Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 8 (Dole – Lausanne, 186.3k)

[Devil's Elbow]

This race really needed Alaphilippe in these punchy finishes.

Or a Van der Poel who isn't in terrible form. Or preferably both.

 

[yaco]

I do think BEX have a certain pathology to chase all day for Matthews when he's got 0% of winning from the main bunch.

The plan was to go in the break but the crash put an end to those hopes.

 

[Sciatic]

The kind of sign language anyone can understand.

And they have indexed vroomed swayed pushing the lead back up to 2 minutes

 

[tobydawq]

Did van aert get dropped?


Jumbo Visma have only won grand tours without WVA in the race

Lol

 

[gregrowlerson]

Did van aert get dropped?


Jumbo Visma have only won grand tours without WVA in the race

Cycling should be like NBA basketball, with blockbuster trades happening whenever a star is the slightest bit disgruntled with his team. After Pogacar beats WVA to the green jersey the Belgian potato requests a trade, and it is done for Fausto Masnada.

Naturally, Roglic wins the 2023 Tour and WVA and Remco never win a race in which they both participate in.

The NBA is obsessed with trade draft picks however long into the future, so Jumbo also get Tadej Pogacar's hypothetical son in this deal.

 

[KZD]

Or a Van der Poel who isn't in terrible form. Or preferably both.

Yes, Alaphilippe would like have attacked in the 12% pitch to drop Van Aert before the finish.

 

[Sciatic]

Cycling should be like NBA basketball, with blockbuster trades happening whenever a star is the slightest bit disgruntled with his team. After Pogacar beats WVA to the green jersey the Belgian potato requests a trade, and it is done for Fausto Masnada.

Naturally, Roglic wins the 2023 Tour and WVA and Remco never win a race in which they both participate in.

The NBA is obsessed with trade draft picks however long into the future, so Jumbo also get Tadej Pogacar's hypothetical son in this deal.

If cycling was like the NBA we’d be seeing Pantani- and Ricco-like climbing performances on a regular basis and no one would bat an eye at selfish riding.

 

[noob]

I cannot believe Jumbo has saved Pog the whole day for Van Aert going against him, I just cannot believe it :O (But it's obviously what they are doing )

 

[SafeBet]

If cycling was like the NBA we’d be seeing Pantani- and Ricco-like climbing performances on a regular basis and no one would bat an eye at selfish riding.

Not Ricco-like, we'd still have the original.

 

[gregrowlerson]

If cycling was like the NBA we’d be seeing Pantani- and Ricco-like climbing performances on a regular basis and no one would bat an eye at selfish riding.

WVA season averages:

30 points.
10 rebounds.
0 assists.

 

[RobertCrawley]

WVA season averages:

30 points.
10 rebounds.
0 assists.

Funny! But let us not forget he's the only reason Vigo is in this race after the cobbles.

 

[tobydawq]

WVA season averages:

30 points.
10 rebounds.
0 assists.

He didn't assist Laporte and Roglic just a tiny little bit in Paris-Nice?

 

[Sciatic]

What a nice day it would be to spend the day along that village lakeside and catch the Tour cruise by

 

[johnymax]

Lol...2,4km at 1,5%? Is this real?

 

[gregrowlerson]

If cycling was like the NBA we’d be seeing Pantani- and Ricco-like climbing performances on a regular basis and no one would bat an eye at selfish riding.

The Last France - a bullish fly on the wall documentary about Primoz Roglic seeing red and deciding to only race in Spain from now on.

 

[Netserk]

Lol...2,4km at 1,5%? Is this real?

No, it's a typo.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Lol...2,4km at 1,5%? Is this real?

Shouldn't be noticeable for even the worst climber in the peloton.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Funny! But let us not forget he's the only reason Vigo is in this race after the cobbles.

Very tongue in cheek from me. Amazing rider.

But I love a good forum meme.

 

[Sciatic]

Lol...2,4km at 1,5%? Is this real?

If your looking at the profile at the start of this thread that stat doesn’t appear correct. The profile on Le Tour official site says 2.4 k at 5.6 %

 

[gregrowlerson]

He didn't assist Laporte and Roglic just a tiny little bit in Paris-Nice?

To be perfectly honest he is about as good a passer as LeBron James.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Christian VdP and Chris Horner are good as announcers. When Phil Liggett retires someday, NBC has a bench.

 

[noob]

Pinot crash

 

[gregrowlerson]

Lol...2,4km at 1,5%? Is this real?

Is this categorised?

Giro would probably ignore 2.4 km at 15%.

 

[glassmoon]

tibopino tibopinoing again...

 

[RobertCrawley]

Pinot crash

He looks ok but he's not happy.

I'd like to another see a French champion in my lifetime.