Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 10: Orléans > Saint-Amand-Montrond, 187.3km

[rghysens]

As Cavendish would say, a piss poor stage. Hope that we get less of them in the next Tours.

You´ll get 2 in the first 3 stages next year.

 

[Netserk]

You´ll get 2 in the first 3 stages next year.

Same in 2022. Then the next was stage 21.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Seriously though, stages like this are an abomination. They're just glorified tourism commercials until the last 5k until everyone awakens for a few minutes.
And no, sprinters don't need their days. That's what track racing is for.

 

[rghysens]

Seriously though, stages like this are an abomination. They're just glorified tourism commercials until the last 5k until everyone awakens for a few minutes.
And no, sprinters don't need their days. That's what track racing is for.

Once you knew there wasn´t any significant wind, you could have done something useful with your time.

 

[pmcg76]

Once you knew there wasn´t any significant wind, you could have done something useful with your time.

People can and do just watch the sprint. I don't watch any sprint stages and haven't for years. The issue is those stages account for almost a third of the Tour which is a bit crap.

 

[zlev11]

the problem is not that there are flat stages, there has to be and they're fine. if you're bored, go do something else. but today would've been so much easier to deal with if there weren't two more stages exactly like this in the next three days.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Quickfix for the Tour organizers: Put more King of the Mountains sprints into the stages. That will increase the chances of teams wanting to go in breakaways.

 

[jmdirt]

JP!
Great leadout from the rainbow!

 

[jmdirt]

Definitely not the case this year, all three of the sprint winners from the Giro this year have a claim to being faster than everyone bar Philipsen (Merlier definitely has a claim to being even faster than Jasper, Milan perhaps also). Lidl's leadout was also better than any we have seen here, I think.

um, no.

 

[RedheadDane]

And no, sprinters don't need their days. That's what track racing is for.

That's a completely different category.

 

[Brullnux]

um, no.

You don't think Milan, Kooij, and Merlier can at least claim to be faster than Girmay? I'd say Kooij is the only one who isn't obviously faster!

Merlier and Philipsen meanwhile are 5 v 4 this season for when both have contested sprints; Milan and Philipsen have rarely gone H2H, but they are like 2-2 in sprints. Both clearly faster than the second fastest guy here (who was also briefly at the Giro, lest we forget). We have Ackermann coming top six repeatedly here!

 

[SHAD0W93]

A way to make sprint stages more interesting is full YOLOing them and have the bonus seconds be 69, 40, and 20. See how many Vino imitators we get from the GC crowd.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Congratulations to Jasper Philipsen for winning the stage and to Mathieu van der Poel for providing a perfect lead out.

Peloton self neutralized and all agreed they need an additional rest day, that shows on just how hard first week was. On top of that a rather perfect answer to being treated like a circus animal, as fans for sure would rather have them ride cobbles today. A rather demanding stage coming up tomorrow so all focus already on that.

Peloton: <sniffles>

Mom: Peloton, what's wrong baby? Why are you crying?

Peloton: ...dirty...we had to ride on dirty roads...it was hard and bad

Mom: You rode on "dirty" roads...do you mean dirt roads?

Peloton: ...yeah, I guess...there were ROCKS sometimes...

Mom: Rocks, huh...did anyone get hurt on the rocks?

Peloton: ...well...no...but someone was hurt on the hard road...

Mom: Are you okay?

Peloton: ...yeah...but my feelings are hurt...I feel like I was a circus animal or something...

Mom: What kind of circus animal?

Peloton: ...probably a marsupial or something

Mom: You had a pouch?

Peloton: ...three of them...on our back...

Mom: That sounds like a hard day, Peloton!! <Dad from the other room: HTFU, son!!!> Now now, Peloton, don't you listen to your father. You make sure you go tell the manager about having to be a marsupial...and make sure to ride real real slow the day after tomorrow, we wouldn't want you to feel like a marsupial anymore...mmkay?

Peloton: OKAY MOMMY!!! I'LL TELL THE MANAGER NOW...AND RIDE REAL SLOW, JUST LIKE YOU SAID!!!

Mom: Good boy, Peloton, good boy.

 

[tobydawq]

um, no.

Um, yes...

 

[tobydawq]

Peloton: <sniffles>

Mom: Peloton, what's wrong baby? Why are you crying?

Peloton: ...dirty...we had to ride on dirty roads...it was hard and bad

Mom: You rode on "dirty" roads...do you mean dirt roads?

Peloton: ...yeah, I guess...there were ROCKS sometimes...

Mom: Rocks, huh...did anyone get hurt on the rocks?

Peloton: ...well...no...but someone was hurt on the hard road...

Mom: Are you okay?

Peloton: ...yeah...but my feelings are hurt...I feel like I was a circus animal or something...

Mom: What kind of circus animal?

Peloton: ...probably a marsupial or something

Mom: You had a pouch?

Peloton: ...three of them...on our back...

Mom: That sounds like a hard day, Peloton!! <Dad from the other room: HTFU, son!!!> Now now, Peloton, don't you listen to your father. You make sure you go tell the manager about having to be a marsupial...and make sure to ride real real slow the day after tomorrow, we wouldn't want you to feel like a marsupial anymore...mmkay?

Peloton: OKAY MOMMY!!! I'LL TELL THE MANAGER NOW...AND RIDE REAL SLOW, JUST LIKE YOU SAID!!!

Mom: Good boy, Peloton, good boy.

Wtf have you been inhaling?

 

[CyclistAbi]

@ChewbaccaDefense

A bit more respect should in my opinion still be in place here. As after all this guys shave their balls for you, the fan. Day in day out.

 

[Cookster15]

What are we complaining about a boring flat stage in the Tour? LOL. We are at stage 10. Most years we have five flat stages by now. Great Tour so far.

 

[scribers]

@ChewbaccaDefense

A bit more respect should in my opinion still be in place here. As after all this guys shave their balls for you, the fan. Day in day out.

They shave their balls? And did I need to know this detail?

 

[scribers]

Peloton: <sniffles>

Mom: Peloton, what's wrong baby? Why are you crying?

Peloton: ...dirty...we had to ride on dirty roads...it was hard and bad

Mom: You rode on "dirty" roads...do you mean dirt roads?

Peloton: ...yeah, I guess...there were ROCKS sometimes...

Mom: Rocks, huh...did anyone get hurt on the rocks?

Peloton: ...well...no...but someone was hurt on the hard road...

Mom: Are you okay?

Peloton: ...yeah...but my feelings are hurt...I feel like I was a circus animal or something...

Mom: What kind of circus animal?

Peloton: ...probably a marsupial or something

Mom: You had a pouch?

Peloton: ...three of them...on our back...

Mom: That sounds like a hard day, Peloton!! <Dad from the other room: HTFU, son!!!> Now now, Peloton, don't you listen to your father. You make sure you go tell the manager about having to be a marsupial...and make sure to ride real real slow the day after tomorrow, we wouldn't want you to feel like a marsupial anymore...mmkay?

Peloton: OKAY MOMMY!!! I'LL TELL THE MANAGER NOW...AND RIDE REAL SLOW, JUST LIKE YOU SAID!!!

Mom: Good boy, Peloton, good boy.

I read this in Leave it To Beaver

 

[tobydawq]

Congratulations to Jasper Philipsen for winning the stage and to Mathieu van der Poel for providing a perfect lead out.

Peloton self neutralized and all agreed they need an additional rest day, that shows on just how hard first week was. On top of that a rather perfect answer to being treated like a circus animal, as fans for sure would rather have them ride cobbles today. A rather demanding stage coming up tomorrow so all focus already on that.

Let me guess that you have this opinion because the stage didn't suit Primoz Roglic.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I read this in Leave it To Beaver

As it should be read.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Let me guess that you have this opinion because the stage didn't suit Primoz Roglic.

Probably more because there are still no collarbone protectors even on the gravel, which in turn would suit Primoz Roglic.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Let me guess that you have this opinion because the stage didn't suit Primoz Roglic.

It would have if Bora ever got the leadout right.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Let me guess that you have this opinion because the stage didn't suit Primoz Roglic.

No. I already said that two days back, Rogla is good on gravel and i have no issues if he decides to ride Strade Bianche again in the future. On a GT though, there should be no place for gravel. The reason being it's a lottery, when it comes to punctures and mehanicals and as such it shouldn't have such big influence on the outcome, when it comes to general classification. It's not justifiable.

Probably more because there are still no collarbone protectors even on the gravel, which in turn would suit Primoz Roglic.

Again no, i explained on multiple occasion Rogla is a good bike handler. It's due to crashes and especially injuries pandemic ongoing in the pro peloton, that needs to get addressed. Obviously not by fans, as fans would instead rather make the peloton ride cobbles today. Riders are now starting to change their opinion, valuing their own safety, and teams are starting to back them. Likely due to huge amount of money lately being introduced into pro peloton. For teams it has just become economically unsustainable, to have their superstars injured. So finally they are now pressing on governing bodies, such as UCI, to do something. Fans will be fans, often having a knee jerk reaction about it. And that is more or less about it. Fans will be fine, once riders will be fine, less injured.

 

[Froome]

No. I already said that two days back, Rogla is good on gravel and i have no issues if he decides to ride Strade Bianche again in the future. On a GT though, there should be no place for gravel. The reason being it's a lottery, when it comes to punctures and mehanicals and as such it shouldn't have such big influence on the outcome, when it comes to general classification. It's not justifiable.



Again no, i explained on multiple occasion Rogla is a good bike handler. It's due to crashes and especially injuries pandemic ongoing in the pro peloton, that needs to get addressed. Obviously not by fans, as fans would instead rather make the peloton ride cobbles today. Riders are now starting to change their opinion and teams are starting to back them. Likely due to huge amount of money lately being introduced into pro peloton. For teams it's just becoming economically unsustainable, to have their superstars injured. So finally they are now pressing on governing bodies, such as UCI, to do something. Fans will be fans, often having a knee jerk reaction about it. And that is more or less about it.

I am anxious for the day where the riders will use airbags.