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

[topt]

They would either drop Landa or not regardless if Almeida pulls? Won't he be more tired now?

point is it wasnt team order

 

[zlev11]

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 is such a joke. the first rule of cycling is no gifts unless you get something out of it for yourself.

 

[noob]

point is it wasnt team order

I understand

 

[Lequack]

Highlights

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814779996323652040

View: https://x.com/PlataformaRC/status/1814779996323652040

 

[dobrien]

Hard to please everyone. If I would be in his place I would also try to get closer to 2nd after what I saw yesterday. It turned out that Vinge is still strong enough.

Remco did not loose anything in terms of GC and he won't have any regrets for not trying.

Totally agree with this. If he sits back and doesn't try anything then you have the idiots who will come at him with the 'no balls' thing. Can't please everyone, glad to see he tried. That said, as great as he is riding this Tour (and it's definitely a leap forward for him) he is still a very long ways off the top two. Hoping he can close that up in the coming seasons but it's a pretty big gap at the moment...

 

[topt]

I think I prefer Pantani's version (on the way to his giro+tour double). To be fair, that day was rough.

looking at this pictures only becomes clearer why records are being broken; I mean just compare the jersey,thats like 10watts difference only there.

 

[Gratemans]

looking at this pictures only becomes clearer why records are being broken; I mean just compare the jersey,that like 10watts difference only there.

Best. F-ing. Jersey. Ever.

 

[topt]

Best. F-ing. Jersey. Ever.

reminds me of guys in their 60ies that ride in our amateur races, they come with jersey like that and a 23 biggest cog on cassete

 

[Gratemans]

reminds me of guys in their 60ies that ride in our amateur races, they come with jersey like that and a 23 biggest cog on cassete

Haha well, bless them.

(I have no saying on the subject anyway: 11-34 is how I roll )

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

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.

Why? Is this some reactionary boy's don't cry take? I honestly don't understand the problem with it. Also they are very tired, that makes it generally harder to controll emotions, even if you wanted to. I'm happy I see more people cry openly, as it's actually pretty healthy and good for the soul.

 

[Gratemans]

Why? Is this some reactionary boy's don't cry take? I honestly don't understand the problem with it. Also they are very tired, that makes it generally harder to controll emotions, even if you wanted to. I'm happy I see more people cry openly, as it's actually pretty healthy and good for the soul.

People that lack empathy are not my kind of people either.

 

[Izzyeviel]

looking at this pictures only becomes clearer why records are being broken; I mean just compare the jersey,thats like 10watts difference only there.

Pogacar rides quicker so he can change out of yellow into his beloved white kit?

 

[Oldermanish]

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.

I have a feeling that you'd be crying if you were forced to finish any mountain stage in the Tour within the time limit. Especially after 3 weeks. But it's just as easy to change the channel and return to hard-edged sports where there seldom is crying like golf....or more golf.
Maybe some more golf?

 

[Izzyeviel]

DECISION DU JURY DES COMMISSAIRES N°20
Article 2.12.007-8.3 : Rider or team staff disposing of waste or other objects outside of litter zones
(151) MAS NICOLAU Enric - MOVISTAR TEAM – 10008685726(
18) YATES Adam - UAE TEAM EMIRATES - 10007059055Fine of 500CHF - 25 Points at UCI ranking each

Teams have been a bit late returning their transponders.
RECUPERATION DES TRANSPONDEURSL :The transponders not given at the end of the 20th stage will be collected :Sébastien CREPIN : +33 6 n6 3n 83 n0

 

[dazaau]

Why should he not?

Because Jonas would probably find it offensive.

Edit: apparently not though. But if I was a 2x TDF champ with a stage already and my rival let me win I don't think those optics would be good for me.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Because Jonas would probably find it offensive.

I think he said something to the extent that he kinda hoped Pogi would gift him the stage, but would have done the same as Pogacar did in his place.
So I don't think he would have been offended. But I think it's also strange to expect Pogacar not to contest the stage just because he already won a lot. No one ever makes this argument for sprinters, ever.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Don't touch my Tour.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Soudal forced the victory into Pogacar's hands. It does indeed seem as though Pog was content letting the break win. However, due to Soudal upping the tempo the break was reeled in. Carapez wins today if not for Soudals aggressive riding.

 

[fbjim]

looking at this pictures only becomes clearer why records are being broken; I mean just compare the jersey,thats like 10watts difference only there.

you are neglecting the watts difference that the Bianchi jersey provides, due to it being imbued with at least 0.8 w/kg of pure cyclismo

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

DECISION DU JURY DES COMMISSAIRES N°20
Article 2.12.007-8.3 : Rider or team staff disposing of waste or other objects outside of litter zones
(151) MAS NICOLAU Enric - MOVISTAR TEAM – 10008685726(
18) YATES Adam - UAE TEAM EMIRATES - 10007059055Fine of 500CHF - 25 Points at UCI ranking each

Teams have been a bit late returning their transponders.
RECUPERATION DES TRANSPONDEURSL :The transponders not given at the end of the 20th stage will be collected :Sébastien CREPIN : +33 6 n6 3n 83 n0

Funny.
At first I read the two quotes as in context, just as if the riders no longer wanted to hear more BS from their DS. Or as failing transponders and throw them away as in a Ganna ITT moment.

 

[Red Rick]

[[deleted]]Complaining that your rival is smashing you and not giving you gifts when you won all 3 grand tours last year is the epitome of hypocrisy. [[deleted]]

Lol. They won 7 stages total. They were never lol overpowered and then went for every single last scrap.

Its an extremely false equivalence

 

[fbjim]

Lol. They won 7 stages total. They were never lol overpowered and then went for every single last scrap.

Its an extremely false equivalence

they literally finished 1-2-3 at a grand tour

 

[Red Rick]

they literally finished 1-2-3 at a grand tour

Taking GC spots has nothing to do with stage hoarding.

 

[Red Rick]

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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.

Were framing truthful as being a sore loser now

What happened to " hurr durr he says it like it is"

 

[fbjim]

Taking GC spots has nothing to do with stage hoarding.

out of nine possible GC podium spots in 2023, they took five.

UAE still has a chance to tie them, mind you, if we get the epic Ayuso/Almeida/Soler podium at the Vuelta