Road Cycling
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Yeah, this whole tour has been pretty ace.
Remarkable racing at times.
I remember Jonas taking over from George Bennet at the Giro and thinking what a bummer it was. Now I see that he is bloody awesome and no shame being overshadowed by him.
Really looking forward to the TV series following this tour with behind the scenes stuff. Should be awesome!
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Great battle between those two.
Nice touch for Jonas to wait when Pog went down - maybe indicative that he knew he had the legs to win. He's a bit more lightweight model than Pog and in the end that showed a bit on some of the climbs - bit more pure climber.
In the end, George getting covid might have been quite a decisive moment in the tour. The two stages that Jonas won were two where the TJV team as a whole dominated. The mountain ones where Pog won, his team did well.
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Good clip of Bauer getting cleaned out by the race traffic.
Those bikes and cars are a law unto themselves. I know that it is all part and parcel of racing but man they scream around causing hazard to everyone in their vicinity and are totally blinkered on doing just their job. Possibly because the drivers are ex cyclists themselves.Not many situations around where spectators have vehicles pass them a few inches away at speed.
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@Crucial said in Road Cycling:
Good clip of Bauer getting cleaned out by the race traffic.
Those bikes and cars are a law unto themselves. I know that it is all part and parcel of racing but man they scream around causing hazard to everyone in their vicinity and are totally blinkered on doing just their job. Possibly because the drivers are ex cyclists themselves.Not many situations around where spectators have vehicles pass them a few inches away at speed.
I didn't realize it was him. That was scary in real time as it looked like someone would get run over.
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Jonas wraps up the Tour with a strong time-trial - in fact, he edges Pogacar, to answer the question about how much time Pog could make up. Even in the best of circumstances, not much.
Van Aert wins yet another stage in a phenomenal tour for him - Jonas 2nd, Pog 3rd, Thomas 4th.
Ganna has played so small a part in the Tour in recent days I didn't realise he was still there and comes 5th. Did he crash or just knackered/unmotivated?
TJV come away with yellow, green and polka dot jerseys.
Tadej has the white and currently a distant 2nd to WVA in the green (he might slide to 3rd in Paris).
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@scribe said in Road Cycling:
Magic few days in Cahors and Couzou watching stages 19 and 20. The time trial went right past our front door (in the photo of Geraint Thomas). Solid 15 hour session with the locals on the Belgian beers and rosè.
That's fucking awesome. Sooooooo jealous.
Cahors might be my favourite place in France, consistently the best food I've ever had.
