Tour de France 2022 1st July to 24th July

[corvusxiii]

Wow! Pog third at 2 mins 22. This race might well be going crackers!

[glossop saint]

It was a fantastic stage today. Attacking from 70km to go. Felt so sorry for Pog when he cracked. 2nd to 7th on GC only separated by 57 seconds so all to ride for to get on the podium.

[corvusxiii]

This race isn't obviously over at this point. These are Gods At Play. We can only gaze from afar and think "You Hard Bastrads"!

[Ullman]

Recorded the live coverage and have just finished watching the whole thing from start to finish. What a stage, one of the greatest day's racing I can ever remember.

[Ullman]

The Galibier (again!), Croix de Fer and Alpe d'Huez on Bastille Day, can't wait to watch it just wish I was there.

[MattSantos]

37 minutes ago, Ullman said:

The Galibier (again!), Croix de Fer and Alpe d'Huez on Bastille Day, can't wait to watch it just wish I was there.

Echoed.

 

[glossop saint]

Great atmosphere on the Alp! Would be fantastic to be riding through that. 

[Ullman]

5 hours ago, glossop saint said:

Great atmosphere on the Alp! Would be fantastic to be riding through that. 

Tom Pidcock certainly seemed to thrive on it. What a performance by him, the youngest ever rider to win on Alpe d'Huez and one of the greatest ever stage wins by any British cyclist. What a year he's had, winning Olympic gold in the mountain biking, the cyclo-cross world championship and a stage on his debut in the greatest bike race of all.

Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates still going really well in the GC battle too.

[MattSantos]

Thomas just doesn't have the aggressive attack in him, so he'll be 3rd.

Race for the top 2 is very lovely. Really enjoying this years tour and with a few hilly stages and 1 mega mountain left, i'm really looking forward to seeing them go at each other.

[Ullman]

23 hours ago, glossop saint said:

Great atmosphere on the Alp! Would be fantastic to be riding through that. 

Used to be the preserve of thousands of drunken Dutchmen but several nations seem to have joined in the fun and claimed a part of the alp. Cornel Cymru was a new one on me though. 

[glossop saint]

33 minutes ago, Ullman said:

Used to be the preserve of thousands of drunken Dutchmen but several nations seem to have joined in the fun and claimed a part of the alp. Cornel Cymru was a new one on me though. 

I've seen the tour a few times but not in the Alps. Definitely got to be a bucket list item.

Things going well for Fred Wright today, and I have Pedersen in my fantasy team so could be a good day.

[Ullman]

28 minutes ago, glossop saint said:

I've seen the tour a few times but not in the Alps. Definitely got to be a bucket list item.

Things going well for Fred Wright today, and I have Pedersen in my fantasy team so could be a good day.

If you can I can't recommend going down to the Alps highly enough. The spectacle of the race combined with the mind blowing natural beauty is something I'll never forget. 

[MattSantos]

Few short attacks days then all boils down to Thursday. 

Not ruling out Geraint just yet given the top 2 have no riders left... 

[Ullman]

Bit of a Treiziste tour at the moment. Carcassone and Limoux yesterday and starting in Saint-Gaudens today.

[Bacardi Dave]

Going past my ex doorstep, Lourdes, tomorrow. Almost. I lived on Avenue Marrechal Foch, named after one of the worst Marshals in WWI, his actions killed more French than anyone else, but still had an Avenue named for him. Stupid.

[MattSantos]

These 2 are too good and they're so enjoyable to watch! Future of grand tour cycling is looking great.

[Ullman]

2 hours ago, MattSantos said:

These 2 are too good and they're so enjoyable to watch! Future of grand tour cycling is looking great.

Just like some of the legendary head-to-head battles of the past in the mountains, Pogacar vs Vingegaard will go down in cycling history.

Hats off to Geraint Thomas for doggedly hanging in there and protecting his podium place. 

[MattSantos]

2 hours ago, Ullman said:

Just like some of the legendary head-to-head battles of the past in the mountains, Pogacar vs Vingegaard will go down in cycling history.

Hats off to Geraint Thomas for doggedly hanging in there and protecting his podium place. 

There's a glimmer of hope that he's still in his 'comfort zone' in terms of how many times he's gone into the red and that he could challenge tomorrow. 

Only a glimmer as Pog v Vin are on a different level in terms of their explosiveness. 

[Bacardi Dave]

ITV 4 Coverage started at 1230, 1233 they go to a 5 minute advert break. Expect the same later.

[MattSantos]

2 hours ago, Bacardi Dave said:

ITV 4 Coverage started at 1230, 1233 they go to a 5 minute advert break. Expect the same later.

Eurosport baby!

Pog goes early.. could be a great afternoon this.

[MattSantos]

5 minutes ago, MattSantos said:

Eurosport baby!

Pog goes early.. could be a great afternoon this.

Back together and away he goes again. So explosive.

[MattSantos]

Thomas goes. Come on G!

[MattSantos]

This descent could be mad.

 

I'm very excited.

[corvusxiii]

How did Vinegar Jo stayed on his bike there? Followed by Pog prang.  

I would have made an astonishingly poor Grand Tour cyclist.

[Wolford6]

Is Van Aert is the greatest cyclist since Eddie Merckx?

I have my doubts.