Netserk gave it a 10? He stole the show here, no post will top that.
As always, I give it an 8, but this time I mean it. Like many, I hope that it was all legit, that Pog is real and that Vingo is not the New Riis. All we can do is evaluate the entertainment value of this Tour. Of course, we all have preferences and mine won't influence the rating. I know as a Pinot and Rolling Stones fan that "you can't always get what you want".
I couldn't be happier for Denmark. It was a great choice to start Le Tour in that country, fans all over, a good way to settle in, even if wind wasn't a factor. I guess the Northern Sea Gods realized that messing with roadside fan RedheadDane's hair would be a bad idea. A very bad idea.
Imperfect design, but in the end the riders make the race...and what a race it was!
Giros and Vueltas feature a lesser field and weaker teams: comparing them to the Tour is questionable. Here, we had seven riders with top-2 TdF credentials on the start list and a JV team loaded to the gills.
We had the best first week that I can remember, very '14-like. The Granon stage reminded me of the first Tour that I watched, in '75, when Merckx blew himself up in that mythic Pra-Loup stage. On that very day I became addicted to cycling and a fan of Merckx. Now I'm a fan of Tadej Pogacar. He never gave up. Like Merckx in '75, Hinault in '84, LeMond in '89, there was always the feeling that he could turn it around. That may be why Vingegaard kept taking risks and almost lost the Tour twice.
Drama every day, and so many great moments. Besides the Vingo-Pog battle, it was great to witness Jungels, Pidcock, and Matthews epic wins, it was sad to see Geschke's dream of polka dot jersey shattered, heck, even Froome had his moment in the sun. And let's not forget that the '22 TdF will give hope to the Belgian fans: Wout may be "that guy".