Tour de France 2022

[Plentipotential]

3 minutes ago, lechatnoir said:

WvA would have hoped to have pipped Eekhoff to make inter-sprint points. Text commentary had him having a word with Eekhoff after. Any ideas what that was about?

In terms of the green jersey battle Eekhoff is a nobody and DSM do not have a dog in that fight. He has certainly made an enemy and WvA is probably going to pay him back at some stage in the future.

[lechatnoir]

1 minute ago, Plentipotential said:

In terms of the green jersey battle Eekhoff is a nobody and DSM do not have a dog in that fight. He has certainly made an enemy and WvA is probably going to pay him back at some stage in the future.

ah! so a case of 'how dare you race me in a race!' hilarious. and also entitled. you'd think Wout would have learned by now that fastest wins. 

[TheoG]

5 minutes ago, Vetplant said:

Very weird from Eekhoff. Only sensible explanation for what he did was: to take the actual monetary prize at the sprint...(as posted in the Twitter replies)

 

 

That was really sneaky from Eekhoff !!!

Edited July 19, 2022 by TheoG

[Shebeen]

6 minutes ago, Vetplant said:

Very weird from Eekhoff. Only sensible explanation for what he did was: to take the actual monetary prize at the sprint...(as posted in the Twitter replies)

 

 

What's the problem?

Wout has got the green sewn up with a 200+ lead. He missed out on 3 points here, must he get it on a plate?

 

[TheoG]

Just now, Shebeen said:

What's the problem?

Wout has got the green sewn up with a 200+ lead. He missed out on 3 points here, must he get it on a plate?

 

Agree, but still sneaky .... 🤪.

Nobody looked like they going to sprint and then suddenly he go ... 

[edgarblount]

Gotta love this Le Tour. Green jersey not really sprinting and the KOM not really a king of any MOUNTAIN, but more king of a few Cat 2\3 hills.

[Frosty]

Back up and running, had a problem connecting to the world wide web through my VPN router. Spend 5 minutes to sort out the problem, once I realised what it was.

Maybe GCN+ figured out the IP address in the UK was a VPN.

[Johan A Marais]

This is what I like from today's riders - out with the "this is the way it has always been done".   

Hopefully someone also attacks from the go on the last day... #imaginethat

It is what makes for an interesting tour.

[Ispeed_V]

40 minutes ago, Vetplant said:

This year the teams are really taking shots with riders being compromised all over the place.

Marc Soler in trouble

14:34

Tadej Pogacar's team-mate Marc Soler is off the back. He's obviously sick. He asked for medical assistance after throwing up.

Hopefully not another rider out with Covid?

[Jakkals.]

Just saying Lance was 28 when he won his first tour and Louis is 30...coincidence? I dont think.

[Jakkals.]

Dont blink

[Vetplant]

Tadej really tried to catch Vingegaard off-gaard..

But he was savvy to each move. 

Lets see how this plays out, it won't be the last move he will need to cover.

[lechatnoir]

9 minutes ago, Jakkals. said:

Just saying Lance was 28 when he won his first tour and Louis is 30...coincidence? I dont think.

yeah, i think this is a case of playing word-association-football

[Frosty]

This is what I see when the attacks happen.

[Plentipotential]

And Ineos are once again playing spectator. Those guys are overpaid IMO!

[Vetplant]

16%-18% gradients at the top of the next climb... major GC time gaps going to be seen once they crest. Question is whether some will regroup and catch whoever got the upper-hand on those inclines.

Do JV pull WvA back? He is not looking like a favourite for the stage, so better to protect yellow than finish 1min behind the stage winner?