Tour de France Femmes 2026 ** SPOILERS **

[mjr]

Nice mention of Nicole Cooke's tour-winning move on Ventoux in yesterday's Guardian report: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...er-stayys-ahead-as-le-court-savours-stage-win

 

[Dogtrousers]

More points for Puck

 

[Dogtrousers]

In the break at the moment (if you can call it that, it has 5") is the current Lanterne Rouge, Romina Hinojosa


And in the time it took to type that, the "break" has been reabsorbed.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Further media press pack style facts about Faxe, given the peloton may one day go past it, though not today...
Notable people:

• Michael Maze - one of the best defensive lobbers in the game (the game being table tennis)
• Jesper Olsen - talented Man Utd left winger of the eighties. Famous for a back pass in the '86 world cup (yes, that fabulous '86 Denmark team) round of sixteen that went straight to Emilio Butragueño, who equalised to 1-1, the match eventually being won 5-1 by Spain
• Rollo - possibly, though he might have been Norwegian, it's debated. First ruler of Normandy, great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror
• A metric shittonne of Olympic rowers in the mid 20th C

And a last factette about Faxe...
Notable people that didn't come from Faxe:

• John "Faxe" Jensen - scorer to 1-0 in Denmark's 1992 European Championship triumph over Germany and scorer of precisely 1 goal for Arsenal. Dubbed "Faxe" because as a youth player during a tournament in Sweden, older players poured a can of Faxe beer down his trousers - a form of bullying known as "buksevand" (lit: trouser water)
• Every other famous person in the world

 

[Dogtrousers]

Grupetto forming already on the 3rd cat Col du Colombier

It's going to be a long hard day for some riders

 

[Dogtrousers]

Yet more points for Puck. She really wants that spotty jumper.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I was just wondering how close Puck was to securing the QoM. And racecentre read my mind

The Dutch rider has been first at the top of 13 out of the 29 listed climbs crested so far in this Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Right now, she enjoys a 34-point cushion on her closest rival in the standings, with a maximum of 53 left to claim.

Points are, 15,10,5,3,2 for winning HC, Cat1,2,3,4

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Nice mention of Nicole Cooke's tour-winning move on Ventoux in yesterday's Guardian report: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...er-stayys-ahead-as-le-court-savours-stage-win

There's a delicious irony in Nicole making this observation...

Cooke’s achievement never really got the recognition it deserved, due to what she considered to be media’s preoccupation with the prevalence of doping in men’s cycling.

...in an interview with Jeremy Whittle, who wrote more about night time doping tests this Tour than he did about Mads Pedersen or Carapaz

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's like deja vu all over again

In the break at the moment (if you can call it that, it has 5") is the current Lanterne Rouge, Romina Hinojosa

Lanterne Rouge Romina Hinojosa in the break again

 

[Dogtrousers]

Also in the break is Clémence Latimier of Ma Petite Entreprise who was most combative rider on stage 3 last year

 

[mididoctors]

Going live

 

[mididoctors]

 

[Dogtrousers]

And TNT have ... a load of adverts to get us warmed up.

 

[mididoctors]

Vos looking for sliding room

 

[Shadow]

Also in the break is Clémence Latimier of Ma Petite Entreprise who was most combative rider on stage 3 last year

Is that why you picked her for your velogames team - because of her break infiltration prowess?