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

[Izzyeviel]

Women's cycling is so weird when you are used to men's. I don't mean that in a negative way, just, it's really so... it has entirely different racing patterns.

I know what you mean, for me thats one of the big selling points right now - its so different to mens racing & you don't really know what to expect. I dread the day the sport develops to the point they race like men.

Anywho, I just wanted to comment how great it is to see large crowds turn out for the race.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Crash by Neyland from Cofidis.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Another crash, due to the the technical corners.

 

[BR2]

My god, who was the Liv woman, who stood there in the corner?! Is it really so bad, that they don't know how to behave in these situations because they have no experience?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

No Niewiadoma, interesting she dropped.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

No Niewiadoma, interesting she dropped.

Wasn't there at the bottom of the climb either I think? Must have been too far down when the crashes split the peloton.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Sorry but what the heck was that run-in into the climb? Incredible dangerous slalom roads.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Wtf, oil on the road? They weren't even leaning into it too much. LBL ice cold attacking lol

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Lippert and Vollering down.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bit of a silly place to crash, that.

 

[BR2]

Marianne Vos the new Wout?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Luckily Vollering didn't take the whole group down with her.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Marianne Vos the new Wout?

More like the predecessor of Wout.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Marianne Vos the new Wout?

Surely it would be the other way around.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Vollering Group to join with Vos and co.

 

[BR2]

More like the predecessor of Wout.

Yeah, that too... but I have her mostly as a sprinter in my book, not a climber?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Yeah, that too... but I have her mostly as a sprinter in my book, not a climber?

Age has whittled down her climbing abilities but in her prime she could win literally anything, including two Giri.

 

[dgodave]

Those French chateaux freak me out a bit. The grounds are so severe sometimes.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Age has whittled down her climbing abilities but in her prime she could win literally anything, including two Giri.

I don't think her climbing ability is that much worse, others are just now more specialised.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Gap is really close but they don't look organised and Vollering looks to be strugglinh after her crash.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Happy that these group came back together, I'm still salty about Longo Borghini screwing Kasia over in Liege 2021.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I don't think her climbing ability is that much worse, others are just now more specialised.

Then again you could also say that Vos is more specialised (on sprints and shorter hills) than ten years ago.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Groups joined before the bonus climb.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Faulkner tries to get away, but Vos knows no one will help her chase if she lets KF go.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Faulkner really needs to learn that attacking from the front isn't the best way to attack.