Tour de France 2023 Tour de France, Stage 1: Bilbao - Bilbao, 182 km (Spain, Saturday, July 1)

[titan31]

They're both out I'd say

 

[Devil's Elbow]

How is it that two riders go down and both of them are among the main 5-6 GC guys? Typical...

 

[Boehmand]

Looks like both could be DNF

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What rotten luck
for us all

 

[Miha81]

 

[Lequack]

Why were Jumbo pushing the pace so much on the downhill even?

 

[red_flanders]

Bah ! Was really wanting to see if Mas could do something in this race! What a shame.

 

[Netserk]

Mas now set to finish 2nd in the Vuelta again.

 

[StryderHells]

Why were Jumbo pushing the pace so much on the downhill even?

Why wouldn’t they?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Why were Jumbo pushing the pace so much on the downhill even?

Because it is stage one of the Tour and there were trying to put pressure on UAE.

 

[postmanhat]

Lee Dull

Cheers. In The UK, they've gone for a different pronunciation so you can say 'The Middle of Lidl' with the same phonetics.

Also possibly learning from Aldi's equivalent which was dubbed 'The Aisle of Shite', a pun on the Isle of Wight.

 

[Red Rick]

Why were Jumbo pushing the pace so much on the downhill even?

Positioning.

Dont even pretend Van Baarle was taking any risks

 

[saunaking]

Why were Jumbo pushing the pace so much on the downhill even?

bike race??

 

[Red Rick]

Is it still too late to re sign MAL or Quintana for EF or Movistar?

 

[Lequack]

They just managed to eliminate two GC contenders. And we the viewers are robbed of two great riders who could've fought Vinge and Pog.

 

[Miha81]

Over for Mas. Carapaz for stage hunting if he survived without major injuries. And its only 1st stage

 

[StryderHells]

They just managed to eliminate two GC contenders.

Who did? Certainly couldn’t blame Jumbo for that

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is it still too late to re sign MAL or Quintana for EF or Movistar?

The one time starting with a tridente would have helped them... All on Jorgenson now.

 

[HelloDolly]

I really feel for Mas as tour in Spain and it was his big chance

Same carapaz

 

[RobertCrawley]

EF will have to go to Plan B.

 

[nightowl]

Oh no

 

[Bolder]

I had Mas as 3rd overall. Hope he's OK and there's no concusssion, let alone able to continue.

 

[HelloDolly]

Carapaz wont last

 

[StryderHells]

Carapaz wont last

Yeah he looks sore

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Is Nibali in Basque country this weekend?