Tour de France Femmes 2026 ** SPOILERS **

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mididoctors

Veteran
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

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

Dogtrousers

Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
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

Senior Member
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

Über Member
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

Guru
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).
 

No Ta Doctor

Veteran
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.

The point has been missed, I think. Gery leads Vollering up to the corner to attack at the base of the climb that starts there. Nobody is outside Vollering on the corner, and she's the front rider so can pick her line. As Gery drops back from her lead out she's on the inside on the corner and instead of leaving her attacking leader to get a gap she comes across to take her wheel briefly, pushing Kasia out wide. Gery went from being in front of Vollering, who had Kasia on her wheel, to being behind her, pushing Kasia off it.


I don't think it's worth commisaires having a look or anything, but it's pretty unsporting and would have put Kasia in a ditch (barriers were gone by then) if she hadn't stopped up
 

mididoctors

Veteran
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).

I think the Depth of talent is still wide which is why we see the GC contenders having to control themselves many days
 
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