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

[RobertCrawley]

Are you telling me Vingegaard could had won last year with a gap of 2 minutes instead of 1 min and 37 s?

I wondered the same thing. Can the skinsuit really make that much of a difference?

 

[tobydawq]

10 names for the top-10:

Pogi
Evenepoel
Rogla
Ayuso
Van Aert
Vingegaard
Jorgenson
Küng
Gee
Thomas

Dark Horse: Pedersen

Definitely missing Almeida.

 

[Froome]

I wondered the same thing. Can the skinsuit really make that much of a difference?

Honestly, i don't think so.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Only 2 riders abandoned from the 176 that started the race. This really is an unusual and excellent race so far.

 

[Netserk]

Definitely missing Almeida.

Tough field. Who do you remove?

 

[MrTea1976]

Surprise Yates in the top 5.

 

[tobydawq]

Tough field. Who do you remove?

G or Gee.

And I'd probably put Carlos Rodríguez in instead of the other of those two.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Only 2 riders abandoned from the 176 that started the race. This really is an unusual and excellent race so far.

Of course. If you don't put a pancake flat stage in the first stage, massive crashes will be less probable to happen. First weekend was perfect for tire some legs and put every rider and team in their place

 

[tobydawq]

Another thing: Are we ready for another round in the fabled Armirail vs. Van Wilder rivalry?

 

[RobertCrawley]

Don't love the massive ITT helmets.

 

[Netserk]

G or Gee.

And I'd probably put Carlos Rodríguez in instead of the other of those two.

Those were also the last names I added, Gee as the 10th. I also considered Bilbao.

 

[tobydawq]

Those were also the last names I added, Gee as the 10th. I also considered Bilbao.

Not Armirail or Vauquelin?

 

[Netserk]

Not Armirail or Vauquelin?

No, but they can do it too. Very strong field here for this route.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Are you telling me Vingegaard could had won last year with a gap of 2 minutes instead of 1 min and 37 s?

No, because Pogačar was also wearing an organiser skinsuit.

 

[Berniece]

The climb and section between T3 - Finish, will have slight wind in the back

 

[Lequack]

 

[RobertCrawley]

I guess I'm just a bloke. I've never been a wine guy.

 

[Netserk]

Some bids for the hot seat:

Wærenskjold
Lampaert
Lazkano
Vauquelin
Campenaerts
Küng

 

[RobertCrawley]

That's the first time I saw Jasper Disaster's deviation from his line and almost putting Wout in the barriers. Relegation was a good decision by Der Kommissar. Jasper just needs to hold his line. Not rocket science.

Edit: I see that Jasper wrote an apology to Wout on Instagram. Wout accepted right away. Case closed.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Interesting seeing this descent, even if it's just Cav taking it easy

 

[RobertCrawley]

Interesting seeing this descent, even if it's just Cav taking it easy

It looks fast!

 

[tobydawq]

Some bids for the hot seat:

Wærenskjold
Lampaert
Lazkano
Vauquelin
Campenaerts
Küng

Cavendish
Mørkøv
Ballerini

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Are you telling me Vingegaard could had won last year with a gap of 2 minutes instead of 1 min and 37 s?

Sry behind posts here, but the 22,4k route to Combloux was not exactly for an aerodynamic ride as here today (even with some small twists and corners), obviously cannot be compared - however I like the sarcasm

 

[tobydawq]

Ayuso being 3rd favorite for this ITT blows my mind

Why? He has won a lot of WorldTour TTs.

 

[Netserk]

Cavendish
Mørkøv
Ballerini

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