Tour de France 2022

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I can't remember them having three rest days before. Is that a first in the modern era?

is one of them a transit day to get back from Denmark? but yes normallly only ever 2 rest days.

 

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Denmark is the furthest away from France that the tour has ever started?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Denmark is the furthest away from France that the tour has ever started?

Yorkshire?

 

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Yorkshire?

Very doubtful.

 

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I see the presentation is this afternoon at 17.30 on Eurosport.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I have a sinking feeling this tour is going to be ripped apart by covid.

 

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[twistedAM]

I have a sinking feeling this tour is going to be ripped apart by covid.

Astana, Israel, Quickstep and UAE have all had to replace a rider in the past few days.
Stay safe Pog.

 

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With the presentation today is today the last day they can substitute riders?

 

[twistedAM]

With the presentation today is today the last day they can substitute riders?

I think you can wait til signing on on Friday. For instance Daryl Impey will not be at the presentation tonight as he has had a close contact and is in a bubble awaiting a negative test, but if it is positive Israel can still replace him, or at least that what the Wielrflits website reckons.

Wow, the presentation looks great. I love Tivoli Gardens.

 

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Crowd looks amazing there.

Team Wanty. Gotta love them, really hope they get a stage or two.

 

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Yes, Tivoli and Copenhagen are great. Very enthusiastic crowd. I didn't get to see all of it. I wonder if Riis got a mention?

 

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Crowd looks amazing there.

Team Wanty. Gotta love them, really hope they get a stage or two.

Actually there was a shitstorm and lots of blocking on twitter about the way they went about telling Quentin Hermans, one of their standout riders this season, he was not going to the Tour. Apparently some senior staff came over from Sunweb/DSM bringing with them their management techniques.
Not been good for their image.

 

[twistedAM]

Yes, Tivoli and Copenhagen are great. Very enthusiastic crowd. I didn't get to see all of it. I wonder if Riis got a mention?

Riis wasn't invited

Bjarne Riis snubbed from home soil Tour de France start

Danish riders want to leave past doping legacy behind as Tour kicks off in Copenhagen

www.cyclingnews.com

 

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He doped. I'm not sorry he wasn't invited and I could not be bothered going over his career and doping.

 

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Oh dear. Quickstep Facebook posts getting spammed by Brits moaning about Cavendish. FFS.

 

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Loving the EF Kit and bikes

 

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Love this, she does one for all the GT’s

 

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Anyone know what the U.K. tv coverage is like?

 

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Eurosport or ITV4 I believe and both kick off today early afternoon. I think ITV is covering a little more live this year.

 

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Anyone know what the U.K. tv coverage is like?

How to watch and live stream the Tour de France 2022

A guide to watching and live streaming the 2022 Tour de France this month

www.cyclist.co.uk

 

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Perfect. Cheers

 

[twistedAM]

Looks like it is going to be wet from the start.

 

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Shit Police search 14 locations in cycling doping probe

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

64 tooth chainring for Bissegger

 

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Not that it’s done him any good mind

 

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Quickstep off the mark already

 

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Quickstep off the mark already

It was a cracking ride, but I think even you have to admit he got lucky with the weather easing off.

Pog was the most impressive though. De-facto race leader already, but can sit back while other teams have to take control tomorrow.