Tour de France 2020 NO SPOILERS !

[rich p]

I still think Roglic is nailed on but Pogacar is the joker in the pack. Rog is riding conservatively but I think he's not using up unnecessary energy too soon.
I like Bernal but he doesn't seem to have the spark of last year.
Quintana will be a nearly man and Bardet will fade on the highest hills. The others are not quite good enough.
My prediction is
1. Roglic
2. Bernal
3. Pogacar
4. Bardet
5. Martin
6. Quintana
7. Lopez
8. Landa
9. Uran
10. Porte
Probably completely wrong!

 

[matticus]

My main reason for picking Rog ahead of Pog Bernie and the rest is his team's strength in numbers. Noone else has consistently had more than 1 teammate on the big climbs.
But I think it's very very open

 

[Adam4868]

I still think Roglic is nailed on but Pogacar is the joker in the pack. Rog is riding conservatively but I think he's not using up unnecessary energy too soon.
I like Bernal but he doesn't seem to have the spark of last year.
Quintana will be a nearly man and Bardet will fade on the highest hills. The others are not quite good enough.
My prediction is
1. Roglic
2. Bernal
3. Pogacar
4. Bardet
5. Martin
6. Quintana
7. Lopez
8. Landa
9. Uran
10. Porte
Probably completely wrong!

You've no faith in Riche....how cruel 😁

 

[Adam4868]

I take all your points but I'm still not convinced we've seen the best of Bernal.
If he can find some sort of form I don't think Roglic will touch him in the long stages.Pogacar...love him as a rider,not afraid to at least attack ! It's wether he needs a team,because he hasn't the strongest behind him

 

[Adam4868]

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

You mean because of the virus I presume,if so yes that would be a sickner allright ! Imagine being in yellow or close and having to jack it in ! Fingers crossed and regarding Quintana I hope he does go well,looking fantastic before the lock down...but how many times have we seen that.Miggt be close but can't see him winning it.

 

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

Duh sorry won't do it again...I get to exited😁

 

[Adam4868]

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

Just seen this Nick

View: https://twitter.com/robhatchtv/status/1303281417149915137?s=19

View: https://twitter.com/julienpretotRTR/status/1303287243042443264?s=19

 

[matticus]

At least it's none of the big teams.

 

[mjr]

Prudhomme's +ve has sidelined the French PM, Castex, who he hosted a few days ago, while they await follow-up tests.

 

[Adam4868]

Prudhomme's +ve has sidelined the French PM, Castex, who he hosted a few days ago, while they await follow-up tests.

Get Lance to take over....no way he'll test positive

 

[rich p]

Thing is, despite having done nothing of note yet, he's still in second position, only 21" off the lead. I think it all depends on whether Roglic fades.

You could be right but I'm thinking that it's because Roglic hasn't put the hammer down yet.
But I'm usually wrong!

 

[rich p]

Echelons!!!

 

[matticus]

Echelons!!!

WRONG THREAD !!!

 

[Adam4868]

WRONG THREAD !!!

There's allways one

 

[TheDoctor]

I'm tempted to amend the thread title to read
Tour de France 2020 NO SPOILERS !

Can we please stop posting spoilers, and (hopefully) stop endlessly reporting them?
KTHXBAI