Tour de France Femmes 2026 ** SPOILERS **

[mididoctors]

I want KND to win ..... However. Watching the overhead KND is on the wheel before the corner and it's Demi who cuts the corner and KND loses one bike length ..... It's then Gery dives into the gap. gery Had secured the corner by being along side on the inside prior the corner . Borderline at worst

 

[mididoctors]

Allowing gery on the inside prior to the corner lost her the wheel

 

[mididoctors]

Strictly speaking demi changes wheels

 

[mididoctors]

Did gery then impede after the corner of did Kaisa ride into a gap that wasn't there ..?

 

[TakeTheHighRoad]

I think that no matter what happens today, the Women's TDF has been vastly superior to the Men's

 

[mididoctors]

I think that no matter what happens today, the Women's TDF has been vastly superior to the Men's

We don't know who's going to win yet

 

[misforturob]

We don't know who's going to win yet

Regardless of who wins, it will have been more exciting than TdFH

 

[TakeTheHighRoad]

Exactly. We've had some great stages so far, a bit of polemica, and the Yellow Jersey is still up for grabs going into the last stage

 

[Dogtrousers]

I think that no matter what happens today, the Women's TDF has been vastly superior to the Men's

Not sure about "vastly superior" as they aren't directly comparable.

I've found it a lot more enjoyable and entertaining. Which is a similar thing to "vastly superior", but toned down a bit

 

[phreak]

She was coming back from leading Vollering into the corner to attack on the ramp, which was her one aim, and pushes Niewiadoma off Vollerings wheel while Vollering is atttacking.

Vollering is attacking here - Gery isn't going to try and stay on her wheel, she's trying to cause a gap. She's got no real reason to be through the corner before Kasia except to block her. If this were a sprint leadout we'd be absolutely sure this was dodgy

If someone was on the outside of Vollering on that corner, they'd also have been "pushed into the barriers." The rider in 2nd wheel going into the corner doesn't lose Vollering's wheel throughout the bend. Are you saying she should just get out of the way because Kasha is half wheeling her? It's a tactic as old as time to have a domestique behind on the climb and let a gap go. That's why rivals don't generally let a domestique sit between them and whoever they want to stick to. It was hardly Sagan on Cav.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

I think that no matter what happens today, the Women's TDF has been vastly superior to the Men's

Much to do with the fact that the intermediate stages have had vastly superior parcour to the men’s race. It has been designed to produce exciting racing, unlike a number of stages in the men’s race.
And sans Pog of course.

However, none of the women’s stages can compare to the Paris stage. That was vastly superior to everything else in either race.

 

[Pross]

Much to do with the fact that the intermediate stages have had vastly superior parcour to the men’s race. It has been designed to produce exciting racing, unlike a number of stages in the men’s race.
And sans Pog of course.

However, none of the women’s stages can compare to the Paris stage. That was vastly superior to everything else in either race.

Also, the race is just that bit more chaotic with questionable tactics at times. Women’s racing at this level is still in relative infancy and whilst strength in depth is developing the ability to control races is maybe still lacking (which is a good thing for spectators).