Tour de France 2023 Tour de France: Best of the Rest?

[Potomac]

Other/Vino voters: @Avoriaz @Dekker_Tifosi @Escarabajo @Potomac @Armchair cyclist @Anderis @Tonton @Tommy Gun @VayaVayaVaya @Valv.Piti @starlord @Didinho @Bonimenier @Barnacle Bill @FroomeWagon @KOM @Berniece @ALC @bigheadgroup @Eagle_Alps

Whom are you favouring? Simon Yates? Egan Bernal? Thibaut Pinot? Romain Bardet?

See my previous post: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/2023-tour-de-france-best-of-the-rest.38982/post-2857079

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Other/Vino voters: @Avoriaz @Dekker_Tifosi @Escarabajo @Potomac @Armchair cyclist @Anderis @Tonton @Tommy Gun @VayaVayaVaya @Valv.Piti @starlord @Didinho @Bonimenier @Barnacle Bill @FroomeWagon @KOM @Berniece @ALC @bigheadgroup @Eagle_Alps

Whom are you favouring? Simon Yates? Egan Bernal? Thibaut Pinot? Romain Bardet?

I cast a hopeful vote for Other with Roglic in mind. Now that he is not riding, I would change it to Hindley I guess. Tempted by Skjelmose. I won't be surprised if many on the list lose time early, decide GC is done, and go for stages. Carapaz, for example, just like last year in the Vuelta. I would have selected Mas or Gaudu if they hadn't been *so* awful in their latest race.

 

[tobydawq]

It could require a few break-ins before I manage to find one, but if Powless delivers, so will I.

Reported for posting of plans to commit crime.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Reported for posting of plans to commit crime.

It sounds like you own lava lamp.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

TBH, I did it early and quickly, and without a great deal of thought. I think I might have had Yates in mind, or I might just have been thinking of how random some GT third places have been (Van den Broeck, Gadret, De Gendt, Carthy, Majka, Kruijswijk...)

 

[starlord]

Other/Vino voters: @Avoriaz @Dekker_Tifosi @Escarabajo @Potomac @Armchair cyclist @Anderis @Tonton @Tommy Gun @VayaVayaVaya @Valv.Piti @starlord @Didinho @Bonimenier @Barnacle Bill @FroomeWagon @KOM @Berniece @ALC @bigheadgroup @Eagle_Alps

Whom are you favouring? Simon Yates? Egan Bernal? Thibaut Pinot? Romain Bardet?

Ciccone.

 

[Tonton]

Other/Vino voters: @Avoriaz @Dekker_Tifosi @Escarabajo @Potomac @Armchair cyclist @Anderis @Tonton @Tommy Gun @VayaVayaVaya @Valv.Piti @starlord @Didinho @Bonimenier @Barnacle Bill @FroomeWagon @KOM @Berniece @ALC @bigheadgroup @Eagle_Alps

Whom are you favouring? Simon Yates? Egan Bernal? Thibaut Pinot? Romain Bardet?

I voted Other/Pino, not Vino my dear Netserk. This bird is special. This time there's no reason to believe in him. With Tibopino you never know. Why not him?

 

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

We Asked ChatGPT to Help Us Generate a List of Predictions for the 2023 Tour de France.

Here’s what happened when we asked a chabot to predict what will happen in this year's Tour. It—and we—have some thoughts.

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Hard to see it happening

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

It sounds like you own lava lamp.

Ask RHD to hold Toby down while you get his lamp. I hear she's tall and muscular.

 

[theyoungest]

TBH, I did it early and quickly, and without a great deal of thought. I think I might have had Yates in mind, or I might just have been thinking of how random some GT third places have been (Van den Broeck, Gadret, De Gendt, Carthy, Majka, Kruijswijk...)

You nearly win the Giro and if you then make the podium of the Tour it's called "random".... okay.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

You nearly win the Giro and if you then make the podium of the Tour it's called "random".... okay.

You're right, SK doesn't really deserve to be on that list. The principle of third in a GT often being rather unpredictable remains.

 

[perico]

Even though Mas looked horrible in Dauphine if he can show up at the Tour slightly better than he was at the end of last season I think he should be in contention for that third spot. Not much tt also favors him I believe.

He was sick at the Dauphine and toughed it out.

 

[Cookster15]

I voted Hindley but honestly I'm not confident in that pick at all. He had that one magnificent climbing performance on the Fedaia but that was argubly his only "Tour podium level" performance in the last 3 years. Just really unconvincing. But then I don't see anyone who's convincing me more either.

If Hindley can climb as he did to win the Giro that might be enough. He saved his bikkies until Fedaia. Hindley didn’t seem to have any trouble following attacks by Carapaz or Landa before Fedaia. He seems to have improved his TT since then. That doesn’t mean I am confident only pointing out it wasn’t just the Fedaia.

 

[Bolder]

I'm going with Mas as BOTR. He's a cagey rider with a solid grand tour record, and he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He'll be the Geraint Thomas of this year's Tour.

Yates is the easy pick but at some point he'll have to sacrifice himself for Pog, I think. I'm not yet convinced by Hindley or O'Conner for the Tour podium -- I think they'll be 4th/5th.

Carapaz/Landa/Gaudu/Martinez have shown so little form this year that I don't have any way to tell what their level is.

Skjelmose is my wild card breakout pick. A podium wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Escarabajo]

Adam Yates must be such a nice guy. They did it at INEOS and now they are doing it at UAE. Having said that, they are probably using him as decoy like Jumbo did last year with Roglic.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I think it will be one of the Australians: Hindley or O'Connor. Hindley is a bigger podium favourite so I will choose the less obvious one: O'Connor.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Egan Bernal. C'mon dude, give us something to look forward to next year.

 

[HelloDolly]

So we are all agreed the Tour win is between Teddy and Vinny

But who do you think (one answer please) will be the third man on the podium ?

There are last years and the year before's 4th places - Gaudu and O'Connor
There is the determined sounding - Landa

maybe someone from INEOS -Bernal, Pidcock, Martinez

Hows about one of the old French guard - Bardet or Pinot

A rare Italian - Ciccone

A flying Simon - Yates

Newest of the new kids on the block - Skjelmose

My pick for the podium - Hindley

or one of those colourful EF guys from S America - Carapaz, Uran, Chaves

maybe someone else ?? co leader A Yates ?


Who do you think will be the third man and why ??





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[pastronef]

Matteo Jorgenson (MOV)

 

[Potomac]

Isn't there a thread about this already?

Harry Lime

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Isn't there a thread about this already?

Harry Lime

Yes, but we need a new one without a poll and with a slightly different thread title.

 

[HelloDolly]

Yes, but we need a new one without a poll and with a slightly different thread title.

I didnt see it ...

 

[HelloDolly]

Went with Mas but really think they should drop GC after the top 2.

Yeah no other team gets to ride for GC and thus no other rider gets to compete for GC ..see that working alright

 

[Potomac]

It's confusing when they merge two threads with no explanation

 

[Netserk]

Mas and Carapaz out. O'Connor very bad.

Gaudu clearly better than in Dauphiné, Simon Yates is very much in play.

*** Adam Yates
** Gaudu, Simon Yates
* Hindley, Landa, Skjelmose