babse Posted July 6, 2022 Share Also who & where is this Mat you speak of? Maybe after the tour magazine got him wrong they actually sent his bro instead 🙃 DieselnDust, peetwindhoek and TheoG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted July 6, 2022 Share 7 minutes ago, babse said: Wyngaard as in Jonas? I recon he was just covering Yates and Stoute Woute was always gunning for win in yellow. I def cant see UAE and poggie chilling wheels today. Going to be lit! Definitely covering anyone who attempted to try and hang onto the emperors threads. If the yellow skin wasn’t a give away then I have to ask what where the rest thinking? “Oh he’s pitched up for the sprint?” custom shoes and skin suit I knew I got my fantasy league winner selection wrong Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted July 6, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, babse said: Also who & where is this Mat you speak of? Maybe after the tour magazine got him wrong they actually sent his bro instead 🙃 This is a good question. He is listed on the GC but must be hiding behind a tree somewhere babse and TheoG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmycool Posted July 6, 2022 Share Today's schedule for those who have dstv. Rowl and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted July 6, 2022 Share 10 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: This is a good question. He is listed on the GC but must be hiding behind a tree somewhere MvdP is very strangely enough "absent" ... Surely he is not eyeing the GC? Is he biding his time or is he just not his usual self? Vetplant and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 6, 2022 Share Just now, TheoG said: MvdP is very strangely enough "absent" ... Surely he is not eyeing the GC? Is he biding his time or is he just not his usual self? One possibility is that he was earmarked to work for Phillipsen on the three "sprint" stages we just had, but things just didn't work out for them. But maybe he has been given freedom for today, so my anticipation is a MvdP masterclass in riding cobbles... Hopefully Sagan can join him and we can have an epic battle. TheoG, Koos Likkewaan, throttles and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted July 6, 2022 Share 10 minutes ago, jimmycool said: Today's schedule for those who have dstv. oof, got a 12:00 vehicle hand over scheduled. Customer better be quick and on time, I need to catch the highlights from yesterday. jimmycool and DieselnDust 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted July 6, 2022 Share Just now, Vetplant said: One possibility is that he was earmarked to work for Phillipsen on the three "sprint" stages we just had, but things just didn't work out for them. But maybe he has been given freedom for today, so my anticipation is a MvdP masterclass in riding cobbles... Hopefully Sagan can join him and we can have an epic battle. Would like to see Wout in the mix also, but suppose he will be on baby sitting duty today .... 🤪 Vetplant and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted July 6, 2022 Share If Wout is on GC duties today and MVDP gets into the (winning) break... and wins, he can be in yellow tonight. Stranger things have happened.... I'm betting/hoping this happens. Rowl, TheoG and DieselnDust 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanDiv Posted July 6, 2022 Share Listening to Johan Bruyneel's podcast it sounds like he heard a little birdie sing that Wout will be on domestique duty today to protect the Jumbo GC guys.. and apparently MvdP has earmarked today's stage 12 months ago already to go for victory - up until now he has just played lead-out man for his sprinters, and not very well. Pogacar can't just sit in the middle of the bunch today like he did in the previous stages, if he's not up in the top 20 wheels he'll be at risk of dropping time on GC, so I think we can expect some sparks from him/UAE today for the first time this tour. Edited July 6, 2022 by JohanDiv Rowl, Vetplant, Underachiever and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted July 6, 2022 Share 13 minutes ago, TheoG said: MvdP is very strangely enough "absent" ... Surely he is not eyeing the GC? Is he biding his time or is he just not his usual self? MVDP would certainly relish taking yellow and if he took it from Wout, I'm sure he'll relish that just a bit more even. Keep in mind, he doesn't have to win to do that. He needs 38s. Any time bonuses will aid that. If he hasn't been eyeing this stage for months, I'd be surprised. He still needs to execute, though the only wondering we need to do around that is how spectacular it will look. Pretty certain Mads Pedersen will have something to say about it all. Pog's name has been lobbed into the frame for today too. On that day in a Flanders field he did pretty well, but got shown a few tricks on how to finish things off. He's a proper racer, so his eyes will light up if he's in the mix. Frosty, JohanDiv, Vetplant and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 6, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, TheoG said: MvdP is very strangely enough "absent" ... Surely he is not eyeing the GC? Is he biding his time or is he just not his usual self? I suspect he is managing his effort very carefully after completing the Giro and I reckon he will light up some matches today, hunting those stage wins. He had good form in the first time trial. Wout, having secured more points for the mailot vert competition, will likely take on domestic duties today for JV's GC guys. Whatever I conjecture, no doubt that it's gonna be a hornet's nest today in the peloton as teams compete to enter the cobbled sections first, reducing the risk of crashing, injuring and also losing time behind a collapsed segment of the peloton. And, no, it won't be the smooth pavé of Copenhagen; it'll be old dusty farming roads in France. We can expect riders to enter the first cobbled sections at around 15h45. Ineos have dominated the cobbled classics recently and will put up a show with Top Ganna and Paris-Roubaix winner Dylan vd Baarle as part of their train. Mads Pederson and Stuyven would want to put Trek' on the podium. I hope that Sagan will animate, of course, and a stage win would be his highest priority this Tour. Don't blink! Edited July 6, 2022 by 'Dale JohanDiv, Vetplant, lechatnoir and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted July 6, 2022 Share my fantasy team for today is selected with my heart JohanDiv, DieselnDust and Vetplant 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki Posted July 6, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, babse said: Wyngaard as in Jonas? I recon he was just covering Yates and Stoute Woute was always gunning for win in yellow. I def cant see UAE and poggie chilling wheels today. Going to be lit! He was covering yates. he wasn't dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarblount Posted July 6, 2022 Share Oh boy. This doesn't look good. #mouthguardrider #joutannegaanskud TheoG, Vetplant and Underachiever 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 6, 2022 Share First Cobble sections come at about 15:40 today. Enjoy Jakkals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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