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

[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...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Au revoir Mark, et merci pour tout!

Such a nice Frenchman too.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Richard Carapaz is named supercombatif rider of the 2024 Tour!

Richard Carapaz nommé super-combatif du Tour de France

L'Équatorien Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) a remporté le titre de coureur le plus combatif du Tour de France. Le jury l'a préféré au Norvégien Jonas Abrahamsen.

www.lequipe.fr

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

42:01 for the winner to put Cav OTL.

Barring that, will he be given a maillot noir on the podium or his special presentation?

 

[armchairclimber]

Has Lenny only come for the TTs?

For a tiny guy he's bloody good at it. Wish he'd at least turned to for one or two mountain stages mind .... had him on my velogames team.

 

[hayneplane]

when are we getting the super-combitivity announcement, and who do we expect wins it?

i'd be happy with Tobias Johannessen, or maybe even Bruno Armirail. Though honestly Carapaz might be a decent contender as well.

Abrahamson for me. Carapaz would be worthy but with a jersey and a stage win they will probably tip a nod elsewhere.

If it was totally objective and not a sub prize then you should really give it to Pogacar.

 

[tobydawq]

42:01 for the winner to put Cav OTL.

Barring that, will he be given a maillot noir on the podium or his special presentation?

43:08 to put Dylan out.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

42:01 for the winner to put Cav OTL.

Barring that, will he be given a maillot noir on the podium or his special presentation?

Rolf Sørensen has predicted Pogačar to win in 42:00, if I remember it correctly, so that could become a nail-biter.

 

[Rob5091]

For a tiny guy he's bloody good at it. Wish he'd at least turned to for one or two mountain stages mind .... had him on my velogames team.

He was n't even supposed to go to the Tour so he's been under par all the time. Next year, with the right preparation a KOM jersey contender - remember where you read it first!

 

[Salvarani]

Surely they cant go faster than 44:00.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Seeing Lenny just reminds me of what a dismal tour it's been for FDJ

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not sure Martinez should be going anywhere near Bahrain atm, Tiberi/Santi aside they look a bit listless

Jack Haig GT podium looks hilarious in retrospect, he beat Adam Yates, Superman Lopez and Egan Bernal

 

[RobertCrawley]

Lance and George talked yesterday about riders not wearing gloves. They said they wore them because they would not want road rash on their hands in case of a crash, and they did not want sweaty hands on handlebars going down mountains.

Gloveless seems to be the trend. Does anyone know why that is?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

'Mark is this your last race'

'......likely so yeah'

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

Someone as competitive as him and cycling being his entire life he'll probably enjoy a break, but then he'll get the itch...