Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 5: Changé – Laval Espace Mayenne, 27.2 km (ITT)

[ppanther92]

Rain now really playing into Bjerg's cards.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ion seems to have lost some of his TT legs following Vino's departure.

 

[MrTea1976]

So it's raining. How many GC contenders are going to fall over?

 

[Red Rick]

Rain now really playing into Bjerg's cards.

But "time trials rae the truest of all tests"

 

[Broccolidwarf]

TV2 commentary explaining, that TT is an area MvdP has very little experience with - apparently he doesn't even have a TT bike at home, and has never been in a wind tunnel to work on his riding position.

This will be the longest TT he has ever done.

They expect him to start fast, but lose time at the end.

They also note that WvA would probably love nothing more, than taking the yellow jersey from MvdP.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Ion seems to have lost some of his TT legs following Vino's departure.

Why would those two things be connected?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

But "time trials rae the truest of all tests"

"Weather permitting"

 

[Lequack]

Eraser Men: censoring the roads of the Tour de France

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Imagine Pogacar crashes on this TT because of the rain - by now, I am putting nothing past this Tour

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Eraser Men: censoring the roads of the Tour de France

Is that supposed to be Alaphilippe's famed balls?

 

[JosefK]

Eraser Men: censoring the roads of the Tour de France

That looks like some of the artwork I produced in high school.

 

[MrTea1976]

Bisseger.....Wow!

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Wow, Bissegger just kept it up

 

[johnymax]

Amazing save by Bissegger

 

[Gargamel35]

Imagine Pogacar crashes on this TT because of the rain - by now, I am putting nothing past this Tour

If Roglič crashes again, he should just throw the bike of the road and limp into the TDF sunset.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Intro interview with a happy, smiling Cavendish, saying he couldn't sleep last night, so he called up Brian Holm ("He's my best friend"), and had a long and emotional chat, which did his soul well - so he is feeling ready for tomorrow.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

That looks like some of the artwork I produced in high school.

In HIGH SCHOOL???

Surely you remember that wrong?

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Thomas + dodgy shoulder + wet TT.... hmmmmm

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This is... not McNulty's race.

 

[Eclipse]

McNulty down

If this keeps up we're going to lose another GC contender

 

[JosefK]

McNulty got [bleeped].

 

[spalco]

Campenaerts doesn't give a ***

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I think we will see a lot do like Campenaerts.

They will try early on, but when they realise the weather means they have no chance, they will slow roll the last part for safety.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Bissegger 9 seconds down on Bjerg on the first intermmediate, which is probably only a little more than what his save cost him.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bissegger 9 seconds behind Bjerg at the first split, but they showed it was 11 shortly after the crash, so he might still be going strong.