Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 15 (Rodez – Carcassonne, 202.5k)

[tobydawq]

I dont want to live in a world where 40 km is considered a Long TT, to be honest.

I'm quite fine by that (40 kms being considered long, that is).

 

[ashhutch1997]

It actually cracks me up, all these TV 'experts' calling the 40km ITT a very long one. Mmost of those experts rode when 100km was a standard amount ffs

 

[RobertCrawley]

Christian Vande Velde asked Paul Burmeister to drink ketone ester to reach ketosis. But when Burmeister asked Christian what is ketosis, Christian did not know. He just knew it was a good thing.

 

[Netserk]

I was going off the recent preprint that indicated R0 of 18.6. Given the difficulties of establishing R0 in current circumstances, the intense arguments about it among the experts and the greater relevance of Rt, I’m perfectly happy to assume a vastly lower Rt. It makes no difference to the consequences of the argument, unless you want to claim an absurdly low Rt. Insert whatever Rt you want and do the sums. 8 guys pulled is really minimal disruption,

I only objected to your exaggerations. I don't know what Rt is now, nor have I made any claims about it (or statements that depended on it). I know that R0 hasn't been near that of measles, and distortive exaggerations help no one. Whatever argument you want to make, keep it factual.

 

[Red Rick]

If I had to choose between calling a 40km TT short, medium or long surely it's a long one?

 

[Netserk]

If I had to choose between calling a 40km TT short, medium or long surely it's a long one?

Maybe now. The 2009 Annecy ITT was called medium.

 

[sir fly]

Christian Vande Velde asked Paul Burmeister to drink ketone ester to reach ketosis. But when Burmeister asked Christian what is ketosis, Christian did not know. He just knew it was a good thing.

Something like mitosis and meiosis should be told.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I only objected to your exaggerations.

Take up your complaints with the scientists behind the recent 18.6 preprint. I didnt do the calculation, and my only interest in it is to illustrate the problem in making decisions about a contagious disease based only on an individual patients current symptoms. You can insert any other scientifically current estimate of R0 or Rt and the argument remains functionally identical.

 

[sir fly]

Nylon stockings' normal purposes... Bank visit?

 

[Samamba]

Morkov just on a training ride and will still make the time cut lol

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I don't get it.

Mate Wout Van Aert is a Belgian Pippo Pozzato

Remco used to be Belgian Simon Spilak but his great performance in Liege massively improved his position in my eyes

 

[sir fly]

Pathetic wind.
What a disgrace for the region...

Mate Wout Van Aert is a Belgian Pippo Pozzato

Remco used to be Belgian Simon Spilak but his great performance in Liege massively improved his position in my eyes

Nah... still doesn't ring a bell.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Morkov just on a training ride and will still make the time cut lol

Yep. The commissaires have lengthened the time cut to an hour, I think Bobke said. But he must be feeling pretty bad to get dropped now 23 minutes behind. It doesn't bode well.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Why did the call back van Aert that just makes no sense.

 

[Bonimenier]

Why did the call back van Aert that just makes no sense.

What part don't you understand?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

At last fields and fields of sunflowers!

(I'm trying to grow my own little sunflower patch, it's inspired by the Tour de France.)

 

[Stelvio]

Why did the call back van Aert that just makes no sense.

He wanted a bigger group. No one managed to catch up. Jumbo don’t think the break has enough chance.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@Stelvio

Thanks. I got it.

 

[tobydawq]

Are they stopping in front?

 

[AlfaLum]

Why did the call back van Aert that just makes no sense.

Of course it made sense. The only thing that didn’t make sense was that they did it so late.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@AlfaLum

Beats me.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Why did the call back van Aert that just makes no sense.

We just saw the team decide that the yellow has priority over Wout in the breakaway. He's called back to protect and guide young V on this tough day.

It looked like Wout is feeling great and wanted to drive the breakaway to a potential victory and recover with the rest day tomorrow. But he still has a great chance to win the stage.

He'll be criticized from those with the Postal/Sky philosophy that every single decision is made to support a Tour win, but really, would the critics prefer him on their team, or on another team? I think he's been an essential asset to a potential V win.

Liggett said the road is melting. That's really dangerous on a fast downhill. Just ask Joseba Beloki.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@RobertCrawley

Got it.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Therefore the idea is to have van Aert there on crucial stages? That is what you are telling me?

It only took them 15 stages to figure it out.

 

[ciranda]

Why has Bahrain‘s government not prevented European police from attacking the team? The team and their sponsors will be upset about what happened in this Tour and beforehand. I‘m angry, also. Why does European police prevent Bahrain cycling team from riding fast and entertaining? What sense does that make?

Great point, they should make the bus and team cars embassy vehicles and claim diplomatic status for all the staff and riders. Everyone could get middle eastern names like the east african nationalized long distance runners.