Le Tour 2023 & 2024

[Con]

I watched the time trial last night. The bike change by Pogacar was weird to see during a time trial. I heard them talk about the possibility of a change by the riders but I didn’t think they would actually do it. The stopping your momentum to get on another bike just doesn’t seem smart in that type of stage.

 

[Bazza]

I watched the time trial last night. The bike change by Pogacar was weird to see during a time trial. I heard them talk about the possibility of a change by the riders but I didn’t think they would actually do it. The stopping your momentum to get on another bike just doesn’t seem smart in that type of stage.

Well....he still beat everyone else by one minute.......before being beat himself by OVER a minute by JP.

Yesterday stage pretty much gave us this year's winner.

Sprinter's stage today.

 

[Con]

Well....he still beat everyone else by one minute.......before being beat himself by OVER a minute by JP.

Yesterday stage pretty much gave us this year's winner.

Sprinter's stage today.

Yeah that is incredible to think about really. JV is just that good right now.

 

[Bazza]

Well today we end the race in the capital of France. It's been a fantastic tour this year. Really just fantastic!

I'm watching today while concurrently working around the house.

There's really nothing like it.........

Stage 20 results
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) 3hrs 27mins 18secs

2. Felix Gall (Aut/AG2R-Citroen Team) Same time

3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma)

4. Simon Yates (GB/Team Jayco-AlUla)

5. Adam Yates (GB/UAE Team Emirates) +7secs

6. Warren Barguil (Fra/Team Arkea-Samsic) +33secs

7. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) Same time

8. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Bahrain Victorious)

9. Tobias Johannessen (Nor/Uno-X Pro Cycling) +50secs

10. Rafal Majka (Pol/UAE Team Emirates) Same time

General classification standings
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 79hrs 16mins 38secs

2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +7mins 29secs

3. Adam Yates (GB/UAE Team Emirates) +10mins 56secs

4. Simon Yates (GB/Team Jayco-AlUla) +12mins 23secs

5. Carlos Rodriguez (Spa/Ineos Grenadiers) +12mins 57secs

6. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Bahrain Victorious) +13mins 27secs

7. Jai Hindley (Aus/Bora-Hansgrohe) +14mins 44secs

8. Felix Gall (Aut/AG2R-Citroen) +16mins 9secs

9. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +23mins 8secs

10. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Cofidis) +26mins 30secs

 

[Bazza]

Another "Le Tour" in the books!

Fun stage today:

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard sealed his second successive Tour de France triumph as Jordi Meeus sprinted to a surprise win on the final stage.

Meeus, 25, edged Jasper Philipsen in a photo finish in Paris to deny his fellow Belgian a repeat of last year's win on the iconic Champs Elysees.

Vingegaard, 26, finished seven minutes and 29 seconds clear of nearest rival, two-time winner Tadej Pogacar.

Britain's Adam Yates was third overall, one place above his twin brother Simon.

"I'm happy of course - we're winning it for the second time and it's amazing," said Vingegaard.

"It's been a super hard race and a super good fight between me and Tadej. Of course, I hope to come back next year to see if I can take the third win."

Only eight men have taken three or more Tour wins since the race's first edition in 1903.

Stage 21 results
1. Jordi Meeus (Bel/Bora-Hansgrohe) 2hrs 56mins 13secs

2. Jasper Philipsen (Bel/Alpecin-Deceuninck) Same time

3. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/Team Jayco-AlUla)

4. Mads Pedersen (Den/Lidl-Trek)

5. Cees Bol (Ned/Astana-Qazaqstan)

6. Biniam Girmay (Eri/Intermarche-Circus-Wanty)

7. Bryan Coquard (Fra/Cofidis)

8. Soren Warenskjold (Nor/Uno-X Pro Cycling)

9. Corbin Strong (NZ/Israel-Premier Tech)

10. Luca Mozzato (Ita/Arkea-Samsic)

Final general classification standings
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 82hrs 5mins 42secs

2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +7mins 29secs

3. Adam Yates (GB/UAE Team Emirates) +10mins 56secs

4. Simon Yates (GB/Team Jayco-AlUla) +12mins 23secs

5. Carlos Rodriguez (Spa/Ineos Grenadiers) +13mins 17secs

6. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Bahrain Victorious) +13mins 27secs

7. Jai Hindley (Aus/Bora-Hansgrohe) +14mins 44secs

8. Felix Gall (Aut/AG2R-Citroen) +16mins 9secs

9. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +23mins 8secs

10. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Cofidis) +26mins 30secs

 

[Con]

Tadej will have to change his tactics next year if he wants to beat Jonas. TP just attacks with such a short distance left it didn't effect JV.

 

[Bazza]

Tadej will have to change his tactics next year if he wants to beat Jonas. TP just attacks with such a short distance left it didn't effect JV.

Honestly, I think much of it boiled down to that one stage when he just didn't have the energy. Most of the race he did pretty good.

 

[Bazza]

A few photos of Bastille Day at Le Tour!

 

[Bazza]

A few more......

Last photo showing the American warrior Sepp Kuss after his crash on Stage 20. Kept going and finished 12th place GC overall! His work in assisting Jonas Vingegard and Jumbo Visma this year is legendary. We as Americans have much to be proud of in this cyclist....aka The Durango Kid. Can't wait to see what's in store for him going forward!

 

[Bazza]

Watched the Netflix doc on Mark Cavendish tonight "Never Enough".

Outstanding and makes you pull for the guy to beat EM's record even more.

Highly recommended......

 

[Con]

Watched the Netflix doc on Mark Cavendish tonight "Never Enough".

Outstanding and makes you pull for the guy to beat EM's record even more.

Highly recommended......

I finished watching this last night. I hope he can break the record, but if he doesn't it was still amazing how he fought back. The video footage was awesome. When they crashed you could hear the bikes and bodies hit the road. Really gives you an idea of how much that hurts.

 

[Bazza]

I haven't watched the Vuelta every day but enough to keep an overall track of how things are going.

Sepp is still ahead and the fav. to win!

Yesterday's stage (17) brought out a lot of public anger towards Jumbo Visma due to a couple of their riders attacking Sepp.

Cycling Fans Take to Social Media to Express Outrage Over Jumbo-Visma’s Tactics in Stage 17 of the Vuelta

The attack of Sepp Kuss by his teammates Primos Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard in the final kilometers of Stage 17 is the biggest debate of the 2023 Vuelta a España

www.bicycling.com

Today's stage (18) was much better with Sepp even gained a little space between him and JV in 2nd place.

For Sepp to win this race is a very big deal. Not only in the global cycling world but also in the USA.

Three stages to go.....

2023 Vuelta a Espana TV, live stream schedule

The 2023 Vuelta a Espana airs live on Peacock and NBC Sports.

www.nbcsports.com

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[Con]

Netflix has put out season 2 of the Tour de France. Looks like it covers last year’s tour.

 

[Con]

Me too!

BTW......Cav's next opportunity to win a stage will be on Friday.

He finally got the record the other day.

 

[Bazza]

Been a great tour so far!

2024 Tour de France standings for the yellow jersey, green jersey, white jersey and polka-dot jersey through stage 8 of 21 ...

Overall (Yellow Jersey)
1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- 31:21:13
2. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- +:33
3. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- +1:15
4. Primoz Roglic (SLO) -- +1:36
5. Juan Ayuso (ESP) -- +2:16
6. Joao Almeida (POR) -- +2:17
7. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +2:31
8. Mikel Landa (ESP) -- +3:35
9. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) -- +4:03
10. Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) -- +4:36
11. Adam Yates (GBR) -- +4:56
12. Egan Bernal (COL) -- +5:25
19. Jai Hindley (AUS) -- +6:24
26. Richard Carapaz (ECU) -- +7:57
29. Geraint Thomas (GBR) -- +9:33

Sprinters (Green Jersey)
1. Biniam Girmay (ERI) -- 216 points
2. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) -- 128
3. Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) -- 107
4. Arnaud de Lie (BEL) -- 92
5. Bryan Coquard (FRA) -- 86

Climbers (Polka-Dot Jersey)
1. Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) -- 33 points
2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- 20
3. Valentin Madouas (FRA) -- 16
4. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- 15
5. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- 12

Young Riders (White Jersey)
1. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- 31:21:46
2. Juan Ayuso (ESP) -- +1:43
3. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +1:58
4. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) -- +3:30
5. Santiago Buitrago (COL) -- +5:20

 

[Con]

Been a great tour so far!

2024 Tour de France standings for the yellow jersey, green jersey, white jersey and polka-dot jersey through stage 8 of 21 ...

Overall (Yellow Jersey)
1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- 31:21:13
2. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- +:33
3. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- +1:15
4. Primoz Roglic (SLO) -- +1:36
5. Juan Ayuso (ESP) -- +2:16
6. Joao Almeida (POR) -- +2:17
7. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +2:31
8. Mikel Landa (ESP) -- +3:35
9. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) -- +4:03
10. Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) -- +4:36
11. Adam Yates (GBR) -- +4:56
12. Egan Bernal (COL) -- +5:25
19. Jai Hindley (AUS) -- +6:24
26. Richard Carapaz (ECU) -- +7:57
29. Geraint Thomas (GBR) -- +9:33

Sprinters (Green Jersey)
1. Biniam Girmay (ERI) -- 216 points
2. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) -- 128
3. Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) -- 107
4. Arnaud de Lie (BEL) -- 92
5. Bryan Coquard (FRA) -- 86

Climbers (Polka-Dot Jersey)
1. Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) -- 33 points
2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- 20
3. Valentin Madouas (FRA) -- 16
4. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- 15
5. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- 12

Young Riders (White Jersey)
1. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- 31:21:46
2. Juan Ayuso (ESP) -- +1:43
3. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +1:58
4. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) -- +3:30
5. Santiago Buitrago (COL) -- +5:20

I felt bad for the breakaway guy today. He led for all but the last ten miles.

 

[Bazza]

What a fantastic stage today! The finish:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1811050346283745597

 

[Bazza]

Romain Bardet in his last TDF......this is very cool.......and remember he won this year's first stage too!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1811038552865558615

 

[Con]

Thank you to whoever updated the thread title.

 

[Con]

I’m getting a feeling that Vingegaard and Pogacar are just that much better than everyone else. It looks like it will be a battle between them the entire way. If one can’t shake the the other on some of the upcoming mountain stages looks like Pogacar wins.