Tour de France 2025

[MongooseMan]

9 minutes ago, NotSoBigBen said:

When last was the tour won in the first week? Ek wonder maar net ....

Chris Froome took yellow in stage 7 of the 2015 tour and held it to the end.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tour_de_France#Classification_leadership_and_minor_prizes

[dexterdent]

Interesting reading:

https://lanternerouge.com/2023/07/05/jonas-vingegaard-skyrockets-on-marie-blanque-tour-de-france-2023-stage-5/

That was an all-time great climb from Vingegaard (estimated at 6.92W/kg for ~21m). Pogacar beat his previous bests on that climb significantly, which to me indicates more that Vingegaard is on a completely different climbing level right now to everyone else, rather than Pogacar being off his best.

Disclaimer: Very hard to compare GC climbs between different days/years, as there are so many variables, but interesting to look at nonetheless

[splat]

19 minutes ago, dexterdent said:

Interesting reading:

https://lanternerouge.com/2023/07/05/jonas-vingegaard-skyrockets-on-marie-blanque-tour-de-france-2023-stage-5/

That was an all-time great climb from Vingegaard (estimated at 6.92W/kg for ~21m). Pogacar beat his previous bests on that climb significantly, which to me indicates more that Vingegaard is on a completely different climbing level right now to everyone else, rather than Pogacar being off his best.

Disclaimer: Very hard to compare GC climbs between different days/years, as there are so many variables, but interesting to look at nonetheless

I am glad that you worded it like that and weren't alluding to extra-terrestrial performances...

[edgarblount]

1 hour ago, NotSoBigBen said:

When last was the tour won in the first week? Ek wonder maar net ....

LA won his 7 tours even before it started...

[BuffsVintageBikes]

6.92W/kg for ~21m is extra-terrestrial or one less testicle (get it?) no matter how you look at it.

[NickGM]

59 minutes ago, dexterdent said:

Interesting reading:

https://lanternerouge.com/2023/07/05/jonas-vingegaard-skyrockets-on-marie-blanque-tour-de-france-2023-stage-5/

That was an all-time great climb from Vingegaard (estimated at 6.92W/kg for ~21m). Pogacar beat his previous bests on that climb significantly, which to me indicates more that Vingegaard is on a completely different climbing level right now to everyone else, rather than Pogacar being off his best.

Disclaimer: Very hard to compare GC climbs between different days/years, as there are so many variables, but interesting to look at nonetheless

I really enjoyed that. I've underlined the bits that the author wrote with a slightly raised eyebrow:

 

[edgarblount]

One day when I am groot I want to do a camper van TdF. Col du Tourmalet looks so awesome with all the vans. Anybody done it before?

[Shebeen]

4 hours ago, 'Dale said:

There’s been so much vert in the first 5 stages @lechatnoir unlike any Tour de France that I can remember and the gradients will always be the battleground for GC - > 3,500 meters in Basque Country on stage 1 or something. 

Today’s stage promises be dynamic dynamite - 144.9 kms with 3,800m ascent. Pogačar and Team to strike back and get his race back under control? Bora to control as far as possible and stay in yellow, likely so. Watch Jonas stick like super glue to Tadej’s wheel and watch Jai stick to Jonas’s wheel.

And while they watch each other, I hope Powless go for pink again and maybe a stage win. It’ll be a day for the escape artists.

Hindley is the first Bora rider in the maillot jaune since Sagan in 2018. He is more of a diesel engine and not as punchy as the Dane or the Slovenian. And, as is legend, the Golden Fleece adds a magical 25 watts to the wearer’s pedal force.

Hard racing; beautiful racing. Only week 1, nê.

Pic: Getty Images

Think Powless is trying to get out of pink actually!

[Mongoose!]

1 hour ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:

6.92W/kg for ~21m is extra-terrestrial or one less testicle (get it?) no matter how you look at it.

21 metre is not that far? 

['Dale]

Must. Go. Back. 🥰

Pic: Zac Williams / SWPIX.COM

Edited July 6, 2023 by 'Dale

['Dale]

28 minutes ago, edgarblount said:

One day when I am groot I want to do a camper van TdF. Col du Tourmalet looks so awesome with all the vans. Anybody done it before?

It is a hard, unrelenting climb. Best to train for it if you want to go up it. The Strava KOM is like 80 mins or something.

Pacing is key. Nutrition too. The beautiful Pyrenees. Ah, must go back.

And, boom! The race explodes.

 

[Shebeen]

Solid #Kussklap here

[Bub Marley]

Well looks like Vinge going for more time again. And Pogacar teammates all missing again. 
 

Today looks like it could be pivotal. 

[Eddy Gordo]

And Poggie breaks!! killswitch activated

[splat]

1 hour ago, Bub Marley said:

Well looks like Vinge going for more time again. And Pogacar teammates all missing again. 
 

Today looks like it could be pivotal. 

But not in the way that we thought !

[Bub Marley]

7 minutes ago, splat said:

But not in the way that we thought !

Amazing race. 
 

Pogi really impressing me again with his maturity. Yesterday, he just continued to tempo instead of trying to jump everytime. And today he waited for Jonas to take the initiative and then pounced. In previous years, he thought he could just do what he wanted but he’s clearly learnt from this which bodes well for the race.