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

[Didinho]

How many turns do you want?

Turini: yes

 

[fbjim]

I might be wrong but you seem to be saying GC action in the only kind of action? I guess I might feel that way sometimes, but not on this stage as there’s plenty to be interested in.

i like that there was a talking point earlier about how people were angry that breaks never took GC stages anymore when like, this is what a break taking a GC stage looks like.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Nice descent! And the nature scenery is lovely for one more day, not sure what to expect from tomorrow's final stage. (I'm still trying to wrap my head around them finishing in Nice and not Paris, but understand why it's necessary.)

 

[Eyeballs Out]

The old Sky move of hitting the front near a summit in order to clog up the descent

 

[Samamba]

I might be wrong but you seem to be saying GC action in the only kind of action? I guess I might feel that way sometimes, but not on this stage as there’s plenty to be interested in.

Not really but just gifting stages to gift I think is lame and that's what people were basically asking for. Mountain stages were GC riders aren't even try to catch the break are pretty much a snoozefest till the end (cause break just chills too). Anyways maybe it changes and QS actually chases.

And don't get me wrong, I don't think it's that bad. They do whatever they want, I just don't get everyone crying about Pogacar as if this is so much better.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Bernie Eisel just said that Nibali looked better as a descender because everyone else sucked.

 

[postmanhat]

i like that there was a talking point earlier about how people were angry that breaks never took GC stages anymore when like, this is what a break taking a GC stage looks like.

That's probably only because Vingo is so out of form that the race was pretty much decided at the weekend. Otherwise, this and Thursday's stage would have been eaten up as well?

 

[slim charles]

Plesae no one said they are or should be video characters. Pog can be who he likes You missed the point which was the convincing he was something else in interviews , etc ...that is not what I have any respect for

What I meant by the video game characters comment is that they are not 1 dimensional. People can, in fact, be both nice and happy-go-lucky, but also have some other, less desirable characteristics. It isn't necessarily, as you are suggesting, part of some carefully crafted plan to hide his real personality or whatever.

 

[fbjim]

Bernie Eisel just said that Nibali looked better as a descender because everyone else sucked.

nico roche actually said something similar earlier in the race, that Nibali looked amazing as a descender because he took bad lines lol

 

[Tim Cahill]

The sleeveless look on hot days needs to make a return, these lot are to concerned about aero, just remember looking cool on the bike is a marginal gain in and of itself.

 

[Samamba]

How is Gall this bad this year. Decathlon went from a super team all year long to their 2023 level this Tour

 

[fbjim]

How is Gall this bad this year. Decathlon went from a super team all year long to their 2023 level this Tour

switched from BMCs to literal department store bikes. sad to see

 

[Tim Cahill]

Moscon apparently not going to the Olympics is a disgrace, everyone knows he gets a huge buff when he puts on the Italian colours.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Moscon apparently not going to the Olympics is a disgrace, everyone knows he gets a huge buff when he puts on the Italian colours.

Good riddance.

 

[dazaau]

This is the commentary I need. I have been informed on the depths of the three pools on screen as well as about the type of filtration they use.

 

[AmRacer]

i like that there was a talking point earlier about how people were angry that breaks never took GC stages anymore when like, this is what a break taking a GC stage looks like.

Remco goes for this one.

 

[Scarponi]

There’s a horse running in 3 minutes at Newbury UK called Vingegaard. Maybe someone with that name will win todays

 

[Miha81]

Remco goes for this one.

I hope so. Only thing that can save this snoozefest.

 

[tobydawq]

How is Gall this bad this year. Decathlon went from a super team all year long to their 2023 level this Tour

To be fair, he has been bad the whole year.

 

[fbjim]

for maximum discourse i want remco to attack with pogacar and then pogacar gifts him the stage. imagine the high post quality if that happens

 

[RobertCrawley]

This is the commentary I need. I have been informed on the depths of the three pools on screen as well as about the type of filtration they use.

Need beaucoup de châteaux to get through today.

 

[fbjim]

To be fair, he has been bad the whole year.

the other reason is that brown shorts are worth +0.3 w/kg

 

[jono]

for maximum discourse i want remco to attack with pogacar and then pogacar gifts him the stage. imagine the high post quality if that happens

With Pogacar doing full domestique duty to stretch the gap to Vingegaard.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

It isn't necessarily, as you are suggesting, part of some carefully crafted plan to hide his real personality or whatever.

What are any of us but our predominant characteristics ...yet everyone can be happy or kind or anything at times. Even a murderer can be kind to his friends and dogs My point is not about that

I am saying Pog , (maybe not intentionally) is presenting a picture that is not his predominant character .... I can only say what I perceive

 

[postmanhat]

Remco goes for this one.

This is for Landa I think. Evenepoel has his eye on the TT tomorrow, apparently.