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For me, "talent" is used when a rider shows a complete mastery of the fundamentals, the term is often associated with young riders showing promise. Sometimes riders who compete against stronger riders demonstrate insane biking, IQ skills, often they will be over achievers. If that is the...

This ^^^ Yes, it was a feeling that the French public hadn't felt in a long time, it was like Andy Murray winning at Wimbledon for the English. If you are shocked, wait for the next time that Brazil wins a World Cup. You'll see what overreacting really means. Men will become Gods. The French...

I had missed the thread, saw it today, I went through the poll, and Jens Voigt's name came first to mind...give him credit, he knew how and when to show on camera, he is the Sensei in that discipline, he met the right people at the right time...

So can we officially close the Betancur thread? ;)

The Spanish did a bunch of Vueltas to suit their riders, yes, muritos a gogo when Purito and Valverde were the best in this exercise, Le '12 Tour, was all about the £, there are more and I get the point. Except that here, PFP wasn't the pre-race favorite... What PFP did is what you often cite...

I don't understand the conspiracy theories that I'm reading here. Moser/Fignon and the helicopter :eek: For me, it was a great Tour, and of course a great weekend. I had forgotten what it's like in France when a French rider wins this bike race. I guess you had forgotten too ..

This ^^^ For days, she said that she wanted to hide and save energy, for this stage, this climb, and made no secret about it. Pauline won gold in Paris in 1h26. She declared that the required 1h20-1h30 effort on Madeleine was perfect for her. PFP said it all along, today was the day. Boum...

The '14 RRWC was an epic sprint, winning atop Mur de Huy was magic, Pauline has achieved so much across disciplines: What PFP did today felt a bit like at the Olympics: total control, domination...an amazing rider, one of the best of all time. Fingers crossed and tomorrow is uneventful for the...

...will there be a "next year"? Le Tour was the objective. She won PR. Will Pauline take a bow and move on to a new challenge? If so, what can it be?

PFP knows how to prepare and achieve an objective as well as anyone. In every interview since the Olympics, she laid out her plan to win this bike race. The hardest part, no matter how good the plan is, is the execution, and that's what it was today: an execution. What a ride! What a champion...

Bravo Maeva! She belongs to the top, she's here to stay. The revelation. French road cycling is not dead, and now, there's Pauline. PFP is in that galaxy of special champions, she gave herself three years to win Le Tour and complete her comeback: how about year one? tomorrow's stage is HUGE...

Great props from Madiot, like him or not. I completely agree: that stage win was stellar for so many reasons, showing what a bike race is really all about. Bravo Wout! View: https://youtu.be/hSJyZq7aOss?si=tmSstmKZz0NAN0Xw

Allez Pauline!!!

Couldn't agree with you more: like the '25 Giro, it's an 8... :p :cool:;)

This ^^^ + Matthieu had a great first week, Wout gave it his best in Paris. Wow! + Jonas couldn't do much, but he tried. Primoz went Kamikaze mode. + Florian and Oscar: the revelation. So young: 24 and 22? We'll meet again, and this Tour is where it all began... + Ben, Ben, Ben. How many...