2013 Tour de France Stage 1: Porto Vecchio -> Bastia, 213km (29/06/13)

[Orbit501]

It will be a carnage, thats for sure. Some lucky guy from a second wave will take it ...

...and in that scenario, I for one will be rooting for young Danny van Poppel.

 

[BigMac]

It is going to be a fight between Mark and Nacer. Cav will take it ofc.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Cav have a habit of not winning first one, so... Greipel.

Actually, he's won the first bunch sprint in his last 3 GTs.

If Cav wins tomorrow he'll have worn the GC and Points jerseys in all 3 GTs. Trivia question - who was the last rider to have done that?

 

[Panda Claws]

Actually, he's won the first bunch sprint in his last 3 GTs.

If Cav wins tomorrow he'll have worn the GC and Points jerseys in all 3 GTs. Trivia question - who was the last rider to have done that?

Sean Kelly?

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Sean Kelly?

Never rode the Giro, I believe.

 

[Panda Claws]

Never rode the Giro, I believe.

Alessandro Petacchi?

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Alessandro Petacchi?

Never wore yellow.

 

[Panda Claws]

Never wore yellow.

Must be Laurent Jalabert then.

 

[Captain Sensible]

King Eddy Merckx
.......

 

[Fight.The.Power]

The sprint and lead up to it is no doubt going to be chaos. Positioning is going to be key, and every single team with a sprinter is going to be fighting hard to be in within the first 10 riders all in the hope of getting that first yellow jersey. Won't be surprised if we get carnage somewhere.

And don't forget that corner with 2000 meters to go. It's a long way to go from the finish but if someone screws up on it and they're near the front they could create a big barrier and some lesser known rider/sprinter could slip away for that first yellow jersey.

I say Cav to take the stage, OPQS will ride balls to the wall to keep everything under control for Cav. As long as they can keep him at the front and safe from crashes he'll be able to win the sprint.

Thanks for this post - especially the map!
Every year I search for these things only for them to appear on EBay in August. I think they are uber useful and if anyone has a set Please , please please post them for every stage. Thanks

 

[Orbit501]

Jean-Paul van Poppel ?

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Of course Cav will win. Saw him yesterday in Porto Vecchio. But voted for Bouhanni because he is quicker than Griepel and if anyone is to beat Cav, lets hope its a Frenchman here in Bastia!!

 

[search]

I hope they pull off with 3K to go, I don't want anyone to get hurt tomorrow.

no one but the pure gc guys and sole domestiques will because on stage 3 there's yellow within reach if you end high up in stage 1 & 2 and can manage the climbs. It'll be carnage

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Must be Laurent Jalabert then.

I think that's the right answer.

 

[Pricey_sky]

I really hope Cav can do it, if he wins yellow tomorrow there isn't much left he can realistically win that he hasn't already won. There will surely be a crash or two, hope no GC guys or top sprinters are involved.

 

[manafana]

this stage has cavendish written all over it, greipel might ***** out from this tricky finish but watch out for Kristoff having his best season ever.

 

[martinvickers]

Cav knows this is a one in a lifetime opportunity to wear yellow. An extra motivated Missile? Gimme that.

What other riders have worn the GC and sprint jerseys in all 3 GT, their national jersry and thre worlds jersey?

I assume, maybe wrongly, Mercx, anyone else?

 

[b.broadhurst]

I really hope Cav can do it, if he wins yellow tomorrow there isn't much left he can realistically win that he hasn't already won. There will surely be a crash or two, hope no GC guys or top sprinters are involved.

he simply needs an olympic gold and to win gent-wevelgem

 

[Poursuivant]

Ah, it only took about four pages for someone to describe the stage as "boring."

Literally every year, nigh on every stage.

 

[the sceptic]

What other riders have worn the GC and sprint jerseys in all 3 GT, their national jersry and thre worlds jersey?

I assume, maybe wrongly, Mercx, anyone else?

Cipollini maybe?

 

[MatParker117]

What other riders have worn the GC and sprint jerseys in all 3 GT, their national jersry and thre worlds jersey?

I assume, maybe wrongly, Mercx, anyone else?

Has any other pure sprinter ever done that? Thank you John Herety.

 

[search]

technically Cancellara comes pretty close to that, he'd only need to do another Giro with a prologue I think

Cipollini never wore the leader's jersey in the Vuelta btw

 

[Netserk]

Thanks for this post - especially the map!
Every year I search for these things only for them to appear on EBay in August. I think they are uber useful and if anyone has a set Please , please please post them for every stage. Thanks

http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/overall-route.html

You can zoom in.

 

[Normandy]

Has any other pure sprinter ever done that? Thank you John Herety.

Cavendish has been luckier than most sprinters having teams built around him. How many other riders would have had better results if they had the resources he has had.

I hope Sagan takes it tomorrow - a sprinter that can perform in all sorts of races and on his own and is worthy of wearing yellow

 

[Pricey_sky]

Cavendish has been luckier than most sprinters having teams built around him. How many other riders would have had better results if they had the resources he has had.

I hope Sagan takes it tomorrow - a sprinter that can perform in all sorts of races and on his own and is worthy of wearing yellow

So your saying Cav isn't worthy of wearing yellow?

Cav has teams built around him because he wins so much and gives teams much more exposure than your average rider. A DS wouldn't put so much emphasise on him if he wasn't one of the best ever.