Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 3: Valenciennes – Dunkerque (173.8k)

[Danskebjerge]

POV: you don't understand wind direction.

?????

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The dog days of summer in the US.

You harvest dogs during that time? Cruel Summer.

 

[RobertCrawley]

You harvest dogs during that time? Cruel Summer.

Ha ha. It's astronomical. Sirius, the dog star.

Which causes me to wonder, as it does every year, why SiriusXM does not have live coverage of The Tour.

 

[noob]

I low key wonder if they all decided on this between themselves I've never seen anything like this in a GT before

 

[Sciatic]

Ha ha. It's astronomical. Sirius, the dog star.

Ha! Never knew that. I always associated it with dogs trying to find shade (or digging a hole in the dirt) and panting heavily in the hot, humid weather. That is, before AC was common and most dogs lived outdoors.

 

[moljoh]

You harvest dogs during that time? Cruel Summer.

And again a reference to Ace of Base, some posters might be traumatized

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

So exactly nothing has happened?
I will execute my plan then, and take a short nap while listening to the stage. Should work fine without any events.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I low key wonder if they all decided on this between themselves I've never seen anything like this in a GT before

I don't blame them for taking it easy on this one. When this thing turns south, it will be boiling.

 

[Sciatic]

I low key wonder if they all decided on this between themselves I've never seen anything like this in a GT before

My idea would be that Wild Card teams are selected on their agreement to get in the break on every stage. If they don't meet that requirement, no invites the following year.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Man, it‘s been two days since the last echelons. I know the wind in Denmark is annoying, but this is crazy.

They just had a national championship here, and the wind was stronger than in France today - and played a significant role.

But this headwind impacts a whole stage, while the crosswind the other day only had occasional impact.

Let's see if there will be more wind-related time gaps among the GC guys in the coming week. I have my doubts.

 

[noob]

And again a reference to Ace of Base, some posters might be traumatized

No Cruel summer is a reference to Karate Kid 1!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I low key wonder if they all decided on this between themselves I've never seen anything like this in a GT before

My commentators were talking about how riders play games during dull stages, like, who can produce the least amount of watts...

Wonder who would win that competition today.

 

[CyclistAbi]

In polish we call it "cucumber season" (sezon ogórkowy) how is it in other countries?
When nothing interesting is happening that is, usually summer holidays

Čas kislih kumaric.

Perfect time for some trivial reading, German media blaming Florian for working for Rogla, Remco supposedly joining RBH, Trine talking about all things Jonas, Pogi wearing his pyjamas to promote a new book called Pogi pa pike, Pogi and the dot (full stop):

Nagradna igra: Pogi pa Pika, slikanica o kolesarju Tadeju Pogačarju

Slikanica Pogi pa Pika sporoča, da je kolesarjenje zelo zdrav način življenja, v njej pa v glavnih vlogah nastopata naš svetovno znani kolesarski as, Tadej Pogačar in njegova Urška Žigart. Oba sta strastna ljubitelja kolesarjenja.

www.rtvslo.si

It's a bit of a pickle.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

And again a reference to Ace of Base, some posters might be traumatized

Or Bananarama

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And again a reference to Ace of Base, some posters might be traumatized

I was thinking of the original by Bananarama, which may or may not be a British expression for this time of year.

 

[Sciatic]

I don't blame them for taking it easy on this one. When this thing turns south, it will be boiling.

But couldn't the big GC teams and riders "take it easy" by letting a break go off and just keep them at a reasonable gap? I know the main sprint teams of course want this stage.

 

[noob]

Uno X has Kristoff here?

Or Bananarama

I forgot who did the original and hence could only remember Karate Kid. I was so obsessed with Macchio back then

 

[CyclistAbi]

But couldn't the big GC teams and riders "take it easy" by letting a break go off and just keep them at a reasonable gap? I know the main sprint teams of course want this stage.

Nop.

 

[noob]

I think I will just turn off the sound and read Middlemarch while I await a sprint lol.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I like Tejay's idea of assigning UCI points to the intermediate sprint. That would hot up a few teams that worry about relegation.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I think I will just turn off the sound and read Middlemarch while I await a sprint lol.

Nah, leave the fake sound of helicopter in there, wouldn't be the same.

 

[RedheadDane]

Somehow, despite nothing happening, Ritter hasn't had time to eat his lunch, being too busy talking with Hjalmar (the some of late Danish singer Kim Larsen, who was in the commentator box today, Hjalmar, not Kim...)
Somehow, they ended up talking about brunch, and Ritter didn't understand why you'd combine two meals, rather than just having them both.
He clearly doesn't understand that if you're really smart, you can have breakfast, brunch, and lunch in one day!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

That is, before AC was common

What a cheek! I remain just as refined as ever.

 

[moljoh]

Somehow, despite nothing happening, Ritter hasn't had time to eat his lunch, being too busy talking with Hjalmar (the some of late Danish singer Kim Larsen, who was in the commentator box today, Hjalmar, not Kim...)
Somehow, they ended up talking about brunch, and Ritter didn't understand why you'd combine two meals, rather than just having them both.
He clearly doesn't understand that if you're really smart, you can have breakfast, brunch, and lunch in one day!

Ritter? I could go on with Ritter Sport for a whole day no problem

 

[CyclistAbi]

Eurosport commentator really struggling to not fall asleep. Hang in there.