Tour of the Alps 2024 (April 15 - 19)

[tobydawq]

Mine was 1997. I remember one Festina rider after another attacking in the mountains and I was hooked.

Mine was 1995. I don't really know how I at the age of 3 had the cognitive capacity to follow proceedings, but apparently I introduced myself as 'Induráin' in kindergarten after the vacation...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mine was 1995. I don't really know how I at the age of 3 had the cognitive capacity to follow proceedings, but apparently I introduced myself as 'Induráin' in kindergarten after the vacation...

It's a shame we didn't go to the same kindergarten. Then perhaps I would have become a fan of Banesto instead. That said, the friend that eventually helped me get more interested in cycling was a big Lance fan and that never rubbed off on me.

 

[Valv.Piti]

What was the first Tour you watched?

It was definitely when I really started following the race, but I remember lots of stuff in the mountains in prior Tours as well. But this one I remember I followed from day 1 and not only some pieces here and there from the big stages.

 

[kingjr]

Mine was 1997. I remember one Festina rider after another attacking in the mountains and I was hooked.

Same here. My first clear memory is the final stage of that Tour. What hooked me though was the 1998 Tour. I remember loving the bunch sprints, and watching the famous Galibier stage with my father, and the next stage, too.

 

[RedheadDane]

The first one I remember anything from is 1996. However, I know my mother watched as early as 1992, so I might have seen some if I was ever in the room with her.
Then I didn't watch for a few years, then I started watching more and more. And now I want to watch it ALL!
(But I know that's impossible.)

 

[stetre76]

They were pretty lucky to have the Tyrol stages on Tuesday and yesterday...
That's the weather right now in Innsbruck:

yes, it's snowing again

 

[Slavique Nuke]

I'm betting big on Muhlberger

 

[Rob5091]

Top 10 GC at the moment is interesting with 3 AG2R guys and 2 Bahrain guys. Whoever has survived yesterday's Arctic conditions best though could be a good bet for today. Almost 4,000 meters of climbing packed into 141 km, and cold weather.
Sagan's old sidekick Oss did a recon ride and pointed out that the uncatergorized climbs early on are tough (2.9 km @ 9 % & 4.5 km @ almost 9 %) so it could be a long day for some guys.

 

[Anderis]

Interesting brakaway. Carr, Carthy, Higuita and Piganzoli.

 

[RedheadDane]

I see EF sent their two Cars in the break.

 

[Anderis]

I see EF sent their two Cars in the break.

One of them is huge.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Now 4 cars

RODRÍGUEZ Óscar
HIGUITA Sergio
CARR Simon
CARTHY Hugh
MÜHLBERGER Gregor
HAMILTON Lucas
LEEMREIZE Gijs
BIZKARRA Mikel
BAIS Mattia
PIGANZOLI Davide
COVILI Luca
Break @2mins

 

[Earns1985]

Decathlon leading the bunch. They have three riders in the top10 right now..

 

[Earns1985]

This race needs more moto cameras. There are only two and the helicopter, right?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Lance Carrmstrong on one of his random really good days it looks like

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Where‘s Foss?

 

[Didinho]

Dropped.

 

[Earns1985]

Is Foss still in the bunch?
Couldn´t see him..

 

[Didinho]

Lovely climb.

 

[ingsve]

Foss still struggling when it's really really steep. Let's see if he can get closer when it flattens out a bit and in the downhill perhaps.

 

[DNP-Old]

Cat Killer will smoke them on the descent.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Tiberi looking good to finish 2nd in the Giro.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hitman Tiberi looking class, closing the attacks easily

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Another meme performance from Foss when there are steep mountains.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Blistering downhill attack by definitely not Vingegaard