Tour de France 2022

[Jewbacca]

Louise in 6th an could very well jump ahead of Nairo on the ITT. Depending on his losses to Vlasov he 'could' very well finish in 5th....

 

[TheoG]

He is now 6th overall.  If he take time on Quintana in the TT, he can take 5th !!!!

[Stephan]

Yerrrrr the next couple of years with Pogi and Jonas chasing each other up mountains is going to be magnificent. What a stage. What a tour. 

(and well done Louis! Brilliant.)

Edited July 21, 2022 by Stephan
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[OVERDRIVE]

7 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

This is one reason I'm a classics/Monuments fan over grand tours. 

These two have definitely brought a different dynamic to the GC battle though. In times past it has often failed to live up to the hype. 

The last couple of editions have been pretty exciting as Pog brings it. He likes to win bike races not just accumulate seconds. 

For this reason I'm expecting some fireworks today. In my very limited capacity, I think he needs to claw back to within a minute to give himself a chance in the ITT an JV will do everything they can to prevent this. 

Vengagaard doesn't need to win anything, he just needs to limit his losses.

…as today showed. Think I’ll do the classics next, this was a bit of a…

[Underachiever]

1 hour ago, Frosty said:

No Contador/Schleck chain-gate

This will be the image of the year for me.  Pure class and respect between these two.  Refreshing to see the youngsters having no ego. 

[Maniax]

40 minutes ago, Frosty said:

Here's why WvA was in the front break... pacing JV

I withdraw my question!  damn! what a rider!

[Jewbacca]

6 minutes ago, OVERDRIVE said:

…as today showed. Think I’ll do the classics next, this was a bit of a…

This was some wild bike racing. 

If this is what the GC is going to be like every year, I'm in!

Vinny smashed. I'm stoke for Jumbo. They have ha some poor luck and have really invested in the sport and their riders in the last while.

Hopefully Vinny can keep it together to take the honours in Paris

[mecheng89]

Masterclass from JV, JV and Wow't van Aert. 

Vingegaard just flexed and put big time into Pogi. What an exciting tour this has turned out. Pogi's final redemption will be the TT. I wonder if he thinks so too. 

[MongooseMan]

Pure class, You choose not to win just because your opponent crashed, opt instead to wait for him, and then drop him on the last HC climb.

Proper.

[Vetplant]

 

[Frosty]

1 hour ago, samson99 said:

where did Louis end?

Stage results - LM was 11th. 

[Frosty]

Jonas is also the Polka Dot jersey leader, so it's a clean sweep for the younger generation.

[Frosty]

Wout still has the most bonus seconds

 

After losing Morkov to a time cut, QuickStep look to be nursing their sprinter home on each stage. Jakobson had to do it alone yesterday, but had help, by the looks of it today.

[Frosty]

Second time he's been on the phone when Pog came to congratulate him... 

[BrentCGP]

The last 3 TDFs have absolutely convinced me to get there, rent a van, load the bikes and spend 2 weeks in France, cycling mountain passes, eating croissants and smashing bottles of Jean Foillard Cote du Py all night.  2023 it is on the cards for sure. I have never even owned a road bike but I love watching the Tours and Classics.

Pro Roadies are a gift to this earth. truly. 

[Frosty]

This will probably be the fastest Tour to date (for the winner's time).
It's already faster than any previous Tour, with all major mountains behind them.
Least number of finishers in 16 years (as things stand today, but not % of starters).
It's the shortest Tour in 20 years.

Sauce: https://bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdfstats.html