Tour de France Tour de France 2024: Stage 20: Nice - Col de la Couillole, 20/07, 132.8k

[ice&fire]

If this break survives, the shithousing between Carapaz, Soler and Mas is going to be next level

GC is decided. We need good incentives to keep watching.

 

[Brullnux]

Why is that.

Calendar was super messed up

 

[AnotherArmChair]

I dont want Pog to not win what he wants . He is very strong and has a top team and you make hay while you can and there are no gifts in cycling

But stop trying to convince me you are some happy go lucky likeable guy who cares about everyone

Nah you are a killer , with a big ego ,who hangs on to defeats, wants revenge and can be petty

Own who you are and I would have more respect for you

BTW I dont think Visma mocked Pog last year ...they said what they thought and not sure that is mockery. It was just wrong. But Pog has obviously not forgotten

 

[postmanhat]

If this break survives, the shithousing between Carapaz, Soler and Mas is going to be next level

It's already started I think. Stuyven's back to them pretty quickly.

 

[iBanesto]

Covid year would require an asterisk

How about 2004 and 2005?

 

[perico]

Number of racedays before the start of the race for the last winners of Tour de France .

Year	Rider	#Racedays
2023	VINGEGAARD Jonas	25
2022	VINGEGAARD Jonas	26
2021	POGAČAR Tadej	30
2020	POGAČAR Tadej	19
2019	BERNAL Egan	32
2018	THOMAS Geraint	30
2017	FROOME Chris	27
2016	FROOME Chris	27
2015	FROOME Chris	27
2014	NIBALI Vincenzo	46
2013	FROOME Chris	30
2012	WIGGINS Bradley	30
2011	EVANS Cadel	29
2010	SCHLECK Andy	42
2009	CONTADOR Alberto	33
2008	SASTRE Carlos	37
2007	CONTADOR Alberto	37
2006	PEREIRO Óscar	45
2005	ARMSTRONG Lance	22
2004	ARMSTRONG Lance	32

If you include Lance Armstrong but not Contador in 2010… or Floyd in 2006 for that matter.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Why is that.

Maybe because there was no race for almost half a year?

 

[Miha81]

Lol. They practically pushed Carapaz over the 40 point Bonette yesterday, now they take 1 point off of him, and theyre rhe pathetic ones?

Do not see the point of doing what he did today other than some petty s***. It does not matter anyway.

 

[Brullnux]

How about 2004 and 2005?

That's not what they meant, it's more that pre-Tour race days in 2020 aren't a particularly useful data point because the Tour was in September, a load of races happened after that would normally happen before, and there was a three month gap between March races and when it picked up again. It's not particularly useful for the purposes of that stat

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

So it wasn't just bad luck that Johannessen crashed yesterday.

What do you mean by this?

 

[Samamba]

This is what everyone wanted right? No fight between favorites, just chilling and letting a break go.

 

[Heston]

Come on, let's not be disingenuous. Jorgenson didn't do that to get a KOM point, he did it specifically so that Carapaz didn't get one. Maybe as payback for yesterday, maybe to get back at UAE who chased him down but had let Carapaz towards the front, who knows. It was a bit of a petty move, to justify it by saying "it's a race" is deliberately missing the point.

So you're saying its not a race and Carapaz is entitled to winning the points without competition because.... because you have deemed him the worthy winner?

Thats how I think cycling should be, but we see that differently I guess.

 

[Sciatic]

G1 suffering from G2 syndrome

😆

 

[QueenStagiaire]

This is what everyone wanted right? No fight between favorites, just chilling and letting a break go.

Break is riding so badly that UAE might accidentally catch up

 

[Monte Serra]

Number of racedays before the start of the race for the last winners of Tour de France .

Year	Rider	#Racedays
2023	VINGEGAARD Jonas	25
2022	VINGEGAARD Jonas	26
2021	POGAČAR Tadej	30
2020	POGAČAR Tadej	19
2019	BERNAL Egan	32
2018	THOMAS Geraint	30
2017	FROOME Chris	27
2016	FROOME Chris	27
2015	FROOME Chris	27
2014	NIBALI Vincenzo	46
2013	FROOME Chris	30
2012	WIGGINS Bradley	30
2011	EVANS Cadel	29
2010	SCHLECK Andy	42
2009	CONTADOR Alberto	33
2008	SASTRE Carlos	37
2007	CONTADOR Alberto	37
2006	PEREIRO Óscar	45
2005	ARMSTRONG Lance	22
2004	ARMSTRONG Lance	32

Nibali once more showing he's the apostle of Real Ciclismo

 

[Sciatic]

If this break survives, the shithousing between Carapaz, Soler and Mas is going to be next level

Movistar reunions are always spicy

 

[dazaau]

This is what everyone wanted right? No fight between favorites, just chilling and letting a break go.

Apparently!

 

[Andre]

he did it for the money

 

[Brullnux]

So you're saying its not a race and Carapaz is entitled to winning the points without competition because.... because you have deemed him the worthy winner?

Thats how I think cycling should be, but we see that differently I guess.

Are you deliberately missing the point or...

There's no race between Carapaz and Jorgenson for KoM points because it is mathematically impossible for Jorgenson to win the KoM competition. Therefore it was clearly not done as a fight for the point, but just to spite UAE/Carapaz. Obviously. And fair enough if you think that was a reasonable move, but no need to lie to yourself that it was a move made out of pure racing intention

 

[Andre]

how wealthy is Team UAE compared to say..Visma or the old Sky team?

 

[Red Rick]

The double standards for Pogacar and Visma are real

 

[Miha81]

This is what everyone wanted right? No fight between favorites, just chilling and letting a break go.

Yeah. Best stage of this edition so far. So much suspense and packed with action 🤣😂

 

[gregrowlerson]

Movistar reunions are always spicy

Where's Landa tho?

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Some effort from Stuyven

 

[Heston]

Are you deliberately missing the point or...

There's no race between Carapaz and Jorgenson for KoM points because it is mathematically impossible for Jorgenson to win the KoM competition. Therefore it was clearly not done as a fight for the point, but just to spite UAE/Carapaz. Obviously. And fair enough if you think that was a reasonable move, but no need to lie to yourself that it was a move made out of pure racing intention

Alright, so your point is that when its mathematically impossible to win the jersey, riders are not allowed to sprint for points.

Does that also apply to the green jersey and the people sprinting for points when they cant win it?
Should Coquard be vilified or DQ for winning sprints when hes mathematically out of the green jersey race?