Tour de France 2026 ***Spoilers***

[Blazing Saddles]

Orla now bigging up the 3rd place battle.
Sums it up.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

The good news is that we have a couple of flat stages next.

Pog going the last ~80Km alone then?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

41.1kph average for the stage.
Used to be that for pan flat stages.

To be fair, they did spend quite a few km at 100kph as well

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Essence of Zubeldia.

Nah - he was quite visible in the leaders group as riders dropped off the back - he hung on longer than most

 

[Pross]

Pog going the last ~80Km alone then?

He needs to show a bit of ambition to be fair, it's all well and good using hills to ride off at will but can he do it on a flat Friday afternoon in Bordeaux.

 

[Pross]

It feels like sticking non-GC stages on weekends is becoming a thing. Weren't there some dull ones in the Giro too?

 

[TomDW]

Feels like the GC is over already. Hope UAE sit up a bit and let others have a go.

 

[mididoctors]

Pog looked pretty shattered himself

 

[Milzy]

Feels like the GC is over already. Hope UAE sit up a bit and let others have a go.

Poggi has the whole thing sewn up. Danish fish boy for second. This tour is all about the 3rd step now.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Nah - he was quite visible in the leaders group as riders dropped off the back - he hung on longer than most

There’s nowhere to hide when UAE are on their motorbikes. Too few riders left around.

Boy, considering it’s the weekend (almost) the slope stages the ASO are dishing up are pretty tasteless.
I am looking forward to Sunday’s stage and that’s not exactly a GC ding dong battle.

 

[phreak]

There’s nowhere to hide when UAE are on their motorbikes. Too few riders left around.

Boy, considering it’s the weekend (almost) the slope stages the ASO are dishing up are pretty tasteless.
I am looking forward to Sunday’s stage and that’s not exactly a GC ding dong battle.

Speaking of motorbikes, Pogacar went 2m 23s faster up the Tourmalet than the previous record, which he set three years ago. Pantani's d'Huez record is going to be blown to pieces. A 5% gain in 3 years.

 

[Pblakeney]

Hmmmm
He's keeping over 30" to the chasers, it's only Remco that's pulling him back I think

I think that Del Toro might want a word.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Just ~44 days until Vuelta starts!🫩🤣

 

[gsk82]

Poggi has the whole thing sewn up. Danish fish boy for second. This tour is all about the 3rd step now.

It always was though to be fair. Just like the last 4 years. Hopefully something will change soon because my interest has all but gone in watching pro cycling this last couple of seasons.

 

[gsk82]

Just ~44 days until Vuelta starts!🫩🤣

Isn't he ruining that as well?