Tour De France 2024 Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois – Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, 183.4k

[movingtarget]

Another nice win for Girmay. Green jersey looking good so far.

 

[Tim Cahill]

A who's who of sprinting legends in the top 10, Girmay.... Philipsen..... Evenepoel

 

[Mayomaniac]

De Lie tried to pass where there was no space, between two rather reckless sprinters.

Ghirmay saw that Evenepoel now also has one Tour stage win and took it personal.
Bini — beating Belgians since the junior ranks.😉

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Who would have guessed Girmay would be the first to win multiple stages, or Intermarche for that

This is so fantastic both for Bini and the whole team.

 

[Red Rick]

Remco and Pog tried. Both lost positions with 1km to go. Still made up a lot of ground and finished 10th and 13th.

From the frontal shot at 1k it really didn't look like Pog was trying. He was sitting upright, just making sure he wasn't behind a gap, and then wins a lot of positions in the end because sprinters dying are dying on a 4% hill.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Alpecin such a mess with Kragh coming out of nowhere to take a flyer, only to abandon it when he sees Philipsen sprinting.

He's just a solo act and one to ride for himself.

 

[RobertCrawley]

It's okay, there's another 8 sprint stages coming up, not over yet

4 more.

 

[skippo12]

From the frontal shot at 1k it really didn't look like Pog was trying. He was sitting upright, just making sure he wasn't behind a gap, and then wins a lot of positions in the end because sprinters dying are dying on a 4% hill.

He was still close to the front with 2km to go. Don't think he dropped because he wanted to. Was boxed in on the right side and lost 20 spots.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Alpecin such a mess with Kragh coming out of nowhere to take a flyer, only to abandon it when he sees Philipsen sprinting.

I don't know what to think of Kragh in this Tour. Yesterday he was very focused before the time trial and then said afterwards that he didn't go all in.

 

[CleanCiclismo]

Pretty dominant win for Girmay.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I don't know what to think of Kragh in this Tour. Yesterday he was very focused before the time trial and then said afterwards that he didn't go all in.

He was on the tarmac earlier in the stage. He might not be 100 percent.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

I don't know what to think of Kragh in this Tour. Yesterday he was very focused before the time trial and then said afterwards that he didn't go all in.

He is in the wrong team

 

[Tricycle Rider]

All over the grass without even a crash - just too many people trying to get into too small a space.

Yes, several times today some riders were forced onto the grass, thankfully no one crashed. (From what I saw anyway.)

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

De Lie should have just sprinted with 350 when he had room. It's uphill, and a long sprint is exactly what he's good at.

The reason he gets boxed in is cause the leadouts weren't fast enough.

Yeah, he had space to just go, and he delayed, and got overtaken on both sides, but even after that, should have gone left instead of cycling right up the middle of Girmay and Philipsen

 

[Netserk]

First 112 in the same time, no splits with the 3" rule.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

De Lie tried to pass where there was no space, between two rather reckless sprinters.

Ghirmay saw that Evenepoel now also has one Tour stage win and took it personal.
Bini — beating Belgians since the junior ranks.😉

When you win a stage or race, typically it is considered that you have beaten all opponents in the peloton, not just those from one particular nation.
I think.

 

[Red Rick]

101

VAN DER POEL Mathieu

Alpecin - Deceuninck

,,

The Olympics are a lock.

 

[yaco]

Feel that DeLie was too conservative in the final. He needed to go earlier and he could have won the stage.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Who was it a couple of days ago, who said that Philipsen is the Belgian Wout Van Aert? Perfect.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Tadej and DSs talk about the gravel sections as a crap shoot. Tadej just mentioned that a puncture at the wrong time could be disastrous.

Not sure how I feel about gravel stages. I know it's the modern thing.

 

[Unchained]

All over the grass without even a crash - just too many people trying to get into too small a space.

It's like you said, one team dominating everything.. and Girmay needs to let someone else win!! 25% of stages to one guy is excessive!! Guy is dominant!! And green jersey!! Come on!! Give someone else a chance!!

 

[Danskebjerge]

Tadej and DSs talk about the gravel sections as a crap shoot. Tadej just mentioned that a puncture at the wrong time could be disastrous.

Not sure how I feel about gravel stages. I know it's the modern thing.

Theoretically, it’s true that bad luck on a gravel stage can prove costly in the GC. But I can’t think of any examples where this was actually the case. With all the pacing via cars etc, the danger is further reduced.

 

[RobertCrawley]

De Lie just couldn't find an opening. It looked like he was gaining on Bini and Jasper Disaster. Bad luck.

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[Logic-is-your-friend]

Who was it a couple of days ago, who said that Philipsen is the Belgian Wout Van Aert? Perfect.

He's like a Belgian Belgian Pozzato.

 

[joe_papp]

Hope for splits for I don't think teams will want to commit that much with the gravel stage coming tomorrow and the headwind at the end.

I think this could end up being De Lie vs Girmay for the stage.

Have to say...after I saw your post early this morning and checked the betting lines, I sprinkled some on Girmay -- so thanks!!