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

[Peyroteo94]

Who knows the time limit for today?

 

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Who knows the time limit for today?

40+ minutes

Tour de France 2024 time limit calculator

 

[samhocking]

And they are always fighting for position in a bunch sprint and this increase their ability to handle their bike. This is not even a discussion, sprinters are by far better descenders than climbers. Cippo always said this.

I think it's simply natural selection, the best sprinters are obviously the worst climbers, but those that can descend better than most can remain in the peloton to contend the sprint and so it's self-fulfilling talent pool. There might be better sprinters, but if they can't descend they either never get to the sprint or DNS because OTL.

 

[houtdffan]

cav will miss the time limit, along with most of his team

 

[SHAD0W93]

Did Kelderman crash?

 

[perico]

Did Kelderman crash?

Yes

 

[SHAD0W93]

cav will miss the time limit, along with most of his team

If it’s close I’m sure he will tell them to go on with out him.

 

[solo80k]

cav will miss the time limit, along with most of his team

About 40 minutes to stage winner in OTL limit. That's a lot, he can do it.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Did Kelderman crash?

Is that a rhetorical question?

 

[topcat]

cav will miss the time limit, along with most of his team

They are risking Lutsenko's top 5

 

[titan31]

Think this next climb will tell a lot. If Cav can hold the time gap a bit, he should be ok. If he doesn't, kind of feel like Astana have to make a call on having the riders leave him

 

[perico]

cav will miss the time limit, along with most of his team

Doubt it. He looked better a few minutes ago.

 

[tobydawq]

Stephen Williams also four minutes behind the peloton with Kelderman?

 

[roundabout]

Stephen Williams also four minutes behind the peloton with Kelderman?

Not on the tracker

Edit: Williams is in the first group behind the peloton 20 seconds off the back

 

[AnotherArmChair]

How was your training since the Giro ?

Pog : The training was the Giro

 

[RobertCrawley]

I thought Michael Matthews retired.

 

[RedheadDane]

Philipsen wins the peloton sprint ahead of Pedersen.

 

[titan31]

Pogacar was like wtf on that bucket hat question

 

[Netserk]

Did Kelderman crash?

I missed it. On the descent?

 

[tobydawq]

Not on the tracker

Edit: Williams is in the first group behind the peloton 20 seconds off the back

Yeah, the tracker is all over the place. Kelderman apparently not behind.

 

[Rob5091]

Cav's cooked ...

 

[tobydawq]

I thought Michael Matthews retired.

Okay... You thought wrong... When has that ever been considered?

 

[SHAD0W93]

I missed it. On the descent?

I don’t know, Peacock was talking about it and the live commentator on the bike said a little bit then it cut away. I’m at work right now so hard to follow.

 

[Netserk]

Okay... You thought wrong... When has that ever been considered?

He's easy to miss, that's why he's called Blink.

 

[AmRacer]

Cav is not on the climb yet