TDF 2023: Stage 1:– Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km ***Spoilers***

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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    edited July 2023
    As a mother of twin boys, my wife observes that they are only ever racing each other.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,702
    Gonna be a Yates in yellow.
    They aren't going to muck about.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Imagine being the losing Yates. A lifetime of hearing about it
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    UAE win ....but Simon gets medal of courage . The old one two ...but your number two is twins
    "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: 43,154
    Great result and Pog takes round 1 v Vingegaard.

    Has there been a sibling 1-2 before? Can’t remember if the Schlecks did it.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,154
    More selective than I’d expected.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Nice
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Awesome
    "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: 22,702
    edited July 2023
    The cross boys were a disappointing non event today.

    UAE are going to have to do some extra leg work, but not for Pogacar.
    Yates A gets to field the press pressure. He seems to have cracking form.
    All in all, I think Pogacar, with a 4 second bonus, will be well pleased.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,771
    Didn’t see that coming! Great stuff
    2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Pross said:

    Great result and Pog takes round 1 v Vingegaard.

    Has there been a sibling 1-2 before? Can’t remember if the Schlecks did it.

    1and 3 I. Think from the schlecks
    "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
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Disappointing the TV director didn't caption the time gap as 'Group Yates'
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,154
    How did they get away? Had to go and pick my daughter up, paused the TV then when I pressed play it went to live with 5km to go. I guess that was one two man break where they weren’t going to mess around.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Who's lost time?
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Pog's wrist is fine
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,702
    kingstongraham said:

    Who's lost time?

    The second tier GC riders lost 33" to A Yates and 21" to the big two.

    https://www.letour.fr/en/rankings

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Pross said:

    How did they get away? Had to go and pick my daughter up, paused the TV then when I pressed play it went to live with 5km to go. I guess that was one two man break where they weren’t going to mess around.

    On the steep climb just rode off
    "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: 43,154
    Pellisiers managed it previously but over 100 years ago.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited July 2023
    Pross said:

    Pellisiers managed it previously but over 100 years ago.

    Beat me to it



    And the next day



    And the last time




    It gives Ned Boulting an excuse to plug his book
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  • stage_hunter
    stage_hunter Posts: 308
    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    How did they get away? Had to go and pick my daughter up, paused the TV then when I pressed play it went to live with 5km to go. I guess that was one two man break where they weren’t going to mess around.

    On the steep climb just rode off
    It wasnt was it? It was after that? On the descent. Pogacar was first over the climb.

    The TV coverage never actually picked it up
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Carapaz rolls in 15 minutes down
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Orla’s rocked up as a Terry's Chocolate Orange.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,154
    Nice to see Wout being honest and saying he’d rather be in yellow.
  • stage_hunter
    stage_hunter Posts: 308
    thegreatdivide said:

    Orla’s rocked up as a Terry's Chocolate Orange.

    Cycling Forum yeah
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Was that one of the more sedate starts to the Tour in recent years? Seemed a load more chilled than previous editions.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    JimD666 said:

    Was that one of the more sedate starts to the Tour in recent years? Seemed a load more chilled than previous editions.

    No, but it was just a touch too hard for the big lads, so there was less pressure in the position fights
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited July 2023
    I see that 'Adam Yates was denied a stage win by the collapsing inflatable' has entered the compendium of untrue cycling 'facts'. He wasn't racing for the win. Steve Cummings had already won from the breakaway.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,702
    tailwindhome said:

    Carapaz rolls in 15 minutes down

    At least he had an excuse.
    I wonder what Benoit Cosnefroy's was for losing almost as much on a course that would normally suit his skill set.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,448
    Dani Martinez's underwhelming season continues.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    stage_hunter said:

    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    How did they get away? Had to go and pick my daughter up, paused the TV then when I pressed play it went to live with 5km to go. I guess that was one two man break where they weren’t going to mess around.

    On the steep climb just rode off
    It wasnt was it? It was after that? On the descent. Pogacar was first over the climb.

    The TV coverage never actually picked it up
    Your right
    "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

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