Rob k Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 2 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: Another day and another large crash at the back of the peloton caused by a spectator standing too far into the road to take a photo. Not yet known who's fully affected but Nathan Van Hooydonck and Sepp Kuss of Jumbo Visma and Egan Bernal of Ineos certainly hit the deck. Don't know if any are particularly badly injured but it's a potential blow to those teams. Ineos are already down to 6 riders as Dani Martinez failed a concussion protocol test last night, following yesterday's crash, and didn't start today. And now a motorbike has just clipped a rider and sent him in to a wall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 Really hard one to call today. Pog looking more in a rhythm at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) Van Aert is like a machine isn’t he ? Seems to churn out ride after ride each day no matter the terrain or style of stage ! Don’t think we’ll see much change in the top 2 here . Edited July 16, 2023 by Markthehorn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 Rodriguez. Where did he come from? A future tour winner without a doubt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 Vingegaard`s to lose now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 This could go all the way to the Champs Elysees! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, Frenchay Red said: This could go all the way to the Champs Elysees! Time trial next I think? Could that make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, Markthehorn said: Time trial next I think? Could that make a difference. I doubt it. Only 22kms, just under 14 mls I would guess that it will only be seconds either way who ever comes out on top. What a contest, amazing that they are so closely matched Brilliant to watch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 47 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Rodriguez. Where did he come from? A future tour winner without a doubt. Agreed but his chances are better if he says with an organisation like Ineos. I know, he is Spanish but if he goes to Movistar I'm not sure they have the depth of team to help him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Markthehorn said: Van Aert is like a machine isn’t he ? Seems to churn out ride after ride each day no matter the terrain or style of stage ! Don’t think we’ll see much change in the top 2 here . He will probably win the time trial. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Vingegaard`s to lose now? Not sure yet, i think Pogacar can take time out of him on the TT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 47 minutes ago, Rob k said: Not sure yet, i think Pogacar can take time out of him on the TT He might need to as Wednesdays stage to Couchervel up the Col de Loz might be better for Vingegaard. It's certainly a TT for the GC/Climbers and not the TT purists. As I've said above I fancy Van Aert for the win. Adam Yates could replace Carlos Rodriguez on the podium but like the battle for the Yellow Jersey it could be tight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Vingegaard`s to lose now? It looks that way at the moment, and the rest day seems to be coming at a good time for Pog. The joker in the pack is Kuss and how hard his fall was today. If he’s not 100% on the way up to Courchevel, the door’s open for Pog. That’s where it’ll be won or lost now IMO. 3 hours ago, Markthehorn said: Time trial next I think? Could that make a difference. No. There might be a difference on the day, but Vingegaard’s a decent time trialist too so I don’t expect there to be much between them over that distance. Edited July 16, 2023 by tin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rob k Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 I don’t usually like the TT days as much, however I’m really looking forward to seeing how today goes, i think Pogacar will gain a few seconds today. Such a brilliant race this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Both flying so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) This is incredible- never expected this…….is this the tour done and dusted? Edited July 18, 2023 by Rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 OMG! Vingegaard out of this world! A man who has never before won a world tour TT has blown the rest of the field away. He will have to blow up big time or probably crash for Pogacar to have any chance to win now. There is still a good race for the podium though. Adam Yates moved above Rodriguez today but only by 5 seconds. Ineos will clearly work in support of Rodriguez but will Yates be expected to continue to work for Pogacar. The upshot of that is will it aid UAE to blow away Ineos or will it hinder his podium position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Amazing performance. No one saw that coming. JV's to lose now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Pog had a resigned look to him . Vingegaard definitely has the momentum . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Didn’t take long for the doping accusations to be thrown about towards JV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Absolutely mental!! That’s a crazy amount of time to put into the whole rest of the race! Bearing in mind Van Aert is an elite time triallist, Jonas beat him by 2 mins 51 secs! That’s enormous! I can see why questions might be asked. For the record, I don’t think there’s anything amiss, but you can see why some might be asked. It’s an unreal gap for that distance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 22 minutes ago, Harry said: Absolutely mental!! That’s a crazy amount of time to put into the whole rest of the race! Bearing in mind Van Aert is an elite time triallist, Jonas beat him by 2 mins 51 secs! That’s enormous! I can see why questions might be asked. For the record, I don’t think there’s anything amiss, but you can see why some might be asked. It’s an unreal gap for that distance. There was a bigger time gap, 1st - 3rd than 3rd to 50th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 32 minutes ago, Harry said: Absolutely mental!! That’s a crazy amount of time to put into the whole rest of the race! Bearing in mind Van Aert is an elite time triallist, Jonas beat him by 2 mins 51 secs! That’s enormous! I can see why questions might be asked. For the record, I don’t think there’s anything amiss, but you can see why some might be asked. It’s an unreal gap for that distance. I think at the end it came down to 2 factors. VG was stronger than TG and VG wanted it more. VG looked like a man at the end who had put 110%% into the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Maybe Pogacar was paying too for hardly having a lot of training before the tour due to his injury ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 15 hours ago, Rob k said: This is incredible- never expected this…….is this the tour done and dusted? I think it is. The only way he loses now is if he crashes IMO. I can’t quite believe what he pulled off yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 17 hours ago, Markthehorn said: Maybe Pogacar was paying too for hardly having a lot of training before the tour due to his injury ? Yep. I think that’s come to the fore today. He’s looking pale!! And he probably gonna lose 4 mins + here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Wow! That Team Radio just then! Pog “I’m gone. I’m dead” Still 10k to go!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Manic crowds on the climb, stalled motorbike, Vingegaard livid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Pog's lack of racing and preparation since crashing out of La Doyenne has done for him in the third week. Great TdF nevertheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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