He hasn’t posted today’s video yet, but Lanterne Rouge is a good one to follow for highlights and pro cycling content in general.
NBC Sports has been showing 30-40 min highlights on youtube.
Cheers dude!
Off topic, gcn highlights are not awesome which is a shame since they have my money.
Well, of all the people I thought could win the Mont Ventoux stage, I did not think Wout. Awesome stuff. this Tour does not disappoint. ![]()
Also I´m pretty sure Pog was just called back by his DS. There was no reason for him to put in any effort.
Those finishes are a lot easier logistically. Hauling the entire TdF circus up a mountain is quite challenging (and expensive). Mountain-top finishes also add at least an hour to the transfer to the hotel for the riders. More if you are stuck behind the inevitable traffic jam.
Not necessarily saying these are the best of reason, but you now… organising the tour…it´s a balancing act ![]()
I like the extra bit of strategy you need to employ with a downhill finish. If you want to put in time you need to do it earlier and maybe drop back a rider from the break. That or really isolate a rider early.
Mountain top finishers are just a just a fitness test (which a GT winner should be able to pass) but there is more to racing bikes than just having the highest W/kg. And personally I find MTF stages pretty boring as that’s all they amount to for the GC guys and maybe a breakaway rider clinging onto the time they were given. If I wanted to watch a pure fitness test I’d watch and Ironman race and even though That’s my sport I hate them because they are soooooo boring.
All in all the variety of a GT is what I love and so far this has been an awesome year! How wild is it that the guy who came in 2nd in a bunch sprint wins the Ventoux x2 stage the next day!!
I think the downhills help the sprinters make the time cuts. They are usually good descenders for that reason. They might be able to claw back some of the time lost on the climb via the descent.
Pog claimed he cracked a little in the post race press conference.
strap in for some crosswinds for our viewing pleasures!
uuuh juicy. UAEs Achilles heel I would say. Also the Racecenter says the Peloton averages 75 km/h so far ![]()
9 minutes and 13 riders in the break… looks like a day for the breakaway. Too bad for Cav.
Although the wind has calmed down it seems, so maybe DQS will put in one epic chase.
Sagan went home today. Apparently his knee is still damaged from the crash with Ewan.
Doesn’t the research show that Ketones work the best for a sprint stage? I might be misremembering, but I thought that was the conclusion on the science of getting faster podcast.
You may be right and if so, I stand corrected!
Some interesting takes here as well: Understanding Ketones: What does the wonder drink actually do? | Cyclingnews
This is some very exciting bike racing now! Love this!
I’m becoming an Alaphilippe fan. He has worked for Cav (team player role) and is putting himself in a lot of moves. Doing the rainbow stripes proud and such.
Bit sad to see how Sagan’s departure and how his last few seasons have gone. Know his antics have rubbed folks the wrong way at times, but he’s a pretty good bike racer and adds spice to the racing. Hoping he gets it all together again and doesn’t just fade away.
Easy take, words are free, but I don’t think this tour is as over as some might think. Stages 17 and 18 look brutal. If Pog shows weakness and someone else comes into form, it could be surprising and interesting. Big if’s… But the last few days of the tour often bring surprises. More specifically, Uran is a fairly quiet guy who knows how to win races. He looks solid to me. Ineos won’t remove the pressure on UAE. While good, UAE is not strong enough to command those two stages in the old style of USPS and Sky.
As the adage says: It’s not over until the emaciated guy lifts the trophy on the Champs.
Pretty sure that’s the old saying ![]()
woohoo
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It honestly must be hard to maintain the drive after you are a multi-millionaire and have won every race there is to win.
I’ve often thought he was bored and trapped by his own success and having to keep going in order to keep his giant entourage employed. I thought he would have taken some breaks by now to race MTB again or go crush it on the gravel scene in the US just for fun.
Team Peter is definitely an enterprise.
Will see if he finds the right motivations and has a resurgence. I’ll root for him to do so.
It would be phenomenal to see Uran and EF take the win. Highly unlikely I think, but still fun to dream about.
