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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Zeeman says the Cervelo is a lot faster than the Bianchi even.

Anybody know how the TT bikes stack up?

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Simon Yates.... "now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time"

 

[The pet snake of Froome]

Jumbo says they are targeting 90 second loss to Pogacar, anything better is a bonus.

That was before roglics injury

 

[JosefK]

That would mean starting tomorrow stage almost 2'30" down.

Yes, and that's not really a surprise, considering how banged up Roglic is. I wonder whether Jumbo had a discussion about whether he should continue?

 

[memyselfandI]

Beautiful ride by Magnus Cort Nielsen and he's so much smoother than Berg, even as he's not a tt oriented.

 

[limak_]

EF wishes there was a TTT this year...

 

[JosefK]

EF wish there was a TTT this year...

Like BMC in the good old days.

 

[Lequack]

Froome said he was going 85%

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410226532522602497

View: https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1410226532522602497?s=20

 

[limak_]

Zeeman says the Cervelo is a lot faster than the Bianchi even.

Anybody know how the TT bikes stack up?

What different you'd expect him to say about their current sponsored bikes?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Zeeman says the Cervelo is a lot faster than the Bianchi even.

Anybody know how the TT bikes stack up?

I'd be most interested in information on that too!

It is quite noticeable how much Astana have improved, since Vilier got around to making them a proper TT bike. It was also quite clear how much Bahrain improved, once Merida started investing in developing their TT concept.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

That was before roglics injury

Yup, now the goal is within 90 seconds of Quintana.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

What different you'd expect him to say about their current sponsored bikes?

He did not have to go into specifics, but he chose to. It didn't seem like he was saying that to please the sponsors.

 

[SafeBet]

Cattaneo new best time at first check.

 

[MrTea1976]

Yates looking strong for later in the race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Cattaneo on fire. Let's hope the rain will put him out!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Simon Yates looking completely disinterested for the first couple of weeks, expect him to smash some old Pantani time on one of the later climbs.

 

[perico]

Froome said he was going 85%

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410226532522602497

View: https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1410226532522602497?s=20

Ive laid off the Froome jokes after that awful crash on stage 1 and watching him fight on, but 85%? It’s not like he’s been any better since he 2019.

 

[sir fly]

About half an hour between the wounded and healthy contenders.
That's the entire trial.
In this weather it may be a completely different race.

 

[Red Rick]

That would mean starting tomorrow stage almost 2'30" down.

You only can get PDBF'd when you least expect it.

 

[Gigs_98]

Jesus, half the notifications I have in the last 30 minutes, are for post that have been deleted.

Are we in North Korea?

Literally 1984

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The Cannondale bikes are fast as well. Powless's on his way to a great first split.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Cattaneo on fire. Let's hope the rain will put him out!

Can't help but root for him.

From spending (arguably) the best years of his career at PCT level with Androni, to then getting picked up by DQ late in his career as a mountain domestique, to then becoming a rider we start to view as a GC contender in many races, is a real life Cinderella story

 

[Gargamel35]

Just saw a video of Roglič after warm up today. NOT happy with himself and looks in very bad mood.

 

[SafeBet]

EF is back to TT dominance!
Can't wait to see Uran.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Simon Yates looking completely disinterested for the first couple of weeks, expect him to smash some old Pantani time on one of the later climbs.

It's also *** weather right now and I just checked the forecast, looking like rain for the Alps. So we'll probably have to wait for the Pyrenees to see Solar Panel Yates come alive.