Tour de France 2023 ** SPOILERS **

[Beebo]

Seven and a half mins in two stages 😲

Maybe Pog went too deep yesterday.
Or the crash affected him.

 

[kingrollo]

Lemond ...... Was he the last guy to win the TDF ......after not winning it ???

Pogacar looks to have another TDF in him . ....but history would suggest otherwise.

 

[GuyBoden]

Vingegaard is the best. It's as simple as that................

 

[Mo1959]

Lemond ...... Was he the last guy to win the TDF ......after not winning it ???

Pogacar looks to have another TDF in him . ....but history would suggest otherwise.

He’s only 24 so should just be coming to his peak. I’m sure he has at least one more in him.

 

[Mike_P]

Maybe Pog went too deep yesterday.
Or the crash affected him.

Probably more the earlier injury that affected his build up the tour. The lack of actual miles training catching up with him

 

[Dogtrousers]

Maybe Pog went too deep yesterday.

Maybe he's been going too deep all year, Fleche Walonne, Amstel Gold, RVV, Paris Nice, plus breaking his wrist, while Jonas has done nothing much apart from get ready for the Tour.

 

[DogmaStu]

Maybe he's been going too deep all year, Fleche Walonne, Amstel Gold, RVV, Paris Nice, plus breaking his wrist, while Jonas has done nothing much apart from get ready for the Tour.

This is a good point. The calendar is especially tough these days and Pog wants to win Monuments, Classics and the Tour!

Vin is like Froome, focussed only on the Tour, everything else is training for that.

 

[rich p]

These mountain top finishes go on a long time...

...in fact, I'd go so far as to say that they're an age for the stages...

 

[cougie uk]

It's never boring....unless you're a Movistar fan.

Did their coach not arrive this year or something?

 

[rich p]

Did their coach not arrive this year or something?

New Netflix doc out soon...

...The Least Unexpected Day

 

[13 rider]

A swing in Simon's favour today in the battle of the twins ,now 1min 34 down on the GC to Adam and the podium is the come back on

 

[roadrash]

I eed a lie down after that ........ again

 

[Mike_P]

This is a good point. The calendar is especially tough these days and Pog wants to win Monuments, Classics and the Tour!

Vin is like Froome, focussed only on the Tour, everything else is training for that.

Vin has won Critérium du Dauphiné, Itzulia Basque Country, and O Gran Camiño this year and came 3rd in Paris-Nice racing 25 days before TdF.

Pog despite his 2 months off the bike had raced 21 days winning Jaén Paraiso Interior, Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol, Paris - Nice, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Amstel Gold, La Flèche Wallonne and two nationals. The only races untill now that he had not won this year are Milano-Sanremo (4th), E3 Saxo Classic (3rd) and Liège-Bastogne-Liège (DNF)

 

[Adam4868]

Know the feeling mate ! Nothing to be ashamed of,class effort and he'll be back.Still the most exciting rider to watch out there at the moment for me.

View: https://twitter.com/medicinexthings/status/1681716353059758083?t=VyZIFIt0uB3VQHJbzLZSxw&s=19

 

[Cathryn]

Maybe he's been going too deep all year, Fleche Walonne, Amstel Gold, RVV, Paris Nice, plus breaking his wrist, while Jonas has done nothing much apart from get ready for the Tour.

I think this is a great point! Pog’s 2023 has been more fun to watch but Vingo’s was more focused and probably wiser!

Just watching the highlights to check that the misery I watched live this afternoon actually happened! My son (nicknamed Pog) can’t actually watch the highlights, he’s too fed up!