2024 TDF Stage 1:- Florence - Rimini 206km ***Spoilers***

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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151

    Ouch though, nasty.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    This is going to hurt for a few km by the looks of it.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,728

    A lot of wasted energy, given that the breakaway won’t get sorted until the first climb.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Strong break

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Visma kit is peloton camouflage. Blends in with Bora and all the darker team kits

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    edited June 29

    Looks like it is going to stick which means I can finally have a shower. Tough chase for Vermeersch. As I say that Uno X start sending someone over and it’s started kicking off again.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    Think they’ve left it too late and Vermeersch has given up too.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    They can’t let that group get too much. There’s some potential stage winners in there.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,728

    My thoughts exactly.

    Desperately bland in amongst the colour of the peloton.

    I am surprised that the break has gone and is so strong.

    Much blocking of the road by the main GC teams.

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Mohoric will either win or come 127th

    "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: 43,463

    UNO X obviously getting grief from their DS for missing the move and keep making half hearted efforts to close it down / get someone across but break now has 1:30.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    Now going 2 up to try to cross and others also trying to get involved. Feels like a forlorn hope to me.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,656

    That beautiful Arkea light blue Bianchi inspired classic kit was just for the team presentation apparently. I want the whole team DQed for that bullshit

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    Those two must be hating their DS. Feels like a ridiculous waste of energy to me.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,656

    Mads P has taken pity on them and sent his boys out to bring them back. A clear indication that he's at least keeping his options of contesting the win open

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    ‘Welcome for the first time to Carlton Kirby’ that’s definitely my cue to head for the shower or maybe a long soak in the bath.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,728

    Abandon ship. Kirby has arrived and the first thing out of his mouth is a giggling fit.

    I reckon about 10 minutes to his first potential stage winners startlist read out.

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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,057

    Vin has a bike change, 30-odd seconds behind peleton.

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    The Lidl national jersey is not bad

    "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
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 913

    Hope there's some Bonjela in the Hirt locker of the Soudal Quickstep bus.... I'll get my gabba.

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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,822

    Fantastic line from Robbie McEwen on commentary. MVDP was at the team car while they fixed his radio and he said "I thought they were changing the batteries in the robot that is MVDP"

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,728

    MvDP enjoying a nice tow up the first climb from his team car…

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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 913

    Is it not safer to perform maintenance on an uphill bit where everyone's going slower?

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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601

    Must still be hurting if he needs the e-bike already.

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    GC teams bluffing each other

    "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: 18,908

    Wtf is it musical chair jerseys

    "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: 18,908

    Nooooooooo cav suffering

    "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