Tour de France 2022 Tour de France Start List

[Lequack]

And we got Ineos.

News

www.ineosgrenadiers.com

 

[titan31]

Strong team for Ineos as usual. Be interesting what Pidcock does. Doesn't really feel like an Ineos tour sort of guy where it's all about riding to protect your GC leader.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

No surprises really in the Ineos team given Kwiat’s injuries. A strong solid team very effective for first week. Lacking the major favourite but if Thomas stays on his bike he’s a decent podium shout given his pedigree and Martinez could be an effective foil especially if he finds his form like last year’s giro in time for the Alps

There's also Yates.

 

[Jan the Man]

There's also Yates.

i know - but i don’t see yates as a realistic podium contender

 

[RedheadDane]

So, only EF and Movistar mising?
EF are probably gonna post a touristey social media post from somewhere in Copenhagen before they announce their lineup.

 

[tobydawq]

So, only EF and Movistar mising?
EF are probably gonna post a touristey social media post from somewhere in Copenhagen before they announce their lineup.

I plan on going to the team presentation tomorrow evening. I promise to update you on who is there...

 

[RedheadDane]

I plan on going to the team presentation tomorrow evening. I promise to update you on who is there...

If we're lucky, they might announce their lineup before then.

 

[Phillip O'Garner]

I think Rowe has replaced Kwiato. Otherwise the expected team.

 

[tobydawq]

Hmm, apparently Boasson Hagen has been told that he will ride after all. But the team is yet to announce why and instead of whom.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Pidcock making a debut. I wonder if he will sprint with van Aert to the line. All in all a good team from Ineos. Thomas recently showing a good form is encouraging too.

 

[KZD]

A wrong decision to bring Pidcock instead of Hayter in my view

 

[noob]

Remember how Senechal snubbed a quite angry Jacobsen on a stage in La Vuelta last year? ...

 

[tobydawq]

Remember how Senechal snubbed a quite angry Jacobsen on a stage in La Vuelta last year? ...

I don't know if he snubbed him. But yeah, it was a bit of a drama.

 

[Billie]

Remember how Senechal snubbed a quite angry Jacobsen on a stage in La Vuelta last year? ...

lol Jacobsen couldn't follow

 

[RedheadDane]

Remember how Senechal snubbed a quite angry Jacobsen on a stage in La Vuelta last year? ...

I would have thought/hoped that Senechal practically saving Jakobsen's life would far outweigh any anger Jakobsen might have felt about that incident. Being angry in the moment - because of the adrenaline running high - sure. Still being angry about it several month later, to the point that he'd veto a teammate's participation in the Tour? No, surely not.
In fact, I anyone being angry about something like what happened at the Vuelta, to the point that they'd veto a teammate's participation in a big race several months later, would be a bad look. Life-saving action or not.

 

[tobydawq]

Apparently, Bernal is in Denmark...

Too bad I didn't see that before they published their roster.

 

[Phillip O'Garner]

Van Baarle, Rowe, Ganna, Thomas & Pidcock could be quite handy on the cobbled stage.

 

[ciranda]

I know arguments can be made about most selections and maybe it's not a good look to single riders out but still Movistar sucks hard for choosing not only Gregor Mühlberger but also Albert Torres over Mathias Norsgaard.

 

[RedheadDane]

Here's Movistar:

With their lineup for the Giro Donne as an added bonus.

 

[Mosul]

Well Quintana looked nowhere near a GC contender at Occitanie, despite the best efforts of Edet and Ries. And there's three stages in Arkea's home region of Brittany. Looks like they've gone for a team focussed on those and the Danish stages. I'll be cheering for them if they rip the race apart.

They're not going anywhere near Brittany this year?

Easy mistake to make. Remove the islands and rotate by 90 degrees and Denmark kind of resembles Brittany.

 

[dercuforever]

Looks like dercuforerver trying to hype up the possibility of Remco going. The "Time for a break" bit definitely indicated "No Tour" for me.

Sorry for the trolling, I was only joking. Indeed, it makes no sense for Remco to go to the Tour after that TDS display.
I thought his tweet was clear enough

 

[Samamba]

A Belgian riding for a Belgian team who leaves for another Belgian team is bad for business - It is no coincidence that Merlier is missing the TDF.

The decision to take Philipsen to the Tour and not Merlier was made before the season. Absolutely nothing to do with Merlier going to QS. Or well it might have had an effect on Merliers decision to leave but not the other way around.

 

[dercuforever]

Easy mistake to make. Remove the islands and rotate by 90 degrees and Denmark kind of resembles Brittany.

Same weather as well...

 

[postmanhat]

They're not going anywhere near Brittany this year?

Lol. You're right of course!

Quickly read a preview the other day, and obviously too quickly. Just getting over Covid atm and my brain is a bit mushy.

 

[Berflamand]

Tim Declercq out due to positive corona test.

Normally Cav is substitute for Jakobsen and Sénéchal for anyone else in the selection but given the specific profile of Declercq it might still be Cavagna as replacement.

Anyway, the breakaway specialists just got a little happier.