Le Tour de Femmes, race chat

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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    Another update from yesterday's butchers' bill:

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  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    JimD666 said:

    With a little luck the program will start on time. Looks like it's due to start at 13:00 BST. Hopefully the nerves will have settled a little today, and it'll be a little less crashy. 🤞

    If nothing else they're thinning out the peloton.

    Squibban looks to be struggling today already, according to PCS - could be a long day out.


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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Racing ...break still trying form ...2 rides 21 secs .
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Apparently FDG didn't have a good day.... I do love CUL's interviews :)
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    CUL giving one of the season's best interviews on the Eurosport package just now.

    "How was yesterday?"
    "It was a shit day."
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    Eurosport now showing racing, for anyone waiting. Seems fairly calm at the moment- - Femke Markus and Pauline Allin a few seconds out in front.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Peloton stressed
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,722
    edited July 2022
    Like I said yesterday, despite it being exposed and a crosswind, it’s pretty light.
    Doesn’t look like breaking up into echelons
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    Team radio? They're playing team radio?

    Don't think anyone will be surprised that everyone was being ordered to the front "because it's too dangerous". Well, yeah - everyone's trying to get to the front, which increases the risk, which...
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Time out
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    Yeah, very much the calm before the storm vibes. I wonder if yesterday's stress is having an effect on how they're riding this.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,076
    Just turned on for the all action racing.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    Interesting that the bloke whose job it is to play pre-recorded church bells hasn't had his contract extended for the TdFemmes. The pretend helicopter noise is still present however.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    The Cat 4 saw two riders sprint for the points and then carry on, kicking off a fresh wave of attacks from people looking to get across.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Long. Cat 4
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    Riders getting dropped going up a 4th cat climb at 16kph was a bit of a surprise.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Riders clipping off ...borgazi bridging ...just can't quite get across and close 5 sec gap
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Peloton 2 groups
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Borghezi not making it across to Alana
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Odd precession of single rider attacks
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Should be more flag and whistle there on that corner
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,051
    Interesting hairpin corner.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Cepechi has a dig
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    Was expecting carnage there. Did well to negotiate it in one piece
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Peloton compacto
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Peloton compacto
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Fair number of spectators
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    Amialusik doing well to drag the gap out here, though as I type that it's starting to come down a bit. For those wondering, she countered after Ellen van Dijk strung things out at the top of a cat 4 and quickly opened up a 20 second gap. Nobody's managed to bridge despite a fair few attempts.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    This the famous stepped climb
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,330
    I look up and they appear to be climbing a rollercoaster. What the heck is this road playing at?
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