Recent content by Davesta

Wearing glasses at the start can be v useful, to stop mud from getting in your eyes as it flicks up from other riders’ tyres…as the riders become less crowded after a couple of laps, there’s less chance of mud flicking up, so you can then get rid of the glasses (especially as they’re probably...

He didn’t start today due to illness. So likely he was suffering from it yesterday too, hence his lacklustre race

I thought the opposite - there were a lot of mistakes made by the elite men, which is why the race situation changed & shifted so much. None of the errors were Casasola-esque and race ending for anyone, but rather small and subtle errors that cost riders 3-5 seconds, but which meant they went...

I suspect yesterday was due to fatigue from Saturday’s race - he was making uncharacteristically sloppy errors and was clearly easily irritated by them & whatever bike issues he had. It was noticeable that Mason also had a lacklustre day - despite a decent start, he quickly went backwards and...

Lars van der Haar has announced his retirement on Instagram - this will be his final season. Hopefully we’ll see him on the podium a few more times before he finishes!

Fem dabbled in bunny hopping a couple of years ago, for a few races, including the Fayetteville World Cup where she hopped them on the final lap to open a gap for the win IIRC. But since then has gone back to running them…perhaps she had a scare in practice and decided it wasn’t worth the risk...

Where did you find the coverage? I couldn’t see it on Discovery+

Got the hole shot today 😲

The stages / races that spring to mind for me are : Amstel Gold - obviously Finestre - the only stage I’ve watched twice! Ventoux - Vingegaard & Visma throwing everything at Pog, plus Healy vs VPP vs Mas. Great action. Montmartre - the only time Pog got dropped on a climb all year, and a...

That’s a shame, but not a surprise, after his long road season and with what will surely become an increased focus on the road next year following his Vuelta podium.

The other one most likely is Amstel Gold in 2021?

I do think Mads has a chance here, but he’ll need to be in similar shape to the Giro. This could be a good opportunity for Pidcock - top 10 in the sprint yesterday, but won’t see any of the super-fast guys at the end today…

Let’s not forget that the original Big 4 actually became the Big 5, of Froome, Contador, Nibali, Quintana and…checks notes…err…rechecks notes…Tejay Van Garderen!? https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/the-big-four-becomes-the-big-five-as-van-garderen-enters-the-fray-182273

These are very good tips - I'd also add a battery charger (and unlimited data plan) if you want to watch the stage on your phone. If you're planning to drive or ride to your viewing point, then be very careful with road closures. Road closures will obviously be announced in advance, and with...

He looked very frustrated in that interview. But understandably so - he must have made 30 energy wasting attacks in the race so far and hasn’t had the moto help him once. Whereas Wellens made one decisive attack after saving energy all day and the moto made literally all the difference!