TDF 2021: Stage 20, Libourne > Saint-Emilion 30.8 km ITT **Spoilers**
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Without having looked at ‘lympics, are Pog and WVA in the running?0
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With WvA I think it's like someone said above - he'd have to change his body shape so he'd be taking a risk he'd lose his current strengths without knowing how successful he'd become in grand tours.
I think he could do it - but I can understand why doing a Wiggins doesn't appeal it's hard enough to get down to a decent amateur race weight let alone maintain body fat % in single figures.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
Yes. It’s not a flat course. It’s one for the Ardennes week riders. I don’t know about about the TT. But they will be competitive on any course. I’m going to miss the Road race as I’m on a stage do. The Rio one was during my parents 50 year anniversary party.Mad_Malx said:Without having looked at ‘lympics, are Pog and WVA in the running?
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^Rio one I spent in a campsite bar in Italy. Was probably the best TV live sports event I have experienced (not that I’ve done many in bars).1
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Dan Brigham mentioned it on The Breakaway. I think he said it has around 800m of climbing on 40k. That works out pretty much at my "hilly" benchmark of 100 feet of climbing per mile.RichN95. said:
Yes. It’s not a flat course. It’s one for the Ardennes week riders. I don’t know about about the TT. But they will be competitive on any course. I’m going to miss the Road race as I’m on a stage do. The Rio one was during my parents 50 year anniversary party.Mad_Malx said:Without having looked at ‘lympics, are Pog and WVA in the running?
Edit - just checked and it's 846m over 44.2km.0 -
Which is the extent of the results on here.notquite6foot said:4 Vikings in the top 10 today. All in different teams.
Who won? Vingegaard?
All I can tell is that Pog didn't win and Vingegaard put in a good ride... and there were 3 other Scandis in the top ten...0 -
OK Van Aert, Asgreen, Vingegaard 1 2 3.0
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So my comment about WvA winning Ventoux and a TT was a bit too subtlebobmcstuff said:
Which is the extent of the results on here.notquite6foot said:4 Vikings in the top 10 today. All in different teams.
Who won? Vingegaard?
All I can tell is that Pog didn't win and Vingegaard put in a good ride... and there were 3 other Scandis in the top ten...0 -
If only there was some way of finding out the result that takes less time than me typing this.0
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Sometimes the only social media with no results is the BR Forum Spoiler threads. 😂“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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I looked hard but there was one as I was about to post my usual moan.tailwindhome said:Sometimes the only social media with no results is the BR Forum Spoiler threads. 😂
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Small fact some people don’t necessarily realise.
Most teams have a fairly sizeable party after stage 20.
Paris is usually a bit of a let down so the riders cut loose together the day before.0 -
Fun story from the avondetappe - Merckx watched the rest of the TT with WvA.
Apparently at the end Merckx congratulated him but according to WvA he wasn’t particularly excited by the performance. “it takes quite a lot to impress him, which is fair enough” says WvA.. haaaa0 -
When I went to see Geraint's win in Paris we came across the team bus besieged by fans a few hours after the finish. Just beyond was the EF bus outside some sort of club they seemed to have booked out for a big party so some certainly do it there.rick_chasey said:Small fact some people don’t necessarily realise.
Most teams have a fairly sizeable party after stage 20.
Paris is usually a bit of a let down so the riders cut loose together the day before.
I suppose the later start these days helps a little bit but I really can't see them partying very hard with those fast laps of Paris to come.0 -
Weren't 16 of his 34 TdF stages TT wins? WvA has got a long way to go to impress him.rick_chasey said:Fun story from the avondetappe - Merckx watched the rest of the TT with WvA.
Apparently at the end Merckx congratulated him but according to WvA he wasn’t particularly excited by the performance. “it takes quite a lot to impress him, which is fair enough” says WvA.. haaaa0 -
I can talk fairly well but when my 2 year old strings a 3 word sentence together I am very impressed.mrfpb said:
Weren't 16 of his 34 TdF stages TT wins? WvA has got a long way to go to impress him.rick_chasey said:Fun story from the avondetappe - Merckx watched the rest of the TT with WvA.
Apparently at the end Merckx congratulated him but according to WvA he wasn’t particularly excited by the performance. “it takes quite a lot to impress him, which is fair enough” says WvA.. haaaa0 -
rick_chasey said:
Small fact some people don’t necessarily realise.
Most teams have a fairly sizeable party after stage 20.
Paris is usually a bit of a let down so the riders cut loose together the day before.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!1
