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

[Izzyeviel]

Bizarre crash for Faulkner at first glance

time for the 'Kristen Faulkner is the new evil knievel threat thread' thread.

 

[RedheadDane]

time for the 'Kristen Faulkner is the new evil knievel threat thread' thread.

Is that a threat?

 

[yaco]

Teams are wasting their time in these sprint stages. Excluding in 4 or 5 teams then the rest of the teams should have rider/s in the break and make the sprinter teams work for the victory. Gotta say that Vos is in good form because no-one has got this close to Wiebes in sprint finishes.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Chapeau to Gillespie for getting third after starting her sprint early on the opposite side of the road.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

They’re all too gentle for Wiebes. She could’ve been boxed in right before she had space. Vos came closer today but nothing to do about it.

Hectic final with no teams who can hold the pace high enough. Everyone coming around in the last km. All close to eachother.

Could have used the final circuit for the Tour du Poitou-Charentes if they wanted to make things a little more interesting. That would have still been a sprint, but would have broken things up in the leadout a bit more with a couple of ramps and repechos that would have put a bit more bite in the legs. Wiebes probably still wins but it tilts it slightly more toward Vos' specialism and the form Marianne is in at the moment could have made it interesting.

Nevertheless, it is essentially a mid-week transitional stage, c'est la vie. Credit to Petra Stiasny who only managed to miss the one split in the péloton so only loses 22 completely unnecessary seconds today among the many minutes she usually contrives to lose before we ever get to her playgrounds. Cavallar managed in inimitable style to still manage to lose over a minute, but Stiasny doesn't have the excuse of only having become a pro cyclist last year.

 

[JR1012]

Given the fact, Kopecky couldn't hold on in the last kms, maybe at some point she will leave the race earlier. It also doesn't help that her team is calling her out, because she is not where she should be.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Given the fact, Kopecky couldn't hold on in the last kms, maybe at some point she will leave the race earlier. It also doesn't help that her team is calling her out, because she is not where she should be.

Inside the SD Worx tactical guide:

 

[jmdirt]

LW is strong/fast!

 

[dobrien]

Teams are wasting their time in these sprint stages. Excluding in 4 or 5 teams then the rest of the teams should have rider/s in the break and make the sprinter teams work for the victory. Gotta say that Vos is in good form because no-one has got this close to Wiebes in sprint finishes.

Yup, Vos looked very sharp today; to me it looked like 15 more meters and she might have taken it?

 

[Didinho]

Yup, Vos looked very sharp today; to me it looked like 15 more meters and she might have taken it?

Then they would’ve started sprinting 15 meters later. I thought Wiebes gear was not ideal if you compared it. Vos also had the perfect slipstream. It was only in the replay I could see that it was more an uphill sprint, which favors Vos a bit more.

 

[Red Rick]

Inside the SD Worx tactical guide:

Okay which rider is Zeus in this metaphor?

 

[Tonton]

Allez Pauline!!!

 

[andrew_s]

Bizarre crash for Faulkner at first glance

It's what I call kerb suck.
If you drift gradually in towards the kerb and get within 5 mm or so without noticing, it's virtually impossible to steer away from the kerb, and it's a case of either crsshing or stopping.

 

[yaco]

It's what I call kerb suck.
If you drift gradually in towards the kerb and get within 5 mm or so without noticing, it's virtually impossible to steer away from the kerb, and it's a case of either crsshing or stopping.

Faulkner should not be in the race because of her preparation. Roy must be disappointed!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Today could be a good chance for a break to survive, but as always it's also likely the pace in the peloton will prove to be too high.

 

[yaco]

Today could be a good chance for a break to survive, but as always it's also likely the pace in the peloton will prove to be too high.

As I have previously posted there are 10 or 15 teams who should be putting riders into the break

 

[Samu Cuenca]

As I have previously posted there are 10 or 15 teams who should be putting riders into the break

Sure, but it's also easier said that done. We have seen multiple attacks being brought back on the first stages and some riders simply not being strong to hold on when they have managed to break free.

 

[dobrien]

Then they would’ve started sprinting 15 meters later. I thought Wiebes gear was not ideal if you compared it. Vos also had the perfect slipstream. It was only in the replay I could see that it was more an uphill sprint, which favors Vos a bit more.

Yeah, I watched that again and you're totally correct; no one seems like they have an answer for Wiebes at the moment, that's for sure.

 

[JR1012]

First 50 kms done and still no break.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But we've had multiple crashes, unfortunately.

 

[JR1012]

Balsamo and Faulkner DNF

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Trinca Colonel still had a slim chance of finishing in the top 10, but García's stage win has of course already saved Jayco's race.

 

[Didinho]

More than 4’. Could be one for the break unless some teams start to work together in the peloton.

 

[yaco]

Sure, but it's also easier said that done. We have seen multiple attacks being brought back on the first stages and some riders simply not being strong to hold on when they have managed to break free.

But if each team has 4 or 5 riders that target the break then you can make it happen. It has to be multiple riders as two or three will not suffice. Anyway, Chapman in the break will make the peleton work hard for the victory.

 

[Izzyeviel]

thats insulting. you wait all day for the coverage to start & no sooner does it, then it goes to a commercial