Mental or random cycling statistics

[Devil's Elbow]

If 2014 counts for Thomas, 2007 does too for Wiggins.

Completely forgot Wiggins raced that Tour. The general point still stands though.

 

[roundabout]

Thomas raced 2007 Tour as well

 

[HelloDolly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1547269725457362944

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1547269725457362944?s=20&t=N40rX0C0ell2cuqiOHjIZQ

 

[SHAD0W93]

Wout Van Aert achieved the same number of TDF second place stage finishes in the first three days of this year's tour as Mark Cavendish has had in his entire life.

Since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 there has always been at least one German rider finishing in the top 10 of the Champs-Elysees stage. That's 32 consecutive years with 14 different riders.

Degenkolb top 10 confirmed

 

[RedheadDane]

Degenkolb top 10 confirmed

After solo winner Politt.

 

[wansteadimp]

After today's performance Jonas Vingegaard is en route to be the first rider of the host country of the 1st stage of the Tour to win the overall in 30 years, since Miguel Indurain in 1992.

But the first winner to be born in the country of the GD since Wiggins in 2012.

 

[Mosul]

LENNARD KAMNA is the only rider at this year's Tour de France whose name contains the letters of the name of the grand depart host country.

 

[noob]

Here I thought "finally a thread where I can talk about neurodiversity and how it factors in in cycling. Alas nope

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

After today's performance Jonas Vingegaard is en route to be the first rider of the host country of the 1st stage of the Tour to win the overall in 30 years, since Miguel Indurain in 1992.

Not that bizarre a statistic given that I'm pretty sure the only Tour winners since to race a GD in the country they represent are Froome and Thomas in 2014.

If 2014 counts for Thomas, 2007 does too for Wiggins.

But the first winner to be born in the country of the GD since Wiggins in 2012.

Which basically all amounts to yet another way of rubbing France's nose in it over their drought...

 

[Finn84]

Considering that British riders won six out of seven races between 2012 and 2018, the fact that they failed to win the one which had Grand Depart in UK is a strange one.

 

[Ricco']

Considering that British riders won six out of seven races between 2012 and 2018, the fact that they failed to win the one which had Grand Depart in UK is a strange one.

It's also the only Tour of that decade (2010-2019) without a british stage winner.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

LENNARD KAMNA is the only rider at this year's Tour de France whose name contains the letters of the name of the grand depart host country.

Pello Bilbao will have to race next year to continue this.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

I'm surprised this thread is so full of stats as if they're mental statistics everyone should be keeping them in their heads.

 

[Ricco']

It's also the only Tour of that decade (2010-2019) without a british stage winner.

And the only Tour since 2006 until now without a british rider or team winning a stage.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Which basically all amounts to yet another way of rubbing France's nose in it over their drought...

Speaking of the French drought: they still haven't had a rider place higher than third on any stage this Tour.

The last time this was true at this point in the race was in 2013, when they incredibly hadn't placed better than fifth in the first thirteen stages (excluding riders on foreign teams in the TT).

 

[Mosul]

The French drought is the best known but the national tours of Italy, Spain, and Switzerland are also going through their longest droughts without a home winner.

 

[Panda Claws]

Meanwhile Belgians are casually crushing their home Tour.

 

[Finn84]

I recall that Thor Hushovd won Tour de France stage:

• Finishing solo (2011 Lourdes)
• From the small group (2002 Bourg-en-Bresse, 2010 Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 2011 Gap)
• From the mass sprint (2004 Quimper, 2006 Champs-Elysees, 2007 Joigny, 2008 Saint-Brieuc, 2009 Barcelona)
• Time trial (2006 Strasbourg)

I count top 2 to 10 riders with the same time as a small group.

How many others have had the same? WvA currently doesn't have small group win. (5 mass sprints, 2 solos, 1 TT)

 

[tobydawq]

I recall that Thor Hushovd won Tour de France stage:

• Finishing solo (2011 Lourdes)
• From the small group (2002 Bourg-en-Bresse, 2010 Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 2011 Gap)
• From the mass sprint (2004 Quimper, 2006 Champs-Elysees, 2007 Joigny, 2008 Saint-Brieuc, 2009 Barcelona)
• Time trial (2006 Strasbourg)

I count top 2 to 10 riders with the same time as a small group.

How many others have had the same? WvA currently doesn't have small group win. (5 mass sprints, 2 solos, 1 TT)

Well, if that means a mass sprint is 11 riders or more on same time, and that you're counting as a solo winner if you don't have the same time as number 2, then Pogacar qualifies.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Simon Geschke has now finished 6th, 7th and 9th on stage finishes in Mende. Has anyone else achieved three results in the lower half of the top 10 in the same town without getting better results as well?

 

[tobydawq]

Simon Geschke has now finished 6th, 7th and 9th on stage finishes in Mende. Has anyone else achieved three results in the lower half of the top 10 in the same town without getting better results as well?

That's a hard one to check

 

[QueenStagiaire]

That's a hard one to check

I‘ll be very surprised if someone finds another rider.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I‘ll be very surprised if someone finds another rider.

If Jasper Stuyven finishes 9th or 10th on Champs-Élysées once and never makes the top 10 there again, he'll achieve it. He came 6th in 2016 and 8th in 2019.

 

[Parker]

The bizarre cycling hierarchy of the British honours system when it comes to cycling (not complete and doesn't include paralympics)

Sir/Dame: Bradley Wiggins, Laura Kenny, Jason Kenny, Chris Hoy
CBE: Victoria Pendleton
OBE: Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Ed Clancy
MBE: Nicole Cooke, Mark Cavendish, Owain Doull, Matt Walls, Ethan Hayter, Pete Kennaugh etc

Nothing: Lizzie Armitsted, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Simon Yates

 

[Mosul]

I‘ll be very surprised if someone finds another rider.

My list of German Champs Elysees riders comes in handy sometimes...
Robert Förster - 7th, 9th and 10th in Paris.