tOfficial Tour De France Thread

by aualum06 2023-07-01, 09:57

Stage 1 on NBC now.

Didn't realize most of this years version was going to be on peacock. Channel flipping with Wimbledon will be much tougher now

by aualum06 2023-07-01, 11:17

Twin brothers on different teams dust the field in stage 1

by **tGreenWay** 2023-07-02, 00:07

Looking forward to the conclusion of this race… in 2026.

by **Nordic** 2023-07-02, 07:57

aualum06 wrote:Stage 1 on NBC now.

Didn't realize most of this years version was going to be on peacock. Channel flipping with Wimbledon will be much tougher now

Just signed up. Pretty sure the Women's World Cup and some college football games are on Peacock. Whatever. What is one more streaming service.

by **Jake from State Farm** 2023-07-02, 08:12

What's the drug of choice to take while watching?

by aualum06 2023-07-02, 08:18

Nordic wrote:
aualum06 wrote:Stage 1 on NBC now.

Didn't realize most of this years version was going to be on peacock. Channel flipping with Wimbledon will be much tougher now

Just signed up. Pretty sure the Women's World Cup and some college football games are on Peacock. Whatever. What is one more streaming service.

FYI I think fox still has the world cup

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-02, 08:19

Powless in the polka dots. Good to see.

No Rogolic this year, which is kind of odd. Wins the Giro, focusing on the Vuelta.

Jumbo Visma looks almost unbeatable again.

These 3 weeks in July are always the highlight of the summer

by **Nordic** 2023-07-02, 09:06

Bob Roll is looking old. Hopefully Phil never retires as the prospects to take over are still looking rough. Studio guys are still a mess. The two new guys had a rough go yesterday. They need to get Jens Voigt back.

by **Nordic** 2023-07-02, 09:07

What’s the pink jersey? Heard them mention it, but didn’t catch what it was.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-02, 09:20

Nordic wrote:Bob Roll is looking old. Hopefully Phil never retires as the prospects to take over are still looking rough. Studio guys are still a mess. The two new guys had a rough go yesterday. They need to get Jens Voigt back.

why is VandeVeld on the motorbike?

I enjoyed him in the studio. Seems odd.

And, yes, Jens was a great a couple of years back.

by aualum06 2023-07-02, 10:30

Big time spill that guy doesn't look like he wants to get back up

by aualum06 2023-07-02, 10:52

It always amazes me how quickly the gaps can be closed

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-02, 11:48

aualum06 wrote:It always amazes me how quickly the gaps can be closed

yeah, once that chase decides to move, it's like a freight train.

by **Nordic** 2023-07-02, 20:26

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Nordic wrote:Bob Roll is looking old. Hopefully Phil never retires as the prospects to take over are still looking rough. Studio guys are still a mess. The two new guys had a rough go yesterday. They need to get Jens Voigt back.
why is VandeVeld on the motorbike?

I enjoyed him in the studio. Seems odd.

And, yes, Jens was a great a couple of years back.

I think he was last year too. Seems like they were trying to groom him to take the booth at some point. But didn’t grab the bull by horns ( still stumbles over his words) like Bob did when he was coming up. Maybe they are trying to get him some different experience. The studio show is a dud and he’s done it already.

by **Nordic** 2023-07-02, 20:39

Great finish today. I couldn’t tell which one was the finishing line. Lol.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-03, 08:02

Nordic wrote:Great finish today. I couldn’t tell which one was the finishing line. Lol.

Wout was pissed.

Back on USA network today. Powless already has 2 KOM points.

Time ticking on Cav getting the record for stage wins. Could come today.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-03, 11:56

Jakobsen in good position.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-03, 11:58

Van Aert gets robbed by Phillippsen?

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-03, 12:04

After replay, I don't think Philippsen was pinching van Aert into the wall. Full speed it looked questionable.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-03, 17:20

Wout van Aert: ‘Hard to say’ whether Philipsen's Tour de France sprint was fair

Linky linky

by **kingstonlake** 2023-07-03, 17:34

Are they allowed to stop mid race for hormone injections or is that strictly limited to the team trailer, post race?

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-03, 19:47

kingstonlake wrote:Are they allowed to stop mid race for hormone injections or is that strictly limited to the team trailer, post race?

they do that in the Pharmaceutical On Wheels Drive Thru at the 100 mile mark

They have their choice of injection, gel or topical.

It's a pretty sweet set up.

by **kingstonlake** 2023-07-03, 20:36

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:Are they allowed to stop mid race for hormone injections or is that strictly limited to the team trailer, post race?
they do that in the Pharmaceutical On Wheels Drive Thru at the 100 mile mark

They have their choice of injection, gel or topical.

It's a pretty sweet set up.

I like this. Ride to win!

by **Nordic** 2023-07-03, 23:16

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Wout van Aert: ‘Hard to say’ whether Philipsen's Tour de France sprint was fair

Linky linky

Looked bush league at first. But with the slight curve, he was just trying to get the shortest line. Still think he unnecessarily leaned his shoulder right at the apex of the turn.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-04, 07:08

Nordic wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Linky linky

Looked bush league at first. But with the slight curve, he was just trying to get the shortest line. Still think he unnecessarily leaned his shoulder right at the apex of the turn.

yep. I agree.

Sawtooth profile today, likely another sprint finish, though it's another tricky one at the end.

Still think Cav will get his record stage win at some point.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-04, 12:05

Another chaotic sprint finish. I feel like the organizers should've put more thought into these approaches. Lots of danger with teams taking lines, trying to hit the apex of turns at 40+mph.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-05, 07:41

First day in the mountains, one HC climb. See if Powless can hold onto the polka dots.

by **Nordic** 2023-07-05, 09:28

Robert J Sakimano wrote:First day in the mountains, one HC climb. See if Powless can hold onto the polka dots.

Lots of suffering going on in this first climb.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-05, 10:56

Nordic wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:First day in the mountains, one HC climb. See if Powless can hold onto the polka dots.

Lots of suffering going on in this first climb.

lots of suffering, yes.

Sepp looking strong pulling Jumbo Visma up this last climb. Gonna be some movement in the GC today.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-05, 11:00

Vingegaard attacks, Pogacar struggling to cover.

Lots of separation today.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-05, 11:05

One of the greatest sights in all of sports.

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by **Floyd Robertson** 2023-07-05, 11:09

I climbed 375' on my bike yesterday. I was good with that in the heat lol

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-05, 12:53

Floyd Robertson wrote:I climbed 375' on my bike yesterday. I was good with that in the heat lol

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I hear ya. I always enjoy watching the first two hours of a stage, go on a 90 minute ride myself, come back to catch the last 60k. tOfficial Tour De France Thread 502811600

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-06, 07:06

Another day in the high mountains.

The boys climb both Col d'Aspin and the Tourmalet. Foggy and chilly. Reports of temps in the upper 40's - 50's when they're scheduled to be on the climbs.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-06, 10:09

Sepp!

Sepp pulling Vingegaard and Pogacar up the Tourmalet. 49K to go, lots of racing, but it's looking like Vingegaard will be in yellow tonight.

For now, anyway.

by aualum06 2023-07-06, 10:25

Powless working on taking the polka dots back

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-06, 10:47

aualum06 wrote:Powless working on taking the polka dots back

so awesome to see him rockin' it with the big boys.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-06, 11:05

Jumbo Visma is as strong of a team as I've seen in some time. Sepp pulls Vingegaard up the Tourmalet, now Van aert is doing Van aert things.

And Rogolic isn't even riding in theTour!

insane.

by aualum06 2023-07-06, 11:09

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
aualum06 wrote:Powless working on taking the polka dots back
so awesome to see him rockin' it with the big boys.

He just got dropped big time on the final climb

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2023-07-06, 11:13

aualum06 wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote: so awesome to see him rockin' it with the big boys.

He just got dropped big time on the final climb

yep. Still KOM at the end of the day, though, right?

Did you see Van Aert? Wow.

He was having to be held up by spectators once he peeled off to let Vingegaard go.

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