Tour de France 2021

On his way to audition for Guy Ritchie

Did chuckle...

https://twitter.com/MMinSC2/status/1412815226026795012?s=19

Can someone Photoshop in a passing spitfire?

https://mobile.twitter.com/cyclingtips/status/1412811127302488073

DQ him.

Chalet Reynard → Mont Ventoux (6.10 km, 8.07 %, 492 m)

2000 | 18:27 | Pantani
2002 | 17:50 | Armstrong
2007 | 17:14 | Moreau
2009 | 17:50 | A.Schleck, Contador
2013 | 17:42 | Froome
2021 | 17:40 | M.A.Lopez
2021 | 16:40 | Vingegaard

Porte and Kwiatokoski was mostly the driving force of that time no?

The wind plays a massive part on Ventoux so any comparisons are worthless.

We know that both Armstrong and Pantani were doped to the eyeballs, yet their time is by far the slowest of that little sample due to the strength of the wind that day.

And there was a big cross / tail wind today.

The wind on Vontoux.
drink

What's the source for this?

Because Pogacar's Strava would suggest he did this in about 18 minutes, which doesn't tally with the gap Vingegaard had, which was about 30 seconds.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1412845585800048642

I'd love to see an explanation of his methods. How does he time each rider, given the tv feed might not be showing every group at the time he needs to start or finish their particular time? Does he time the favourites group collectively, i.e. does he start the clock when the first rider in the group passes?

It won't let me drag the start and finish points to the exact locations, but starting yards before Chalet Reynard to finishing yards before the summit comes out at 17:13, which corresponds with Vingegaard's time, according to that chap.

That climb at the end isn’t much (3km at 3%) but could be interesting to see Greenedge etc try and give Cavendish some problems.

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Depends if they burn themselves out for the intermediate beforehand

Gentlemen start your spitfires etc

Wouldn’t be surprised if people are wrecked from yesterday.
Colbrelli had minor heatstroke yesterday from the sounds of it.

are they stopped since england win yest? if so, deport yourself

They’ll be doing loops around Trafalgar Square until Monday morning.

how many deportations are we up to so far this TDF. first jeff80, now G&T... #SPORTAREUSERS

Skinny and YAL too, he's strict.

Tao mentioned in an Instagram post this morning he is still suffering back pain from the crash on day 1 for those wondering why he's a bit subdued.

Ah, thanks, I did wonder. Hope he recovers during the race.

He showed a hitherto unseen sign of weakness today, after Ineos had set a hard pace up the climb. He recovered, but it will give the likes of Ineos, Jumbo-Visma and others (EF if they had a team) renewed hope.

Wasn't that just because he didn't have to follow Vingegaard? I thought it was clear that it would all come back together on the descent.