2014 Tour de France Stage 21: Évry - Paris Champs-Élysées 137.5km

[Old&slow]

It's going to be Demare to complete the miracle of the Young French Riders™.

I question whether Demare is healthy enough or has good enough bike handling skills to do well. I have noticed if Demare gets caught in traffic or boxed in he tends to give up and is not good at getting himself out. He is a rider that really needs a lot of room and good position as he does have the power to contend with Kittel and friends. Todays final tends to suit a power rider like Demare as normally its quite strung out when they turn the final bend. If he is positioned well on Kittel's wheel he could get top 3. But everyone will be fighting for that wheel. I am not sure he is a good enough bike handler to fight off other riders to get good enough position going into that final right hand turn. I would favor Bennati over Demare today. I would also favor riders like Dumolin, Albasini, Feillu as having a better chance of a 10-15 finish today than Demare. Although if Demare lacks in consistency he has much better upside and chance of a top 3 finish.

 

[Jspear]

Would love to see someone win, who almost nobody expected. Like Vino in 05 or Steegmans in 09. Coquard, Renshaw, Paolini, Rogers, ...
Unexpected sprint win or late attack, doesn't matter.

he didn't win anything in the Tour that year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Daring Nibali dares to drink some champage.
Froome didn't touch a drop last year
Who knows when he'll get another chance.

 

[cineteq]

Daring Nibali dares to drink some champage.
Froome didn't touch a drop last year
Who knows when he'll get another chance.

He drank it all, till the last drop.

 

[Akuryo]

he didn't win anything in the Tour that year.

Sorry, it was 2008. My bad.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Peter Sagan.

LOL.... and Kittel 2nd... Would be ok.

Voted Greipel to not jinx myself.

 

[Captain Serious]

Crikey! It's gunna be a late one.
Does anyone wanna guess the finish time?

There's 126km remaining at 12:15am eastern Aus time. Thanks

 

[Old&slow]

Crikey! It's gunna be a late one.
Does anyone wanna guess the finish time?

There's 126km remaining at 12:15am eastern Aus time. Thanks

Estimated finish time today is 1:22:00 PM EDT or in 3 hours and 5 minutes form the time of this post.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Foto momento italiano

 

[Captain Serious]

Estimated finish time today is 1:22:00 PM EDT or in 3 hours and 5 minutes form the time of this post.

thanks. I dunno whether to have snooze or load up on 7-Eleven cappuccinos

 

[OldCranky]

If there was any justice in the world, Jens would win today from a breakaway

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

If there was any justice in the world, Jens would win today from a breakaway

Not at all. The over-the-hill loud speaker gets enough attention... Zubeldia would be nice (I know not going to happen, but he should get some air time).

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Jens needs to retire and go away.

 

[Captain Serious]

Cool, the Comm Games Keirin is on

 

[winkybiker]

Anybody know the story behind the Astana socks? They are green and yellow. Why green?

 

[manafana]

quiet on here, hopefully the womans race is here to stay, liking idea of maybe a stage 20 itt in paris itself to match 89 and the classic lemond moment maybe something for 2019 to consider.

 

[uconnryan]

Froome speaking to NBCSN shortly

 

[manafana]

Poor astana had change there shorts

 

[kompik3]

Sagan seems to be at the back of peloton. Did he have some problem?

EDIT: And also Kittel is now behind the main field.

 

[Pharazon]

anyone else see that **** there?

 

[luckyboy]

Eurosport just showed a history of Champs Elysees but left out Vinokourov

 

[luckyboy]

Also an interview with Renshaw. He said that we should "expect the unexpected" so hopefully we get a late Martin attack

 

[Afrank]

anyone else see that **** there?

What was it?

 

[Pharazon]

What was it?

some guy mooning the peloton as it went past

 

[Afrank]

some guy mooning the peloton as it went past

I'm glad I didn't see that.