Tour De France 2021 with spoilers
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T4tomo
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on that day the green jersey comp was still quite close, Cav was just up front keeping out of trouble like the pro he is.
re today - cav wouldnt bother to waste energy even trying to get in a break, no point - better focused on keeping with peloton whilst he can and then pace himself in the auto bus. The only aim today is beat the cut off time. He generally doesn't bother with intermediate points if there is a good chance of contesting the final sprint either, but he would on a day that had say a 3km climb upto the line, as he wouldnt have a chance in the final sprint, so get what points he can early.
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roadrash
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i think i jinxed him
Dogtrousers
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The day Cav was off in the break wasn't an alpine stage and there was no chance of him fighting the cutoff. It was a relatively flat stage with a sharp hill at the end. It was also an utterly bonkers stage with MvDP and WvA ripping it up, so not really representataive.
When the non climbers are up against the OTL limit I imagine that the best they can do is keep a constant sustainable effort. And have teammates to help.
When the non climbers are up against the OTL limit I imagine that the best they can do is keep a constant sustainable effort. And have teammates to help.
Beebo
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Not anymore. He’s cracked
Dogtrousers
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roadrash
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yeah, see two posts above yours
I think I read somewhere back in the thread that more than half of Merckx's stage wins had come from TT's. I'm not saying they're easy, by any means, but even so...
Am I right in thinking that most, if not all, of Cav's stages have been road stages rather than TT's?
Am I right in thinking that most, if not all, of Cav's stages have been road stages rather than TT's?
hoopdriver
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Dogtrousers
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I don't think there has ever been any danger of Cav coming close to winning a TT in the Tour
Mark Cavendish has the most mass finish stage wins with 33 ahead of André Darrigade and André Leducq with 22, François Faber with 19 and Eddy Merckx with 18.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France_records_and_statistics
But Mercx won all kinds of stuff - sprints, TTs, mountains, you name it.
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Dogtrousers
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I can think of one case where he won that wasn't really a "bunch sprint". It was one of my favourites, in 2013. Cav's first Tour with OPQS. Mega crosswinds and Saxo riding like demons to gain time for Bertie, helped with OPQS riding similarly to distance Kittel. There was so much going on in that stage. It ended up with a one on one sprint between Cav and Sagan.
Poacher
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Why are the ITV4 commentators going on about the Col de la Madeleine?
It's higher than Ventoux, and scores of km away!
Confusion because today's route passes la Madeleine (approx. 360m high) on the fairly undemanding road to Bedouin?
It's higher than Ventoux, and scores of km away!
Confusion because today's route passes la Madeleine (approx. 360m high) on the fairly undemanding road to Bedouin?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Well, that's what you get with ITV4
The great Carlton Kirby would never make a foolish error like that.
Poacher
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Thanks for reminding me about an unopened pack of Bonne Maman in the kitchen cupboard!
