Lidl Deutschland Tour 2024, August 21-25

[Boehmand]

Heard in the Lidl-Trek team bus this morning:

"We'll ride this race for whoever wins the prologue"

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pedersen and Zijlaard finished 2nd and 3rd behind a guy named -than for the second year in a row, but they were closer to the win this time around.

 

[Lequack]

Where is Ganna?

 

[Rob5091]

Ganna 14th - nearly 7 seconds down on Milan.

 

[KZD]

Trek powerhouses taking control, on paper Milan and Pedersen can win every single stage of this race plus GC.

 

[RedheadDane]

"So, Jonathan. How many jerseys do you want to have after the prologue?"
"Yes, please!"

 

[Mayomaniac]

Trek powerhouses taking control, on paper Milan and Pedersen can win every single stage of this race plus GC.

The world isn't ready for Milan with a Pedersen leadout.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Bro Trek got some great finishers that can also do really well in classic and classic style racing. Millan, Pedersen and Nys. And then you add Vacek on top of that crew who has a lot more room to grow (so has Nys). This team will be great, I wonder how they manage especially Millan and Pedersen and if Millan does the Tour next year, because I feel like he's the fastest man in the peloton.

 

[Lequack]

Live coverage should be on. 55km to go.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826612042801049645

View: https://twitter.com/DeineTour/status/1826612042801049645

 

[RedheadDane]

Given that it's Lidl Deutschland Tour, how come they didn't start inside a Lidl?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Given that it's Lidl Deutschland Tour, how come they didn't start inside a Lidl?

They'd have to use a Bigl to have enough space for that.

 

[RedheadDane]

They'd have to use a Bigl to have enough space for that.

The one in those pictures Lequack tried to trick us with over in the Vuelta stage thread seemed rather big.
Having two levels and everything.

 

[Lequack]

 

[RedheadDane]

Oconnor and Leemrijze must be going really hard as the gap isn't going down and no one has been able to come closer from the other breakaway guys.

They're going so hard they ended up in Germany?

 

[Jagartrott]

Why show ruins when you can show local Lidls?

 

[Brullnux]

Milan sometimes does extremely random things that don't seemingly make much sense. Strong ride though just a bit dumb? Unless he's working for Mads

 

[Brullnux]

Goodness me he beat Meeus by two bike lengths after randomly attacking twice in the final 10km.

Incredible leadout by Kirch and Pedersen, too.

 

[RedheadDane]

Milan takes this one too.

 

[Brullnux]

It was actually a fun final 10km. This is how sprint stages in Grand Tours should be designed, really. Softer day for the GC guys, but actually enjoyable finale beyond the final 500m

 

[SafeBet]

What an absolute beast.

 

[ciranda]

He does win a lot of sprints for a non sprinter though.

no he does not and it's not like it mattered if he did, it's inaccurate and reductive. he's way more versatile than the ones mentioned in your all round category

 

[Ilmaestro99]

We are talking about the biggest world talent in sprinting right now. Beastmode Jonny.

SuperFausto safely in the bunch

 

[Rob5091]

Milan has been the guy to beat all year. At the Giro he was a monster with a good leadout train. Having Big Mads as leadout man is crazy!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826645729453982061

View: https://x.com/LidlTrek/status/1826645729453982061

 

[Valv.Piti]

Just watched the sprint. When Mads P leads him out, nobody in the world beats him. Fastest man in the world