Tour de France 2021

[Eldron]

19 minutes ago, Patchelicious said:

Everybody! The commentators haven’t stopped talking about it since 2 days ago already.

Side note: Who is that barloworld rider?

Please tell you're being sarcastic!

[Patchelicious]

33 minutes ago, Eldron said:

Please tell you're being sarcastic!

If you have to say…..

[DieselnDust]

4 hours ago, Mountain Bru said:

Intermediate sprint:

Morkov on the right of the bunch, Sagan on the left:

Sagan has clear road in front of him, so does Morkov.

Moving towards LHS barrier, Sagan trying to come around him:

Morkov now in front of Sagan on LHS barrier:

Sagan checking sprint due to Morkov moving closer to barrier:

I would feel a bit pissed if I was Sagan. Maybe Cav would still have been quicker than him, but that doesn't make it okay for Morkov to move across the entire road and pinch him towards the barrier

 

And the old Cavendish is definitely back..... ####er

[Kate1]

I hope Chris Froome stays in the tour and at least does something!

[dsw]

2 minutes ago, Kate1 said:

I hope Chris Froome stays in the tour and at least does something!

The next 2 days will be crucial for him, especially Sunday. Thereafter there is a rest day and hopefully he can recuperate.

The best he can probably do in this tour is to make it to the end.

He will draw a lot of inspiration from the comeback made by Mark Cavendish who showed that the odds can be defied even at the highest levels.

[Kate1]

is Chris retiring after this?

[Chris_]

5 hours ago, Kate1 said:

is Chris retiring after this?

I hope so. 

Just need those lotto numbers to come through

['Dale]

Hat trick exists in professional cycling too - Châteauroux X 3.

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Edited July 2, 2021 by 'Dale

[Frosty]

9 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?

If it wasn't posted on Bikehub, then it never happened.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

10 hours ago, Frosty said:

Thanks to GCN, how many knew that Cav's first Tour stage win (2008) was also the same venue as today?

And that the tour has been there 3 times in history and goes who has won all 3 

[Andymann]

The best part about Cav doing so well this year is I finally know now how to pronounce Deceuninck properly.

Luckily not the two tours of Spain it took to get me to say Vuelta correctly but still.

[Plentipotential]

7 hours ago, Kate1 said:

is Chris retiring after this?

No. Will still be riding for Israel Start-Up for a while. https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/8424/israel-start-up-nation-confirm-signing-of-chris-froome-on-long-term-deal

[J Wakefield]

1 hour ago, 'Dale said:

Hat trick exists in professional cycling too - Châteauroux X 3.

 ????????????

 

Anyone notice:

All 3 have his hands on his head? Typically a "victory" solute is different each time for a sprinter.

His chain is off the chainring in the 2021 pic. Must of come off as he rolled over the line and stopped sprinting.

Also what is classic Cav is on his 1st win and rightfully so he was emotional and teared up. 2nd win interview he was cocky and typical Cav.

 

[FootballingCyclist]

In the other self supporter TdF..

[Long Wheel Base]

4 minutes ago, FootballingCyclist said:

In the other self supporter TdF..

I can not like his posts enough. Been following him and as crazy as he comes across as, he is tough as nails. Tim Wellens and Thomas De Gent also need to do something like this. Their ride a few years back was also pretty epic but this trumps theirs by far.

[Vetplant]

Don't be caught out with the early start today due to the length of the stage. They roll out at 11h00.