Tour de France 2025.

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Re: Tour de France 2025.

Post by theduke » Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:50 pm

Rumours Jonas is using his TT bike. Which seems mental to me.

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Re: Tour de France 2025.

Post by edison » Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:41 pm

theduke wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:50 pm
Rumours Jonas is using his TT bike. Which seems mental to me.
Maybe he is thinking, screw it, Pog's going to increase his lead either way today?

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Re: Tour de France 2025.

Post by Chester Perry » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:59 pm

hmmm

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Re: Tour de France 2025.

Post by Inchy » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:04 pm

When you see a win that comprehensive what’s the first question you ask yourself?

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Re: Tour de France 2025.

Post by Chester Perry » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:19 pm

Inchy wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:04 pm
When you see a win that comprehensive what’s the first question you ask yourself?
The same one as I asked myself yesterday

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Re: Tour de France 2025.

Post by edison » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:30 pm

"No one is that far above everyone else. Compare vs. next best, and more so the top 10-25. Extreme outliers are very rare and almost always have an explanation"

This was posted yesterday by running coach and author Steve Magness in the context of Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepng'etich being suspended - she has destroyed the women's marathon record - becoming the first woman to break the 2:11 and 2:10 barrier in the same race.

No one is that far above everyone else - could the same be applied to cycling?

Trying not to spoil anything about today - there were a couple of surprises.

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Re: Tour de France 2025.

Post by Chester Perry » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:42 pm

the fact that the UAE Team Emirates has the history it has makes it worse - you have to wonder what Christian Prudhomme makes of it given his dealings and well documented statements in regard to the teams early incarnation of Saunier Duval and the fact the team is still run by the same people

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