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

[tobydawq]

Fedorov

Lenny!

 

[tobydawq]

Fedorov

Terrible prediction

 

[KZD]

This descent doesn't look too technical, I expect small gaps between T2 and T3.

 

[Netserk]

Lenny!

Even took ~20" on the descent!

 

[nightowl]

What’s the time limit for TTs? Jakobsen was very very slow…

 

[tobydawq]

This descent doesn't look too technical, I expect small gaps between T2 and T3.

I thought it had been established that it was dangerous and we should count ourselves lucky if we had half of the GC riders still in the race after the stage.

 

[Netserk]

Terrible prediction

I should have factored in him being up against sprinters. He was always going lose it in the last 200 m!

 

[roundabout]

What’s the time limit for TTs? Jakobsen was very very slow…

30%

Winner would need to do something like 27 minutes for Jakobsen to be eliminated

 

[Mayomaniac]

lightweight Lenny Martinez gaining time on the downhill section is a bit surprising.

 

[gregrowlerson]

lightweight Lenny Martinez gaining time on the downhill section is a bit surprising.

Good thing Remco lost that weight then.

 

[nightowl]

30%

Winner would need to do something like 27 minutes for Jakobsen to be eliminated

Ah he’ll be fine then, that’s too fast even for Remco

 

[Netserk]

All my bids are failing me. Wærenskjold, Fedorov, Lampaert.

 

[Rackham]

So from what I can see it's very fast, not technical & has a tail wind. The climb isn't anything more than a soft hill either.

Evenepoel is going to have fun. I don't see Pog beating him here (& other GC guys are going to ship quite a lot of time).

 

[Netserk]

So from what I can see it's very fast, not technical & has a tail wind. The climb isn't anything more than a soft hill either.

Evenepoel is going to have fun. I don't see Pog beating him here (& other GC guys are going to ship quite a lot of time).

Martinez is at 47.7 km/h at the finish with a minute down to the rest. Not fast.

42 riders were faster than that in 2021, and that was also not a fast route.

 

[tobydawq]

I should have factored in him being up against sprinters. He was always going lose it in the last 200 m!

He clearly got the yips on the finishing straight.

Like Szmyd on Mont Ventoux.

 

[roundabout]

Martinez is at 47.7 km/h at the finish with a minute down to the rest. Not fast.

Durbridge is 4 s/km faster than Martinez on the first flat part. I can see the main stage favorites being 4s/km faster over the whole route (except perhaps for the downhill) so the winning time may well be 1'30'' + better than the current one.

 

[JohnWayne]

Even took ~20" on the descent!

De Lie divebombed the descent, 16s faster than Martinez (2nd fastest) T2-T3. Not bad in an under 5min sector.

 

[Netserk]

De Lie with the fastest descent, 16"32 faster than Martinez (the second fastest) between T2 and T3.

 

[DarkBlue]

bit off topic - but am looking at the Polka Dot Jersey competition - can anyone confirm if there's double points available for the summit finish in stages 14, 15, 19 and 20?

 

[Netserk]

Durbridge is 4 s/km faster than Martinez on the first flat part. I can see the main stage favorites being 4s/km faster over the whole route (except perhaps for the downhill) so the winning time may well be 1'30'' + better than the current one.

Maybe it's just a question of terminology, but I wouldn't call a 50 km/h ITT fast. To me, that's at least 53 km/h.

Laval in 2021 was at nearly 51 km/h, and I think that was a rolling and relatively slow route.

 

[roundabout]

bit off topic - but am looking at the Polka Dot Jersey competition - can anyone confirm if there's double points available for the summit finish in stages 14, 15, 19 and 20?

Double points are only on the Bonette

 

[roundabout]

Maybe it's just a question of terminology, but I wouldn't call a 50 km/h ITT fast. To me, that's at least 53 km/h.

Given the time Bissegger did in the first split, I think it will indeed be a 51 km/h ITT for the winner if not faster.

Maybe it's not a super fast TT, but pretty fast nevertheless.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

So from what I can see it's very fast, not technical & has a tail wind. The climb isn't anything more than a soft hill either.

Evenepoel is going to have fun. I don't see Pog beating him here (& other GC guys are going to ship quite a lot of time).

agree with this.

however, a very fast TT is harder to make big differences. maybe with a headwind. but there's a tailwind.

Remco and Pog to fight it out for the stage, but I do not think gaps will be very large in GC in general.

I don't see the point of doing an ITT where differences can be evened out by a mere MTF sprint. Doesn't change the dynamics and tactics when they get to the mountains. Now, a 50 km test would have made a difference.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

Ayuso being 3rd favorite for this ITT blows my mind

why?

he's very well rested after all.

 

[James M]

Vingegaard having a secret optimized bike thats good.