Tour de France 2026 ***Spoilers***

[No Ta Doctor]

patron isn't he?

Think it's gone a bit past patron (old school at any rate). Maybe I'm just thinking of Big Mig as the gentleman patron, trading a stage win for work/time on GC. I don't really remember that much of Hinault (certainly not in detail) and I decided to skip the Armstrong years (less patron, more Evil Despot)

 

[fossyant]

Looking back at the slomo of Kuss, that was a close call with the netting - not much distance left in the protection

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Looking back at the slomo of Kuss, that was a close call with the netting - not much distance left in the protection

About two feet from going over the edge

 

[phreak]

Pidcock in holds 9th

29 minutes behind Pogacar, with Jegat rounding out the top 10, 33 minutes back. They seem like unusually enormous gaps. Remco and del Toro are the only riders within 10 minutes, and del Toro just about squeaked in.

Just looking and it gets worse. Kuss is in 13th spot but over an hour behind!

 

[spokeweasel]

the speed!!!! Phew

 

[No Ta Doctor]

About two feet from going over the edge

 

[phreak]

Incidentally, from 2010 to 2020, the average gap between 1st and 10th was 13 minutes 42 seconds. It was 18 minutes in the first two Pogacar victories. The last four years it's averaged over half an hour, which is well outside the norm on the race (typically around 15-20 minutes is the norm over the last 40 years or so).

 

[spokeweasel]

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This was scary to watch. The net is the MVP.

 

[Pblakeney]

I didn't see the incident but he's definitely got beef about it, says he was cut up on the corner

The door was closed slightly without being shut completely.
Enough to give Carapaz pause for thought.

 

[Pblakeney]

I think my local council laid this road.

It was dire 7 years ago and doesn't look like it has been touched since.

 

[Pblakeney]

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the speed!!!! Phew

The Galibier descent is a fast one. I'd expect it to have been there.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

It was dire 7 years ago and doesn't look like it has been touched since.

Ah, so it was my local council.