The Tour Of France 2021
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I noticed Cav has been wearing green shorts on some stages. Have they changed the rules in the last 25 years on this, as I seem to remember Cipollini getting fined for wearing yellow shorts when leading on GC in the first week. (Cipo didn't give a fuck, and he knew he'd retire when they went over the first speed bump.)
Cid
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That's his skinsuit, they're one piece and more aerodynamic. Usually riders only use them on TT stages, but he seems to favour them on stages where he's likely to be competing. There was various chat about when he wasn't wearing one, apparently it's because the organisers only issue a limited number of them.
beesonthewhatnow
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The green “shorts” are actually part of the one piece skinsuit supplied by the tour. Apparently he hasn’t been given as many as usual or something, so some days is wearing a normal green jersey over his team bibshorts.
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Cipo was constantly being fined for wearing flash, non regulation kit. I can't ever remember him in yellow though.
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David Clapson
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The UCI scrapped the black shorts rule years ago.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Yes and Ag2R celebrated the change with BROWN shorts. I actually quite like their kits.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Incredible.
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Lachlan Morton has beaten the Tour de France to Paris by five days
More than five days ahead of schedule, after 5,510 km, Lachlan Morton's long journey is over.
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
That’s an average of over 3500m of climbing a day, for 18 days. Solo. On a bike weighed down with all his gear.
David Clapson
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191 miles per day, inc 3500 metres of climbing, average speed 15.6 mph, for 18 days. Quite severe for a cycling holiday. But not unheard of.
Nivag
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The Tour de Divide springs to mind.
Cid
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Cav's pacing through the remaining stages will be critical if DQT want him to maintain that position. Fingers crossed.
DJWrongspeed
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Col du Portet looks like a super tough day tomorrow. Real ski station stuff. It'll be the GC battle for 2nd & 3rd firing up. Doubt it'll trouble Pogacar. Even if he has a bad day I think he'll still win overall.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
The Col de Portet is an absolute monster. G described it as the toughest climb he'd ever done in the tour last time they were here.
David Clapson
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Brian was saying a while ago that all the directeurs sportifs have Eurosport in their cars and are listening to Sean saying that the break needs 10 mins to stay away. He made it sound as if Sean and Brian are the uber-DS for all the teams. I find that hard to believe.
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David Clapson
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He's certainly a leader in self-belief.
David Clapson
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I was once told by some locals that Port de Pailheres is the hardest in the Pyrenees. But that was a while ago when it had a gravel section. And maybe they were just being kind. I looked so bad that one of them asked me if I'd like to be taken to hospital.
