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

[Netserk]

Who other than Vingegaard and Pogačar will finish highest in GC in this year's Tour de France?

 

[F_Cance]

Simon Yates out of nowhere

 

[Netserk]

Simon Yates out of nowhere

Yeah, I couldn't decide firmly whom to pick as the 9th choice. C-Rod too could have been an option instead of Martinez.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

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.

 

[Berniece]

Yeah, I couldn't decide firmly whom to pick as the 9th choice. C-Rod too could have been an option instead of Martinez.

Carlos Rodriguez? Where did he show the past season that he’s able to land a podium spot in the Tour?

 

[Netserk]

Carlos Rodriguez? Where did he show the past season that he’s able to land a podium spot in the Tour?

He's as good a bet as any other Ineos rider, and after his injury earlier in the season he looks on track for a major Tour peak.

Who is your "Other/Vino" pick?

 

[Gigs_98]

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.

 

[Berniece]

He's as good a bet as any other Ineos rider, and after his injury earlier in the season he looks on track for a major Tour peak.

Who is your "Other/Vino" pick?

I have no clue. I picked it because I believe it might be someone random. Is Bardet riding? Who knows maybe him.

 

[Lequack]

Skjelmose literally just won the biggest race ever (in Switzerland). Surely he is above all.

 

[Bonimenier]

It will be a fierce battle between Bilbao and Lutsenko.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Jai Hindley, approximately eight minutes down on first place.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Voted tibopino, expecting excellent support from Gaudu

This really does seem wide open, there's no reliable grinder like Thomas, even the former GT winners like Yates and Hindley are not riders I'd bet the house on and the likes of Carapaz and Mas have looked in poor form recently. Maybe Landa will finally have some good fortune in a big race.

 

[laarsland]

Yeah, I couldn't decide firmly whom to pick as the 9th choice. C-Rod too could have been an option instead of Martinez.

Yes, Cristian Rodriguez is looking good this season.

 

[nightowl]

Hindley has shown he’s able to time a peak really well and be really strong all the way through the third week of a GT, so I’m going with him. It’s really tough to call though I’m not 100% convinced by anyone

 

[Izzyeviel]

No Bardet?

 

[Summoned]

Went with O’Connor, has not been consistent this year, but has shown enough here and there over the last two or three years to be worth considering.

 

[Tonton]

Other/Pino for me. The chips may fall just right.

 

[Gratemans]

Is it just me or has it been quite a while since there has been such a strong field contesting the tdf on all terrains?
All top-puncheurs are there (seriously, all of them). Sprinters? All of them. (Ok, Madiot f*ed us on that one, but besides Arnaud, they're all there.)
GC? Well only Roglic and Remco aren't participating. Otherwise? The 2 biggest favourites are there + anyone who'd stand a chance besides Rog and Rev.

As for third place? Today I say Bardet. Tomorrow I might say Yates. Or O'Connor. Or Hindley. There are so many riders realistically vying for spot.
I'm just focussing on not getting too excited. I got really excited for an epic duel ahead of the Giro and I learned a lesson there.
A lesson I should have learnt years and years ago but when the hype gets going, there hardly is any way of stopping it

 

[Potomac]

Simon Yates out of nowhere

I can't keep the Yates straight.

Which one is the good one?

 

[Tonton]

I can't keep the Yates straight.
Which one is the good one?

Thibaut Yates. He's really good.

 

[zlev11]

I can't keep the Yates straight.

Which one is the good one?

sean

 

[Kaptain Kool]

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

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pogacar is gonna be best of the rest in 2nd place. I don't see even him coming close to improved Vingegaard

 

[Netserk]

Pogacar is gonna be best of the rest in 2nd place. I don't see even him coming close to improved Vingegaard

I hope your vote wasn't on Pogi, as the poll excludes both him and Vingegaard.

 

[Red Rick]

Might be Adam Yates. But I think Hindley is the main favorite for 3rd