Tour de France Team Selections

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  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    Pross said:

    josame said:

    r0bh said:

    josame said:

    'Cav is a breakaway specialist' - he's a Morkov specialist at best, lets move on

    I didn't notice Morkov at the Nationals on Sunday, maybe he was in disguise
    Yes - a race confined to Brits, this is not helping the case against :)
    I take it you don't do jokes?
    That's a bit harsh on Cav :D - he's just not my cup of tea
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited June 2022
    50x11 said:

    That Ineos team has 0 stage wins and 18th place written all over it. What caused their fall from grace? Does the new owner not care so much about the Tour? Very much a mid tier stage race team now.

    Their seven Grand Tour finishes since becoming Ineos are 1 13 2 1 3 4 2

    In the last two seasons they have also won Suisse twice, Dauphine, Romandie, Catalunya and Basque Tour

    That's not mid tier
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,754
    50x11 said:

    That Ineos team has 0 stage wins and 18th place written all over it. What caused their fall from grace? Does the new owner not care so much about the Tour? Very much a mid tier stage race team now.

    If they went for stage wins only, then Ganna, Martinez, Pidcock, Van Baarle and Yates all have good possibilities. In reality, they are probably there to support a no-hope attempt at 5th on GC from someone yet to be decided.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    neonriver said:

    RichN95. said:

    Pinot has abandonned

    RichN95. said:

    Pinot has abandonned

    Only thing I can see is a tweet from a look a like FDJ Twitter account but on closer inspection is just trolling.
    You are correct. But in two weeks' time I will be correct.
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    kingstongraham said:

    50x11 said:

    That Ineos team has 0 stage wins and 18th place written all over it. What caused their fall from grace? Does the new owner not care so much about the Tour? Very much a mid tier stage race team now.

    If they went for stage wins only, then Ganna, Martinez, Pidcock, Van Baarle and Yates all have good possibilities. In reality, they are probably there to support a no-hope attempt at 5th on GC from someone yet to be decided.
    Pidcock?

    Nah.

    Out by stage 8
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,514
    RichN95. said:

    neonriver said:

    RichN95. said:

    Pinot has abandonned

    RichN95. said:

    Pinot has abandonned

    Only thing I can see is a tweet from a look a like FDJ Twitter account but on closer inspection is just trolling.
    You are correct. But in two weeks' time I will be correct.
    It would be quite the turn up for the books if a bunch of riders got covid and Pinot somehow won the tour.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Covid is rife everywhere
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    Gutted for Cavendish. All those pulls this weekend and he still doesn't get Declerq's slot.

    More seriously, I'm unsurprised by the decision and probably would have made it myself. By Friday though enough riders might have dropped that there'll be serious consideration for snapping up some of those kids that cycle alongside on the pavement, just to fill out the numbers - Cav might sneak in yet.
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    EF not announcing their pick until they get their COVID tests in.

    I also note they’re doing a mens and womens Rapha / PALACE collaboration for this tour.


  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    https://www.rapha.cc/us/en_US/stories/tour-de-force
  • roscoe
    roscoe Posts: 505
    50x11 said:

    That Ineos team has 0 stage wins and 18th place written all over it. What caused their fall from grace? Does the new owner not care so much about the Tour? Very much a mid tier stage race team now.

    Do you actually follow pro cycling?
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,031
    Must be a bit of worry at Jumbo-Visma, sport director Merjin Zeeman has tested positive.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,158
    edited June 2022
    What are the covid rules for riders & teams now?
    - assuming they are not very sick
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,031
    Mad_Malx said:

    What are the covid rules for riders & teams now?
    - assuming they are not very sick

    Came across this article by chance earlier.

    https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-uci-confirms-updated-covid-19-protocols/

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,754
    Mad_Malx said:

    What are the covid rules for riders & teams now?
    - assuming they are not very sick

    No rules for teams with multiple cases any more.

    For riders, "the decision to potentially isolate the case shall be taken collectively by the team doctor concerned, the Covid-19 doctor for the event and the UCI medical director."

    Mandatory tests two days before the race and on rest days.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,594
    N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

    Must be a bit of worry at Jumbo-Visma, sport director Merjin Zeeman has tested positive.

    Maybe their tactics might improve....
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,382
    kingstongraham said:

    Mad_Malx said:

    What are the covid rules for riders & teams now?
    - assuming they are not very sick

    No rules for teams with multiple cases any more.

    For riders, "the decision to potentially isolate the case shall be taken collectively by the team doctor concerned, the Covid-19 doctor for the event and the UCI medical director."

    Mandatory tests two days before the race and on rest days.
    Thread on the new Covid rules. "frequent antigenic tests are strongly recommended for team members (except riders)" because riders can't get Covid, obvs :|

  • thejimmymethod
    thejimmymethod Posts: 458
    Trentin out (Covid), Hirschi in for UAE
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,031
    At this rate they should allow squad rider replacements during the Tour, problems already happening and stage 1 yet to start! :#
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,594
    Yikes it's like the early 00s all over again
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,754
    edited June 2022
    andyp said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I guess he's got Bjerg and Laengen in case of any echelon/cobble related problems, but seems very climber focussed.

    And Trentin.
    Ha! I was just early.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,445
    This made me laugh. You had one job...

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,700
    A change at Astana as well: Battistella out- Riabushenko in.

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Goldstein out, Boivin in at Israel. Impey is being monitored
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,031
    Has Froome been spotted in an aero hazmat suit yet? :D
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 7,881
    edited June 2022
    As long as he keeps his elbows out and head fixed down he should avoid contagion.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,445
    Jungels positive, but hoping for a negative test tomorrow. GVA to replace him if he isn't cleared to ride.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    So what's the minimum cut off time for Jakobs...someone to test positive then?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,700
    Well, at least they've got the team presentation out of the way.
    They might need to do it again tomorrow, though. :p
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,445
    Bahrain-Victorius hotel searched this morning by the Danish police, at the behest of the French authorities. Nothing found according to the team, but it's clear the French investigation think something is going on.

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