UAE are on the backfoot. 155km left to go today, can Tadej respond?!

 

[Vasilevskiy]

I get the skepticism.. but it should be directed at all the top riders, many who have been sustaining crazy watts for several years now.

But where was all this outcry when Pogi did basically the same thing to Roglič, on the 2nd to last day of the tour?

There was plenty of outcry.

I have said already many times, it is not comparable because this performance is much more exaggerated by any metric than that one. Also, Roglic had a "bad" ITT, didn't even finish top 3. Pogaçar beat yesterday WVA (3rd in stage) by more than a minute.

 

[Filppula]

Pogacar cracks, meanwhile Vingegaard looks like he might even win the stage.

 

[Filppula]

Well, probably won’t win after whatever the heck happened there with the motorbike. Crazy stuff lol

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Well, probably won’t win after whatever the heck happened there with the motorbike. Crazy stuff lol

Was not going to win anyway.

Super strong performance by Gall and Simon Yates.
A shame that Pogi crashed at the start of the stage and he was not strong enough to fight for yellow jersey. I think there's a big chance he retires tonight, UAE has the podium in place with Yates anyway.

Have not seen such big differences in GC in a very long time... surely not from 2000 onwards.

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Kudos to Jonas. Still lots to race for over the last few stages but that's the yellow wrapped up barring catastrophe.

Tadej telling his team he was dead and encouraging the guys to ride for Yates was *chefs kiss* and he's still smiling on the podium. What a professional. Glad to be able to watch both riders!

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Amazing breakaway finish!

 

[Fire Sweeney]

It's cycling. I don't blame anyone for being cynical about Jonas (or Tadej in years past) tbh. I understand given the sports history why people would be scratching their heads with a performance like that. And I'm certainly done sticking up for riders - as they almost all get caught at some point..

With that being said, until they're caught, I operate under the assumption that it was legitimate.. and with that being said, Jonas is an absolute alien.



Also thought some of you may be interested in this short 2 minute video from SBS sports that shows the difference in the cornering approach between Jonas and Tadej yesterday.

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Todays stage is considered the hardest of the Tour and UAE are on the backfoot. 155km left to go today, can Tadej respond?!

This vid has to be the most pathetic whitewashing attempt ever made.

 

[#37]

Gotta love it when the break thwarts plans and expectations. Great finish.

 

[QuietContrarian]

This win saved SQS tdf imo.

 

[QuietContrarian]

Gotta love Mohorics emotional celebration!

Guy said he sometimes feels like he doesn’t belong in the tdf peleton, and that he felt he betrayed Asgreen - Nah bro, you deserved the shit outta that win!

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Great to see Pogi take the penultimate stage.

I thought it was an exciting TdF, it may have climaxed a little early but I enjoyed it from start to (almost) finish. Unsure if I'll be able to tune in tomorrow but will catch the highlights if not, shouldn't be many fireworks on the final day anyways.

Kudos to Jonas once again

Cyall for the Vuelta

 

[MAHJ71]

Always sad to see the Tour come to an end, but it's not too bad having the women's tour to quickly follow the men's conclusion.

 

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[QuietContrarian]

Was a great one - Finally convinced the wife to take her, our daughter and our dog on a tdf tour next summer - Imagine we will rent an rv

 

[MAHJ71]

Was a great one - Finally convinced the wife to take her, our daughter and our dog on a tdf tour next summer - Imagine we will rent an rv

That's bucket list for me .. trying to convince wife its also on her list

Keep in touch, same time and place next year

 

[QuietContrarian]

That's bucket list for me .. trying to convince wife its also on her list

Keep in touch, same time and place next year

Deal I hope you convince her!

 

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[Jack Straw]

Fantastic stage today and a brilliant win for Yara Kastelijn. Her first win in a professional road race, and I suspect there will be more to come.