Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 2 (Roskilde – Nyborg, 202.2k)

[titan31]

Bit of a damp squib then

 

[Lequack]

Bit of a damp squib then

It's a designated sprint stage, no wind can change that.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Steady as she goes, Lampaert makes it back to the peloton, how long is the bridge again? The sky and the water look lovely anyway, and I see some windmills, and a Maersk container ship which probably contains my latest Amazon order.

 

[titan31]

It's a designated sprint stage, no wind can change that.

Wind would have made it interesting for GC at least even if it ends in a sprint.

 

[Red Rick]

Weve gone from hoping for an echelon epic to Thomas ans Kuss chillaxing in the final 15km

 

[Savant12]

A bridge too far for any action.

 

[Red Rick]

Pogacar looks sad.

I get it

His penultimate chance to defeat Vingegaard is slipping away

 

[postmanhat]

Pfft. Watching riders cross a deserted bridge with no action, is only slightly less boring than watching them do the same on a motor racing circuit.

Denmark did it's best, but the peleton aren't playing.

 

[Red Rick]

Pfft. Watching riders cross a deserted bridge with no action, is only slightly less boring than watching them do the same on a motor racing circuit.

Denmark did it's best, but the peleton aren't playing.

The wind isnt playing

 

[johnymax]

Meh

 

[Lequack]

They pulled the cars out for Uran but not for Qucisktep, who were even allowed to surf their own car for half a minute or more. Lame. This seems targeted at EF specifically.

 

[Red Rick]

Bissegger not having a good time

 

[Red Rick]

They pulled the cars out for Uran but not for Qucisktep, who were even allowed to surf their own car for half a minute or more. Lame. This seems targeted at EF specifically.

Firmly rooting for a Van Aert 2nd place now

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Urán has left his Zubeldia ways behind him and is now losing time on purpose just to get more screen time.

 

[titan31]

They pulled the cars out for Uran but not for Qucisktep, who were even allowed to surf their own car for half a minute or more. Lame. This seems targeted at EF specifically.

Ya, bit of a *** move.

 

[noob]

Them stopping the cars is ridiculous!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wow Bissenger did something useful

 

[Lequack]

Prodhumme's plan to make Uran lose today didn't succeed.

 

[sir fly]

Well done, EF.

 

[Red Rick]

Think im doing more on my stationary than the guys in middle of peloton right now

 

[Savant12]

The commissaire really hates the new EF Jersey.

 

[johnymax]

Think im doing more on my stationary than the guys in middle of peloton right now

With your tempo you'd probably attack of the front right now.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Been on and off since stage start, maybe watched 30 mins in all, but what a beautiful stage of what I've watched.
Tried the KOM hills at Odsherred propor some 30 years ago, unreal to watch tour riders fighting for KOM points.

Just a real pity with the headwinds over Great Belt Bridge.
It was Preud'homme's will to drop Odense (H.C. Andersens home town, 3rd biggest city of Denmark) as finish town in favor of Nyborg with hope of echolons over the Great Belt.
But south-west wind is most typical direction, so not a real surprise.

I'll be on-stage tomorrow before directly heading to famous Flemish hill challenges the next week.

What a comfortable warm-up to holidays with gardening, packing for travel with a beautiful non-action stage in the background
But apart from the nice views my impression is maybe 'a bit meeh' for those just concentrated on this stage from the gun....

 

[sir fly]

Think im doing more on my stationary than the guys in middle of peloton right now

They're getting further, anyway...

 

[noob]

Edit: yes thankfully.
Is it 3 km rule today?