Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 1: Florence (Firenze) - Rimini, 206.0k

[AmRacer]

Wtf is this ?

Italian party?
Pidcock moment?

 

[Tim Cahill]

That's 4 Pantani references already from the Italians, I'm expecting a 9 minute power ballad dedicated to their favourite son, Andrea Piccolo to follow.

"Free Cippo, he did nothing wrong!"

 

[snipeheem]

That's 4 Pantani references already from the Italians, I'm expecting a 9 minute power ballad dedicated to their favourite son, Andrea Piccolo to follow.

"Free Cippo, he did nothing wrong!"

Vivaaaa Marcooo!!

 

[snipeheem]

The goat is ready

 

[AmRacer]

72 times podium in white

 

[awavey]

Pog takes the white jersey already

 

[Tim Cahill]

What are those armband things a lot of riders are wearing

 

[RedheadDane]

What are those armband things a lot of riders are wearing

Only sort of half-watching while preparing dinner.
What armbands? The only one I saw was Fuglsang wearing one with coloured beads; I just sort of assumed it was his (oldest) daughter.

And now WTF's going on?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Only sort of half-watching while preparing dinner.
What armbands? The only one I saw was Fuglsang wearing one with coloured beads; I just sort of assumed it was his (oldest) daughter.

And now WTF's going on?

Ineos team, saw some IPT and Jayco with them too, looked like they had a cloth wrapped round their arms, some sort of temperature regulator perhaps, it's warm out there.

 

[awavey]

Ineos team, saw some IPT and Jayco with them too, looked like they had a cloth wrapped round their arms, some sort of temperature regulator perhaps, it's warm out there.

They looked like Italian flags, maybe they were all supposed to have got one

 

[awavey]

So the trophy is a jersey in a block of plastic now ?

That weird American host was getting abit only fans with

 

[Didinho]

Haven’t read anything about boni seconds. Are there any during the stage? Apart from the finish.

 

[AmRacer]

Haven’t read anything about boni seconds. Are there any during the stage? Apart from the finish.

Not what I can see, unless the sprint gives you boni too.

 

[search]

Haven’t read anything about boni seconds. Are there any during the stage? Apart from the finish.

Not what I can see.

there are four bonus sprints for 8-5-2 seconds, on stage 2, 4, 11 and 17.

 

[AmRacer]

there are four bonus sprints for 8-5-2 seconds, on stage 2, 4, 11 and 17.

Mountain bonus sprints.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Remco looks very well. Will he restrain from attacking in the opening weekend? Not so sure!

 

[Medvind]

I think UAE will push hard and try to reduce the bunch to 15-20 guys. Get rid of Pedersen, van Aert and MVDP so that Pog can win the sprint. Will they try to test Vinge? Think they will wait to stage 4 to really try something. Not sure they want Pog to go really deep on stage 1 already.

 

[AmRacer]

I think UAE will push hard and try to reduce the bunch to 15-20 guys. Get rid of Pedersen, van Aert and MVDP so that Pog can win the sprint. Will they try to test Vinge? Think they will wait to stage 4 to really try something. Not sure they want Pog to go really deep on stage 1 already.

Every stage will start with a huge fight for the breakaway. UAE, and maby some other team, will control the break. Then try something.

 

[Medvind]

Apparently Vervaeke crashed during training. That's why he missed the team presentation. Hope he is ok.

 

[kingjr]

I would like to see UAE go crazy on this stage, just to see what happens.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Prediction: Adam and Simon Yates duo attack

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Prediction: Adam and Simon Yates duo attack

Masnada to jump from behind the bushes as a surprise replacement for Vervaeke and beat both Yateseses.

 

[Medvind]

I go out on a limb here and say Pidders beat Pog in a sprint and takes yellow.

 

[memyselfandI]

I'll raise and say Pidders and Pog go compare weenies in a last downhill. Pidders saves almost highsiding, Pogi does not and that's that, thanks for coming see you next year.

Well maybe not, it looks like too easy downhill for that sorta happen..

 

[Froome]

Masnada to jump from behind the bushes as a surprise replacement for Vervaeke and beat both Yateseses.

Vervaeke crash is a signal from the gods that Masnada should be in the Tour squad.