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

[RedheadDane]

Vingegaard almost looks weird in regular Jumbo clothes.

 

[Faserr]

Poor Polittmann the other day.

The guy from Bora-Mannsgrohe?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

The guy from Bora-Mannsgrohe?

No Hansgrohe is right, every German is also called Hans with their first name. So its Hans Nils Polittmann of Bora-Hansgrohe.

 

[Red Rick]

No Hansgrohe is right, every German is also called Hans with their first name. So its Hans Nils Polittmann of Bora-Hansgrohe.

I'm extra confused now knowing Hans Niemann is an American chess player

 

[RobertCrawley]

Froome looks and sounds like a man who's only still in it because Israel have given him the dumbest contract in sporting history.

I'm a huge fan of Froome but he needs to take a hard look at reality.

 

[DNP-Old]

I'm extra confused now knowing Hans Niemann is an American chess player

American porn actor you mean. Bzzzz.

 

[awavey]

wait what, the podium ceremony has been going on and Eurosport have just been shooting the breeze not bothering with it, ffs

 

[RobertCrawley]

On the biggest sprinting stage, Jordi Meeus.

 

[D. Pecher]

Meeus hasn't had a lot of luck in sprints before today. On the motor racing circuit he was almost brought down but somehow kept it upright despite riding over Jakobsen's bike when he crashed. On another stage he was put into the barriers and again by some miracle didn't crash. At least this justifies the decision to leave Bennett at home

He also hasn't got much of a support team. Bora had mostly brought riders to support Hindley.

 

[DNP-Old]

Why isn't Trine on the podium?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I'm extra confused now knowing Hans Niemann is an American chess player

Ha! It can even get more confusing. A more fringe use of Hans is not a compliment. So someone who makes a lot of Rechtschreibfehler like me could be called a Rechtschreibhans, though more commen in that context is Otto or, if you want to be really mean, Kevin.

 

[RedheadDane]

Why isn't Trine on the podium?

I don't think anyone has ever brought their wife to the podium.

 

[DNP-Old]

I don't think anyone has ever brought their wife to the podium.

Strange, for she got more air time than manier stage winner, you'd think she won the Tour de France. Can I get a close up of Vollerings husband tomorrow, please?

 

[DNP-Old]

Vingegaard is truly a special rider. Traveled from the Champs-Elysees to a funeral in a matter of minutes. I truly am inspired, MLK and JFK could not have said it any better.

 

[RobertCrawley]

A good, humble man.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Vingo giving interview/speech on podium - I still like the guy.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Pog is using his jersey to shine his fingerprints off his trophy.

 

[Valv.Piti]

You could maybe tone the Vingegaard-hate down a bit? I dno, its maybe a bit too much.

And no, he isn't an inspiring speaker, and at many times not really an inspiring rider either, but..

 

[GroupDK]

Obviously that Vingegaard is soemwhat nervous and not a personality that loves that spotlight
though looks good with that old fellow Dannebro waving.

 

[DNP-Old]

You could maybe tone the Vingegaard-hate down a bit? I dno, its maybe a bit too much.

And no, he isn't an inspiring speaker, and at many times not really an inspiring rider either, but..

You seem to have a very broad interpretation of the term hate.

 

[GroupDK]

but pleasant to see that he will attend Vuelta, though not sure if the course fits him or Roglic-.

https://www.lavuelta.es/en/overall-route

 

[DNP-Old]

That being said, after all these years it still astounds me how ugly the winning trophies are. A fruit dish, and a flower vase. Meanwhile, Senza Fine...

 

[magliaroz]

You could maybe tone the Vingegaard-hate down a bit? I dno, its maybe a bit too much.

And no, he isn't an inspiring speaker, and at many times not really an inspiring rider either, but..

Aside the Mohoric interview the other day, I have a hard time remembering many meaningful speeches given by cyclists, especially on the Champs Elysees.
Of course a crazy prepared team like JV could have had a better speech ready for him.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I want Philipsen's green flower vase, everyone else gets a clear one.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I know it's the general sentiment that Jonas is an uninspiring rider, but one thing I will take away from this edition is his time trial. I've gone back to it several times. It was a legendary performance: intelligent, courageous, powerful, breathtaking. It was indeed the race of truth.