Tour de France 2021

just seeing what I want to see?

I love the smoke flares.
I am the founding member of the LFGSS Smoke Flare Appreciation Society.

Secrets out 😉

(i didn't make this but lol)

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There seems to be this low level disparagement of the UCI/ASO and their governance of this race and the other grand tours and I’m wondering what have they done or not done in terms of rider and spectator safety during racing that has created this?

I'm not saying "there should have been barriers on that particular stretch". But.

Look at the Tour of Poland crash and what happened to Fabio Jakobsen.

The UCI blamed Groenewegen and he became a scapegoat, but the barriers should never have gone down like that. Both the UCI and ASO try to find people to blame for their own failings.

There is a belief in much of the pro peloton that rider safety is not enough of a priority, so you have to see this within that picture.

Have you seen his shoulders?

Indurain was also the best in the mountains and the time trials. He didn't go for wins when he didn't need them but he was never really dropped. I remember him gifting mountain wins to Tony Rominger on two consecutive days.
There's also Armstrong.
They might have been able to do both for the same reason too.

I'd suggest anyone still thinking the Borat mankini is funny is far worse.

You do know that Amey is Columbian himself right? I'd take his word on this.

For me Pogacar easily beating Küng does raise some alarm bells.

Maybe there's a secret lab in Slovenia and he's the first of the gene dopers.

You aren't doping if you're born with it.

lols, maybe an honorary one!

He's been busy riding around France trying to find the granddaughter.

Allez, abuelo abuela?

Oh no, he's terribly dishonourable.

Pogacar is the latest in a long line of riders who could win both time trials and mountain stages: Coppi, Bobet, Merckx, Hinault, Lemond, Indurain, Armstrong, Froome etc.

The Tour is invariably won by a time triallist who can climb.

You missed out Wiggins

Race radio via the TdF Club website is the hipster's alternative to Kirby's witless twatery

Intentionally.

I was out for a ride at lunchtime and as I rode past Biggin Hill a Spitfire took off. Clearly a portent of good things for are Cav later.

this is huge!

I have a picture of a forum member saluting a spitfire mid-ride.

I’ve been looking for this

We Slovenes do like poppy a lot. Seeds that is. And schnapps. And horse meat. Labs can be found in every village.

Aso drops charges.

Tbh smart move

Tim Declercq is as wide as the whole peleton...

Christ alive Matt Rendell bringing the breeze-chat level to new heights.

Why isn't Merlier going for these sprint stages given he's obviously in form? And 2 sprinters in a team seems a sub-optimal selection from my armchair.