Tour de France 2021

[Vetplant]

2 minutes ago, Vetplant said:

WvA caught behind a split

Stand by, Might have been a Bahrain rider instead...

[Mountain Bru]

2 hours ago, Vetplant said:

I was very concerned that they would ask Wout to sit up on the descent yesterday and wait for Vingegaard. With only a 10s gap to the two Trek riders initially, I think Wout could have closed it down and still taken the Win, but I am happy he got the win under the belt without the added stress.

IMHO they should leave Wout to do what he does best. But losing Tony Martin yesterday, TJV is very thin on support for Vingegaard.

Vingegaard seems absolutely fine on his own on the climbs. He will need the Wout Watts if he gets caught out in crosswinds.

So most likely instruction is to stick with Vingegaard till 3km-to-go on sprint stages and then Wout can surf wheels to try and get a result. His breakaway days are probably done, for now.

I forgot Kruiswijk is in the tour. Him and Kuss having been doing a great job of being invisible. 

[DieselnDust]

WvA in the main group according to the race livetracker

[Vetplant]

Just now, DieselnDust said:

WvA in the main group according to the race livetracker

Thanks.

[Vetplant]

This will be hectic throughout.

Strong wind and regular course changes to bring the wind across the riders.

[DieselnDust]

INEOS doing a great job of spreading their resources across all the groups on the road

[Chris_]

I'll bet anything Simon 'I only ride at the back' Yates has been caught out already

[Mountain Bru]

If there's cross winds all day today, Carapaz and Vingegaard are really gonna miss Luke Rowe and The Panzerwagon

[DieselnDust]

JA seems to be doing an empty the tank block of prep for Tokyo. 

[Mountain Bru]

1 minute ago, DieselnDust said:

INEOS doing a great job of spreading their resources across all the groups on the road

Wouldn't want to put all your eggs in 1 basket/echelon 

[Mountain Bru]

1 minute ago, Chris_ said:

I'll bet anything Simon 'I only ride at the back' Yates has been caught out already

I think I saw him in the front group

[DieselnDust]

1 minute ago, Chris_ said:

I'll bet anything Simon 'I only ride at the back' Yates has been caught out already

Bingo

2nd group at 30sec

[Vetplant]

Big Crosswind section coming up again soon.????

[King Pluto]

Sagan out, mahn I'm upset, and be didnt get and wins.

[Chris_]

5 minutes ago, Mountain Bru said:

If there's cross winds all day today, Carapaz and Vingegaard are really gonna miss Luke Rowe and The Panzerwagon

Nah, Declerq will jump on the front just now, and all his shoulders will negate any winds

[DieselnDust]

5 minutes ago, Mountain Bru said:

If there's cross winds all day today, Carapaz and Vingegaard are really gonna miss Luke Rowe and The Panzerwagon

De Panzerwagen got his diesel engine shot out in Stage 1. He's been more Volksiewagen lately till he unfortunate exit yesterday. Hope he heals up quickly