Maniax Posted July 1, 2021 Share Cav the man! Im loving this year's TDF big time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 1, 2021 Share 10 minutes ago, Frosty said: I sense a day for the break, @Frosty Two mountain stages at under 150 km on Saturday and Sunday for the GC manne. Frosty and Vetplant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 1, 2021 Share Two veterans embracing today https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyoFZmq2If/ Edited July 1, 2021 by Frosty dsw and TheoG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted July 1, 2021 Share 31 minutes ago, Mountain Bru said: If you want to protest safety issues, protest all safety issues, Absolutism never works! (See what I did there) Edited July 1, 2021 by Patchelicious Sid the Sloth, justinafrika and Mountain Bru 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted July 1, 2021 Share 47 minutes ago, 'Dale said: An alternative route featuring the 1903 type Tour de France, about 12 hours a day rolling for 21 days. A feature article here: https://cyclingtips.com/2021/06/lachlan-morton-just-rode-two-tour-stages-in-a-day-wearing-sandals/ there's an author, Tim Moore, who's written a few books on epic rides on GT routes. look him up, they're pretty good 'Dale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 1, 2021 Share 25 minutes ago, 'Dale said: I sense a day for the break And if we can see it all the way from sunny SA, you'd bet your bottom dollar that every DS is telling his guys to be in that break tomorrow. I honestly think MVDP is also going to go for it and join a big bunch of riders up the road. Yellow Jersey in a long breakaway. Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniax Posted July 1, 2021 Share 16 minutes ago, Vetplant said: And if we can see it all the way from sunny SA, you'd bet your bottom dollar that every DS is telling his guys to be in that break tomorrow. I honestly think MVDP is also going to go for it and join a big bunch of riders up the road. Yellow Jersey in a long breakaway. Yes please that would be bloody brilliant and true to mvdp form Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted July 1, 2021 Share Watching the highlights now, Cav knew exactly what he was doing there, from jumping trains to shutting the gap. Vetplant and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted July 1, 2021 Share Yep breakaway day tomorrow, 249kms, Long day in the saddle, Nic did say at the beginning of the week that Fri was the 1st real opportunity for a breakaway so they've planned ot pretty well. I'm sure there are numerous riders who have been waiting for tomorrow to come!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 1, 2021 Share 1 minute ago, Patchelicious said: Watching the highlights now, Cav knew exactly what he was doing there, from jumping trains to shutting the gap. Instincts are hard to unlearn... Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted July 1, 2021 Share 17 minutes ago, Vetplant said: Instincts are hard to unlearn... Despite a few really nasty high speed crashes over the years, Cav is still happy to give it his all in the closing meters of a sprint finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 1, 2021 Share 10 minutes ago, Bonus said: Despite a few really nasty high speed crashes over the years, Cav is still happy to give it his all in the closing meters of a sprint finish. I think he lost his Sprinter confidence with that Sagan elbow crash. After that he would be exactly where he was today, but he would pull the plug and not launch his sprint. It was so frustrating to watch as a TDD fan. Don't know what turned it around for him but I think he is looking like his old self surfing through gaps. 34 is getting awfully close now... Rowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 1, 2021 Share 2 minutes ago, Vetplant said: I think he lost his Sprinter confidence with that Sagan elbow crash. After that he would be exactly where he was today, but he would pull the plug and not launch his sprint. It was so frustrating to watch as a TDD fan. Don't know what turned it around for him but I think he is looking like his old self surfing through gaps. 34 is getting awfully close now... Listen here, an interview with Cavendish's new coach, Vasilis Anastopoulos https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-cycling-podcast/id665713706?i=1000517292620 Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 1, 2021 Share Thanks to GCN, how many knew that Cav's first Tour stage win (2008) was also the same venue as today? Sid the Sloth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted July 1, 2021 Share 13 minutes ago, Frosty said: Thanks to GCN, how many knew that Cav's first Tour stage win (2008) was also the same venue as today? Everybody! The commentators haven’t stopped talking about it since 2 days ago already. Side note: Who is that barloworld rider? Vetplant, Sid the Sloth and Cav' 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted July 1, 2021 Share 10 hours ago, Patchelicious said: Everybody! The commentators haven’t stopped talking about it since 2 days ago already. Side note: Who is that barloworld rider? Longo Borghini perhaps. It is Robert Hunter, photo clearer in the morning after a coffee. Edited July 2, 2021 by DJuice Correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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