2023 Tour de France

[MAHJ71]

Quickly approaching that time folks. Personally my favorite time of the year

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July 1-23

Can Vingegaard repeat? Will Pogacar be close to 100%?

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[#37]

What a stage 1! Love the Tour, hate NBC.... 'cept Phil. Whenever a historic site appears on screen I think of Paul Sherwen and wish he was there to tell me about it.

 

[MAHJ71]

Bummer for EF and Carapaz

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Bummer for EF and Carapaz

That sucks!

Love watching the TDF every summer, such drama. Great showing from Michael Woods (CAN) on Stage 1.

Stage 2 currently underway

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Jonas sitting on Tadejs wheel all the way up and down the climbs..

What drama and it's only Stage 2. Great last KM from Lafay as well.

 

[#37]

Great finish that.

 

[Beech]

who are the morons throwing tacks?

UGGGHHHHH

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Stage 3 about to get underway..

This is a winnable stage for Cavendish, although I still doubt he does it, it's just doable.

My money is on Jasper Philipsen.

 

[#37]

Powless in the breakaway.

I am picking Waut van Aert... It's the best way to channel his rage. Heh.

 

[#37]

Barrier placement creating controversy...

 

[#37]

Hmm... will go with The Ginger Capt. America, Quinn Simmons, today. He won on July 4th last year, he will try it again today... if he can get in a breakaway.

But... if it is a sprint gonna stick with WvA.

EDIT: Simmons saying the team not letting him freelance today. working for Pedersen today. So, it's WvA.

 

[Jack Straw]

Wow. Just carnage all over the place at the finish.

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Jasper back to back *chefs kiss*

You never want to see a sequence like we did at the end of todays stage. Hope none of the riders are seriously hurt and glad none of the GC guys seemingly got caught up in the carnage.

 

[MAHJ71]

Finish sounded cool but in reality a bit ridiculous with that many riders

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Finish sounded cool but in reality a bit ridiculous with that many riders

I agree, the tour is great already. Every stage doesn't have to have a gimmick and/or picturesque ending.

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Great ride by Hindley for the Stage win and takes the Yellow.

Jonas burning Pogi and Pogi having no response and no teammates to bring him back..

Such drama

 

[MAHJ71]

Great move by Jonas, I was definitely surprised Pogacar could not follow.

Congrats to Aussie cycling fans, I know they're pumped to see an Aussie in the MJ

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Great move by Jonas, I was definitely surprised Pogacar could not follow.

Congrats to Aussie cycling fans, I know they're pumped to see an Aussie in the MJ

Pogi is not in best shape clearly, will improve as the Tour goes on but it will be too late.

Vinge will attack again tomorrow and it's over unless some injury or something strange. Will be a boring tour after tomorrow's stage IMO

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Pogi is not in best shape clearly, will improve as the Tour goes on but it will be too late.

Vinge will attack again tomorrow and it's over unless some injury or something strange. Will be a boring tour after tomorrow's stage IMO

Looks like his wrist is still bothering him and the strategic decisions by UAE are compounding the problem..

Hope he has a response tomorrow, lots of tour left but can't let the gap widen too much.

 

[Jack Straw]

Wout van Aert is a machine

 

[Shawn Heins 44]

Vinge will attack again tomorrow and it's over unless some injury or something strange. Will be a boring tour after tomorrow's stage IMO

or not

 

[Jack Straw]

 

[Weltschmerz]

Team easy on defeated.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

or not

Could not be more glad to be wrong

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Could not be more glad to be wrong

Glad you were as well.

Pogi looked awesome today, Such drama and we're only heading into stage 7. This is racing!