Author Topic: Men's Tour de France 2022 (Read 18538 times)

Beardy · « **Reply #25 on:** 01 July, 2022, 06:14:07 pm »

I don’t recall there being this many Brits in the team.

Young Tom looks like a rider to watch…

Karla · « **Reply #26 on:** 01 July, 2022, 06:32:21 pm »

Did everyone like the new Specialized TT helmet? I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before ...

morbihan · « **Reply #27 on:** 01 July, 2022, 07:14:16 pm »

Ineos annual budget 30 million euros
Wind tunnel testing 250 k
custom skin suit. 5 k
leaving your Gillet on in a TT. Priceless

DuncanM · « **Reply #28 on:** 01 July, 2022, 07:20:13 pm »

That was an interesting TT. I loved the interview from G afterwards as well, where he got half the way through saying "bloody" and decided that was too racy and changed it to bloomin'.

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ElyDave · « **Reply #29 on:** 01 July, 2022, 09:00:45 pm »

Jumbo Visma

Some wierd crashes out of nowhere

andyoxon · « **Reply #30 on:** 01 July, 2022, 11:00:50 pm »

Quote from: Karla on 01 July, 2022, 06:32:21 pm

Did everyone like the new Specialized TT helmet?...

https://twitter.com/100Climbs/status/1542969726166478849?s=20&t=ilJ8Hhvb3FxLSsJFuDVpfQ

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #31 on:** 02 July, 2022, 03:35:10 pm »

What price David Gaudu being DSQ for his handbagging of Ruben Guerreiro? Oh, wait, he's a Frenchman leading a French team.

As you were.

Edit: Highlights prog has confirmed that it was Stefan Küng wielding the handbag rather than David Gaudu. Fined 500 CHF.

andyoxon · « **Reply #32 on:** 05 July, 2022, 04:39:54 pm »

Wow.

Peter · « **Reply #33 on:** 05 July, 2022, 05:15:36 pm »

He gets everywhere doesn't he?! Unless you are referring to Wow Van Aert? It was terrific to watch in spite of being a flat "sprinter's" stage. Northern France never looked lovelier.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #34 on:** 05 July, 2022, 05:57:11 pm »

Tonight at 20:00 on ITV4 (so immediately after the TdF highlights show) “Ned's History of Irish Cycling”. TV's *** Boulting delves into the history of Irish road cycling, meeting global icons like Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche to learn how one small island produced top two cyclists, it sez 'ere.

slope · « **Reply #35 on:** 05 July, 2022, 06:47:53 pm »

Quote from: andyoxon on 05 July, 2022, 04:39:54 pm

Wow.

Wonder if that might fire Matthieu van der Poel up for tomorrow?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #36 on:** 06 July, 2022, 10:30:02 am »

He's done sweet FA since the Prologue so it’s about time. Even if he did do the Giro as well.

andyoxon · « **Reply #37 on:** 06 July, 2022, 11:55:56 am »

Pavés!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #38 on:** 06 July, 2022, 03:07:54 pm »

Whatever Magnus Cort Nielsen is on, I want some!

spesh · « **Reply #39 on:** 06 July, 2022, 03:09:15 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 July, 2022, 03:07:54 pm

Whatever Magnus Cort Nielsen is on, I want some!

Kumquats?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #40 on:** 06 July, 2022, 04:57:46 pm »

Crikey. That was, ah, interesting. And not easy to keep track of. Still, Magnus C-N got the Combativité again today

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ElyDave · « **Reply #41 on:** 06 July, 2022, 08:07:20 pm »

Quote from: spesh on 06 July, 2022, 03:09:15 pm

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 July, 2022, 03:07:54 pm
Whatever Magnus Cort Nielsen is on, I want some!

Kumquats?

Maybe that moustache is hiding something

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #42 on:** 06 July, 2022, 08:18:10 pm »

87 lumpy km before the first classified climb tomorrow. Surely he wouldn’t… would he?

Interview with Roglič at the end of the highlights show: seems he dislocated his shoulder when he crashed but borrowed a spectator's chair to help put it back in himself

. 'e's not built right!

ElyDave · « **Reply #43 on:** 06 July, 2022, 08:55:43 pm »

I had mine pop out and then back in again during a rugby match umpty years ago. Still effin' hurt though.

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 July, 2022, 08:18:10 pm

. 'e's not built right!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #44 on:** 06 July, 2022, 09:00:05 pm »

Quote from: slope on 05 July, 2022, 06:47:53 pm

Quote from: andyoxon on 05 July, 2022, 04:39:54 pm
Wow.

Wonder if that might fire Matthieu van der Poel up for tomorrow?

Er…

DuncanM · « **Reply #45 on:** 07 July, 2022, 08:17:57 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 July, 2022, 08:18:10 pm

87 lumpy km before the first classified climb tomorrow. Surely he wouldn’t… would he?

Interview with Roglič at the end of the highlights show: seems he dislocated his shoulder when he crashed but borrowed a spectator's chair to help put it back in himself . 'e's not built right!

Yup. Which explains why he wasn't at the side of the road when Wout flew past towing the rest of his team.
Also - he rode for an hour after that, with a significant number of cobbled sections!!!

andyoxon · « **Reply #46 on:** 07 July, 2022, 01:37:14 pm »

Wou. Another yellow jersey breakaway... Now ~100km to go.

The Wout TT.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #47 on:** 07 July, 2022, 04:08:26 pm »

Blimey! That finished so quickly ITV4 has let G Imlach et cie go home an hour early! Props to Magnus Cort for at least trying to get in the break again and to w00t Van Aert for going out in a blaze of glory. *** & Super D seem to think that Van Der Poel is not long for this ~~world~~ race.

Karla · « **Reply #48 on:** 07 July, 2022, 04:55:29 pm »

I guess that's the last time the MJ will change hands this year?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #49 on:** 07 July, 2022, 05:49:21 pm »

Unless Pogačar drowns during a rest day swim or goes down with Teh Plague, I fear so. I don’t see anyone currently in the top ten getting near him, with the caveat that I know bugger-all about Vlasov.