Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 2: Lauwin-Planque – Boulogne-sur-Mer (209.1k)

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Was Milan waving his hand at Binny?

Looked like it. But he was more throwing it while screaming. Something probably was up before what we saw I guess. The little deviation from the line won't make a sprinter explode like that.

Milan also looked like he wanted to rip his bike apart lol

 

[Ripper]

Yes, this one and yesterday's for KOM are legendary.

Yesterday's was one of the funniest I have seen in a while! What a mess up that was!

 

[Ripper]

Was Milan waving his hand at Binny?

He was waving so hard he was wiggling his bike around. Full body spaz

 

[RobertCrawley]

Looked like it. But he was more throwing it while screaming. Something probably was up before what we saw I guess. The little deviation from the line won't make a sprinter explode like that.

Milan also looked like he wanted to rip his bike apart lol

I didn't see much deviation from Binny's line. I guess something prior to the sprint? He's throwing a complete fit.

 

[Ripper]

Looked like it. But he was more throwing it while screaming. Something probably was up before what we saw I guess. The little deviation from the line won't make a sprinter explode like that.

Milan also looked like he wanted to rip his bike apart lol

Yup!!!!

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Milan what a drama queen...

Like his team mate Ciccone, he comes across as a bit of a gobshite........

 

[dgodave]

Ooof cornering.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Brick is pretty risky where I live in the Rockies. High earthquake risk, and good luck getting that insured in this area. But I wish more construction in the US would be built for the long term rather than just wood frame with sheet rock stapled on to it.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Milan is crying about a little bumping to grab a leadout wheel. A mountain out of a molehill.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Like his team mate Ciccone, he comes across as a bit of a gobshite........

I'm always looking for a reason to hate on the sprinters, so thank you Milan for providing me that opportunity!

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I didn't see much deviation from Binny's line. I guess something prior to the sprint? He's throwing a complete fit.

Yes there was only a little drift to the right by Bini, but nothing unusual what so ever. Only ever noticed it because I was looking for some explanation.
We will have to wait for the post stage interviews to find out though, there don't seem to be more enlightening pictures.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I'm always looking for a reason to hate on the sprinters, so thank you Milan for providing me that opportunity!

We didn't know what happened. Bini might have pulled a super dangerous move.

 

[MagliaNera]

My updated forecast predicts a short flat cross-tailwind section with about 57km to go (edit: some km before the intermediate sprint), followed by a longer cross-headwind section. Not sure if it will be open terrain but it's flat on the profile, so someone might try to do something.

After that it seems that the winds will be leveling off a bit, except on the descents. The two last downhill sections should have a strong cross-tail wind but probably the slopes are too steep for something to happen,

Didn't happen, the section wasn't sufficiently open and the wind looked too weak (at least judging by the flags by the road). So I guess not much chance of crosswind action today.

 

[Brullnux]

Like his team mate Ciccone, he comes across as a bit of a gobshite........

Really? If anything Milan has always come across as really boring, this is basically the first bit of emotion I've ever seen from him

 

[Kedjan]

Can we hope anything from Nys today? Crashed yesterday and has not has the best build up to the tour. I have my doubts.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Looked like it. But he was more throwing it while screaming. Something probably was up before what we saw I guess. The little deviation from the line won't make a sprinter explode like that.

Milan also looked like he wanted to rip his bike apart lol

Coquard was waiving his arm around too, everybody upset with Bini for whatever reason.

 

[Sciatic]

A. Yates will lose another 5 minutes here.

 

[dgodave]

Brick is pretty risky where I live in the Rockies. High earthquake risk, and good luck getting that insured in this area. But I wish more construction in the US would be built for the long term rather than just wood frame with sheet rock stapled on to it.

Wood frame really ought to last a long time if cared for, And its quite earthquake resilient. They put such garbage siding (and other products) on it tho. I do wonder about the long long term durability of the engineered wood products tho.

Now back to the bike change....

 

[RedheadDane]

Now back to the bike change....

Seemed pretty quick. A. Yates back on the move in no time.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Adam should pull the pin again, not needed this stage, no need to get involved

 

[noob]

Today I saw Almeida "fighting for position" and possibly against spectator flags. He certainly didn't look pleased and was screaming and waving.

re drama queen lol

 

[stianbraathen]

Like his team mate Ciccone, he comes across as a bit of a gobshite........

Its the adrenaline, Biniam should just have squirted some water in MIlans face to cool him down, and then pretent nothing happened..

 

[RobertCrawley]

Primož near the front. He needs to stay there this year.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Ominous looking gray sky, hopefully the weather will hold for another 38km.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I'm going to start gesticulating wildly for the most innocuous reasons on group rides from now on and claim that I've been severely wronged just out of solidarity with pro sprinters.

Adam Yates is safely back in the group.