Tour de France 2020 | Stage 1 (Nice - Nice, 156 km)

[Simurgh]

a truce between the riders is coming into realization

 

[Rollthedice]

Fabian Martin.

 

[Jagartrott]

Good descenders with big balls could get away and be a chance to stay away all the way to the finish here, I reckon.

Gilbert is a very good descender, and with Ewan behind, I can see him trying.

 

[Salvarani]

Sprinters can forget this Tour

 

[Gigs_98]

Oh ffs Tony, when people said you were Cancellara's heir they didn't mean that sh*t

 

[Alexandre B.]

Fabian Martin.

Rivals even in neutralizing.

 

[Ted Striker]

Tony Martin the Pussy

 

[Faserr]

No racing = no results
Shouldn't sprint today

 

[bob.a.feet]

Tony Martin neutralising it. Let the boys race I say.

 

[Savant12]

Anyone who wants to race needs to man up to Tony Martin and Luke Rowe.

 

[spalco]

Come on, someone tell the others to *** off and go off the front please.

 

[sir fly]

Now they're used to the conditions.
Looks like besides the conditions, expectancy and unreadiness played a role.

 

[bob.a.feet]

Oh Antonio's brother, where art thou?

 

[Gigs_98]

I might have been wrong about no attacks. Now that the race is pretty much neutralized Quintana might very well go for it on the descent

 

[huangho]

Sam Bennet flat tire...

 

[spalco]

Would be funny if they let Ewans return and he wins this.

 

[jaylew]

Tony Martin the Pussy

Why blame Tony? All the guys had a discussion at the front before that. He didn't make the call, it was a group decision.

 

[Breezy1985]

Its fine as long as the race is back on after the descent

 

[BlueRoads]

Well, I like some drama but I really hate guys crashing when it's not their fault.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Neutralisation should have nothing to do with the riders, only the race organisers. Astana might do something on the descent.

 

[Salvarani]

If I've learned anything about the Tour it's that the main reason to attack isn't a chance to win it's...well actually it's nothing, people just don't attack.

Any GT... to win. You gotta be consistent. And choose 1-2 times when your feeling great to attack. To make a real attack. You only get a couple of chances, maybe.

If you attacking on every stage... those accelerations adds up over 3 weeks. Most fail riding that way.

 

[jaylew]

Its fine as long as the race is back on after the descent

I think this is what will happen.

 

[TomLPC]

Hopefully some opportunistic maverick goes absolutely steaming off the front to mass gesticulation and head shaking

 

[RedheadDane]

Would be a bit silly to have large numbers of the riders crash and hurting themselves on the first stage.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Would be funny if they let Ewans return and he wins this.

Ewan is going even slower than this judging by the live time gaps