Tour de France 2022 with SPOILERS

[mjr]

Class ride by Wout but for what purpose? Obviously don't see Fulgsang as any sort of threat.

He was depressed reading all our talk of riding on the front of the bunch to spoil the breakaway, so he found a classy way to avoid it!

 

[mjr]

Do you not think a commentator would have said anything a few years back ? I don't get this anti woke rubbish.

Political dog whistle, innit? Rant about woke, show everyone you're a righty.

ITV4 highlights broadcast Pidcock's balls without apology.

 

[Mike_P]

According to JV it was team tactics, WVA in the breakaway meant they did not have to ride.

 

[Peter Salt]

According to JV it was team tactics, WVA in the breakaway meant they did not have to ride.

Haven't they also said, before the race, that he was unleashed? Free to do whatever he wants today? Fact is now he's less capable of helping the team out tomorrow. Unless Rogilic already gave up? Kind of looked that way at the finish today.

 

[Shadow]

Would love Pinot or Woodsy 🇨🇦 or Guerreiro to win tomorrow but cannot see beyond the Pogmeister really.
But Woodsy is at 10/1 - crazy!
IMO Ciccone flatters to deceive.

 

[Milzy]

Had enough of Pog & his super human ways.
I think Adam Yates might go for a pop on stage 7.

 

[mjr]

Had enough of Pog & his super human ways.
I think Adam Yates might go for a pop on stage 7.

You seem to have typed “for a” in there by mistake(!)

 

[GuyBoden]

Looking forward to watching the mountain stage finish today on the "Plank of Beauitiful Girls", or "La Planche des Belles Filles".

 

[Dogtrousers]

Looking forward to watching the mountain stage finish today on the "Plank of Beauitiful Girls", or "La Planche des Belles Filles".

A bit of research reveals that the legend behind the name is that during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) the area was occupied by Swiss mercenaries. In order to escape with their honour from these cruel men the local beautiful girls drowned themselves in a nearby lake. But why "plank"? Well, seemingly they launched themselves into the lake Tom Daly style from a diving board. Hence "plank".

 

[Peter Salt]

A bit of research reveals that the legend behind the name is that during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) the area was occupied by Swiss mercenaries. In order to escape with their honour from these cruel men the local beautiful girls drowned themselves in a nearby lake. But why "plank"? Well, seemingly they launched themselves into the lake Tom Daly style from a diving board. Hence "plank".

All the fat ones couldn't make it up the hill then?

 

[mjr]

Looking forward to watching the mountain stage finish today on the "Plank of Beauitiful Girls", or "La Planche des Belles Filles".

You'll be disappointed, then! The stage continues up to the "super plank" area.

Pogaĉar has had a mechanical about 1km before the end of neutral zone, requiring a bike change. Movistar have declared it a racing incident and gone on the attack.

 

[mjr]

Soler has a mechanical too. Commentators speculate that this may be UAE's first day on lighter "mountain" wheels and tyres after using more robust stuff on the flat and cobbles of the first few stages.

 

[rich p]

Simon Geschke in a particularly futile lone breakaway

 

[rich p]

And Ganna joins him. Why?

 

[rich p]

It looks like Pog fancies this stage the way UAE are riding