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kingrobbo
Glad there is a break in the Euros can catch up with the superb event that is the Tour
There has been some dramatic stages already
But today's finish the Cav is back 🤛
wfm18
Yeah, up until now the stages have been quite dramatic! Van de Poel's win was crazy, same as the good old Cavendish 🙂 And almost everyone have been involved in a crash already 😛
kingrobbo
Yes it's been amazing
He looked very emotional today it meant a lot to him
kingrobbo
Question is can he survive the mountains on week three not having done such a tour since 2018 and if he does will his legs recover for the Champs Elysees, hope answer is yes yes yes.🤞👍
wfm18
He will probably leave the Tour after a week, starting to prepare for the Olympics where he will compete with his mountainbike. He already said he won't finish the Tour.
kingrobbo
I didn't know that
Forgot about the Olympics
wfm18
He's still in yellow though, I don't think he expected to keep it even after today's stage. Pogacar was flying
kingrobbo
I havent seen today's stage yet wasnt it just a short time trial today?
kingrobbo
Cavendish 32 stage wins incredible so close to the record now can he do it
Tour has been superb so far
Pogacar claims yellow jersey after latest stage
wfm18
It's amazing up until now. But Pogi has no competition this year. Roglic abandon, Thomas is miles behind and Carapaz is behind and not looking so well. Curious what will happen in the mountains!
kingrobbo
That is going to be really interesting
got to say I am enjoying the Tour its been excellent
do you think Cav can get the 3 stages he needs ? he wont do it this year but can he get it next time
Thomas is out of it
Pogi looks like he will do it unless there is something dramatic…. but there has been lots of drama this year already
kingrobbo
what a super human
kingrobbo
Tadej Pogacar 👍
wfm18
He's so strong. Vingegaard is awesome as well!
kingrobbo
That he is
Uran second only just
kingrobbo
5 days to Paris and Pogacar as you say looks so strong
He looked fresh finishing this stage most were shattered
kingrobbo
He wins another stage he is immense
The 22-year-old's victory also sees him move to the top of the king of the mountains classification and he is now likely to arrive in Paris on Sunday's processional final stage as the owner of three of the four race jerseys - the yellow, the polka dot and white jersey - for the second consecutive year.
HockeyBhoy
Wouldn't want to do it myself that said, I'd pack up less than a quarter the way up.
Leeds1919
Yorkshire are going back in for the Grande Departe for 2023, it was a huge success in 2014
HockeyBhoy
Leeds1919
i went to 2 stages, was amazing, over 100,000 watched the start
Leeds1919
Btw, any intel on Leo Hjelde and Matthew Anderson, seems Bielsa wants them both
kingrobbo
it is a superb event and I have seen a few stages when I lived up top been to several World Cups over the years but nothing topped this it was brilliant
you guys watched the road racing in the Olympics ? @R Charlston @HockeyBhoy
amazing performance from Kiesenhofer who looked in agony from about 40km out 😁 but she kept going
van Vleuten celebrating when she thought she had won😉
HockeyBhoy
Nothing much, both are unproven although Hjelde has made the squad for the CL.
kingrobbo
HockeyBhoy
Nah pal, just chilling out after the exertions of Wednesday. As well as copying all my CD collection to an external hard drive.
Leeds1919
Watched this morning, the Austrian girl was amazing, to do 40k alone is incredible. Lizzie was trying to get an attack going, but nobody seemed interested.
interesting there were no comms. So riders got no feedback on how the gaps were, explains the Dutch reaction
kingrobbo
yes no comms and IIRC no feedback allowed from the support team after a certain point….it sounds like van Vleuten totally miscalculated and fully believed when she had caught the 2 leaders she had the race, she had forgot 3 had broken away so genuinely thought she had Gold