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

[Peyroteo94]

Both like pinneaple in the pizza after all. Good to know!

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[Didinho]

This stage only missed some unnecessary Mads Pedersen attacks (and win).

 

[Red Rick]

Dunno if it was posted, but looks like we have an explanation for the Milan-Bini feud:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941869025744572604

They might not be entirely serious.

They should relegate Girmay just because that pineapple pizza joke is so *** old 2003 called and wants it's jokes back.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Dunno if it was posted, but looks like we have an explanation for the Milan-Bini feud:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941869025744572604

They might not be entirely serious.

They better be.

That is a serious, serious accusation they are levelling there and, if proven true, would justifiably result in total ostracisation and permanent pariah status, and to be honest I think if true then Milan was extremely lenient and restrained.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

They should relegate Girmay just because that pineapple pizza joke is so *** old 2003 called and wants it's jokes back.

The joke may be old enough to vote, but the source material persists.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

me when somebody suggests putting pineapple on pizza

 

[Ulfhednar]

Well, I don't conclude from these attacks by Vingegaard that he's going to win the Tour; quite the opposite. Without needing to attack, I've seen Pogacar doing much more easily than Vingegaard. The feeling Pogacar is transmitting is incredible.

He hasn't really done anything, but it's noticeable in his ease in gaining positions.

Today he could have won with an early attack, but he chose to leave it to the sprint.

The feeling is that he'll finish alone in the first hard finish.

Yep, in my opinion Vingegaard is actually showing more weakness...not in the strength of his riding (which is very strong), but he is overtly trying to boss the situation instead of being there and letting it come to him, which is what I see Pogacar doing. Just my opinion obviously...the real loser I see in Remco. He does not look good to me. Yesterday was unforgivable. Today I'm not sure if he didn't have the goods to be in the fight for the victory, or he was playing it to be there but save some effort. Time will tell...

 

[Rackham]

If I was Girmay I would expect more than just cringe-worthy chumminess from the team on X engaging in dad jokes with a rival grocery store sponsor after Milan did his best "I'm a crazy mad angry person" impersonation.

Like how about a couple of bags of skittles and m&m's as compensation instead?

 

[KZD]

The three best riders in the world finished in the top3 today.

Happy that Van der Poel won the stage, his last Tours haven't been great and for all the work he has done for Philipsen he already deserved this. The yellow jersey is a nice bonus too.

Pogačar and Vingegaard once again showing why they are the biggest contenders to this race but a better day for Remco, Roglič, Almeida and Lipowitz.

Weird that Jorgenson didn't cooperate with Vauquelin when they attacked after the last categorised climb.

 

[Froome]

me when somebody suggests putting pineapple on pizza

Pineapple in the pizza is one of the most serious crimes in the world.

 

[danielovichdk2]

Yep, in my opinion Vingegaard is actually showing more weakness...not in the strength of his riding (which is very strong), but he is overtly trying to boss the situation instead of being there and letting it come to him, which is what I see Pogacar doing. Just my opinion obviously...the real loser I see in Remco. He does not look good to me. Yesterday was unforgivable. Today I'm not sure if he didn't have the goods to be in the fight for the victory, or he was playing it to be there but save some effort. Time will tell...

Jonas is riding like this because he has so few race days, and he needs to keep the shape in prime condition. He cannot afford, form wise, to slip into a calm and relaxed setting, because his body might react negative to it.

Remco is not there mentally. It's too bad.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Riders seen at the medical station:
(58) WRIGHT Fred - TBV
Brow bone injury.
(217) VAN EETVELT Lennert - LOT
Fall, head trauma, concussion protocol.
(227) LEKNESSUND Andreas - UXM
Fall, head trauma.
Rider not seen at the station, team doctor notified.
(156) PARET PEINTRE Aurélien - DAT
Multiple erosions: left wrist, right elbow, right rib pain.
(175) FEDOROV Yevgeniy - XAT
Multiple dermabrasions.

 

[Lequack]

Good and exciting final 30km or so today. Vinge and Remco very active, which is good to see.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941895536103067928

View: https://x.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1941895536103067928

 

[red_flanders]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941895536103067928

View: https://x.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1941895536103067928

🤣🤣🤣 By far the guy in the peloton I'd most like to grab a pint with...

 

[Oldman]

Yep, in my opinion Vingegaard is actually showing more weakness...not in the strength of his riding (which is very strong), but he is overtly trying to boss the situation instead of being there and letting it come to him, which is what I see Pogacar doing. Just my opinion obviously...the real loser I see in Remco. He does not look good to me. Yesterday was unforgivable. Today I'm not sure if he didn't have the goods to be in the fight for the victory, or he was playing it to be there but save some effort. Time will tell...

I wondered about Jonas' flexing, too. When it was time to do something serious it was almost always Matteo that reset JV's positioning. Hope they don't use him up as he looks as strong as anyone out there.

 

[Izzyeviel]

🤣🤣🤣 By far the guy in the peloton I'd most like to grab a pint with...

because you think he's fun or to take advantage of his OAP discount?

 

[dercuforever]

Unpopular opinion but the presence of pogacar in a race is helping vdp win more races(except flanders)

Not today though

 

[Potomac]

This thread has made me hungry for pizza with ham, onion, and pineapple.

 

[Potomac]

🤣🤣🤣 By far the guy in the peloton I'd most like to grab a pint with...

What percentage of riders even go and have pints?

 

[Red Rick]

🤣🤣🤣 By far the guy in the peloton I'd most like to grab a pint with...

He's the only rider I'm convinced where that ends with me in a coma under the table rather than the rider hammered after 2 pints.

 

[Rackham]

This thread has made me hungry for pizza with ham, onion, and pineapple.

This is exactly what they wanted.

You have grocery store sponsors who inserted grocery store items into the conversation with a dad joke and everyone is now talking about pizza, pineapple or ketchup.

It's cynical. It's so bad it demands a hunger strike as a protest against the cringe.

 

[awavey]

What percentage of riders even go and have pints?

Wiggo did

 

[Lequack]

Jonas Vingegaard's wife sensationally slams Visma: "The team is pushing him too far... The countdown to the end of his career began when we had our first child"

Jonas Vingegaard's wife sensationally slams Visma: "The team is pushing him too far... The countdown to the end of his career began when we had our first child"

Whilst Jonas Vingegaard's quest for a 3rd Maillot Jaune has just begun at the 2025 Tour de France, the Dane's wife Trine has caused quite a stir back home in Denmark by sensationally slamming Vingegaa...

cyclinguptodate.com

 

[carolina]

Jonas Vingegaard's wife sensationally slams Visma: "The team is pushing him too far... The countdown to the end of his career began when we had our first child"

Jonas Vingegaard's wife sensationally slams Visma: "The team is pushing him too far... The countdown to the end of his career began when we had our first child"

Whilst Jonas Vingegaard's quest for a 3rd Maillot Jaune has just begun at the 2025 Tour de France, the Dane's wife Trine has caused quite a stir back home in Denmark by sensationally slamming Vingegaa...

cyclinguptodate.com

You don't become one of the best cyclists in the world without sacrifice.

And if she is worried about him, maybe she should have this type of conversation in private and not in the media. That will only bring more pressure and stress to Vingo.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Jonas Vingegaard's wife sensationally slams Visma: "The team is pushing him too far... The countdown to the end of his career began when we had our first child"

Jonas Vingegaard's wife sensationally slams Visma: "The team is pushing him too far... The countdown to the end of his career began when we had our first child"

Whilst Jonas Vingegaard's quest for a 3rd Maillot Jaune has just begun at the 2025 Tour de France, the Dane's wife Trine has caused quite a stir back home in Denmark by sensationally slamming Vingegaa...

cyclinguptodate.com

Holy moly! It's easy to know who is in charge at home.
After reading this, maybe Vingegaard doesn't have more than 3-4 years of professional cycling.