The Tour Of France 2021

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Including Gee who looks to be having a bad day

 

[David Clapson]

Sean just said 'for God's sake'. This is big.

 

[Cid]

Including Gee who looks to be having a bad day

Has he had a good one?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

 

[Mogden]

If I was in the Cav/Thomas group I'd kiss it

 

[Cid]

Says Saxonnex now, which is only 40km or so off. I'm sure they'll sort it... nothing on the commentary.

 

[Cid]

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

They've managed to get it going again

 

[David Clapson]

So Team DSM used to be Skil/Argos/Giant Shimano/Giant Alpecin/Sunweb. It'll take me the rest of the race to work out who's who.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Must be a miserable day for Thomas and Roglic.

Go Poels

 

[David Clapson]

What bottom gear do they have?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

What bottom gear do they have?

39/28 for most of them.

53/39 and 11-28 is pretty much the standard.

 

[David Clapson]

Pogacar looks so fresh. Maybe a different species.

 

[Cid]

Ineos seem to be pulling it together a bit with focus on Carapaz.

 

[Cid]

Pog just sacking off UAE and going it alone by the looks of things...

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Ineos seem to be pulling it together a bit with focus on Carapaz.

Yeah, and Pogacar has just laughed in their faces

 

[Cid]

Jesus he just keeps going.

 

[Cid]

On 53:28 at 12%? That's inhuman.

 

[1927]

I’m nowhere near a tv, but according to the official website Cav is in a group 44 secs offl front ! Doesn’t sound right

 

[Cid]

I’m nowhere near a tv, but according to the official website Cav is in a group 44 secs offleade! Doesn’t sound right

Nah, I mean I don't know where he is, but presumably behind MvdP, who is nearly 15 minutes back.

 

[Cid]

Yeah, their website I think is just sticking 'everyone else' in near the front for some reason.

 

[1927]

Nah, I mean I don't know where he is, but presumably behind MvdP, who is nearly 15 minutes back.

Seems the website has got a few gremlins, they have carapaz in 2 different groups!

 

[Cid]

Seems the website has got a few gremlins, they have carapaz in 2 different groups!

I think that big chaser group is actually just Pog. He's 30 seconds off the leader (Teuns).

e2a: with woods and Izaguirre

 

[Cid]

Great stage.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

The time cut might make things a bit interesting today.

 

[Cid]

Yeah was just thinking that. Hell of a pace up front.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

37:33 cut off time. They should be OK.

Edit - current gap is apparently approx 32 mins

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

A quote from a poster elsewhere which brings home how hard today was:

“The autobus featured four Grand Tour winners, three Kings of the Mountain and eight World or Olympic champions”

 

[sleaterkinney]

Boom. Massive gaps on the first day in the mountains. He hasn't got the team to control the race, but does he need it?