Tour de France Tour de France 2024:Stage 21: Monaco - Nice, 21/07, 33.7k (ITT)

[Dazed and Confused]

Usually my eyes are glued to the telly during an ITT event, but with the current state of affairs I'm giving it a miss.

 

[Netserk]

The guy has a Bambi gif, it's not like he has much to lose.

I could make the equivalent comment about @Valv.Piti's avatar

 

[Netserk]

This is the one I'll pick if Van Aert finishes 11th or worse:

 

[MJR]

Not sure about WvA - has he been saving himself, if so why? The rest I agree with.

I think WvA has been doing the same thing as vdP - staying under the radar and using the Tour as top quality training for the Olympic Games. Same way vdP did last year for Worlds, to success, of course.

 

[RedheadDane]

The guy has a Bambi gif, it's not like he has much to lose.

Bambi is cute!

 

[James M]

This is the one I'll pick if Van Aert finishes 11th or worse:

You should pick this afterall its Vingegaard best ever performance ever.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812788003879649366

View: https://x.com/faustocoppi60/status/1812788003879649366?t=bLJ2Rl6ikZk3B_MG4x_-OQ&s=19&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3UM6np6S27rubLvoZTkD3vYPrdXxOTcTjZWWXJrLXh3NqardDmSK5yFmM_aem_dw0RlV3kNtpgKacdh1FvcA

 

[Valv.Piti]

This is the one I'll pick if Van Aert finishes 11th or worse:

I guess I shouldn't say this, but that wouldn't even be that bad. I could think of much, much worse - part of me quite like Vingegaard, and I certainly respect him a ton. Even though I still have no clue how Pog could mess that up!

Youre gonna get Pogi freewheeling up Plateau de Beille no hands after Jonas 7 w/kg attack

 

[Bolder]

Almeida surprise here. He’s been softpedaling all week.

 

[Billy The Kid]

Ayuso would’ve sealed his 2nd place here behind Pogi with a stage win.

If Pogi goes full, more than a minute on everyone.
Vingo 2nd, Remco 3th.
If he rides carefully, around 20” win.

For your sake i hope this is irony😅 Ayuso second place in the GC and a stage win in the last TT beating Remco,Pog and Vinge?He has talent, but is nowhere near the level og Pog,Vinge and Remco. That is very clear.

Remco has 12-0-0 in TT’s against Pog and Vinge in all competitions. Unforunatelly it is possible that this statistic gets ruined tomorrow, but If Pog beats Remco tomorrow it will be with a very small margin,0-10 seconds, and Pog need to go all in to do this. I know Remco won only with 12 seconds to Pog on the last TT that had one 2k climb in it, and the climb tomorrow is longer, but its about pacing the climb correctly and Remco is the best in the world doing this in a TT.

 

[Monte Serra]

What about the weather? Read some reports that rain is expected. But the weather app I checked has sunny weather for Nice. Rain in the late afternoon could result in a surprise winner. Campenaerts has said he will go 100%, and he starts reasonably early.

 

[Forever The Best]

The guy has a Bambi gif, it's not like he has much to lose.

Yeah did he lose a bet or something?

 

[Ulle97]

Only potential changes among the top 10 that I can imagine:

Yates 1s ahead of Rodriguez. 6th/7th.
On paper Rodriguez might be slightly better in TTs but with the climb and the trend of the last few days I think Yates defends his spot.

Ciccone 22s ahead of Buitrago. 10th/11th
Who sucks less? Buitrago obviously isn't a TT specialist but Ciccone is as bad as it gets for a GC rider. Wouldn't be suprised if Buitrago takes this.

Those seconds gained with the sticky bottle might shade it for Buitrago....... seriously though, is there much gain from these 'sticky bottles? Ciccone made a pretty big deal over it.

 

[Cookster15]

Pog need to go all in to do this

If its dry I think Pog will win. If it rains he would ride conservatively to avoid crashing.

 

[Escarabajo]

 

[Escarabajo]

The only realistic battle is for the top 10. Very weird that this TT is worthless.

 

[Ricco']

Pogi to take the usual ceremonial photos drinking champagne and still win the TT

 

[Landeirovic]

Only potential changes among the top 10 that I can imagine:

Yates 1s ahead of Rodriguez. 6th/7th.
On paper Rodriguez might be slightly better in TTs but with the climb and the trend of the last few days I think Yates defends his spot.

Ciccone 22s ahead of Buitrago. 10th/11th
Who sucks less? Buitrago obviously isn't a TT specialist but Ciccone is as bad as it gets for a GC rider. Wouldn't be suprised if Buitrago takes this.

Buitrago is not that crap in ITT. He will come 10e GC easy tommorow

 

[Lequack]

More than 1500 drones and a sumptuous fireworks display to celebrate the arrival of @LeTour to #Nice06 !

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

So while I buy that Pogi doesn't want to take risks in the descend, I still think he has a decent shot at winning. The climbing is to his advantage and even if he manages to descend slower than Remco, the latter might be to far back already. If he want's to equal Merckx in GT stage wins in one year he needs the stage, maybe that's a motivation.

 

[Savant12]

One Pog to find them, one Pog to bring them all and in the darkness to bind them. One Pog to rule them all

Did not read this comment until now but I posted similar on the Pog thread...funny minds and all

 

[fbjim]

If nothing else, I am absolutely here to see Biniam and Carapaz cross the line.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I'm quite pleased to see Girmay and Carapaz win the points and climber's jerseys, respectively.

 

[Didinho]

And hopefully no rain or crashes. Want a fair battle for the stage win. And riders to stay healthy.

 

[Unchained]

Tomorrow real potential for Remco heartbreak when he realizes that if he races all out for 34 kilometers he is often untouchable..He currently wears rainbow jersey confirming it.

 

[yaco]

The only realistic battle is for the top 10. Very weird that this TT is worthless.

Not weird at all. It's not often a stage 21 ITT has a material effect on GC and this one does not help the ITT specialists. Would have preferred a parade type stage.