Tour de France Femmes 2025 (July 26th- August 3rd)

[Red Rick]

Jury: "Lads that's 20s penalty for vollering"

 

[JR1012]

5 km sprint zone. No time gaps.

 

[RedheadDane]

Well... let's be honest; the crash probably didn't change much in terms of the winner.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[JR1012]

Wiebes takes it.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

5k sprint zone by the way, even though the German commentators only noticed after the finish

 

[Sciatic]

Well... let's be honest; the crash probably didn't change much in terms of the winner.

Well, it may have changed who will win the overall. We'll see in a few days.

 

[Sciatic]

That is an awesome, underrated castle they're showing us in Angers. There is a stunning, huge tapestry you can spend hours viewing.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It could have been quite the story if Wiebes had stopped after the crash.

Another bad start for Vollering, but she's made a comeback before. Did Balsamo get back on her bike? It looked like a broken collarbone.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Vollering really unlucky. Minding her own business on the outside, taking it easy, when boom! a ceratizt rider just smashes into her after being hit from behind.

 

[Didinho]

Even in the last corner with the smaller group they touched each other more than necessary.

Now it’s waiting for the medical bulletin.

 

[yaco]

I think it was Paternoster who causes the crash which is surprising as she is an excellent bike handler. Liv Alula Jayco has had four riders crash in three days. Will they survive the TDF?

 

[Izzyeviel]

who was the EF rider who was launched over the barrier?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I was thinking about the person who said womens cycling is a whole different sport because of this stuff. But it seems like the same dumb to me, as you also note.

TBF, it is different in some ways, in that the men no longer allow the break far enough up the road to even have a chance of staying away to butcher like this.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

who was the EF rider who was launched over the barrier?

It was either Vallieres or Borghesi. Their faces look enough alike that I'm not sure from the pictures I've seen. However I'm quite surprised that Faulkner saw her lying there and just kept riding.

Trek says Balsamo is ok.

 

[Didinho]

I think it was Paternoster who causes the crash which is surprising as she is an excellent bike handler. Liv Alula Jayco has had four riders crash in three days. Will they survive the TDF?

I was following her. Looked like the Ceratizit rider on her right clapped wheels in front of her while overtaking and Letizia did the same with her. She sat down longer than most riders but made the finish and looks like some bruises mostly.

Peloton went too slow before the road narrowing and you had 10 riders wide going into it. With riders going around left and right it was bound to happen.

 

[JosefK]

argh!

 

[Izzyeviel]

Falls:
(86) HANSON Lauretta - LTK
. Right shoulder trauma.
(121) PATERNOSTER Letizia - LIV
. Various injuries.
(157) MIERMONT Dilyxine - CTC
. Right shoulder trauma.
(194) LYLYK Kiara - WOS
. Right knee and elbow injuries.
(143) BUJAK Eugenia - CWT
. Back trauma.
(97) VERHULST WILD Gladys - AGS
. Right elbow injury.
(11) VOLLERING Demi - TFS
. Back trauma.
(32) BORGHESI Letizia - EFO
. Back trauma.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It could have been quite the story if Wiebes had stopped after the crash.

Why, was there money in it?

 

[RedheadDane]

But this may open the GC battle to PMP, Gigante, Mrs. Phinney, and/or others.

Naah, it's Taylor who's "Mr. Niewiadoma"; she's the Tour-winner in the family.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Naah, it's Taylor who's "Mr. Niewiadoma"; she's the Tour-winner in the family.

Very rude to call him Mr. Unknown, I know he didn't deliver on the hype but it was largely injuries that curtailed his career and most long-term cycling fans at least would know who he is.

 

[RedheadDane]

Very rude to call him Mr. Unknown, I know he didn't deliver on the hype but it was largely injuries that curtailed his career and most long-term cycling fans at least would know who he is.

He's more unknown than she is.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Michelle Obama is also more unknown than Barack is....

 

[RedheadDane]

Michelle Obama is also more unknown than Barack is....

TBF, he was the president of the USA.

Pretty sure LS' has to do with Niewiadoma actually meaning unknown.

 

[rallybanana]

He's more unknown than she is.

Her name literally means unknown