Tour de France 2025.

[theduke]

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

[edison]

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?

[Chester Perry]

hmmm

[Inchy]

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

[Chester Perry]

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

The same one as I asked myself yesterday

[edison]

"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.

[Chester Perry]

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

[Tricky Trevor]

Strange that Vingegaard reversed expectations by being quicker climbing on his TT bike than his first half.

[Chester Perry]

apparently yesterday Pogacar was not at last years levels yesterday and Vinegarrd was worse than his 2022 ride up the dame climb at the end of the stage

Power Analysis: Pogačar Just Tore Apart the Tour de France — And He’s Not Even on His 2024 Level Yet
Pogačar set the fastest time up Hautacam since the '90s.
https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/roa ... e-hautacam
https://archive.ph/LohvO

[TheFamilyCat]

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

I've no doubt they will be pushing the boundaries, like many other sports, but I can't believe they could get away with doping in this day and age.

[Chester Perry]

I've no doubt they will be pushing the boundaries, like many other sports, but I can't believe they could get away with doping in this day and age.

This is an interesting and very detailed read from two days ago

12 years after Lance Armstrong, how clean is cycling really?
It’s been years since the last big doping scandal, so is the sport still riddled with drugs? We go in search of the truth
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/12-y ... ing-really
https://archive.ph/YYeqr

[Chester Perry]

Remco abandons - right decision, something obviously not right even though he has fought hard and fiercely

[Tricky Trevor]

Shame for Remco. Looked like the heat got him a few days back and he’s not recovered. Now he just looks ill.