Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 21: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris, 115.1k

[RedheadDane]

For Pinot to take a stage win, podium(mountains/aggressive), Madiot should have allowed him a free role but he was drafted to save Gaudu who finished 2 spots above him

I think if Pinot had made it into the break on the Puy de Dôme stage, then he would have been allowed to fight for the win. But he didn't, so he might as well help Gaudu.

 

[IndianCyclist]

I'll support anyone but Philipsen

=Not(Jasper)

 

[RobertCrawley]

Can't think of any particular standout rider for that award anyway. Campenaerts probably has recency bias on his side.

Is it a kind of consolation prize for non-stage winners? I think Gall and Asgreen were very aggressive this Tour.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Even my wife will watch this stage just to see Paris.

My wife does not follow racing but she does ask about The Tractor.

 

[RedheadDane]

Shouldn't it be Campenaerts, as the winner of the Super Compativity award, at the front? Rather than Pinot, the winner-on-the-day from yesterday?

 

[Salvarani]

Shouldn't it be Campenaerts, as the winner of the Super Compativity award, at the front? Rather than Pinot, the winner-on-the-day from yesterday?

Tell the frenchmen that.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Shouldn't it be Campenaerts, as the winner of the Super Compativity award, at the front? Rather than Pinot, the winner-on-the-day from yesterday?

I'm happy it's Pinot.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm happy it's Pinot.

Why not both?

And for the first time since 2018, all four special-jersey wearers, are actually winning them.

 

[RobertCrawley]

All smiles to start.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1683123253739487232

View: https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1683123253739487232?s=20

 

[Didinho]

Campenaerts will win this stage.

 

[RedheadDane]

Guess who!

Hmm... maybe that's why he didn't start on the front line; that would have made it hard for him to attack from further back in the peloton.

 

[titan31]

I've got to assume since he attacked there that Campanaerts attacking is as much of a meme as it is in the peleton as it is here.

 

[RedheadDane]

Photo Op Moment!

(There was one with the Aussie riders before, but they had to do it at the back of the peloton.)

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I've got to assume since he attacked there that Campanaerts attacking is as much of a meme as it is in the peleton as it is here.

Yes, it‘s the same as last year when Van Aert attacked immediately with Pogačar and Vingegaard in the wheel.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Love how for now the riders are smiling, chatting, and socializing, naturally later on the race will begin for real...

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1683114173197058049

View: https://twitter.com/jacopoguarnieri/status/1683114173197058049

 

[SHAD0W93]

Is it a kind of consolation prize for non-stage winners? I think Gall and Asgreen were very aggressive this Tour.

Usually the stage one is unless the stage winner was the most aggressive. The overall super combative one, just looking back since 2013, the only other times they also didn’t win a stage was 2014 and 2021. Campanaerts is also the only one besides WVA to win the stage one twice which is most likely why he won the overall/Super.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Usually the stage one is unless the stage winner was the most aggressive. The overall super combative one, just looking back since 2013, the only other times they also didn’t win a stage was 2014 and 2021. Campanaerts is also the only one besides WVA to win the stage one twice which is most likely why he won the overall/Super.

Thanks for the awesome info!

 

[RedheadDane]

Calling Mikkel Bjerg. We need you at the front!

 

[RedheadDane]

There are two classes of Photo Op Moments:

Those who get to do it at the front (Jerseys Winners, Danes, Jumbo)
Those who have to do it at the back (Aussies, Uno-X, Italians, + probably others)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Ciccone's polka dot gloves and socks, I want

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Riders waiving at the camera *waves back*

 

[bob.a.feet]

The white jersey does seem a bit silly at the moment... I wonder if the promising young man who's won two Tours and four monuments can maybe someday become a contender when he's older.

 

[RedheadDane]

The white jersey does seem a bit silly at the moment... I wonder if the promising young man who's won two Tours and four monuments can maybe someday become a contender when he's older.

Saw a suggestion somewhere, that maybe there should be a rule change so that if you've won a GT, you can no longer win white.

 

[titan31]

Saw a suggestion somewhere, that maybe there should be a rule change so that if you've won a GT, you can no longer win white.

I'd say limit it to 3 GT appearances under the age of 25. At least then you've got a max of 3 years of it.