Tour de France 2024 SPOILERS

[T4tomo]

I think it is unfair to say people don't understand how a grand tour works because they don't like sprinter / TT stages.

I agree but that isn't what I said though.
Note "Subtleties of stage racing" and I was countering the assertion that nothing happens on a flat stage until the last 10km, not whether people like them or not.

I don't like corn on the cob, but have never campaigned for it to be eradicated. I'm quite live and let live like that.

 

[biking_fox]

How many of the riders go full gas on an ITT?

Presumably most know they don't have a chance of comping close to the top, so do they bother trying? I think there is still a time cutoff though?

 

[DCLane]

Julian Bernard - stops in a Time Trial, kisses his wife, carries on!

 

[Dogtrousers]

How many of the riders go full gas on an ITT?

Presumably most know they don't have a chance of comping close to the top, so do they bother trying? I think there is still a time cutoff though?

There is a time cutoff. For today I think it's it's +30% of the winners time. I think today is coefficient 6. https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/how-do-time-cuts-work-in-the-tour-de-france/

You may not be coming close to the top, but you may want to be finishing ahead of people near you in the GC, if you're aiming for a top 20 placing or something. I guess, anyway.

 

[Legs]

Julian Bernard - stops in a Time Trial, kisses his wife, carries on!

the son of Jean-Francois Bernard.

 

[matticus]

Julian Vernal - stops in a Time Trial, kisses his wife, carries on!

Are you SURE it was HIS wife??

 

[BrumJim]

Cav not in top 16. Did he sit up?

He got a 40s penalty for too much drafting to get back to the peleton. Did he know / predict that this was going to happen, and therefore no point in going for the sprint?

 

[DCLane]

Are you SURE it was HIS wife??

His interview at the end confirmed it

 

[Dogtrousers]

He got a 40s penalty for too much drafting to get back to the peleton. Did he know / predict that this was going to happen, and therefore no point in going for the sprint?

Imagine if that had happened 2 days ago.

The media and everybody: He's done it! The record! Sob sob! Gush gush!
A Commissaire: Ahem, well actually ...

 

[SpokeyDokey]

How can you have no sprints? Do you impose a max speed inside the last 3km? You can sprint uphill you know.

No, that's not what I meant.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Remco done good, despite a scary wobble.

I just watched the last half hour when the big boys were on the road.

 

[Adam4868]

Remco 😍 well deserved first stage win.
I think Vingo will be happy with his performance...anything less than 30 seconds on Pog was ok I reckon.Rogla did a decent TT.
Still only stage 7 and looking at the GC below it's still all to play for,as much as I'd like Pog to win this Tour, Visma are playing the long game I think.Third week high mountains and boom....who's gonna blow ?
Don't say Remco.....

 

[Adam4868]

Remco done good, despite a scary wobble.

I just watched the last half hour when the big boys were on the road.

Said he thought he'd punctured but he hadn't....got to have a bit of drama with Remco 🤣

 

[Dogtrousers]

Julian Bernard - stops in a Time Trial, kisses his wife, carries on!

Fined 200 CHF for "unseemly or inappropriate behaviour during the race and damage to the image of the sport"
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uc...-on-perfect-day-in-tour-de-france-time-trial/

 

[Cathryn]

Personally I think it did wonders for the image of the sport!