Tour de France Femmes 2024 (August 12th-18th)

[Netserk]

You may not be a fan of it, but it is a code that exists between riders thats from 6km to 600km.

You don't take advantage of the race leaders misfortune to gain time on them.

it's just bad form, but sure you can break the code theres no penalty to do so, all fair in love and war, a win is a win, take every advantage you can, however you justify it do so, but CanyonSRAM will be repaid in kind, of that I've no doubt.

Fwiw I don't believe if the positions had been reversed Demi would have done the same as Kasia today, note I don't say SDWorx though

No such code exists. Some people who benefit from it would like to enforce a norm of waiting for the race leader.

 

[meat puppet]

That's a good one. I don't want to speak for Kasia and I'm not familiar with the laws in Poland, but when they are home here in Boulder, there just may be a bit of that in the Taylor-Kasia household. 😉

Munchies after a long hard ride = ultimate recovery agent

 

[ManicJack]

I've tended to be a proponent of the "racing is on, the unwritten rules are unwritten for a reason, if circumstances are out of the bunch's control (e.g. the tacks on the road in the 2012 Tour) then maybe wait but otherwise, it's a race", but I kinda figured that means, you know, for the other teams, not for the maillot jaune's own team.

Exactly. And anyone who has ever raced for something that matters would agree

 

[awavey]

I saw that they had finished, but that didn't mean they weren't hurt. I'm also speculating that maybe Demi also panicked a bit there and could have gotten more help from the teammates that were actually there. Question is how much time she could have made up with more help.

As things stand now, she is definitely still my (and most people's) favourite to win, with Kasia finishing second and Labous third, which is also how the GC would have looked in the first two editions without AVV and Kopecky.

No but they finished within a minute after a rider we knew was perfectly fine, Guarischi was almost 5mins further back, they weren't in the medical bulletin, nothing from the team reported injuries that need checking overnight, as some teams have reported.

And tbh it's up to the team, ds,mechanic whoever to calm their lead rider down in those situations if she is panicking, that's kind of their job.

For me I'm just not confident SDworx who even had this crash not been the main focus, completely flubbed their tactics today anyway, why wasnt Wiebes interested in sprints points till later on if the green jersey is a goal, maybe Wiebes doesn't overtake Demi at that point if she hadn't been panicking about the stage win and positioning, why was Demi anywhere near Wiebes if shes being protected to the line etc etc can pull this time gap back without mucking it up more somehow. Head to head Demi beats Kasia, but it's not a head to head contest.

And that's before you consider what the team dynamics are in SDWorx at the moment following this or whats been going on for ages, or that Demi isn't actually injured more than a few abrastions and road rash

 

[awavey]

No such code exists. Some people who benefit from it would like to enforce a norm of waiting for the race leader.

 

[awavey]

Update from SDworx on Demi's injuries

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[Valv.Piti]

The positive thing is Niewiadoma might win now. Can't lie, been having a huge crush on her for a while for various reasons..

 

[Izzyeviel]

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[Dk one]

Kasia saying to Demi she did not want to win the yellow that way on tdff insta. Could have fooled me - there is not waiting and then there is telling Dygert to go full gas. I have no big love for Demi (though I do feel a bit sorry for her for all the *** sdworx puts her through). I quite like Kasia, but I hope Demi smokes her in the mountains. Cheering for sdworx, ugh!

 

[Skalman]

The positive thing is Niewiadoma might win now. Can't lie, been having a huge crush on her for a while for various reasons..

There is probably no chance for that to happen unfortunately. Vollering would win this with one leg if you look at the stages that are left. I think we will have to witness a real show from her

 

[Black Betsy]

Lol at everybody not liking Princess Demi, this not a soccer forum...
That ain't no way to treat a Lady.

 

[Black Betsy]

No such code exists. Some people who benefit from it would like to enforce a norm of waiting for the race leader.

It's the hypocrisy that's unbearable

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Stage 6: Remiremont - Morteau, 159 km

Start time: 11:40 CEST. There will be live pictures from 13:50-ish
Expected finish time: Around 16:00.

After yesterday's flustercuck of a final, the race continues with a stage designed by/for @RedheadDane, presumably. After an early cat. 3 climb, where Silvia Persico and Puck Pieterse can battle for QOM points, the route will pass through Thibaut Pinot's hometown of Mélisey and his birthplace in Lure. That will however already have happened once we get live pictures.

The last 75 km contain 4 categorised climbs and some uncategorised ascents/false flat sections, as well both an intermediate sprint and a bonus sprint. The 17 km stretch from Consolation-Maisonnettes to the top of Côte des Fins average around 3%, but reaches 9% at its steepest points. This is followed by last 15 km towards the finish in Morteau. The final few hundred meters is slightly uphill (2-4%).

Some riders will be out for revenge, while others will be hoping for an easy day where they can recover from the effects of yesterday's crashes. The big question is what will SDW do? Or perhaps rather, what will Demi do? I'm fairly sure she has reconned this stage, but she obviously needs to have the legs in order to try something today, and it's possible that she'll rather wait until tomorrow.

A breakaway victory is a likely occurrence, but as we know from women's races, a breakaway might not actually be formed until it's too late for it to succeed.

Spoiler: Climb profiles

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Pfeiffer Georgi abandons Tour de France Femmes after stage five crash - Team dsm-firmenich PostNL

www.teamdsmfirmenich-postnl.com

Team dsm-firmenich PostNL doctor Camiel Aldershof said: “After her hard crash yesterday at the Tour de France Femmes, Pfeiffer went to hospital to thoroughly assess her injuries. The evaluations showed fractures of the neck that fortunately do not require surgery and a fracture in her right hand. It was a heavy fall so we will continue to assess and monitor her as she returns home. It’s likely we’ll see her off the bike for at least the next four weeks, but we are in no rush and her health and recovery is paramount.”


Team dsm-firmenich PostNL coach Albert Timmer added: “We are very sad to lose Pfeiffer due to yesterday’s hard crash. She is not only important during the race as our road captain but also off the bike she brings a lot to the group, so this is a big loss for us as a team. She will take the rest needed now to heal up and we are confident that she will fight back and come back stronger than before.”

 

[Samu Cuenca]

A pretty strong group is up the road, but it's probably also too strong to be let go.

Ghekiere won the first QOM sprint ahead of Persico, who is now the virtual leader.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

More reporting on Georgi

Tour de France Femmes 2024: Pfeiffer Georgi fractured neck and broke hand in stage five crash

British cyclist Pfeiffer Georgi suffers neck fractures and a broken hand after crashing on stage five of the Tour de France Femmes.

www.bbc.com

 

[Izzyeviel]

If Canyon had a sense of humour, they'd let this break go.

 

[Izzyeviel]

SD worx only have one team in the race. Niamh & Majerus are on their own if they have a problem.

 

[saunaking]

Not a single teammate with Demi. What a joke is this?

uh this stage has as many comments as all the others combined.

 

[MartinGT]

Don't know if this has been asked. But, why isn't Puck wearing best young riders jersey ahead of the QOM? Surley GC trumps QOM?

 

[Didinho]

Fdjeux pacing hard.

NFB solo.

 

[awavey]

Don't know if this has been asked. But, why isn't Puck wearing best young riders jersey ahead of the QOM? Surley GC trumps QOM?

I thought QOM was ranked higher than the youth jersey ?

 

[meat puppet]

Rampas inhumanas decimated the break

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I thought QOM was ranked higher than the youth jersey ?

It is.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The era of Marion Bunel begins now!

Or maybe not yet.