Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 15: Les Gets - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 179.0k

[Netserk]

I bet the commentators and media will cheer for the Danes at the WC in Edinburgh. Is that allowed or will you also in this case cheer for the non-Danes?

I will cheer for the Dutch team in Glasgow. And I hope Italy can deliver.

 

[Boehmand]

Both Jumbo and UAE with 6 riders in the peloton and 1 out in front.

 

[RedheadDane]

There is nothing odd about Danish commentators rooting for a Danish team.

When Danish football teams play international matches, it would be weird to not root for them, just because the striker scoring the goals is Spanish, or whatever.

The whole from "Schleck is the Danish Darling, Contador is the Enemy" to "Contador is the Danish Darling, Schleck is the Enemy" situation is what made me realise that cheering for riders based what team they ride for is kinda silly.

 

[Boehmand]

Powless is back

 

[Eclipse]

This has turned into such a Sky train day. Just meandering over climbs

 

[RobertCrawley]

The whole from "Schleck is the Danish Darling, Contador is the Enemy" to "Contador is the Danish Darling, Schleck is the Enemy" situation is what made me realise that cheering for riders based what team they ride for is kinda silly.

Some people need an enemy for the world to make sense.

 

[Boehmand]

The whole from "Schleck is the Danish Darling, Contador is the Enemy" to "Contador is the Danish Darling, Schleck is the Enemy" situation is what made me realise that cheering for riders based what team they ride for is kinda silly.

But it's the same in any sport, even within the same country.

If the most hated FCK player changes teams to Broendby, the Broendby fans start loving him, while the FCK fans start hating him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Some people need an enemy for the world to make sense.

If I have an enemy, it's idiot spectators.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Shut up Blythe.

 

[RobertCrawley]

If I have an enemy, it's idiot spectators.

Spectators make this race great and not great.

 

[Boehmand]

Man, I wish Philipsen was a worse climber, but he is simply too good to ever get close to the time limit

 

[Netserk]

If I have an enemy, it's idiot spectators.

Broccoli dwarfs as well, surely.

 

[RobertCrawley]

The Stache another chasse patate.

 

[Boehmand]

Spectators make this race great and not great.

"Great" has become such a loaded word, the past 8 years

 

[Tim Cahill]

Some in this group like VDP will need to go early and get some insurance, over the next easy-ish climb and downhill could be the place.

 

[Potomac]

Fans and commentators grate.

 

[Boehmand]

Some in this group like VDP will need to go early and get some insurance, over the next easy-ish climb and downhill could be the place.

MvdP and Kragh will probably gun it down the cat 3 - they are both expert descenders

 

[DNP-Old]

Gaudu on the verge of dropping.

 

[Boehmand]

Trek again with the wrong priorities - polkadots for Ciccone instead of the stage - when they finally got the right riders in the break

 

[postmanhat]

Costa looks like he's done.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, now I'm sure. Pinot is definitely still there! Don't think the Danish commentators realised Le Gac was in the group as well.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There is nothing odd about Danish commentators rooting for a Danish team.

When Danish football teams play international matches, it would be weird to not root for them, just because the striker scoring the goals is Spanish, or whatever.

Cycling teams are not like all other sports teams though. The CSC riders didn't train together every day in Lyngby or wherever Riis Cycling was based.

I know it may sounds rich coming from a guy who supports all the Basque riders, but that's not something I've ever been instructed to do by a commentator (or maybe I have. Basque is not my strong suit).

 

[Poursuivant]

Can foresee the Gaudu Netflix episode already

 

[Boehmand]

Woods gone, Powless gone, Pinot barely hanging on - this is starting to look like a Landa stage to me.

 

[Samamba]

Woods gone, Powless gone, Pinot barely hanging on - this is starting to look like a Landa stage to me.

Guillaume Martin is finally going to win one