Who do you WANT to win the 2024 Tour de France?

[meat puppet]

Easy.
1. Johannes Kulset
2. Tobias Halland Johannesen
3. Odd Christian Eiking
4. Alexandr Vlasov (CQ manager differential)

It's fantastic that in Norwegian Odd is an actual name, and not a characterisation of the person in question.

 

[topcat]

It's fantastic that in Norwegian Odd is an actual name, and not a characterisation of the person in question.

How many Norwegians are Odd?

 

[Netserk]

How many Norwegians are Odd?

Half.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

1. Chris Froome
2. Pello Bilbao
3. Mikel Landa
4. Nans Peters
5. Guillaume Martin
6. David Gaudu
7. Giulio Ciccone
8. Alex Aranburu
9. Egan Bernal
10. Vino

 

[shadowrider]

The strongest rider..... and most offensive. Not the likes of Thomas (no chance to win) nor Roglic. Only one name is possible : Pogacar.

 

[Brullnux]

Remco winning would be really funny so I hope he does it

 

[Blanco]

Vingegaard won it twice.
Pogacar too.
Remco is still young, he will have time.
Bernal to win, now that would be some story. But he also already won it, and is fairly young...
Roglic to win... That would be a jewel in the crown.

 

[ice&fire]

Remco winning would be really funny so I hope he does it

brings the forum down = funny

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Maybe there could be a thread to accompany the "Lesser known races for women" thread: the "High profile race for the rider of your choice" thread.

In fairness to the OP, the easy error of "Who do you want to win in the Tour" was avoided.

I just replied to the question in the poll. "Who do you want to win?"

 

[scribers]

Rank choice voting
1. Pog
2. Remco (to watch the forum meltdown)
3. Froome (see two)
4. Yates (because I’m not a complete ***)

 

[perico]

Enric Más
Carlo Rodríguez (would be 1B but I can’t cheer for Ineos 1st)

 

[Brullnux]

brings the forum down = funny

It would be so silly. Plus, if you work backwards, I think if Remco wins the Tour it's probably been quite a good one, with a very good level of randomness

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I have to say, i'm a bit surprised by the discrepancy between Vingegaard and Pogacar as far as votes go. Obviously one is more popular, but the gap is huge, 24 v 4 o far. Especially since his crash in Itzulia, i was counting on more sympathy votes.

 

[zlev11]

domenico pozzovivo

 

[Andre]

Remco all the way. He is the most exciting rider. It's been so long for Belgium to have a Tour de France winner. It would be the best thing to happen in the world of cycling. Go Remco Go!!!

 

[tobydawq]

I would like to vote for myself. That would be quite an achievement.

 

[Lefebre]

Remco all the way. He is the most exciting rider. It's been so long for Belgium to have a Tour de France winner. It would be the best thing to happen in the world of cycling. Go Remco Go!!!

That's true our boy winning would be the best story of cycling in long years.
I think he would be the greatest champion and most popular of all time.

Allez Remco Allez

 

[ingsve]

I'll add another name to my list

Søren Wærenskjold will obviously win. He just came off of the GC win in Tour of Belgium and he just won the Norwegian ITT Championships ahead of a World Champion. He will dominate the ITTs in the Tour this year and then give the most Indurain performance in the mountains the Tour has seen in the past 30 years.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Noone specific, tbh...

Just hoping for a memorable and watchable edition

A stage race can be filled with frustrations and annoyance if you behind blinders expect a certain outcome.
An edition would be underwhelming to me, even if I had a favorite, if he literally strips every competition. And the podium battle is settled way before due.

A favorourite edition here would be a nuanced stage race with a route design delivering surprising courses and outcomes, unexpected rider names, thilling stages of which not only includes the usual suspects as per stage. It will be worth watching.

This is generally what I enjoy the most about watching bike races. To sit back, be in the moment and just observe what is happening. If not so much happens, then the nuances of what happens.

Sorry for not answering the OP question, but is really someting I have on my mind. Not only speaking this forum but others as well - ending up in toxicity just because things didn't go as planned, while alot of other spectacles happened.

 

[peterfin]

Remco winning would be a cathartic experience for a nation that has an incredible love for the sport but waits almost half a century for winning the biggest race of all. Remco, the kid from Brussels, the football cyclist ... the whole nation can somewhat relate to him. I believe that his personality, approachability, history and just being multilingual helps the sport in general too. We need personalities that tell new stories and make frontpages.

 

[dennisdy]

1. Vingegaard
2. Roglic
3. Jorgenson
4. Pogacar

 

[Cookster15]

Tadej Pogačar.

I don't mind dominance when I think we are witnessing something special. I have vivid memories of the last rider to manage the double - the amazing Marco Pantani. Would be great to see Pog pull it off.

 

[Nick2413]

I’d vote Vingegaard for the sake of the “underdog”/ comeback but that would be getting too much into miracle territory for me. So of course it’s Roglic.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I would like to vote for myself. That would be quite an achievement.

I would pull hard for you in the climbs. I give my all for my leader!

 

[yaf]

1.pog
2.jonas
3.almeida
Locked in!