Tour de France Tour de France 2021 - Enthusiastic laymen's thread

[RedheadDane]

Those TotalEnergies jerseys are definitely... something.

And they don't even wanna chat with the teams that have French riders?

 

[RedheadDane]

New look for Alpecin!

 

[RedheadDane]

Bahrain-Victorious got new jerseys too.
Mohoric's jersey is terrible...

 

[ice&fire]

WTF is that new Bahrain jersey?

 

[ice&fire]

Froome dropped at the team presentation!

 

[kingjr]

This team presentation makes me want to never watch cycling again.

 

[Rackham]

This team presentation makes me want to never watch cycling again.

It just got better (i.e. jumped the shark): rap. Aka rapping.

Yep, because when I watch bike racing & the Tour, I immediately think gangster rap.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It just got better (i.e. jumped the shark): rap. Aka rapping.

Yep, because when I watch bike racing & the Tour, I immediately think gangster rap.

It's not really gangster rap, is it? But it is horrible nonetheless.

 

[spalco]

I'm not really a conoisseur of team presentations, but this is beyond terrible.

That's got to be the saddest performance before the most boring audience this rapper (whoever he is) has ever done.

 

[Rackham]

In other news, apparently Jumbo Visma will have a blue front tyre in several stages of this Tour: Team Jumbo Visma | Team Jumbo-Visma makes blue tire part of Tour de…

First time a team has used a colored tyre.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

In other news, apparently Jumbo Visma will have a blue front tyre in several stages of this Tour: Team Jumbo Visma | Team Jumbo-Visma makes blue tire part of Tour de…

First time a team has used a colored tyre.

The Tour won't be the first race they've used them in. They did it in Dauphiné as well.

 

[spalco]

First time a team has used a colored tyre.

I'm opposed completely.

 

[RedheadDane]

Now the local heroes.
And Omar Fraile... apparently...

 

[Rackham]

It's not really gangster rap, is it? But it is horrible nonetheless.

All rap is gangster rap.

The "finer details" of rap differences mean absolutely nothing when it s imagery is constant finger pointing & spitting random words like a fool.

The Tour won't be the first race they've used them in.

I'm just quoting Jumbo's own article.

 

[Rackham]

I'm opposed completely.

On the bright side, they'll be easier to see in the peloton.

 

[kingjr]

In other news, apparently Jumbo Visma will have a blue front tyre in several stages of this Tour: Team Jumbo Visma | Team Jumbo-Visma makes blue tire part of Tour de…



First time a team has used a colored tyre.

Didn't Pantani have yellow tires in 1998?

 

[sir fly]

Now the local heroes.
And Omar Fraile... apparently...

And how about you?
Preparing for the next year's presentation?
...or just spared some vacation days for the coming weeks?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No applause for De Gendt, while Gilbert overshadows Ewan.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Stage predictions challenge is now up - in a new and improved format - for those that want to partake:

2021 Tour de France - STAGE AND JERSEYS - Predictions Challenge - (STILL OPEN FOR LATE ENTRIES)

Tour de France stage AND jersey winner challenge. (Sorry about being s late this year- I will keep it open for entries until Saturday 23.59), but obviously points after the fact will not be valid). Entering format: As I copy everything into Excel, please use ONLY the following format: STAGE...

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(Sorry for the delay)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Couldn't they have gotten Pogacar to show off some of his unicycle skills instead?

 

[ice&fire]

What's up with so many teams without caps?

 

[sir fly]

What's up with so many teams without caps?

Finish on the ascent rule.

 

[Rackham]

It's funny how we've been told young people want rap & hip-hop in everything since the 1990's. I'm 36 & the people who first imagined the aformentioned rap/hip-hop were "cool" for young people are now old themselves (way older than me even).

Rinse-repeat. They never learn.

What's up with so many teams without caps?

Astana & AG2R answered your prayers.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mollemix is now Mollena, apparently.

 

[RedheadDane]

Some issues with finding Papa Madouas.


They found him.