Tour de France 2022 with SPOILERS

[T4tomo]

The only time it will make sense is in last 20-30km of stage 2 into Nyborg, as there will be winds on the huge bridge, possible echelon splits and only 3km to finish once off it, so it will be a crazy end to the stage and a possibility of some GC guys losing time.

 

[matticus]

Ineos have shown numerous attacking+different approaches to races so far in 2022 (Paris-Roubaix being the obvious win).
I would be amazed if they are the ones forming US-Postal-style trains up every decent climb.

I'm almost starting to like them ...

 

[Dogtrousers]

So the new Cummings-style approach will be the entire Ineos team disappear to the back of the peloton for a few stages until they are hours off the lead then in a chosen stage put in a monster team TT breakaway. Something like that maybe?

 

[mjr]

Yea right ! 🙄
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Like you, I'm completely shocked that the Belgian radio show "De Tribune" (The Grandstand) is favouring a Belgian rider over Slovenian and Danish riders(!)

It's almost as if they are being provocative to get people to share their nonsense on forums... That'll never work, will it?

 

[mjr]

The only time it will make sense is in last 20-30km of stage 2 into Nyborg, as there will be winds on the huge bridge, possible echelon splits and only 3km to finish once off it, so it will be a crazy end to the stage and a possibility of some GC guys losing time.

Certainty of some GC riders being KO'd by it, I suspect. Given Nairo's strange ability to read and ride crosswinds, he may be a surprisingly high position after that stage.

There are decent high sides on that bridge, aren't there?

 

[T4tomo]

Certainty of some GC riders being KO'd by it, I suspect. Given Nairo's strange ability to read and ride crosswinds, he may be a surprisingly high position after that stage.

There are decent high sides on that bridge, aren't there?

no, more exposed than a naked eskimo's balls

 

[mjr]

no, more exposed than a naked eskimo's balls

I expect there are gaps so the lazy wind whips through it, but will anyone be going for a swim if some rider insists on trying to make the echelon too wide? The sort of situation where in Holland or Zeeland they would be going into the roadside dirt for a cartwheel. I think it's difficult to tell from photos because it's such an alien landscape that it's difficult to get an idea of sizes, but it looks like the sides are barely as tall as a car:

(source)

 

[T4tomo]

i'm not seeing any shelter from the wind....

I was talking to Carlton Kirby last night, he was getting excited about getting excited about the carnage on this stage.....

 

[matticus]

i'm not seeing any shelter from the wind....

The team buses aren't on there yet.

 

[cyberknight]

Like you, I'm completely shocked that the Belgian radio show "De Tribune" (The Grandstand) is favouring a Belgian rider over Slovenian and Danish riders(!)

It's almost as if they are being provocative to get people to share their nonsense on forums... That'll never work, will it?

or they realize that they have no chance at yellow so try to give a bit of a positive spin on what they can achieve ?

 

[Adam4868]

Another rider out.

View: https://twitter.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1542109770144006144?t=BwXQSvbuT17gJs6_fr8WgQ&s=19

 

[rich p]

Another rider out.

View: https://twitter.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1542109770144006144?t=BwXQSvbuT17gJs6_fr8WgQ&s=19

If he's fit that might strengthen their team. Did he do the Giro?

No, he didn't!

 

[Adam4868]

If he's fit that might strengthen their team. Did he do the Giro?

No, he didn't!

That's the thing with Pog....we sort of don't think he needs a team does he ?

 

[Adam4868]

Saying that @rich p you'd maybe have thought Almeida ? Or is that a case of there's only one leader.

 

[rich p]

That's the thing with Pog....we sort of don't think he needs a team does he ?

Let's hope that some other teams can put him under a bit of pressure with multiple GC contenders
J-V and Ineos largely