Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 18: Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse, 184.9k

[CyclistAbi]

Boring.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Kinda forgot how many sprinter are out already.

Cav, Bauhaus, Van Aert, Jakobsen and Ewan all gone. So Groenewegen the only one who poses any sort of challenge to Philipsen?

 

[Lequack]

Boring.

I'm imagining most TDF viewers who weren't hardcore will stop watching after yesterday, so the viewership should go down significantly. It's like watching a soccer match where one team is already leading 7-1 or something similar.

 

[buddy buddy buddy]

This could be a stage for Kasper Asgreen but the course is no doubt too easy for him now that he's back in his best shape he needed the tougher stages but the team made him work for Alaphilippe. Instead I see a good chance for Michael Moerkeov in the sprint finish now he finally gets a chance to ride for himself. All those times he has been sacrificed just so some sprinter could win. It's ridiculous!

Moerkoeov has such a strong work ethic, like Danish people in general. He started in school early, like at age six. That's how it is in Danish society. You must learn! like KRS-ONE says

Before school Moerkoev often had breakfast at home. That's common here. Sometimes corn flakes or other type of cereal and some bread or fruit juice. Or maybe havregroed, a Danish specialty that's like cooked on the stove and served hot or sometimes cold and maybe with honey on top.

For christmas holidays we have a different kind of groeod called risengroed, you prepare it and carry it to the attic (many Danish houses have several floors) to serve to the Santa Claus or actually more often the evil gremlins with red pants that live there and talk to rats all day.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I'm imagining most TDF viewers who weren't hardcore will stop watching after yesterday, so the viewership should go down significantly. It's like watching a soccer match where one team is already leading 7-1 or something similar.

Yeah at for example Giro the suspension and aggravation lasted till the very end. Much better handled if you ask me. But OK.

 

[RedheadDane]

This could be a stage for Kasper Asgreen but the course is no doubt too easy for him now that he's back in his best shape he needed the tougher stages but the team made him work for Alaphilippe. Instead I see a good chance for Michael Moerkeov in the sprint finish now he finally gets a chance to ride for himself. All those times he has been sacrificed just so some sprinter could win. It's ridiculous!

Moerkoeov has such a strong work ethic, like Danish people in general. He started in school early, like at age six. That's how it is in Danish society. You must learn! like KRS-ONE says

Before school Moerkoev often had breakfast at home. That's common here. Sometimes corn flakes or other type of cereal and some bread or fruit juice. Or maybe havregroed, a Danish specialty that's like cooked on the stove and served hot or sometimes cold and maybe with honey on top.

For christmas holidays we have a different kind of groeod called risengroed, you prepare it and carry it to the attic (many Danish houses have several floors) to serve to the Santa Claus or actually more often the evil gremlins with red pants that live there and talk to rats all day.

Spoiler

At least make an effort...

 

[SafeBet]

So who's gonna win the stage?

Michael Mørkøv
Michael Moerkoev
Michael Moerkeov
Michael Moerkoeov

 

[tobydawq]

Spoiler

At least make an effort...

This is a great effort! I wonder who it is.

 

[RedheadDane]

So who's gonna win the stage?

Michael Mørkøv
Michael Moerkoev
Michael Moerkeov
Michael Moerkoeov

Only one of those riders actually exist.
I'm pretty sure he dropped his original surname - Christensen - so Mørkøv, which was the name of his late father, who died of cancer, would be his official surname. Deliberately misspelling it - when you have the means to spell it correctly - just seems disrespectful.

 

[Grayguard]

I thought it was spelled Moerkoev.

Well, if you don't have a keyboard with the danish letters æ, ø and å, it's commonplace to replace
æ with ae
ø with oe
å with aa

 

[QueenStagiaire]

This could be a stage for Kasper Asgreen but the course is no doubt too easy for him now that he's back in his best shape he needed the tougher stages but the team made him work for Alaphilippe. Instead I see a good chance for Michael Moerkeov in the sprint finish now he finally gets a chance to ride for himself. All those times he has been sacrificed just so some sprinter could win. It's ridiculous!

Moerkoeov has such a strong work ethic, like Danish people in general. He started in school early, like at age six. That's how it is in Danish society. You must learn! like KRS-ONE says

Before school Moerkoev often had breakfast at home. That's common here. Sometimes corn flakes or other type of cereal and some bread or fruit juice. Or maybe havregroed, a Danish specialty that's like cooked on the stove and served hot or sometimes cold and maybe with honey on top.

For christmas holidays we have a different kind of groeod called risengroed, you prepare it and carry it to the attic (many Danish houses have several floors) to serve to the Santa Claus or actually more often the evil gremlins with red pants that live there and talk to rats all day.

That‘s an amazing first post.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Thus leaving without a stage victory. I respect the hell out of the man, but his season is bland and giving away Gent-Wevelgem is becoming a dumber decision by the day. His palmares ain't build like that.

Wout far too selfish:

1. leaving his leader when he'd most needed
2. taking a break with his wife/family
3. saving himself for CX

 

[dazaau]

My wife does not follow cycling. She took one look at the polka dot jersey and said "what is that?!" I explained.

She quickly followed with "chickenpox ciccone"

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Mørkøv has been elevated to rank of sprinter on QS, but - as someone on Danish Tv2 so eloquently put it - "Michael Mørkøv lacks a Michael Mørkøv to do the leadout for Michael Mørkøv."
I still wouldn't be surprised to see some of the other QS riders in the break.

Wouldn't be totally surpriced watching a Mørkøv doing a Mørkøv for himself.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Wout Van Aert leaves the race.

I know I'm late here, but his own words here:

 

[RobertCrawley]

The fight for the break today will be intense. It benefits Jumbo for the break to go so Jonas doesn't have to have anything to do with a bunch sprint. So they don't chase. I think the break goes today, unfortunately for JDP.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I know I'm late here, but his own words here:

Good for him to be there at the birth of his child. I've said it before: A person does not get a chance to see many miracles in this life.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

This could be a stage for Kasper Asgreen but the course is no doubt too easy for him now that he's back in his best shape he needed the tougher stages but the team made him work for Alaphilippe. Instead I see a good chance for Michael Moerkeov in the sprint finish now he finally gets a chance to ride for himself. All those times he has been sacrificed just so some sprinter could win. It's ridiculous!

Moerkoeov has such a strong work ethic, like Danish people in general. He started in school early, like at age six. That's how it is in Danish society. You must learn! like KRS-ONE says

Before school Moerkoev often had breakfast at home. That's common here. Sometimes corn flakes or other type of cereal and some bread or fruit juice. Or maybe havregroed, a Danish specialty that's like cooked on the stove and served hot or sometimes cold and maybe with honey on top.

For christmas holidays we have a different kind of groeod called risengroed, you prepare it and carry it to the attic (many Danish houses have several floors) to serve to the Santa Claus or actually more often the evil gremlins with red pants that live there and talk to rats all day.

No, Asgreen not in his best shape (i hope to add 'yet'), compared to pinnacle shape pre Tour de Suisse '22 crash....

 

[Aimar16]

MvdP is in front

 

[RedheadDane]

Anyone know the reason for the long neutral start?

 

[HelloDolly]

I'm imagining most TDF viewers who weren't hardcore will stop watching after yesterday, so the viewership should go down significantly. It's like watching a soccer match where one team is already leading 7-1 or something similar.

Well Lance Armstrong said he was going to be watching golf ...and he is paid to watch (indirectly by sponsorship)

 

[topcat]

Boring.

I want to congratulate any viewer who is able to watch today. They must have the stomach of an ox and they would likely enjoy a stay in Guantanamo Bay.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I want to congratulate any viewer who is able to watch today. They must have the stomach of an ox and they would likely enjoy a stay in Guantanamo Bay.

I love this bike race. I shall enjoy this day immensely. Thank you.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Good for him to be there at the birth of his child. I've said it before: A person does not get a chance to see many miracles in this life.

We all got to see one two days ago.

 

[RedheadDane]

Well Lance Armstrong said he was going to be watching golf ...and he is paid to watch (indirectly by sponsorship)

Who gives a *** what that tool says?