Tour of Britain 2024, September 3-8

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Is he? De Lie has gravitated increasingly towards raw power and durability and is better on short hills than in flat sprints at this point, whereas Magnier is more a sprinter who gets over hills well. Also think De Lie is currently the better of the two at everything that isn't a flat sprint.

Let me put it this way, he's similar to De Lie at that age, but better.

 

[hayneplane]

What the majority of the bedroom keyboard warriors on this forum don't seem to understand is that pro cycling, like everything else involving people, is political and subject to human relations. Remco knows perfectly well that winning the Tour of Britain would be basically meaningless for his career and that Steve Williams would be a much more 'appropriate' winner for a British race. He is not at the race to win, he is there to get race conditioning (believe it or not pro cyclists generally prefer competing in races to private training) and to help promote the event (which came very close to folding) with his presence.

That is one perspective but the alternative view is that Remco winning would enhance the prestige of the race in the longer term to have the Olympics champion on the roll call of winners.

 

[hayneplane]

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The sprinters field is not exactly outstanding in this race but Magnier is really showing that he is one of the most talented upcoming sprinters/classics riders.

My CQ manager team is annoyed that they took Magnier here to demolish the sprints instead of Luke Lamperti.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

That is one perspective but the alternative view is that Remco winning would enhance the prestige of the race in the longer term to have the Olympics champion on the roll call of winners.

Yeah, did G.Thomas (36th) and C.Froome 85th GC placings assist the TOB 2018?

 

[search]

looks like today's stage will have quite a bit of wind, and it has some nice crosswind sections in the middle part.

Unfortunately the final ~30k are straight into a headwind, though.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

That is one perspective but the alternative view is that Remco winning would enhance the prestige of the race in the longer term to have the Olympics champion on the roll call of winners.

Did MvdP, Wout, Alaphilippe, Wiggins and...Jonathan Tiernan-Locke not do that?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Magnier dropped/caught out but the golden helmet is pulling him back, gap about 20s.

 

[awavey]

looks like today's stage will have quite a bit of wind, and it has some nice crosswind sections in the middle part.

Unfortunately the final ~30k are straight into a headwind, though.

Not wrong about that just rode the last 20km of the stage, and that's a stonkin headwind all the way in to the finish straight. I'm knackered.

It might die down by the time they arrive though, the wind direction often reverses in the afternoon near the coast here.

Though the stretch from Aldeburgh to Grundisburgh will be very quick

 

[Tim Cahill]

Evenepoel brought back Magnier to the peloton and immediately bridged over to a much more dangerous counter-move without him, which now has 1.30. Could all be over.

 

[Samamba]

Is he? De Lie has gravitated increasingly towards raw power and durability and is better on short hills than in flat sprints at this point, whereas Magnier is more a sprinter who gets over hills well. Also think De Lie is currently the better of the two at everything that isn't a flat sprint.

Magniers watts aren't even that special (in general, they are really good for someone his age). Similar to De Lie right now (and De Lie's sprint watts were higher 2 years ago). No idea what Logic is even saying. Also like you said, not the same type of rider right now. Magnier is already way better at full on bunch sprints cause of De Lie's positioning issue tho.

He's similar but better than De Lie imho.

I really really wonder what this is even based on.

Riders who got 2nd in the races he won this year: Blikra, Vernon, Vernon, Teutenberg, Conforti, Del Grosso, Lamperti, Dainese (fair enough but everything to do with amazing QS leadout and technical final).

He is very talented, but let's calm down a bit. I have no idea why you would even think he's better than De Lie.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

How is that ITV commentators don't know
PCS has the front groups composition?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Quite like hearing some absolute headmaster on the radio

Magnier/Piddler abandon!?

 

[awavey]

They'd better get to the finish soon as there's a huge rain cloud approaching 😬

 

[Didinho]

All seated sprinters here.

 

[RedheadDane]

Govekar takes the win ahead of Søjberg and B. Swift.

 

[postmanhat]

For anyone wondering what 'Rock Around The Shop' sells, it's this traditional seaside sweet. A rock hard, teeth-breaking tube of sugar.

 

[awavey]

Soaked through

 

[RedheadDane]

Soaked through

Who?
You?
Get inside. Get dry.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Who?
You?

This isn't the guess who thread.

 

[Tim Cahill]

For anyone wondering what 'Rock Around The Shop' sells, it's this traditional seaside sweet. A rock hard, teeth-breaking tube of sugar.

Could go for some rock but nowadays I can feel the nerves in my back teeth just by looking at the stuff.

 

[awavey]

Who?
You?
Get inside. Get dry.

Yes just as they finished the stage the big rain cloud came through and dropped all the rain, it's only just stopped raining now, if theyd been 10mins slower it would have been carnage with that finish, and then we stood through the prize giving & Cavendish celebration just getting absolutely hammered with the rain and wind because there was no cover and by that stage you're already soaked and the waters going down the back of your rain jacket, so what difference did it make.

Got to ride home now with soggy shoes though I might bail out and take the train halfway.

 

[hayneplane]

Did MvdP, Wout, Alaphilippe, Wiggins and...Jonathan Tiernan-Locke not do that?

Thet certainly did to my view yes.

 

[tobydawq]

Brain concussion for Magnier according to CN. I don't know which other types of concussions you can have, but a bitter end of the race for him.

 

[Lequack]

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Why the tiny bottles?