Tour de France 2021

Are Cav looking pretty apprehensive crossing the start line. It’s gonna be a long hard day for him.

He's steeling himself to get in the break.

@Mickie_Cricket is a class act. simple as

Oh wow, so he actually was trying.

here we go!

Can't argue with that.

I was hoping every French rider would be in the break today

happy quatorze juillet to all class acts itt

Is there more likely to be a French stage winner on Bastille day?

There has only been 4 French winners since 2000
2017 - Warren Barguil
2005 - David Moncoutié
2004 - Richard Virenque
2001 - Laurent Jalabert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_France_stage_winners_on_July_14th_%22Bastille_Day%22

Edit: but lots of valiant efforts over the years

So French make up 20% of winners on Bastille Day since 2000. I'm not doing the research, but pretty sure French don't make up 20% of all stage winners over the same period.

Poor Julien Bernard on a Bastille chasse patate.

Why are AG2R near the front in numbers?

O’Connor fancies the stage win?

If that’s the case, they should tell Godon to sit on.

Looking at the list back to 1903 (or whenever) it's not great

Poor Connor Swift having to work all day for Quintana.

58 stage winners by Fronch riders 2000-2020, is 21 races, 21 stages per year is 441 stages.

58 of 441 is about 13%.

So, yeah, more likely to win on Bastille Day with my shit maffs.

If you had to exchange first names with one of the following Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux riders, which one would you choose?

Odd, Boy, or Taco?

I always thought Baptiste Planckaert is a wonderful name

You're not wrong.

It seems like if you're Dutch or Belgian, you pretty much have free reign over any European name or general noun when you're choosing.

French winners for today - Julien Alaphillipe to givbe it a go? He's not back in the groupetto with Cav....I got a tenner on at 150-1.....long shot I know....

The real question though... is Confidis vampires?

Rest is good for the blood

UAE look far stronger than Ineos today.

LOL that's great.

No mention of blood thickening though?