Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 2: Cesenatico > Bologne (Bologna), 199.2 km

[scribers]

Healy says eff this visma pace. I’m gone

 

[Tim Cahill]

There's about 30 riders in with a crack of yellow in the group, someone will reach out on the final climb, it's just early from Healy.

 

[Netserk]

The problem is that Barguil and Eiking are 13 seconds ahead of him.

Better to go against them than trying to hang on to Pogi.

 

[solo80k]

This UAE team desperately needs a Majka to whip them into shape.

UAE lacks a real road captain here, that's true. Sky paid huge amount of money to a versatile guy like Kwiatkowski just to babysit Froome for many years.

 

[tobydawq]

His group participant's should have this thought placed solid in their head all the way up the final climb without a single sec of hesitation. Otherwise the clear answer is : yes.

Fortunately, they realised the wisdom in Tim Cahill's tactical analysis: Let's hold back on the climb so Abrahamsen can get over and destroy us on the flat. For cohesion.

 

[KZD]

Vauquelin goes alone to the stage win.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Better to go against them than trying to hang on to Pogi.

Better still to not burn all your matches for nothing in the first weekend of a GT.

 

[gregrowlerson]

As I wisely posted in the stage 1 thread, 11-12km/h head/cross wind predicted for San Luca

Whenever you say something highly self congratulating I can't help but hear Jose saying it now.

 

[Samamba]

Well as expected, Vauquelin already gone. They made it easy for him today.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

His group participant's should have this thought placed solid in their head all the way up the final climb without a single sec of hesitation. Otherwise the clear answer is : yes.

Now is the time Vauquelin does not hesitate a single sec!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Vauquelin obviously 100% predictably the strongest climber of the trio.

 

[fbjim]

Vauquelin...... french cycling is back once again baby........ aroooooooo

 

[Medvind]

Even if Pog takes time on Vinge today, Vinge couldn't have asked for a better way to ease in to the tour. Thanks to UAE.

 

[Salvarani]

Abrahamsen has not given up.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Put up on a pedestal for Vauquelin.

 

[Netserk]

Abrahamsen will catch him after the climb.

 

[Samamba]

Put up on a pedestal for Vauquelin.

Yeah they made it ridiculously easy for him. Laurence, Pacher, Tejada, etc. rode pretty dumb tho.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So zero images of the Laurance group AND the peloton?

 

[Slavique Nuke]

WWA better than the millionaire UAE Doms

He is better paid than anyone in UAE, except Pog

 

[postmanhat]

Vauquelin probably needs 30 seconds at the top to be safe? He isn't the greatest descender.

 

[Medvind]

Abrahamsen, just incredible.

 

[Samamba]

Abrahamsen will catch him after the climb.

Vauquelin is a good TTer, doubt it. And even then, Vauquelin also has a decent sprint.

His descent is pretty shaky tho

 

[fbjim]

je suis francais..... la biblioteque...... hon hon hon

 

[Netserk]

Abrahamsen will catch him after the climb.

Or not. He parked.

 

[CleanCiclismo]

Tour de France to start in Italy from now on if the French keep winning.