2020 Tour de France

[Gen]

Race streaming (and the end to Eldron's efficiency) starting in 1 min :-)

 

Damnit. I have 2 fittings at 16:30!!!! That was poorly planned.

[emoji17]

[Vetplant]

They've been a bit hit and miss with that[emoji6]

So, you undoubtedly hoping for a hit for them today

[Long Wheel Base]

NTT race predictor thinks it is Sagan's day...

Wout will beat Bennet in his small blade. I'll obviously be over the moon if Sagan wins. Wout 2nd and Gibbo 3rd. or swop Gibbo and Wout. But Sagan must win.

[Gen]

So, you undoubtedly hoping for a hit for them today

You know I do[emoji4]

 

 

But bunch sprint as everyone is predicting ..he would need some good luck.

[eddy]

Its a suburb in Joburg South too. They too speak French deeeep into a Friday night.

 

France is one of those countries I'd love to take a drive cycle around for a month. Wine, cheese, baguettes, an alp, a chateau... heaven.

 

fixed

[Vetplant]

How about a nice "Classics" stage with some Strongmen getting away in the wind...?

GC guys not able to follow...they then have their own fun a bit later in the stage.

 

Sagan

EBH

GvA

Mads Pedersen

Darryl

[Vetplant]

S Kung and M Schar up the road, already 31s lead.

 

This reminds me of the day that Tony Martin decided to go on a break.

[Gen]

2 riders up the road... peloton not interested at the moment....pace is however quite high across the bridge.

[Gen]

S Kung and M Schar up the road, already 31s lead.

 

This reminds me of the day that Tony Martin decided to go on a break.

Strong duo

[Blackbeard]

fixed

The Tour went through a town we have a little pile in a few years back and I missed it due to work. I promised myself that would never happen again. It goes through the town again on Thursday after starting in Chauvigny, but Covid stepped up this time. 

[Gen]

They are going to let them dangle there, aren't they

[Vetplant]

They are going to let them dangle there, aren't they

Yep, giving them too much of a lead will just give them the victory. The bunch won't be able to make up the "normal" 1min per 10km on these Diesel Engines in the run-in, so can't afford them too much freedom.

 

2mins is far enough for nobody else to cross the gap, but also close enough to bring back in the final.

[Shebeen]

It's not really up to them. The rules around pulling teams from the race and number of positives comes from the French government, not the race organiser.

i can smell the backhanders from here, 

[geomark]

The Tour went through a town we have a little pile in a few years back and I missed it due to work. I promised myself that would never happen again. It goes through the town again on Thursday after starting in Chauvigny, but Covid stepped up this time. 

Bit south of you but find that pretty much every 2 years there's a stage within an hour of home to go to.

[Vetplant]

The two upfront should really dial down the intensity a little bit over the next 30 odd kilometers.

 

The bunch doesn't want to catch you, save those matches to try to stay away in the run-in...

[Vetplant]

For those wondering when to tune in:

 

Winds are expected to increase towards the end of the day.

 

At 20km to go, the riders have a change of direction, at which point the wind direction will be ideally placed to create chaos.

 

It is not to say it won't happen earlier, but definitely don't miss the final 30km...

 

They are already averaging 49km/h.