Tour De France 2021 with spoilers

[jowwy]

if i was cav...i would try and get in the breakaway today and give myself some time on the peleton before getting to the 1st climb of ventoux

 

[Twizit]

if i was cav...i would try and get in the breakaway today and give myself some time on the peleton before getting to the 1st climb of ventoux

Nice idea but can’t see Bike Exchange letting him given they will be after intermediate sprint points, unless they all get in the break.

 

[matticus]

if i was cav...i would try and get in the breakaway today and give myself some time on the peleton before getting to the 1st climb of ventoux

I think the sprinters would have thought of this trick by now if it worked.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I think the sprinters would have thought of this trick by now if it worked.

Involve "burning a lot of matches" and "going into the red" and other cliches very early on.

Tony Martin is out In an ambulance

 

[Dogtrousers]

 

[GuyBoden]

Nice to see Alaphilipe making a break to get the intermediate sprint points, so the other green jersey contenders couldn't, what a team.

Edit: David Millar and Ned have just figured out that this was the reason too.

 

[Eziemnaik]

Stunning part of the world 😍

 

[Martinsnos]

Stunning part of the world 😍

Yes and incredible builders.
Apparently they started a castle around 10:30. I was watching at just after 12 and it was finished already!!!

 

[jowwy]

Nice idea but can’t see Bike Exchange letting him given they will be after intermediate sprint points, unless they all get in the break.

I think the sprinters would have thought of this trick by now if it worked.

but didnt he do that in the first alps stage??? or was i dreaming

 

[Beebo]

Latest time check is Cav about 7 minutes off the pace but in a large group of sprinters and other tired riders.

 

[jowwy]

Latest time check is Cav about 7 minutes off the pace but in a large group of sprinters and other tired riders.

he's only 2mins behind the main bunch though......does it go on the winner of the stage or the yellow jersey crossing the line???

 

[roadrash]

nice to see Dan Martin stretch his legs

 

[Dogtrousers]

he's only 2mins behind the main bunch though......does it go on the winner of the stage or the yellow jersey crossing the line???

Clock starts when the stage winner crosses the line. Time allowed is a % of the winner's time. Smaller % if winner is slow, bigger % if winner is fast.

 

[T4tomo]

but didnt he do that in the first alps stage??? or was i dreaming

No you weren't dreaming, but it was a very large break that just sort of rode off the front in the headwinds. On the coverage you can see Cavendish checking with someone he was OK to stay with them or maybe indicating he was only in it until the inter sprint, but whatever he got the nod, scooped up the green points and then paced himself home. Probably helped that Yates from bike exchange was in that group too, so no incentive for BE to chase it for the sake of green points, and Cav had Asgreen with him to contribute to the efforts on the front in exchange for him having a free ride.

 

[jowwy]

No you weren't dreaming, but it was a very large break that just sort of rode off the front in the headwinds. On the coverage you can see Cavendish checking with someone he was OK to stay with them or maybe indicating he was only in it until the inter sprint, but whatever he got the nod, scooped up the green points and then paced himself home. Probably helped that Yates from bike exchange was in that group too, so no incentive for BE to chase it for the sake of green points, and Cav had Asgreen with him to contribute to the efforts on the front in exchange for him having a free ride.

but tbh no one is going to win the green other than cav, if he stays in the race........so why does it matter to BE if he goes in the break, hes got a 58pt lead over mathews......even today mathews only got 1pt in the intermediate, not exactly pulling up trees is it