Harry Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Finish was 5 hours 17 at 37.6 kph. Cutoff for Cav should be about 46-47 minutes I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonGeneral Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 TdF app gives cut off time as 47' 40" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Just now, DevonGeneral said: TdF app gives cut off time as 47' 40" Currently 45:25 behind but should hopefully catch up some time going down again. Can't be far off the peak now. Hate it when they take the graphic away off the site. Relying on the live data: https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/riders/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Now all tracking has gone. Not sure if that's good or bad. The back of the race had Cav, Sagan, Froome, Thomas amongst others. Be a brave organiser to throw that lot out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Home inside 43 minutes. Phew..! Now time to make history.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonGeneral Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Jose Been has just tweeted that Cav crossed the line without troubling the time limit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, DevonGeneral said: Jose Been has just tweeted that Cav crossed the line without troubling the time limit! 40m 40s behind.. comfortably inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, TomF said: 40m 40s behind.. comfortably inside! Interestingly, just after the start L'Équipe suggested the cut-off time would be 40 minutes - that would have been close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonGeneral Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Luke Rowe 6 mins outside time limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Power meters enable the grupetto to pace it perfectly and be just within the time limit. Having the cut-off time relayed from the car helps, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 3 hours ago, tin said: Power meters enable the grupetto to pace it perfectly and be just within the time limit. Having the cut-off time relayed from the car helps, too. Exactly. Not like the old days. Mario Cipollini was famous for calculating the required time. The grupetto relied upon his calcs. There’s certain things about modern cycling I don’t like, and one of them is the riders being given time checks and pacing support by radio and onboard computers the whole day through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Now for Cav to top the week off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Today's the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Sagan out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Tough from here I reckon if Cav is to equal the record today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 28 minutes ago, Rob k said: Tough from here I reckon if Cav is to equal the record today Yeah BBC said if ever a day was going to be a breakaway its today.. looks like they called it right. Can't see them reeling in 13 minutes on a relatively flat stage. Save his batteries for tomorrow maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Orla’s got her legs out again today ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Looks like Cav still nabbed some points at the death. I think maybe after yesterday he needed a chilled ride. Tomorrow however looks like his to loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 26 minutes ago, TomF said: Looks like Cav still nabbed some points at the death. I think maybe after yesterday he needed a chilled ride. Tomorrow however looks like his to loose. Would love to see him cross the line first in my old home town. The next 2 days are going to jog a lot of memories for me, especially Saturday when it’s through the lovely Razes area and up into the glorious Pyrénées Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, ralphindevon said: Would love to see him cross the line first in my old home town. The next 2 days are going to jog a lot of memories for me, especially Saturday when it’s through the lovely Razes area and up into the glorious Pyrénées I was gonna mention you re tomorrow’s stage Ralph. No doubt there’ll be some familiar sights for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 55 minutes ago, Harry said: I was gonna mention you re tomorrow’s stage Ralph. No doubt there’ll be some familiar sights for you. Yes mate, I’ll certainly see loads of properties I’ve worked at, swimming pools I’ve maintained etc. Highlights for me on the Saturday will be the St George Gorge, it was hairy driving along that never mind cycling and the Col Montségur, not particularly high but a stunning Cathar Castle on top. Tomorrow will be miles of vineyards, Saturday, sunflowers then trees as they go up towards the Pyrénées. With the forecast sunny late 20s early 30s, you could say I’m missing it a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 If things were normal, I was meant to be going from Argeles-sur-Mer to Saint-Jean-de-Luz via the Pyrenees a few weeks ago, so the weekend stages are of added interest to me. Hopefully Cav equals Merckx’s record in Carcassone tomorrow first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Today looks on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, TomF said: Today looks on.. Yep - just keep out of trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Simon Yates is out after that crash. Jeeze, never known a tour like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonGeneral Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 DQT may well miss Tim de Clerq in the last Kms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Crikey! This commentator’s pronunciation is terrible, if it’s possible to pronounce a place name wrong, he manages to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 DQS train is pushing it on then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ralphindevon Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Wahoo! I thought he’d been pipped on the line for a second. what a guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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