Tour de France 2020 | Stage 20 ITT (Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles, 36.2km)

[Arked]

The record for the climb in the road stage is a bit over 16 minutes and I don't expect anyone to be significantly faster than Cavagna pre-climb, so the best time would probably be something like 55 minutes at a guess.

Yes. 54-55minutes is what I get from power based calculations at mywindsock.com.

 

[Bardamu]

So I understand there's a big tailwind on the first section for the riders right now

 

[Red Rick]

I think they can go faster than Cavagna.

My main question is the exact location of the intermediate. Climbing times of the sprinters are looking pretty fast to me.

 

[Red Rick]

Commies now saying it's beautiful there is A time trial in the Tour

 

[perico]

I think we know today’s winner. Good God Cavagna is scorching

 

[perico]

Commies now saying it's beautiful there is A time trial in the Tour

Commies told me if I complained about lack of food one more time is was off to the gulags for me.

 

[ice&fire]

Commies now saying it's beautiful there is A time trial in the Tour

It makes their job easier. They can talk nonsense all the time without having to look at their screens to see what's going on.

 

[Red Rick]

Cavagna 17'53 Planche on ITT bike.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen looks pumped, clearly it has been a hard tour for him.

 

[ppanther92]

Cavagna 17'53 Planche on ITT bike.

Good but since I think we will see a new record today, probably almost 2 minutes to take from Cavagna still.


2017:5,9 km@8,5%---16:12---average speed 21.85 km/h(Fabio Aru)-RECORD
2014:5,9 km@8,5%---16:44---average speed 21.16 km/h(Vincenzo Nibali)
2012:5,9 km@8,5%---16:20---average speed 21.67 km/h(Chris Froome)

 

[Red Rick]

Now commies calling Nibali's Italian champion jersey beautiful.

 

[Red Rick]

Good but since I think we will see a new record today, probably 2 minutes to take from Cavagne still.


2017:5,9 km@8,5%---16:12---average speed 21.85 km/h(Fabio Aru)-RECORD
2014:5,9 km@8,5%---16:44---average speed 21.16 km/h(Vincenzo Nibali)
2012:5,9 km@8,5%---16:20---average speed 21.67 km/h(Chris Froome)

I have no idea man, I reckon GC guys will normally go at least a minute faster but maybe Cavagna has much more favorable conditions.

 

[Lequack]

Cavagna 17'53 Planche on ITT bike.

Froome did a 16:11 in 2012 Tour, but not sure if it was part of a TT or not.

 

[ppanther92]

I have no idea man, I reckon GC guys will normally go at least a minute faster but maybe Cavagna has much more favorable conditions.

Ok, yes. Lets put it differently then - if conditions do not change, I can see someone going up to max. 2 min faster than Cavagna still.

 

[KZD]

Cavagna is looking like a medal contender for the World Championships.

This TT is opening some big gaps. Whoever has a bad day could lose a lot of time and even positions.

 

[SafeBet]

Froome did a 16:11 in 2012 Tour, but not sure if it was part of a TT or not.

Thought the record belonged to Fabio Aru.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen saying today was training for him, because he knew he was not in TT shape, and he has not been on the TT bike for a while.

He also says the Worlds route is flatter and faster than the first 30 k today.

 

[Red Rick]

The peloton is experiencing the unending mercy and generosity of Christophe Laporte.

 

[Big Doopie]

i hope coverage is not going to be just of the riders arriving. gets damn boring.

 

[Red Rick]

Thought the record belonged to Fabio Aru.

It does

 

[Red Rick]

"Didn't wanna go too slow cause time limit"

~Wout Poels, after setting 4th time

 

[Luthor]

Cavagna probably in top10 at the end. He has a decent chance for a medal at WCC, although probably Ganna, Dennis and Kung are the strongest rn.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Froome did a 16:11 in 2012 Tour, but not sure if it was part of a TT or not.

TDF 2012 wasn't an ITT, no. I think it was the first time it was in the TDF, or at least in a long time.
I will always remember this stage, as Jurgen Van den Broeck had a puncture about 12k before the finish (MTF), and Lotto gave zero f*cks and nobody waited for him
He lost 2 minutes there, but "luckily" he missed the podium by 4 minutes, so it wouldn't have made a difference.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

So I understand there's a big tailwind on the first section for the riders right now

That would be the opposite of what weather apps like windfinder are saying

 

[Broccolidwarf]

If Cavagna ends up winning this, I’ll have to eat my words yesterday, about how dumb it was for him to do a long range attack