Tour de France 2020 NO SPOILERS !

[Adam4868]

Interesting article about yesterday's stage and deja vu ?
https://www.velonews.com/events/tou...n-the-tour-de-frances-unforgiving-crosswinds/

 

[Ridgeway]

Spoiler: Spoilers...

Absolutely gutted for Hirsch after that stage ( and myself as I'd backed him ! ) Turning into a great tour though.Still all to play for.
As if losing the stage wasn't bad enough ☹

View: https://twitter.com/EuroHoody/status/1302647929820319746?s=19

Wow bummer. One of the best rides i've seen in ages, this guy is one to watch. Managed by Spartacas himself

 

[TheDoctor]

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Can we not post spoilers please? I've hidden a few posts, but I'd sooner not have to after a or five.
Thanks :-)
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[Adam4868]

[Mod hat]
Can we not post spoilers please? I've hidden a few posts, but I'd sooner not have to after a or five.
Thanks :-)
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Yea sorry,my fault I posted in wrong thread.Ill delete it now 👍

 

[TheDoctor]

 

[Adam4868]

I was really looking forward to sitting down reading the latest instalment of the commissaires jury rulings on who had been ignoring the zones des dechets and now @Adam4868 has spoiled it. Boo hoo.

 

[mjr]

I fear what lurks in the clip-art galleries of some posters on here!

Is it a spoiler to ask if any of the customary rest day press conferences are happening?

 

[matticus]

Is it a spoiler to ask if any of the customary rest day press conferences are happening?

It's only a spoiler to say what happened in them :P

 

[Adam4868]

I fear what lurks in the clip-art galleries of some posters on here!

Is it a spoiler to ask if any of the customary rest day press conferences are happening?

Are there any odds on testing ? Could give Aru a get out clause for that abysmal showing 🙄
(I feel for him really...)

 

[Adam4868]

Not sure this is anything to worry about but fingers crossed.Afrer the initial oh god this Tour is boring,the worst ever from a lot.Im thinking please let it get to Paris 😁

View: https://twitter.com/julienpretotRTR/status/1302980531068559360?s=19

 

[mjr]

Not sure this is anything to worry about but fingers crossed.Afrer the initial oh god this Tour is boring,the worst ever from a lot.Im thinking please let it get to Paris 😁

View: https://twitter.com/julienpretotRTR/status/1302980531068559360?s=19

It appears to be just the usual UCI media control-freakery. I'm sure team media officers will still do whatever they think best even if it upsets the UCI.

 

[Adam4868]

Feeling confident.Do like him as a rider,AG2R were a great attacking team a couple of years ago.

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1303027479129608198?s=19

 

[Adam4868]

Here's hoping we've a full roster for today's stage of the tour.Looks like a sprint stage but there's a possibility of wind/echelons (how exiting) so could be a split.Going into the second week there's still all to play for in the top ten at least

Spoiler: Top ten table and other spoiler-y things.

...as a early prediction I'm going with....I can't see Roglic lasting/keeping yellow all the way to Paris.Pogacar I wouldn't write off but is his team strong enough to help him ? I reckon we've not seen Bernal yet.Third week and high mountains and he will regain the crown 👑

MOD EDIT - Adam, you started the thread with NO SPOILERS. Can you stop posting...erm...spoilers? Cheers

 

[nickyboy]

Here's hoping we've a full roster for today's stage of the tour.Looks like a sprint stage but there's a possibility of wind/echelons (how exiting) so could be a split.Going into the second week there's still all to play for in the top ten at least...as a early prediction I'm going with..

Spoiler: Spoiler

..I can't see Roglic lasting/keeping yellow all the way to Paris.Pogacar I wouldn't write off but is his team strong enough to help him ? I reckon we've not seen Bernal yet.Third week and high mountains and he will regain the crown 👑

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Were I a betting man I'd put a small wager on more than one team being kicked off the tour
I fear today will be a snoozefest but at least the scenery will be nice. I think the only contender you've missed is quintana whose form has surprised me. However he'll ship time in the ITT so he'll need to attack in the high mountains if he can

 

[matticus]

The TT is a loooooong way away. A lot will (hopefully) happen before then.

I would bet big against Quintana, as he usually has at least one bad day. Too many other strong riders looking good (and if it comes to a crunch he might need to beat the Slovenian team )

I'd want an each-way bet on Rog if I had to make a wager. For now ...