Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 1: Lille – Lille (184.9k)

[noob]

What's up with Alaphilippe?

 

[noob]

Ad break I am starting to wonder if they do these stages for people to crash out.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If barrages being made when riders are trying to get back is the new norm at a time when flat stages are being raced like this, then a crash or mechanical is going to be instant GG a lot of the time. Will only make things more nervous in the peloton, and it's hardly fair either.

 

[tobydawq]

Alaphilipowitz in trouble.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Aert doing his returning from an illness gimmick

 

[QueenStagiaire]

If barrages being made when riders are trying to get back is the new norm at a time when flat stages are being raced like this, then a crash or mechanical is going to be instant GG a lot of the time. Will only make things more nervous in the peloton, and it's hardly fair either.

Well, they can‘t just tow random dropped riders (and potential GC contenders) like Martinez up to the Peloton.

 

[proffate]

American cycling fans must really be an abomination in the eyes of God, or why does the biggest race get the worst commentating team and onscreen graphics of any race of the year?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

American cycling fans must really be an abomination in the eyes of God, or why does the biggest race get the worst commentating team and onscreen graphics of any race of the year?

screen shot please!

 

[Samamba]

Lipo getting towed back

 

[Samamba]

Martinez looks completely dead lol

 

[tobydawq]

Martinez is not having the time of his life.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jasper doing some BS again

 

[tobydawq]

Philipsen controversing around again.

 

[houtdffan]

WTF was Remco doing up front at the intermediate sprint?

 

[RobertCrawley]

First stretch of the legs for the sprinters.

 

[Filippo_3467]

WTF was Remco doing up front at the intermediate sprint?

Smart he has a better chance of winning green than yellow.

 

[jono]

Jasper doing some BS again

Jasper did nothing wrong there. He rode straight and Coquard was about to chop his front wheel.

 

[gavia88]

MvdP not going for green? Not even trying to get some minor points

 

[Boehmand]

WTF was Remco doing up front at the intermediate sprint?

Probably just opportunistic.

It's not unheard of that a bonus sprint becomes the start of a break.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

MvdP not going for green? Not even trying to get some minor points

He, Van Aert and Merlier all stated pre-race that they weren't targeting it.

 

[noob]

I like TE jersey

 

[SHAD0W93]

Good leadout and for Milan at the intermediate.

 

[Mayomaniac]

The Lion of Asmara already better than all of Belgium at the intermediate sprint.😎

 

[gavia88]

He, Van Aert and Merlier all stated pre-race that they weren't targeting it.

I know, but still a waist not to try

 

[titan31]

He, Van Aert and Merlier all stated pre-race that they weren't targeting it.

Sort of think he should claim some smaller points (don't need to full sprint it out) as if Philipsen crashes, he'll be in a spot to actually go for it then