Tour de France Tour De France 2025, Stage 17: Bollène - Valence(160.4K)

[Sciatic]

It's more important that it's a competition that adds something to the race than that it rewards an alround rider. Rewarding an alround rider just means you're just handing more stuff to the guy who's already winning everything.

Good point. And the jersey’s historical legacy in the modern era has not been “all-rounder” but instead either pure sprinter (Abdu, Zabel) or “pretty good sprinter that can get over hills” (Sagan, Hushold, Van Aert).

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah, because the green jersey competition adds sooo much this year. We see sprinters left and right trying to win it. The battle is fierce for every point.

It's better than someone wins it by trying to win it rather than someone wins it by accident.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

No Abrahamsen had a serious offer.

When?
He already had a contract out 2026 when he signed the extension to 2028 in August last year. Before that he already had a contract out 2024 when he got an extension in July 2023.

 

[YavorD]

It's better than someone wins it by trying to win it rather than someone wins it by accident.

It's hardly better. It's marginal difference at best.

I agree that Pogacar winning it without even trying wouldn't be good as well, but when the best sprinter doesn't care about the competition, there's obviously something wrong with it.

 

[Samamba]

When?
He already had a contract out 2026 when he signed the extension to 2028 in August last year. Before that he already had a contract out 2024 when he got an extension in July 2023.

In 2023.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

In 2023.

But then he already had a contract out 2024, so it's not like he could just sign for UAE?

 

[Samamba]

But then he already had a contract out 2024, so it's not like he could just sign for UAE?

He was under contract yes. Im not sure if they wanted to buy him out or it was for a year later. Or Im mixing up the years.

Anyways I'm 100% sure there were rumors about it (you can probably find them) but in the end he re signed with UNO X

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Anyways I'm 100% sure there were rumors about it (you can probably find them) but in the end he re signed with UNO X

After intense googling I've found something from his local newspaper (behind paywall) from August 2024 (just after he had signed the 2028 contract when his contract was running until 2026 already) that says some of the best teams in the world had been in contact with him (just me guessing: given his already long contract it is more likely that the bigger teams, UAE included, was interested in him and his contractual status, and not that there were concrete offers). That's the only source I am able to find about him being linked to any team.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Dylan Groenewegen's best result is 13th in Dunkerque

 

[yaco]

Dylan Groenewegen's best result is 13th in Dunkerque

He was lucky to get 14th today because without the crash he wouldn't have finished in the top 25. The team had him in good position with 3kms to go until he for the MILLIONTH time lost the wheel at the round-about and that was race over.

 

[Didinho]

Might be a bit premature for a Scott Theuns thread, though...

If multiple people hadn't ninjaed me so this got pushed to a new page that would have been nice...

I'm referring to this:

Everyone wants his autograph so he must be really good!

 

[Danskebjerge]

I'm rewatching the crash, but some of the footage is annoyingly blurred. People agree that the guy in the blue jersey to the left carries the main responsibility for the crash because he moved to the right - right?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So some AG2R fan (possibly Bananito) was tackled at the finish when he tried to cross the line shortly before the riders arrived.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948075863007981601

View: https://x.com/IntermarcheW/status/1948075863007981601

 

[Didinho]

He was about to win the stage today. A shame some spectator made him crash.

Bizar incident dat niet op tv was: man op fiets onderschept nét voor aankomst van Tour de France-peloton

Vreemd voorval in de Tour de France. Een man die op een fiets de finishlijn van de zeventiende etappe in Valence wilde overschrijden, is daar kort voor de aankomst van de renners onderschept door een politieman en een lid van het organisatiecomité.

www.hln.be

 

[Cookster15]

Hopefully a break can make this stick. Otherwise a sprint finish - Milan FTW.

Not often I get these right . Congrats to Jonathan Milan !

 

[Izzyeviel]

He was about to win the stage today. A shame some spectator made him crash.

Bizar incident dat niet op tv was: man op fiets onderschept nét voor aankomst van Tour de France-peloton

Vreemd voorval in de Tour de France. Een man die op een fiets de finishlijn van de zeventiende etappe in Valence wilde overschrijden, is daar kort voor de aankomst van de renners onderschept door een politieman en een lid van het organisatiecomité.

www.hln.be

one for the early celebration thread? right before the line as well

 

[Avoriaz]

Quinn Simmons looks like prime James Hetfield.

I think the love child of Hulk Hogan and Mick Hucknall

 

[QueenStagiaire]

one for the early celebration thread? right before the line as well

Well, actually tackled behind the line by the looks of it so he definitely won

 

[Boehmand]

To be fair, he looked like he was not starting tomorrow when his tem mates pushed him over the finish line. It was obvious that he was injured in the crash. Nice work, Cofidis...

It was in response to that I posted it, seconds after

 

[Boehmand]

He was about to win the stage today. A shame some spectator made him crash.

Bizar incident dat niet op tv was: man op fiets onderschept nét voor aankomst van Tour de France-peloton

Vreemd voorval in de Tour de France. Een man die op een fiets de finishlijn van de zeventiende etappe in Valence wilde overschrijden, is daar kort voor de aankomst van de renners onderschept door een politieman en een lid van het organisatiecomité.

www.hln.be

Yeah, the spectators are out of control

 

[kingjr]

Milan is a very good sprinter, but such a one-dimensional rider does not belong in a green jersey.

Ivan Quaranta was one-dimensional. Milan's the individual pursuit WR holder and he has top 10 results in Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen.

 

[KZD]

Good win for Milan, he has the green jersey wrapped up after today as long as he manages to finish the race. Simmons did some great domestique work once again, he has really stepped up during this Tour.

De Lie looked really good if he hadn't be thrown off balance, I think he could have actually won.

 

[Boehmand]

Fuglsang visiting the Danish TV2 studio in France as an expert commentator tonight - and will be there for the next 2 days.

The female viewership in Denmark just doubled

 

[SafeBet]

Ivan Quaranta was one-dimensional. Milan's the individual pursuit WR holder and he has top 10 results in Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen.

Looks like being a heavy sprinter stopped being cool. And not just for Govenou.

 

[RedheadDane]

https://imgur.com/P2R9CFq

View: https://imgur.com/P2R9CFq

What's that got to do with stage 17?