Tour of Britain 2024, September 3-8

[RedheadDane]

Johansen disguising himself as a Uno-X rider. Trying to send a message?
"Hey guys, I look quite good in red with a bit of yellow, don't you think?"

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Break caught.

 

[search]

Johansen disguising himself as a Uno-X rider. Trying to send a message?
"Hey guys, I look quite good in red with a bit of yellow, don't you think?"

no one ever gets to leave Portugal again anyway

 

[Wvv]

GC wise a weird ToB by the Wolfpack. But ok, for Remco this is just training.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Alaphilippe dropped too, pfff.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Magnier looks really good, Williams or Blackmore should go early

 

[Berniece]

Magnier a bit too far when they started accelerating, would've won otherwise. Well deserved from Williams though, team handled it perfectly the whole race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Magnier a bit too far when they started accelerating, would've won otherwise

Could have done with some help, but unfortunately only Gelders was still there, and he was dead.

 

[Didinho]

Positioning/teammates cost Magnier the win. Williams again.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Good positioning/decent acceleration won it, well played

 

[RedheadDane]

Well... O'Connor and Castrillo both DNF...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Well... O'Connor and Castrillo both DNF...

Must've been a quick flight they caught

 

[Jagartrott]

Such a pity for Magnier that QS did not ride for him this ToB. Alaphilippe is sadly lacking, and Evenepoel is not on form yet (and dislikes rain and cold).

 

[ciranda]

no one ever gets to leave Portugal again anyway

whelan last year

julius was super unlucky not to win two stages in the volta but maybe the quality he has shown in this race can help more

 

[awavey]

Lovely weather out there

That's just Yorkshire

 

[SafeBet]

That's just Yorkshire

Love Yorkshire, I was there last summer and it never got over 20 degrees. Certainly better than nowadays Italian summer when you can't even get outside because it's too hot.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Love Yorkshire, I was there last summer and it never got over 20 degrees. Certainly better than nowadays Italian summer when you can't even get outside because it's too hot.

We only had about 2-3 days with over 35° C in Bolzano during the summer (but 30 tropical nights), but overall I don't mind the heat that much.

 

[Jagartrott]

Love Yorkshire, I was there last summer and it never got over 20 degrees. Certainly better than nowadays Italian summer when you can't even get outside because it's too hot.

In Italy, you can almost always go up a mountain for more livable conditions. In Yorkshire, erm, go underground?

 

[Tim Cahill]

PIddler, Veistroffer and Poels immediately attacking

As an aside check out his PCS picture, another Frenchman flying the flag for glasses-wearers!

Following in the hallowed footsteps of names like Fignon, Madrazo and New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Swift being dropped out the break to go for Hayter in the sprint

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

PIddler, Veistroffer and Poels immediately attacking

As an aside check out his PCS picture, another Frenchman flying the flag for glasses-wearers!

Following in the hallowed footsteps of names like Fignon, Madrazo and New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori.

Not sure that Madrazo and Vettori fit that classification as well as Gaudu or Cosnefroy would.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

PIddler, Veistroffer and Poels immediately attacking

As an aside check out his PCS picture, another Frenchman flying the flag for glasses-wearers!

Following in the hallowed footsteps of names like Fignon, Madrazo and New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori.

France is bringing it back in style. They've also given us Sébastien Bourdais:

And now the flag is being flown by 400m hurdler Louise Maraval:

And mythical climbing prospect Églantine Rayer who is determined for some reason to wear the kind of glasses you only see on grandmothers in 1970s shows or veteran spies in Cold War thrillers:

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

And mythical climbing prospect Églantine Rayer who is determined for some reason to wear the kind of glasses you only see on grandmothers in 1970s shows or veteran spies in Cold War thrillers

And Nana Mouskouri.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Sick of ITV, wish Discovery+ had this, Alaphilippe attacks and immediately the broadcast is interrupted by someone trying to guilt trip me into donating to a Donkey Sanctuary.

 

[Berniece]

Sick of ITV, wish Discovery+ had this, Alaphilippe attacks and immediately the broadcast is interrupted by someone trying to guilt trip me into donating to a Donkey Sanctuary.

You didn't miss much. Ethan Hayter attacked, but Evenepoel shut it down