2020 Tour de France

[Vetplant]

Class!

Edited September 19, 2020 by Vetplant

[Knersboy]

Today showed that a good team helps to win the tour, but it is not the be-all and end-all

['Dale]

55:55
The symmetry of Pogačar’s stage 20 result.

It is also the fastest ever ascent of the La Planche’ by about 2 seconds, including a bike change.

He looks like he should writing his Matric exams this year, that Pogačar. One of the top moments for me was the shellshocked Roglič who came over to hug him as soon as he recovered from his time trial. Classy. Sportsmanship of the highest order.

Edited September 20, 2020 by 'Dale

[Vetplant]

SNIP

Who knows, maybe some dreams are shattered today within sight of Paris, will be fun to watch it unfold.

The shot of Wout and TomD watching all their effort undone by an emphatic ride was heartbreaking.

 

Somebody getting their dream result means that someone else's dream is shattered.

 

Feel for the guys.

[Underachiever]

I was thinking the same. Although I reckon if Tadej swapped his tt bike for a steel Master with friction shifters he would have still won, and it would have made it only slightly more amazing.

With the help of Prof Google - last Campag win - Patani on a Bianchi in 1998, 1997 Ulrich won with Campag and Pinarello

 

It seems the last time a Colnago won any of the GT's was the Giro in 1983 - Beppi Saronni

 

In 1974 Merckx won the TdF on a Colnago (Molteni) I assume he rode Campag.

Edited September 19, 2020 by Underachiever

[Gen]

https://twitter.com/VelonCC/status/1307370594254675968?s=09

[Wayne pudding Mol]

3 JV riders in top 5 of TT, absolutely bossed the tour and then Pogacar....

What a tour, I feel for those JV guys but bloody hell that was great racing

[Vishal72]

Tom Dumoulin, second to Pogačar in the time trial, was stunned at how fast the UAE Team Emirates rider went up the final ascent.

"What can I say? It happened. I don't know how Pogacar climbed a minute faster than I did," Dumoulin said

[JA-Q001]

With the help of Prof Google - last Campag win - Patani on a Bianchi in 1998, 1997 Ulrich won with Campag and Pinarello

 

It seems the last time a Colnago won any of the GT's was the Giro in 1983 - Beppi Saronni

 

In 1974 Merckx won the TdF on a Colnago (Molteni) I assume he rode Campag.

Nibali won on Campag in 2015.

[DieselnDust]

Henry Cornet is the youngest winner ever in 1904.

He was 19 and a few days short of his 20th birthday.. Tadej definitely the youngest of the modern era.

[Gen]

Nibali won on Campag in 2015.

Yep, but it was 2014.

[Underachiever]

Yep, but it was 2014.

Spez & Campag combo!!

[DieselnDust]

Nibali won on Campag in 2015.

2014 if memory serves.

[Gen]

Spez & Campag combo!!

Yeah that was also a very memorable edition.

[JA-Q001]

Yep, but it was 2014.

Indeed

[Vetplant]

When we did 2 days recon before Dauphine it is a interesting TT. If you do not do a bike change you dead in the water and then how efficient that change is and where.

Then add gearing,Wheel choice, tyres and pressure in and it’s a very technical TT overall.

You can make up 2min or lose 4min.

Well, he told us a week ago already.

 

2 mins was always on the cards...