Competitive Cycling

Thenop · July 19, 2023, 05:17:04 PM

By the way, spectators, motard & TDF hotshots in a car blocking the road on the climb again was disgraceful.

Thenop · July 20, 2023, 04:57:46 PM

Excellent win for Asgreen today, just staying ahead of the pack. Honourable mention for Dutch no2 Eenhoorn.

Tomorrow again something for the breakaway, hoping MvdP can show himself.

Nickslikk2112 · July 20, 2023, 05:06:31 PM

Well done that Breakaway

Was shouting at the telly at that one. So glad that Jasper Philipsen didn't get another win. I've taken an irrational dislike to him this tour, but I've got reason to now after he blocked Pascal Eenkhoorn from trying to get to the breakaway.

The Alpecin Team car said that MvdP will be going for it tomorrow. I expect Pidcock will too, could be one of the reasons for him dropping back these last few mountain stages.

Thenop · July 21, 2023, 04:36:57 PM

Surprisingly interesting today. Great winner, lovely man.

Tomorrow the last real stage, serious climbing, looking forward to it!

Nickslikk2112 · July 21, 2023, 06:39:37 PM

And Asgreen was so unlucky not to get two stages in a row.

MvdP and Pidcock did make the break, but pulled up no trees.

Tomorrow's stage could be another full on day with people fighting for the minor placings. Bring it on.

Nickslikk2112 · July 22, 2023, 04:53:35 PM

All over bar the shouting now. The curmudgeon in me hopes Vingegaard crashes a metre from the 3km limit and then spends 8 minutes getting back on his bike. But that's just me.

Thought today didn't deliver as much as it could, but Gall wanted a stage win and to maintain his GC position over the Polka Dots. Pinot put on a good show and it was good to see Pog back to winning ways and for the Yates brothers to come in third and fourth overall.

Nasty crash for Carlos Rodriquez and Sepp Kuss, Team JV dais it was Rodriguez's tyre exploding that dropped him and Sepp rode over him.

Just a processional stage now, but the Tour de France Femmes starts tomorrow.

Thenop · July 22, 2023, 05:17:55 PM

But of a letdown today to be honest, Tour is done.
Ciccone polka dots, well done.
One more sprint tomorrow and then on to see if van Vleuten can win 6 large tours in a row.

Nickslikk2112 · July 23, 2023, 02:57:33 PM

Glad the men's stages were more exciting than that. Took a long while to kick off. Was hoping to ride rather than watch the final men's stage, but I'm not going out in the wet.

Thenop · July 23, 2023, 03:51:18 PM

Nice for Kopecky to take the first yellow but I agree, quite boring.

Feel bad for the Spanish lady who fell. Quite annoyed with the cameras hoovering over her getting all the footage. Clearly she was seriously injured, leave her be vultures

Thenop · July 23, 2023, 06:38:59 PM

That was a surprise! Nice though, another Belgian winner in the sprint.

2023 Tour done, Tour de Femmes to be rolled out and then the Vuelta. With...that's right Vingegaard & Roglic in the same team. JV going for the 3 tours this year.

Nickslikk2112 · July 23, 2023, 08:33:11 PM

Quote from: Thenop on July 23, 2023, 03:51:18 PMClearly she was seriously injured, leave her be vultures

Yes, the commentators here were saying leave her be, she's crashed that's all we need to know.

Well done Jordi Meeus today, didn't see that coming and nice to see Pog on the attack, wasn't that keen on him when he appeared on the scene, but I like him more and more.

And yes Vingegaard and Roglic for the Vuelta. Geraint Thomas must have sunk into his chair hearing that.

Nickslikk2112 · July 23, 2023, 11:48:43 PM

Good win for Arnaud de Lie today in the Tour de Wallonie.

He had a crash in May resulting in a fracture to his sternum along with a broken rib, a collapsed lung and a broken left collarbone. I'd still be in bed...

Thenop · July 24, 2023, 04:55:05 PM

Interesting and hard finish in the TDF Femmes today. Well done beating the yellow jersey by the Austrian.

Some unfortunate crashes due to a slippery road, I hope Eva van Agt is OK, she crashed badly and slipped under the guiderail. Didn't look good.

Nickslikk2112 · July 24, 2023, 05:08:23 PM

Quote from: Thenop on July 24, 2023, 04:55:05 PMInteresting and hard finish in the TDF Femmes today. Well done beating the yellow jersey by the Austrian.

Some unfortunate crashes due to a slippery road, I hope Eva van Agt is OK, she crashed badly and slipped under the guiderail. Didn't look good.

Yes, the weather gods smiled on the men's race. The Eva van Agt crash didn't look good at all, don't like descending in the wet, let alone racing in it.

And one small point, Liane Lippert's German, I watch too much cycling...

Thenop · July 24, 2023, 05:37:39 PM

Yeah just realized that, German, Austrian... It's the language, I saw the post race interview. Should've picked up on the jersey...