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

[Red Rick]

Cavendish vs puke reflex >> GC battle

 

[RobertCrawley]

So de Lie starts his last ride of this Tour. Underwhelming first Tour or expected result?

I would say underwhelming. He has terrific power, never giving Jasper a chance to come around from his wheel in the Belgium road race. De Lie couldn't get the sprint figured out this year, finding himself blocked or back in the pack. I hope he has a better Tour next year.

 

[Red Rick]

With the speed of the best riders on Turbie and the many switchbacks, I wonder how much of the climbing will be done in TT position. Maybe half the time of the ascent?

Should be most of it apart from the switchbacks

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So de Lie starts his last ride of this Tour. Underwhelming first Tour or expected result?

I'd say mostly as expected. At least at this stage of his career, the guy simply isn't world class at pure bunch sprints, so on this route basically his only chances of getting a stage win were the uphill sprint on stage 8 and getting in the break on stage 9. If ASO are indeed going to spice up their easier stages for next year, he will have better opportunities.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Cavendish vs puke reflex >> GC battle

I completely forgot Cav puked on his bike just a couple of weeks ago, the Tour has flown by just like that.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Wow, you really think it's been that good of a Tour? Now I'm curious to see how everyone rates this edition.

Have to admit that the sprinter stages we have witnessed with no breakaway initiative resulting in total snooze parties have dragged it down, apart from that I've been excellently entertained.
Think my stage-by-stage analysis will end up in a 7/10.

 

[Devrann]

Less fans along the road than expected considering the TDF final stage..

 

[Didinho]

TT bike vs normal bike comparison now with Dillier. He won’t have to change valuta for the fine he’ll get for drafting.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Less fans along the road than expected considering the TDF final stage..

It‘s almost impossible to get to the climbs because the race is taking most of the roads.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Cav's wife gave a nice interview, she'll probably have some adjusting to do when he starts being home a lot more. That could go either way, but I'm sure their kids will be happy at least.

 

[RobertCrawley]

That's awesome that Phil Liggett left the booth to stand alongside the parcours to applaud Cavendish riding by.

 

[Red Rick]

Cav gifting GC positions even though he only won the one stage

 

[Didinho]

Cav celebrated a bit early. The earliest ever.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Top 140 for Ballerini.

 

[Wvv]

Au revoir Mark, et merci pour tout!

Friendliest Darth Vader ever, btw.

 

[fbjim]

atmosphere of the finish line kind of sucks, the forward facing grandstands are probably nice for the spectators but they mean you can't see everyone cheer the finishers

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Bini has a sweet looking bike today

 

[Potomac]

Paris, there is no substitute.

 

[Rob5091]

So de Lie starts his last ride of this Tour. Underwhelming first Tour or expected result?

I posted about stage 8 being his best chance and he got boxed in. A learning experience and Lotto did not expect more and hopefully he's got some better positional awareness.

 

[fbjim]

Paris, there is no substitute.

that's not very Nice

 

[Sciatic]

Chapeau Cav

 

[Rob5091]

I'd say mostly as expected. At least at this stage of his career, the guy simply isn't world class at pure bunch sprints, so on this route basically his only chances of getting a stage win were the uphill sprint on stage 8 and getting in the break on stage 9. If ASO are indeed going to spice up their easier stages for next year, he will have better opportunities.

2025 is starting in De Lie's neck of the woods so expecting big things next year!

 

[tobydawq]

Has Lenny only come for the TTs?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau Cav

I didn't realize he had so much gray hair!

He's interviewing right now, he plans on being at the Tour even just as a spectator because cycling is his life.

 

[Tim Cahill]

'Mark is this your last race'

'......likely so yeah'

Had to think a little too long and hard about that answer...