Tour de France 2022 with SPOILERS

[rich p]

Spain heading for their 4th TdF without a stage win seems crazy when relatively small cycling nations like Slovenia, GB and Denmark have won numerous since 2018
You want the traditional homes of cycling ( and I include France and Italy) to do well in their GTs but something in their training infrastructure or youth participation is clearly amiss.

 

[rich p]

As an aside, I'm so farking hot, I've put some ice cubes in my white wine...

How do these guys cope!

 

[Mike_P]

A lot live in Southern France etc so are acclimatised to hotter weather

 

[Milzy]

Bouchard is AG2R and Oss is Total Energies

I went back and double checked the teams on the letour.fr site and I think I'm correct.

For once

lol just testing you’re solid in your research.

 

[Spartak]

Spain heading for their 4th TdF without a stage win seems crazy when relatively small cycling nations like Slovenia, GB and Denmark have won numerous since 2018
You want the traditional homes of cycling ( and I include France and Italy) to do well in their GTs but something in their training infrastructure or youth participation is clearly amiss.

Who was the last Spaniard 🇪🇸 ...???
Valverde...???

 

[Shadow]

I've put some ice cubes in my white wine...

The horror, the horror!! Or are your cubes frozen wine?!

How do these guys cope!

If you got off your plague bed and went for a ride right now, it is quite pleasant. Just like being in the south of France with a breeze!

 

[Milzy]

How did he beat him last year then - it wasn't a mountain TT!

While I was watching the replay of stage 11, I was taking a good look at the climbers. Most of them do look unhealthily scrawny, but I suppose that power-to-weight ratio is everything on those mountains.

Yep I’ve seen guys with same FTP as me disappear up climbs who are 3kg less on club runs. Sometimes they push too hard & tire out & then I can occasionally get to the top first.

 

[rich p]

Who was the last Spaniard 🇪🇸 ...???
Valverde...???

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2018/stage-14

Omar Fraile I think!!!!

 

[Chap sur le velo]

As an aside, I'm so farking hot, I've put some ice cubes in my white wine...

"Down your neck"!

 

[rich p]

"Down your neck"!

I had to neck it quickly so it was cold but not wine cordial.

Onto some Pyrenean climbs today with a really steep last one before the final descent. Pog must attack soon if he's to claw back time but will Ineos throw caution to the wind or settle for a podium.
Let's hope somebody lights it up - Bardet? Quintana? Gaudu? Hmmmm!
It's been a great tour so I hope there's another twist before Paris.

 

[Adam4868]

I'm not sure Pogi has any other plans than attack !
Pogacar: “I need to attack on every climb and try to make up time. I will give everything. I hope I don't have any regrets after. My legs are feeling good, and I hope to have legs to have an attacking race, from far or not far. I hope for the best."
Ineos with three in the top ten....surely they can't settle for just third.... Pidcock will turn domestique with Castroviejo, Martinez, Van Baarle, and even Yates, to all support Thomas.
Option 3....Nairoman finds his form in the Pyranees and takes a six minute lead....all the way to the TT where he loses 12.
The heats getting to me 😁

 

[Shadow]

will Ineos throw caution to the wind or settle for a podium

Podium. Only. This is what they always will do and it ain’t changin this Tour.

Let's hope somebody lights it up - Bardet? Quintana? Gaudu?

Indeed. How about the new great descender Tim Podkick?
Get over the last bump and fly down to the finish, who could keep up?

 

[Adam4868]

Podium. Only. This is what they always will do and it ain’t changin this Tour.

Lol....I seem to remember it being successful.What do you think Thomas should do when he hasn't the explosive power of either Pog or Vinny....wait and see if they'll eat themselves,he's allways got the TT 😁

 

[matticus]

will Ineos throw caution to the wind or settle for a podium

Podium. Only. This is what they always will do and it ain’t changin this Tour.

Like 'em or loathe 'em, they have won quite a few Grand Tours over the years!

 

[Adam4868]

will Ineos throw caution to the wind or settle for a podium

Like 'em or loathe 'em, they have won quite a few Grand Tours over the years!

Allways liked them...suprised 🙄
But I'm not sure how it works when nobody liked the dominance of Skyneos but Jumbo there a different act alltogether....they are aren't they 😂