Tour of Britain 2025, September 2-7

[Eddy Evenepoel]

The whole climb I was asking myself if Remco (and QS) was weak or stupid. Turns out it was the latter. If Van Wilder had nuked it earlier it should’ve been significant gaps.

 

[Samamba]

Will be ready for worlds.

But should be punished for that break check. Still acting like a child sometimes.

 

[Peyroteo94]

The whole climb I was asking myself if Remco (and QS) was weak or stupid. Turns out it was the latter. If Van Wilder had nuked it earlier it should’ve been significant gaps.

I don't think he was that much stronger than everyone else. It looked they had a headwind too.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage

1	Evenepoel Remco	Soudal Quick-Step	20	30		3:07:56
2	Gloag Thomas	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	15	18		,,
3	Onley Oscar	Team Picnic PostNL	10	12		,,
4	Eulálio Afonso	Bahrain - Victorious	5	7		,,
5	Grégoire Romain	Groupama - FDJ	3	4		,,
6	Mollema Bauke	Lidl - Trek		3		,,
7	Alaphilippe Julian	Tudor Pro Cycling Team		2		,,
8	Paret-Peintre Aurélien	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team		1		,,
9	Bilbao Pello	Bahrain - Victorious				,,
10	Sivakov Pavel	UAE Team Emirates - XRG				-

Good to see Bauke up there.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

GC:

1	1	-	Grégoire Romain	Groupama - FDJ	10″	17:03:04
2	18	▲16	Evenepoel Remco	Soudal Quick-Step		0:02
3	3	-	Alaphilippe Julian	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	6″	,,
4	15	▲11	Onley Oscar	Team Picnic PostNL		0:08
5	11	▲6	Paret-Peintre Aurélien	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team		0:12
6	14	▲8	Eulálio Afonso	Bahrain - Victorious		,,
7	20	▲13	Mollema Bauke	Lidl - Trek		,,
8	19	▲11	Van Wilder Ilan	Soudal Quick-Step		0:16
9	23	▲14	Bilbao Pello	Bahrain - Victorious		0:17
10	24	▲14	Sivakov Pavel	UAE Team Emirates - XRG		0:21

Good defense by Gregoire.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bauke about to justify his 8 year multi-million dollar deal with Lidl by getting a reasonable top 9 at the worlds after spending most of the season running half marathons.

 

[Cycling111]

Gregoire wins GC.

Edit: No, there's another stage tomorrow. I thought it ended today.

 

[Izzyeviel]

I really do hope Lizzie joins the comms full time next year

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

The whole climb I was asking myself if Remco (and QS) was weak or stupid. Turns out it was the latter. If Van Wilder had nuked it earlier it should’ve been significant gaps.

Indeed tactics were not pin point, and Remco seemed quite frustrated (could have saved himself the brake test maybe). Anyway tommorow has another hard climb, he could still try to win GC.
Also happy to see Gloag at the front. Showed a lot of pontential way back in 2020 U23 Giro, but I think his pro career has been so far hindered by illness/injuries

 

[QueenStagiaire]

This Brennan kid is kinda good, 17th today. Maybe he can become the new Froome and the new Cavendish.

 

[kingjr]

This Brennan kid is kinda good, 17th today. Maybe he can become the new Froome and the new Cavendish.

Cavroome

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Every time you think remco has matured he seems to have another bizarre tantrum. Hopefully he has an explanation for that brake check

 

[red_flanders]

Every time you think remco has matured he seems to have another bizarre tantrum. Hopefully he has an explanation for that break check

Missed a break check, where was it?

Nice win for him, and winning is always good, but…not giving me “might win the Worlds RR” vibes.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Missed a break check, where was it?

Nice win for him, and winning is always good, but…not giving me “might win the Worlds RR” vibes.

There is no reason to break on a climb like that

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964331720489984349

View: https://x.com/joewhiteley0711/status/1964331720489984349?t=RhUMh1sf-J0B4HOgPq-rHA&s=19

 

[Salvarani]

He even looked behind right before he did it. He knew they were there.

So nasty and zero reason to brake from him. It was just to be a *** and then looks back straight after he did it again.

 

[Netserk]

There is no reason to break on a climb like that

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964331720489984349

View: https://x.com/joewhiteley0711/status/1964331720489984349?t=RhUMh1sf-J0B4HOgPq-rHA&s=19

Thanks for the video, I missed that when I saw the finale.

He always acts out when frustrated.

 

[red_flanders]

There is no reason to break on a climb like that

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964331720489984349

View: https://x.com/joewhiteley0711/status/1964331720489984349?t=RhUMh1sf-J0B4HOgPq-rHA&s=19

Thanks. Yeah pretty weird. Curious what he and the other rider might say about it.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Yeah pretty weird. Curious what he and the other rider might say about it.

Yes I'm interested in his explanation. When I first saw it, I thought maybe it's an accident, but on rewatch, I would never touch the breaks like that when racing up a climb, even if sitting up.

 

[Brullnux]

I was quite surprised that there was such little separation between everyone, then I realised the headwind they were racing into.

 

[Berniece]

There is no reason to break on a climb like that

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964331720489984349

View: https://x.com/joewhiteley0711/status/1964331720489984349?t=RhUMh1sf-J0B4HOgPq-rHA&s=19

I don’t think he actually wanted to break check. Looked like he swerved to the left and wanted to break and so force someone else to the front.

 

[tobydawq]

Does anyone know what happened to Gloag today? Why was he in the front? Was he healthy or something?

 

[greyclouds]

I don’t think he actually wanted to break check. Looked like he swerved to the left and wanted to break and so force someone else to the front.

Wanting to break to force someone else to the front is the definition of a break check

 

[tobydawq]

Wanting to break to force someone else to the front is the definition of a break check

No, it itsn't, only if you're riding directly in front of them. If you swing to the side and then brake, the other rider does not need to brake to avoid riding into you (unless they follow your swerve which is a very likely thing to happen).

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The real question is whether today Geraint Thomas' lap of honour to wave to the crowd continues, or given this is his last race and it finishes in his home town and he's 16 minutes down and won't be marked, whether he tries something on Caerphilly Mountain to try to finish his career in style.

It would be the most antithetical thing to the way Thomas has raced since his transition to a stage racer in the second half of his career, but it would also be a very poetic/romantic kind of conclusion to his career.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

The real question is whether today Geraint Thomas' lap of honour to wave to the crowd continues, or given this is his last race and it finishes in his home town and he's 16 minutes down and won't be marked, whether he tries something on Caerphilly Mountain to try to finish his career in style.

It would be the most antithetical thing to the way Thomas has raced since his transition to a stage racer in the second half of his career, but it would also be a very poetic/romantic kind of conclusion to his career.

I doubt he can get to the front on a final climb in his shape.