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

[Krzysztof_O]

So Teddy Merckx strikes again! He really didn't want this victory but first Soudal and then Vingo forced him to take it. At some point I thought he might not contest the final sprint giving Vingo a win but come on...you don't give a win to your slayer, right? (neither to your fan BTW - see the Giro).

 

[Danskebjerge]

Ah okay.

However, I think you should check your calendar. Today is Saturday and he crashed on Thursday.

Lol, many things went wrong there.

 

[Lequack]

Merijn Zeeman (DS at Visma) to HLN: "Pogacar is the best, bravo to him. We are among the lucky ones who were able to take a step, because otherwise he doesn't leave much for others. It's his choice, of course. But I don't know if that contributes to its popularity."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814596330515210384

View: https://x.com/LeGruppetto/status/1814596330515210384

 

[Valv.Piti]

Merijn Zeeman (DS at Visma) to HLN: "Pogacar is the best, bravo to him. We are among the lucky ones who were able to take a step, because otherwise he doesn't leave much for others. It's his choice, of course. But I don't know if that contributes to its popularity."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814596330515210384

View: https://x.com/LeGruppetto/status/1814596330515210384

This guy is just the definition of a douche. God I dislike this clown, what a loser honestly. A sore loser!

 

[Red Rick]

Evenepoel should have helped Landa go for 4th place

 

[jono]

A bit off-topic, but it was a hot stage today. How do TDF riders avoid a steady stream of stinging sweat in their eyes during their rides?

 

[Cookster15]

he doesn't leave much for others. It's his choice, of course. But I don't know if that contributes to its popularity

What a horrible thing for Merijn Zeeman to say. Sour grapes. I feel for Jonas to be associated with such people.

 

[James M]

This guy is just the definition of a douche. God I dislike this clown, what a loser honestly. A sore loser!

100% agree and couldnt agree more that guy is the biggest joke. Been so tough and smug all season even start of the Tour and once he gets a smackdown so hard everyime and clearly Pogacar is the best uphill by far weve ever seen he turn into a cry baby like no other like you cant switch up like that..

 

[Valv.Piti]

What a horrible thing for Merijn Zeeman to say. Sour grapes. I feel for Jonas to be associated with such people.

He forgot Visma winning 6 stages, yellow and green in 2022 apparantly. He also forgot they won 3 GTs in 2023 and finished 1-2-3 in the Vuelta. Madiot saying this stuff is one thing, this dude is another

Laughable. Straight up laughable!

 

[James M]

He forgot Visma winning 6 stages, yellow and green in 2022 apparantly. He also forgot they won 3 GTs in 2023 and finished 1-2-3 in the Vuelta. Madiot saying this stuff is one thing, this dude is another

Laughable. Straight up laughable!

makes it impossiblet to like doesnt it.

 

[Netserk]

He forgot Visma winning 6 stages, yellow and green in 2022 apparantly. He also forgot they won 3 GTs in 2023 and finished 1-2-3 in the Vuelta. Madiot saying this stuff is one thing, this dude is another

Laughable. Straight up laughable!

They took polka-dots in 2022 too!

 

[Escarabajo]

Merijn Zeeman (DS at Visma) to HLN: "Pogacar is the best, bravo to him. We are among the lucky ones who were able to take a step, because otherwise he doesn't leave much for others. It's his choice, of course. But I don't know if that contributes to its popularity."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814596330515210384

View: https://x.com/LeGruppetto/status/1814596330515210384

Cry me a river!!!
He was humiliated last year. He was destroyed last year, now is his turn.

 

[glassmoon]

lmaoooooooo bro wasn't even tired at all

yep... not normal at all.

 

[Gratemans]

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You can't deny Zeeman's reaction is the very definition of a sore loser. It's only in defeat you really learn if people have class or not. Vingegaard does. Zeeman clearly doesn't.
Anyway, he's off running a football club next year so we won't be bothered by him anymore.

 

[Oldermanish]

This guy is just the definition of a douche. God I dislike this clown, what a loser honestly. A sore loser!

This same guy screwed Primoz over on Tour and Vuelta strategy and now expects gifts from Tadej? If Vindegaard doesn't completely recover and win again what will be his excuse?

 

[Oldermanish]

100% agree and couldnt agree more that guy is the biggest joke. Been so tough and smug all season even start of the Tour and once he gets a smackdown so hard everyime and clearly Pogacar is the best uphill by far weve ever seen he turn into a cry baby like no other like you cant switch up like that..

He stopped short of calling him a mutant or winking/nodding about being otherworldly. Of course that could turn scrutiny onto his program, too. He'll use die hard Visma fans to do that dirty work.

 

[11-34]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814719929603510503

View: https://x.com/AstanaQazTeam/status/1814719929603510503

Can we get back to sports, where the protagonists don't cry, if they don't miss a penalty shot or just barely make the time cut ? Probably not, as it doesn't sell as well.

 

[Scarponi]

Beaten by a distance in the final furlong?

Decently beaten but well clear of “third” 😉

 

[Scarponi]

Can we get back to sports, where the protagonists don't cry, if they don't miss a penalty short or just barely make the time cut ? Probably not, as it doesn't sell as well.

They didn’t cry when they dropped 5.8w/kg after soft pedaling. Now they doing 7 plus hard pace all 170km it’s deserved to cry

 

[Scarponi]

3 grand tours; unthinkable in ancient and modern times. Let’s do something no one’s done in 150 years of this sport and obtain 1,2,3. Next year let’s complain when our rival wins a handful of stages.

 

[Escarabajo]

Let's win the Giro, Tour and Vuelta with the same rider instead of 3 different riders!!

 

[velaso montador]

Remember when Jomas didn't help Pogi

I guess if he did Pogacar might gift him today. What comes around goes around that people complain about not gifting it to Vingegaard based on sympati that he got manhandled entire tour by a superior rider is not the way.

If he earned it in Pogacar eyes by participating himself earlier when he wanted it too òn gravel stage then fair game, this now is sour grapes just in pure taste when they wouldnt lift a finger with him on gravel stage 2v1 even. And now he should gift them beacuse of what reason?

 

[Lequack]

Can we get back to sports, where the protagonists don't cry, if they don't miss a penalty short or just barely make the time cut ? Probably not, as it doesn't sell as well.

I think he was crying not because of making a timecut, but because this was the last stage (apart from tomorrows ITT) at TDF in his career.

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[tobydawq]

Can we get back to sports, where the protagonists don't cry, if they don't miss a penalty short or just barely make the time cut ? Probably not, as it doesn't sell as well.

It has nothing to do with selling and it had nothing to do with the timecut. Come on.

 

[topt]

Wasting Almeida for Jonas to attack. Fry my brain

no Pog order here; Almeida wanted to distance Landa