Tour de France Rate the 2021 Tour de France

[Andy262]

5 from me, which is slightly better than I scored the Giro, I think.

Some great individual performances from people like VdP, WvA, O'Connor, and delighted for Cav's resurgence, but ultimately this was a cakewalk for Pog and the GC dead by the first rest day. Didn't particularly like the lack of distribution of wins among the teams either. And just in general the parcours felt a bit light. All round meh!

 

[The Hegelian]

7. In the context of the last decade, I thought this was a good tour - mainly because it was raced very intensely most days and although one rider dominated GC, there was no team strangulation of the climbs which is what always kills a Grand Tour for me.

 

[Andre]

I gave it a 6. It would have gotten a much lower rating if not for VanAert, VDP, Dylan Teuns and Tim Merlier stage win.

 

[SHAD0W93]

This is the first Tour I’ve been able to see all the stage live since 2016. GC was alright until it wasn’t. I was more interested in how Cavendish did and as he only got 4 stages I’d have to give it an 8.
But I liked it, I missed seeing everything live and the atmosphere. Wish Valverde won that stage. If Cav hadn’t won any stages it probably would have been a 4.

I’m going to have to find new riders to root for soon :’(

 

[zlev11]

i give it a 5. there were a lot of very good stages but the GC battle was bad. still, it kept me entertained for 3 weeks and i enjoyed it. they cant all be great.

 

[Jan the Man]

6 - i really enjoyed until the first rest day. Afterwards very meh. Maybe deserved a 5 because as has been said the classifications battle were mainly done and dusted by the first rest day

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Gave it an 8. The action was delivered by the breaks and the scenery. GC was dull as usual.

 

[BlueRoads]

Some great photos on cyclingtips, but I think this one is my favourite.

 

[Tonton]

6 homes, 3 jobs in 15 months, but still alive and somewhat well, highlights on YouTube, until Le Tour, which played at (my new) work.

I give it a 8 as always, but that one is really worth a 3. The double MdB? I had it in one of my designs btw...yes the first week was nice to watch. Then it went down from there...

Pog made this a '90s Tour, good for him but not for me. He pulled a BigMig and the race for yellow was over. The weakest sprinters' field that I can recall gave Cav an opportunity to break a record that he doesn't deserve to break imo, and when he had a chance to break it, on the biggest stage in Paris, dream of dreams, he stunk.

Good to see a Dane near the top, Carapaz did what he could, Uran melted and I feel bad for him. Gaudu is no Pinot, Martin is the new Zubeldia, but slightly less invisible. The Aussie is a heck of a rider. Quintana is done.

I hope that Remco wins this next year.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

6 homes, 3 jobs in 15 months, but still alive and somewhat well, highlights on YouTube, until Le Tour, which played at (my new) work.

I give it a 8 as always, but that one is really worth a 3. The double MdB? I had it in one of my designs btw...yes the first week was nice to watch. Then it went down from there...

Pog made this a '90s Tour, good for him but not for me. He pulled a BigMig and the race for yellow was over. The weakest sprinters' field that I can recall gave Cav an opportunity to break a record that he doesn't deserve to break imo, and when he had a chance to break it, on the biggest stage in Paris, dream of dreams, he stunk.

Good to see a Dane near the top, Carapaz did what he could, Uran melted and I feel bad for him. Gaudu is no Pinot, Martin is the new Zubeldia, but slightly less invisible. The Aussie is a heck of a rider. Quintana is done.

I hope that Remco wins this next year.

Actually, didn't Gaudu perform very Pinot-like? High top level but with the expected blow up?

 

[Red Rick]

Actually, didn't Gaudu perform very Pinot-like? High top level but with the expected blow up?

He didn't let us dream before blowing them dreams up

 

[Tonton]

Actually, didn't Gaudu perform very Pinot-like? High top level but with the expected blow up?

Not: Giro minus one stage for a podium, Tour '19 minus two stages, PInot was in the mix, for the latter definitely ftw. 7th at the ITT on stage 13. Won 14, dominated 15. Gaudu was nowhere near that level, never in the mix.

 

[solo80k]

5. Best tour in last few years until the first rest day. A little bit boring after Pogi destroyed the field on Columbiere and Tingens and never had a bad day.

 

[SHAD0W93]

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