Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges > Gevrey-Chambertin, 25.3 km (ITT)

[scribers]

Wout has a bucket stuck on his head

 

[Sciatic]

Excited to watch the finale today—can’t recall a GT when we’ve had 4 elite GC guys tackling a TT stage when all are still close in time and all of them are excellent TT-ers.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

This is not good from WVA

 

[Le Grand Doop]

Excited to watch the finale today—can’t recall a GT when we’ve had 4 elite GC guys tackling a TT stage when all are still close in time and all of them are excellent TT-ers.

agreed.

but how much of that is due to the fact that ITTs have largely disappeared in terms of length and therefore any real significance.

 

[Danskebjerge]

The new chain setups are risk and reward. It’s not bad luck in the real sense of the words if a chain falls off.

 

[Rob5091]

Wout has a bucket stuck on his head

Aero bucket, they call it.

Does not look good for WvA. Getting in the info for Vingegaard though for later.

 

[RobertCrawley]

This is not good from WVA

He's definitely not at his best. Not yet 100 percent after the March crash.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Yes, but how is his time trial going?

Even worse.

Very weird first week for him, looked incredible on stage 1 then very meh for the next couple of stages. Yesterday at least in okay position to contest the sprint but now again a total no show.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Best helmet ever.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Wout has a bucket stuck on his head

It looks like a firefighter helmet.

 

[Ricco']

How is wva not beeing at his best any news to people when he literally has stated he aim to peak for OL?

WVA statements prior to TdF are to be taken with a giant bowl of salt

 

[KZD]

Van Aert has really regressed as a time trialist lately. No way he is going to be competitive in the Olympic TT.

Not the best news for Vingegaard either, Visma's set-up is not looking fast.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Wout was briefly riding through a nice and quiet area away from the crowds, good crowds though everywhere else. (Mandatory scenery comment.)

 

[Sciatic]

agreed.

but how much of that is due to the fact that ITTs have largely disappeared in terms of length and therefore any real significance.

Sure, that could have been part of it. Also because it’s early in race. But still unique that the top 4GC candidates are among the top 5 or 6 TT-ers in the entire race.

 

[MartinGT]

Kirby saying WVA was doing great, then the second time check came in.

Kirby, do everyone a favour and leave.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

Sure, that could have been part of it. Also because it’s early in race. But still unique that the top 4GC candidates are among the top 5 or 6 TT-ers in the entire race.

without a doubt.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Maybe the national coach should reconsider his selection for the OG and leave Stuyven home, move Van Aert to RR only and take somebody who is not miles behind the pace in the TT.

 

[Sciatic]

Wout was briefly riding through a nice and quiet area away from the crowds, good crowds though everywhere else. (Mandatory scenery comment.)

Bien sur!

 

[OJRvE]

Just looking at the live timing on PCS. What happened to Vauquelin between the last checkpoint and finish? Looks like he lost a lot of time.

 

[solo80k]

How is wva not beeing at his best any news to people when he literally has stated he aim to peak for OL?

Z2 training it is. 😜

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Just looking at the live timing on PCS. What happened to Vauquelin between the last checkpoint and finish? Looks like he lost a lot of time.

4 seconds?
EDIT: PCS is crap, check https://www.tissottiming.com/2024/tdf/stage-7/live

 

[Valv.Piti]

How is wva not beeing at his best any news to people when he literally has stated he aim to peak for OL?

How can you post on this forum and not know that Wout was in a terrible crash in March? His shape is obviously still off and he's not really focusing on this discipline these days anyways, so its pretty predictable he was gonna have a rough day out there

 

[ppanther92]

4 seconds?

Now 1 minute. They changed his place to 8th now as well. Don’t know if mistake ir what happened here.

 

[OJRvE]

4 seconds?
EDIT: PCS is crap, check https://www.tissottiming.com/2024/tdf/stage-7/live

PCS have him 1.16 behind, but ok then it’s just wrong on their site

 

[Mayomaniac]

Maybe the national coach should reconsider his selection for the OG and leave Stuyven home, move Van Aert to RR only and take somebody who is not miles behind the pace in the TT.

Yeah, peak shape WVA doesn't get outclassed by 2024 Campenaerts like this, with all the respect to the later.