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

[tobydawq]

One of the stages that can save the Tour.

Because Pogacar can crash out? What a lame comment...

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Saturday will prove the first stage should never be a flat stage. Every team will try to not be caught behind so crashes will happen. I just hope these 5 guys don't crash: Remco, Vingegaard, Pogacar, Roglic and Almeida.

Jorgensen

 

[tobydawq]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941162395789152426

View: https://x.com/GeraintThomas86/status/1941162395789152426

It can't be too many riders who have both been the youngest and the oldest at a Tour.

 

[Cycling111]

Because Pogacar can crash out? What a lame comment...

It's very mean to wish for something like that.And it's better not to wish for it, lest Pogacar's rivals be the ones who fall. That's what happens when you wish misfortune to others.

Anyone who desires something so mean doesn´t love this sport in which many professionals have died in accidents.

 

[Gratemans]

Thunderstorm? Neutralize the stage!

We often joke about how easily races get neutralised, but thunder would actually be a valid reason imo.

On another note, I've been watching cycling for decades and I can't remember them actually riding with thunder like.. ever?
Whereas I've seen numerous football matches being suspended because of thunderstorms.
So what gives? Is Thor a cycling fan?
Come to think of it, he is the man with the hammer, so that would make sense I guess

 

[Netserk]

Because Pogacar can crash out? What a lame comment...

Because Rogla can gain 5 minutes from the break!

 

[KZD]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44NUb0R44Jg

I am far from being a Vingegaard fan, but Horner most be smoking some good stuff if he thinks Roglic is better than him.

I will go with Merlier to win tomorrow. Hopefully no major crashes.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It'd be nice with a less predictable race.

Are you pretending tomorrow's stage can save the Tour because there is a possibility of Pogacar crashing out?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Whole lotta waffle hating going on already!!!

 

[Breh]

Are you pretending tomorrow's stage can save the Tour because there is a possibility of Pogacar crashing out?

Which would be silly because then we'd have Vingegaard cleaning house.

I have more faith in Vingegaard bringing the fight to Pogacar than Roglic or Evenepoel challenging Vingegaard.

 

[scribers]

Whole lotta waffle hating going on already!!!

I love waffles. Doesn’t even bother me when they pair with Nashville hot chicken

 

[Tim Cahill]

I love waffles. Doesn’t even bother me when they pair with Nashville hot chicken

Up there with the most American sentences ever spoken on here.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1360559347307274246

 

[scribers]

That’s a pretty good weight for shoulders presses

 

[red_flanders]

"Thank you for your voice". What’s left of it more like. Jesus Christ. He's starting to slur his speech as well.

It's sad. Reminds me of seeing him at the Tour of California at a dinner. Dude was absolutely sloshed on red wine and slurring like crazy. Kind of took me by surprise and explained a LOT of what I saw over the years following.

 

[Rob5091]

We often joke about how easily races get neutralised, but thunder would actually be a valid reason imo.

On another note, I've been watching cycling for decades and I can't remember them actually riding with thunder like.. ever?
Whereas I've seen numerous football matches being suspended because of thunderstorms.
So what gives? Is Thor a cycling fan?
Come to think of it, he is the man with the hammer, so that would make sense I guess

I've heard thunder on a few occasions over the years. I think you'd need to have the "ambient sound" only to hear it over the fake helicopter sound and all the other irrelevant noise from commentators!

 

[Netserk]

Are you pretending tomorrow's stage can save the Tour because there is a possibility of Pogacar crashing out?

Sad that is the only thing you can think of that would save the Tour.

 

[Berniece]

Sad that is the only thing you can think of that would save the Tour.

I also don’t know why people immediately think that. With the team Visma brought they could destroy UAE if they get a small gap through echelons.

 

[RedheadDane]

So what gives? Is Thor a cycling fan?

Of course he is! He's a former pro himself. Former World Champion, even.
Now he's a team manager.

Spoiler

 

[Poursuivant]

Hoping that we get a crash free first week for once.

Merlier to take MJ

 

[RedheadDane]

Hoping that we get a crash free first week for once.

Has that ever happened?
I think we should limit our expectations here:
Let's simply hope for a week free of any massive pileups.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I am far from being a Vingegaard fan, but Horner most be smoking some good stuff if he thinks Roglic is better than him.

I have more faith in Vingegaard bringing the fight to Pogacar than Roglic or Evenepoel challenging Vingegaard.

We'll see.

 

[SHAD0W93]

View: https://youtu.be/xb2fjZa_L74?si=BDwmeHDOB1eDJ-Sk

 

[nightowl]

This stage finale is guaranteed chaos, and I have a hunch Meeus is going to win after Van Poppel is able to pilot him through the mess while the main 3 favourites get boxed in or have their lead-outs fall apart.

 

[KZD]

We'll see.

The problem is that we likely won't see it because of some crash but what I do know is that while Roglič has produced some great climbing performances he has never done a performance like Vingegaard last year on Plateau de Beille.

 

[tobydawq]

Sad that is the only thing you can think of that would save the Tour.

You know what you meant when you wrote it. No need to act all innocent when called out.

And probably not the brightest idea to write stuff like that if you want to not get banned...