Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 17: Muret – Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, 178.4 km

[ice&fire]

I just got an appointment I can't miss at 16:00 CET.
I'll find out if I am the new @Gigs_98, but I recall being in an airplane during the penultimate mountain stage of the 2011 TDF.

 

[sir fly]

Cav in short sleeves.
Ready to pursue the intermediate.

 

[Blanco]

I'm expecting Vignegaard to attack, and to lose time at the end...
Mas will move up in the standings.

 

[Netserk]

Be prepared to be disappointed. Only thing Vingegaard has to do is follow Carapaz and Uran.

Sure, for the GC that is enough. But I think he wants to win the stage, and for that a hard pace is needed.

 

[spalco]

Pretty ugly weather for France in July.

 

[staubsauger]

Is it just me being grumpy or are we still waiting for the first proper high mountains stage at the Tour de France since 2019? Although Tignes was fully solid!

 

[HelloDolly]

Jeez the weather is so awful and favours Pogacar
I guess when its your year (or decade)

 

[Oliver]

No break until the Sprint, Cavendish to win it.

 

[Red Rick]

Wiggins saying echelons possible looool

 

[dercuforever]

Why do DQS block in front ?
Their best interest is a very high average speed, because no way they will be dropped on the flat, and with high avg, the time limit is much higher.
If they go super slow until the climb with a very small break, the time limit will be low, but they will drop the same in the last climbs.

 

[Faserr]

Quick-Step blocking

It seems like there is a strong headwind at the moment.

 

[staubsauger]

Wiggins saying echelons possible looool

Seriously, who's hired Wiggins & Voigt as experts? Their fully incapable to fulfill this role as their tactical insight and ability to read a race is zero. You know exactly why Wiggins relied upon a train and especially why Voigt didn't do anything else during his career than either attack or work at the front of the peloton if your hear their prognostications.

Voigt of course is much worse than Wiggins. Eurosport basically needs a second expert, because of his shortcomings. And for that horse crap they degraded Leclercq, unbelievable!

 

[saganftw]

Seriously, who's hired Wiggins & Voigt as experts? Their fully incapable to fulfill this role as their tactical insight and ability to read a race is zero. You know exactly why Wiggins relied upon a train and especially why Voigt didn't do anything else during his career than either attack or work at the front of the peloton if your hear their prognostications.

its just the "it" thing in television last few years, instead of hiring television people, you hire former athletes en masse, many of whom are intelectually challenged at best and their only contribution is saying cliches

that being said wiggo on a bike is quite funny, much more than eisel who is just bland and forgetable...you rarely find a gem of a former athlete turned tv caster who is good like charles barkley, i also like sean kelly and not just for his misspronounciations

 

[ice&fire]

Seriously, who's hired Wiggins & Voigt as experts? Their fully incapable to fulfill this role as their tactical insight and ability to read a race is zero. You know exactly why Wiggins relied upon a train and especially why Voigt didn't do anything else during his career than either attack or work at the front of the peloton if your hear their prognostications.

Voigt of course is much worse than Wiggins. Eurosport basically needs a second expert, because of his shortcomings. And for that horse crap they degraded Leclercq, unbelievable!

I want to believe they're hired as comedians

 

[sir fly]

Expected Bike Exchange to launch Bling ahead for points and assistance on the climbs.
Bahrain too.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Expected Bike Exchange to launch Bling ahead for points and assistance on the climbs.
Bahrain too.

I don't think Bahrain are trying to launch Matthews. But it won't matter anyway cause Cavendish and Mørkøv and possibly Philipsen will all beat them.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Seriously, who's hired Wiggins & Voigt as experts? Their fully incapable to fulfill this role as their tactical insight and ability to read a race is zero. You know exactly why Wiggins relied upon a train and especially why Voigt didn't do anything else during his career than either attack or work at the front of the peloton if your hear their prognostications.

Voigt of course is much worse than Wiggins. Eurosport basically needs a second expert, because of his shortcomings. And for that horse crap they degraded Leclercq, unbelievable!

If there is no drama in the race, then they are there to create the drama and theatrics and historinics. They are not there to provide "Expert Opinion"

 

[sir fly]

I don't think Bahrain are trying to launch Matthews. But it won't matter anyway cause Cavendish and Mørkøv and possibly Philipsen will all beat them.

No Matthews, silly.
Philipsen.

 

[staubsauger]

If there is no drama in the race, then they are there to create the drama and theatrics and historinics. They are not there to provide "Expert Opinion"

Leclercq with his anecdotes and knowledge of a lot of things outplayed Voigt exactly in that matter. Additionally to his expertise and tactical insight. He's also nice to listen to as he's linguistically sterling!

Sometimes it feels like Eurosport's cycling coverage has become some sort of covert advertising for certain brands. Of course Leclercq doesn't fit in there anymore.

 

[dercuforever]

this should be forbidden ...

 

[Faserr]

I hate this road block tactics. But it is probably just cycling...

 

[tobydawq]

Who do QuickStep think they are?

 

[dercuforever]

Who do QuickStep think they are?

and movistar lol, why are they doing this ? they want a small break so they can reel it in later ?

 

[tobydawq]

and movistar lol, why are they doing this ? they want a small break so they can reel it in later ?

It could make sense for Movistar who might hope for a stage victory if Mas has a magical day. QuickStep only do it because Cavendish is weak when the road rises, so a slow tempo means a longer time limit. Or maybe to prevent Matthews to get ahead, but please...

 

[Krokro]

Movistar has become such a joke as a team. Every single stage they are more creative in their tactical misery.