2020 Tour de France

[Gen]

Yes

[emoji122]

[The Ghost]

Sean Kelly was saying earlier that a cross tail is harder to stay in than a cross head wind as the pace is harder and faster.

 

Poor Landa... never in the right place when things happen.

Carapaz also kakking off now - mechanical.

[Gen]

Buchmann also there.. good stuff [emoji122] [emoji106] and good that Sags baby there if Buchann needs him..takes me back to the days where Sagan looked after Nibali and then Contador.

[Gen]

Ag shame I am gutted for Pogacar hey.

[Eldron]

I'm guessing there won't be comparisons between pro watts and average hubber watts today!

[matthieup]

ewan @ 12

It's a big group though, I cannot imagine the race directors dropping so many rodents.

 

Gr. Ewan | +12'00''

 K. Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo)

 N. Roche (Sunweb)

 M. Hirschi (Sunweb)

 D. Rosa (Arkéa Samsic)

 S. Andersen (Sunweb)

 M. Schar (CCC Team)

 J. Keukeleire (EF Pro Cycling)

 J. Hirt (CCC Team)

 T. Benoot (Sunweb)

 J. Koch (CCC Team)

 R. Cavagna (Deceuninck - Quick-Step)

 C. Pedersen (Sunweb)

 J. Nieuwenhuis (Sunweb)

 M. Burgaudeau (Total Direct Énergie)

 E. Viviani (Cofidis)

 A. Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates)

 R. Gibbons (NTT Pro Cycling)

 G. Nizzolo (NTT Pro Cycling)

 C. Bol (Sunweb)

 C. Russo (Arkéa Samsic)

 K. Reza (B&B Hotels - Vital Concept)

 C. Ewan (Lotto-Soudal)

 J. Debusschere (B&B Hotels - Vital Concept)

 J. De Buyst (Lotto-Soudal)

 M. Morkov (Deceuninck - Quick-Step)

 L. Calmejane (Total Direct Énergie)

 M. Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo)

 M. Walscheid (NTT Pro Cycling)

 S. Consonni (Cofidis)

 A. Greipel (Israel Start-Up Nation)

 G. Soupe (Total Direct Énergie)

 M. Haller (Bahrain McLaren)

 S. Bewley (Mitchelton-Scott)

 F. Frison (Lotto-Soudal)

 N. Arndt (Sunweb)

 R. Kluge (Lotto-Soudal)

 W. Bonnet (Groupama-FDJ)

 W. Poels (Bahrain McLaren)

 S. Cras (Lotto-Soudal)

 P. Sivakov (Ineos Grenadier)

[The Ghost]

Big lessons handed out here today [emoji52]

[Frosty]

Who needs attacks on the mountains when everyone is on their limit, when it can happen on the flats, in the wind. This must be one of the best stages so far, i.t.o. action.

[The Ghost]

Right, let’s see who still has legs

[The Ghost]

WvA my booooiiiiii!!!

[Eugene Oppelt]

After a major leg injury by hooking the barriers in the time trial in 2019, Wout van Aert shows tremendous patience and then courage to dominate the 2020 season thus far. What a comeback. Sherpa in the mountains. Sprints for wins in the headwind and the tailwind. Precision. Power. Form of note.

 

What a stage before the Pyrenees. After today's desperation chase by many of the GC hopefuls, the price will be paid in the mountains this weekend. Eina blow to the ribs for Trek, UAE and Bahrain' campaigns.

 

Pic by Jered Gruber

[Frosty]

Wout!!!!!!

[Gen]

Aggeno did Sagan's chain come off there[emoji17]

[Chris_]

Mr CantDoAnyWrong does it again!

 

what a stage!

[Frosty]

The important thing to note is that faster the overall average speed of the winner, the greater the percentage of the winning time.

For flat stages the scale goes from:

5% for less than a 34km/h average
6% for a 34-35km/h average
7% for a 36-37km/h average
8% for a 38-39km/h average
9% for a 40-41km/h average
10% for a 42-43km/h average
11% for a 44-45km/h average
12% for a 46km/h average or greater

For rolling stages the scale goes from:

6% for less than a 31km/h average
7% for a 31km/h average
8% for a 32km/h average
9% for a 33km/h average
10% for a 34km/h average
11% for a 35km/h average
12% for a 36km/h average
13% for a 37km/h average or greater

For mountain stages the scale goes from:

6% for less than a 26km/h average
7% for a 26km/h average
8% for a 27km/h average
9% for a 28km/h average
10% for a 29km/h average
11% for a 30km/h average
12% for a 31km/h average
13% for a 32km/h average
14% for a 33km/h average
15% for a 34km/h average
16% for a 35km/h average or greater

[Frosty]

Eddie got beat by the best "on-form" rider... nothing to be ashamed of.