Tour De France 2021 with spoilers

[yello]

Just agree with them.

 

[Adam4868]

Nasser nicer than cav.

The heat getting to you babe 😂

 

[roadrash]

I got an award in the fatasy cyclechat league......the well earned lantern rouge

 

[Milzy]

I got an award in the fatasy cyclechat league......the well earned lantern rouge

I’d blame that women with the cardboard grandparents sign.

 

[Aravis]

Mooching around for other interesting facts.

Richard Carapaz has now finished on the podium in all three GTs.

The Maillot Sable (FIrst rider over an hour behind the winner - see https://cyclingtips.com/2019/07/the-maillot-sable-classification/ ) goes to Bauke Mollema who finished 1:02:18 behind Pog. That's his second Maillot Sable, having finished 1:06:33 in 2018.

I think that's the bottom of the barrel well and truly scraped

I was following the Maillot Sable battle with interest. At the start of the final TT Mollema was already in the jersey, and normally he would have been unlikely to keep it. But his nearest rival was Wout van Aert, who understandably had a different objective, and against the odds he managed to hold on. 🎩

Over the years there have occasionally been some other (genuine) peripheral awards. Sadly these don't always get remembered in sites such as Wikipedia, but they include:

Funniest Rider
Best Teammate
Most Elegant Rider
Fair Play Award
Most Likeable Rider

At least one of those is quite sensible (IMO).

 

[Dogtrousers]

I’d blame that women with the cardboard grandparents sign.

Never trust a woman with cardboard grandparents.

 

[yello]

Yes, 'most elegant rider', I can see a case for that one

 

[yello]

Never trust a woman with cardboard grandparents.

beat me to it!

 

[Cathryn]

You don't give up, do you

Seriously. Shhhh.

(Not Matticus, old cheerful Milzy)

 

[roadrash]

I’d blame that women with the cardboard grandparents sign.

oh ..i do ...I DO

 

[rich p]

I had 2 quid each way on Bert Uran Uran sir?, and the same on Miguel Angel Lopez. Superman, pah!

Hmmm, what do I know!

 

[Adam4868]

I had 2 quid each way on Bert Uran Uran sir?, and the same on Miguel Angel Lopez. Superman, pah!

Hmmm, what do I know!

Suprised at Lopez....especially with a team like Movistar behind him 🙄

 

[rich p]

Suprised at Lopez....especially with a team like Movistar behind him 🙄

Quite, tactical nous...
Sorry, bloody autocorrect, should have said, tactical nowt!

 

[Dogtrousers]

If Lopez hadn't been so utterly useless I might have won the fantasy comp. My DS, Caligula, has ways of dealing with underperforming riders.

 

[Adam4868]

If Lopez hadn't been so utterly useless I might have won the fantasy comp. My DS, Caligula, has ways of dealing with underperforming riders.

Team tactics went tits up....not like Movistar