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

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Not to steal anyone's thunder but it was me.

You're awesome!

 

[jaylew]

Great win from Bini in pretty much a straight up 1v1 vs Philipsen. Obviously, the finish gave him a bit of an edge but I think last year's Philipsen wins this. He just doesn't seem as fast in '24. De Lie just got it wrong in the end or he would have had a good chance of winning.

2 wins for Girmay before the 1st rest day is something I'd never had expected but I'm loving it. Girmay, Cav, Groenewegen, Girmay winning the 1st 4 sprints. Who had that? I still think Philipsen wins at least one stage, maybe more. Might depend on getting a really strong lead out from MVDP which he really hasn't had this Tour. I think De Lie has the strength to win one but he doesn't seem to have the team to help him in the finales and is having to mostly fend for himself. Jakobsen seems to be another victim of the QS voodoo.

 

[jaylew]

Without my " unauthorized sources " I would miss most of the races, A satellite dish w USA channels that includes Peacock and a couple other sports is @$62 bucks a month for nothing!!! Absolutely crap..my unauthorized is @$8 dollars US and I get everything.. Can watch race in Argentine Spanish, from Spain, France, Germany, English or Italy and w zero interruptions in the signals. If I were watching in the US have the barrel in my mouth!!
And on Spanish stations ,you hear Jens in his Arnold Terminator sounding English, then Contador, Juan Antonio Fletcha, Sanchez all give opinion. The entire broadcast team in Spain is excellent.

Yep, "unauthorized sources" is definitely the way to go. My setup gives me every race in high quality and in English for a tiny fraction of the cost I'd otherwise have to pay.

 

[gregrowlerson]

3% uphill finale?

I'll take Girmay any day

First Ayuso was rubbish in the time trial, and now this.

Maybe you are the special one.

 

[RobertCrawley]

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Biniam Girmay Hailu for winning the sprint.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Very jigsaw puzzle worthy picture, though I would stick to only 300 pieces because the sky and background look like they would take an eternity to piece together even at only 300 pieces.

The easiest part on this imaginary jigsaw puzzle would be Mr. Polka Dots, of course.

 

[will-10]

Very jigsaw puzzle worthy picture, though I would stick to only 300 pieces because the sky and background look like they would take an eternity to piece together even at only 300 pieces.

Just buy a 250 piece clouds jigsaw seeing as that's what you'd spend all the time on

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Just buy a 250 piece clouds jigsaw seeing as that's what you'd spend all the time on

How about 1000 or 2500 jigsaw puzzle pieces of nothing but clouds?

Pure madness!

 

[hayneplane]

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

I think they were just hoping to be up there and a split just behind them to grab a few fairly easy seconds rather than seriously contesting the stage finish.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Bini Girmay! Geil!

Had to leave like 25k to go, managed not to hear anything and just watched the last 20k

Sad for Abrahamsen but exited for Girmay!

 

[Nick2413]

I didn’t get to see the stage but saw Remco/Pog got 10th/13th, was there some sort of accident/split?

 

[Faserr]

I didn’t get to see the stage but saw Remco/Pog got 10th/13th, was there some sort of accident/split?

No. Just a hard stage and the finish was slightly uphill.

 

[Salvarani]

Winter is coming.