Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 21: Chatou – Paris Champs-Élysées, 108.4 km

[RedheadDane]

I kinda wonder this every year; why do even have a "Depart Réel" on the final stage, it's not like it makes much of a difference...

 

[sir fly]

I kinda wonder this every year; why do even have a "Depart Réel" on the final stage, it's not like it makes much of a difference...

Regulations.
The whole race could be irregular without it.

Is that what you want?

 

[RedheadDane]

Regulations.
The whole race could be irregular without it.

Is that what you want?

They might as well have the Depart Réel right at the start. Coz it's kinda a Depart Fictif until they hit the Champs anyway...

 

[Lequack]

Smaller teams should attack Cavendish now when they're all celebrating.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Champs only for Champs:

Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. It was initially separated from the Greek underworld and realm of Hades, and only mortals related to the gods and other heroes could be admitted here.

Elysium - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[sir fly]

They might as well have the Depart Réel right at the start. Coz it's kinda a Depart Fictif until they hit the Champs anyway...

They can't.
KOM point.

 

[RedheadDane]

They can't.
KOM point.

On the rare occassion there is one.
Anyway; Bjerg won the KoM sprint today. Quite fittingly.

 

[Leinster]

They can't.
KOM point.

In case someone gets tangled up in a crash competing for the col des greves?

 

[sir fly]

On the rare occassion there is one.
Anyway; Bjerg won the KoM sprint today. Quite fittingly.

Not that rare at all.

 

[Leinster]

Not that rare at all.

They’ve done it a few times in recent years, but has it ever actually been contested?

 

[Lequack]

Commentator: "A lot of riders would rather go on with racing than rolling slowly today"
Riders on the usual break stage: rolling in slowly 20 minutes after the winners

 

[RedheadDane]

They’ve done it a few times in recent years, but has it ever actually been contested?

I vaguely remember a time some years back...

 

[sir fly]

They’ve done it a few times in recent years, but has it ever actually been contested?

Wellens and De Gendt sprinted a few years ago.

 

[Leinster]

Nice touch the 3 Slovenians on the front holding up Roglic’s number.

 

[Leinster]

Wellens and De Gendt sprinted a few years ago.

Fair enough.

That’s such a Wellens and deGendt thing to do.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fair enough.

That’s such a Wellens and deGendt thing to do.

They probably just wanted a photo with just them.

 

[Lequack]

 

[sir fly]

Fair enough.

That’s such a Wellens and deGendt thing to do.

Polka dot spirit.

 

[Leinster]

What are Bala and Costa chatting about on the front?
“I can’t believe you’re still at Movistar. Hey, remember that time I beat you at Worlds?”

 

[Carols]

I've never understood why people take this shiz so personally

Cycling is Life My dad has a plaque on the wall of the USA Cycling Hall of Fame. He rode in the late '30s and early '40s. I was Literally raised on the sport.

 

[sir fly]

Wonder if the Slovenian's having a hard time with the UAE alcohol policy.

 

[Leinster]

Someone let all the Danes out front!

 

[RedheadDane]

Danes at the front!
Bjerg will take every opportunity to get to the front of the race...

Poor Carapaz when it becomes for the "All Ecuadoring to the Front" photo...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Someone let all the Danes out front!

It's been the case in many races for years now

 

[sir fly]

And I don't get the alcohol policy... even if it goes all the way to the religion.
Alcohol is an Arabic root... they've invented it!

Nah... De Gaulle wasn't favourite of the Yugoslavian republic.
For the royalists, on the other hand...