Tour de France Tour de France Femmes 2022 (July 24th-31st)

[Samu Cuenca]

It doesn't look good for Castrique. Hopefully it isn't anything too severe.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It looked like Laura Süßemilch was about to DNF as well, but she got back on her bike.

3 km left.

 

[dgodave]

Thats a huge wide road

 

[sir fly]

Wiebes the girl in the form.
A nice opening.

Shame for Castrique.
Hopefully nothing drastic.

 

[RedheadDane]

Wiebes lives up to her favourite status.

Shaking my head at the graphics team thinking Norsgaard was Biannic.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

JV won the leadout battle, but Vos' long sprint wasn't strong enough to kill the Lor.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wiebes lives up to her favourite status.

Shaking my head at the graphics team thinking Norsgaard was Biannic.

That was weird.
FDJ being FSF is also odd.

 

[Dk one]

Why does movistar even bother with a lead out, they basically never succeed, and drop off Norsgaard far too early etc. Not that she would have won against Wiebes with an ideal lead out, but a top 3 was for sure possible.

 

[dgodave]

Fun finish. Looking forward to the more consequential stages.

Cool shots of that giant tower.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wiebes has won a squirrel, a lion and a baby.

 

[RedheadDane]

Whose? Normally when riders have kids with them onto the podium, it's their own.
But I don't think that's the case here...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Whose? Normally when riders have kids with them onto the podium, it's their own.
But I don't think that's the case here...

Maybe it's another one of Longo Borghini's family members?

Wiebes had her dog with her in Belgium last week.

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe it's another one of Longo Borghini's family members?

Does she rent babies out for podium ceremonies?

 

[yaco]

The final 500 metres in stage 2 has ramps up to 5% which will bring Voss more into play.

 

[yaco]

Petra Stiasny OTL in stage one - The cut off was 13.41 - Strange indeed !

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The final 500 metres in stage 2 has ramps up to 5% which will bring Voss more into play.

It should suit her and Kopecky better, but Wiebes also won a stage in Ride London, which had a similar climb in the final.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Petra Stiasny OTL in stage one - The cut off was 13.41 - Strange indeed !

She was dropped quite early, so maybe she's sick. She rode well in the Giro.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Does she rent babies out for podium ceremonies?

Possibly.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1551205941802065922

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1551205941802065922

 

[Samu Cuenca]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1551220608918241282

View: https://twitter.com/SadhbhOS/status/1551220608918241282

 

[RedheadDane]

The story about the Lorena Wiebes’ podium baby | Cycling Weekly

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The story about the Lorena Wiebes’ podium baby | Cycling Weekly

I hadn't realised she had painted her nails. Nice touch. Why hasn't Vingegaard done that?

 

[yaco]

Bad day for Bike Exchange - Their three climber types were involved in a crash with 6kms to go and all lost one minute plus.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bad day for Bike Exchange - Their three climber types were involved in a crash with 6kms to go and all lost one minute plus.

Faulkner was given the same time as Wiebes after the stage, so she must have had a different issue.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Stage 2: Meaux - Provins, 136.4 km

The second stage starts in Meaux, east of Paris, and finishes in the medieval town of Provins (both are part of the Seine-et-Marne department), where the riders will cross the finish line and do a lap in and around the city before reaching the finish for the last time.

Provins hosted the start of a stage in last year's Tour de l'Avenir, while Meaux saw Alessandro Petacchi win his first Tour de France stage back in 2003.

The Cote de Tigeaux after 18 km is the only QOM of the day.

There’s an intermediate sprint at the first crossing of the finish line after 116.5 km. The finish is uphill, with the last kilometre being at 4%, but that shouldn’t be too much of a problem for the best sprinters. The finish line is right next to the local tourist office.

The stage features narrow roads and medieval city walls and there are possibilities for both echelon action and crashes. The stage starts at 12:50 local time and is expected to finish between 16:15 and 16:35. There will be live images from around 14:00, meaning the first 40-50 km, including the QOM sprint, won't be covered.

For a more in-depth analysis, you can, for instance, take a look at this one made by former CX rider Jens Dekker.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Better profile of that final drag:

Even if the wind doesn't blow, it looks hard enough that the sprinters won't dominate the top-10.