When to watch the race from? **No Spoliers**

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    If you saw the start, I'd say the final 35km, from when they start the climb is fine.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    Last 50km I guess? And the first 80km.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    kingstongraham said:

    Last 50km I guess? And the first 80km.

    That's about right, you can skip the 38km between
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    edited July 2023
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Last 50km I guess? And the first 80km.

    That's about right, you can skip the 38km between
    What a ridiculous sentence, there were only 38 out of 169 km that can be skipped today
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    I guess they didn't start until a bit after the official km0, so nothing happened there.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    I'm guessing today will be either from, 62km out, or perhaps 45/42km, just near the top of the penultimate climb, and before the descent.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    The really time poor can just watch it from the bottom of the Grand Colombier, surely? Grab the opening skirmishes if you've got time / patience rather than anything in the middle.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    I caught the last 11k and feel like I didnt miss much.

    Even got the postcard switchbacks....

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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    How about today party people?
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    45 kms to go.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    That was fast!
    Thanks :)
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    Also a bit dodgy, as an answer.
    Not really sure which bit of the stage I'd drop tbh. There was quite a lot going on, even when there wasn't much going on. Even the less exciting bits had a lot of "reading the runes" to predict the future about them
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Also a bit dodgy, as an answer.
    Not really sure which bit of the stage I'd drop tbh. There was quite a lot going on, even when there wasn't much going on. Even the less exciting bits had a lot of "reading the runes" to predict the future about them

    You'll get a sense of what has happened already from the commentary team, but the opening 100 kms had no influence on the eventual outcome.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    andyp said:

    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Also a bit dodgy, as an answer.
    Not really sure which bit of the stage I'd drop tbh. There was quite a lot going on, even when there wasn't much going on. Even the less exciting bits had a lot of "reading the runes" to predict the future about them

    You'll get a sense of what has happened already from the commentary team, but the opening 100 kms had no influence on the eventual outcome.
    Maybe. I'd give the first 50 a watch - with a fast forward here and there, as I think that was probably quite influential and gives you the gist of things
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    edited July 2023
    38k in, any idea why Chavez and Shaw abandoned?

    *I started at 53k.
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    daniel_b said:

    38k in, any idea why Chavez and Shaw abandoned?

    *I started at 53k.

    Crashed.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    Censored.
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    Wva parked up some km back, htf did he get back to the front at 22k.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Oh dear sweet daniel_b...

    so much more to come...
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,588
    daniel_b said:

    38k in, any idea why Chavez and Shaw abandoned?

    *I started at 53k.

    Different crashes. Take a look in the stage thread after for a full idea of the details.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    daniel_b said:

    Wva parked up some km back, htf did he get back to the front at 22k.

    I'd tell you here, but that would be a spoiler ;-) It's on the race thread
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    to be fair, none of us "explained" it. We were all equally...


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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    Could I ask the usual question please?

    Been Wimbledonning all afternoon.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Starting skirmishes (dipping in and out?), fast forward once the break get a good advantage so you understand the discourse for rest of this tour, then depending on how much time you have available you can skip to the final climb from 15km out or start watching in earnest before then for some interesting but ultimately non-critical moments.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    daniel_b said:

    Could I ask the usual question please?

    Been Wimbledonning all afternoon.

    I would try and find the big crash, as it allowed the big break to get away. I think it happened around the 60km mark.

    Then you can quite happily jump to around 55kms to go. That's half way up the Croix Fry.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,268
    ^ Ta. On catch up, just got to 15km. 👍
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Ha, and there's me trying not to give it away!
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  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,497
    Guessing for the last few starters today then
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Watch the early starters for the white line chaos, and then yeah, as many of the usual suspects as you can swallow. The start of WVA's ride probably as good a point as any.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    28km to go? asking, not suggesting.
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