Le Tour 2022

[flatbutt]

24%! That's all I can say right now.

[Scott Douglas]

With dust to breathe too!

[herr_oberst]

I'm old school; not a huge fan of the yellow shorts.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I'm old school; not a huge fan of the yellow shorts.

Not sure what you mean but I had a similar reaction when my Rugby club gave up white shorts for black.

[herr_oberst]

Both Wout vanAert and Tadej Pogačar have embraced wearing "short jaune" along with the "maillot jaune" - I'm old school and prefer classic black shorts.

[hcoles]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

24%! That's all I can say right now.

20% is ridiculous, 24% I've never climbed that steep - can't imagine. I wonder how fast they are going at that point - 10mph?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Both Wout vanAert and Tadej Pogačar have embraced wearing "short jaune" along with the "maillot jaune" - I'm old school and prefer classic black shorts.

Agree.

Bunch of wankers.

You don't see LeMond wearing any of those lame yellow knickers........

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by hcoles

20% is ridiculous, 24% I've never climbed that steep - can't imagine. I wonder how fast they are going at that point - 10mph?

I couldn't find the stat but watching it live I'd say that is a good guess. However, Pogacar is capable of very dynamic bursts at the most improbable times. Dudes a heartbreaker.

Keep in mind that the 24% grade was the very end of the stage and in the dirt.

[Baz]

OOF!

Thibaut Pinot is not having a good couple minutes. ��

First he crashes, then he accidentally gets hit in the face by someone in the feed zone handing supplies off to another cyclist. #TDF2022

��: @USA_Network & @peacockTV pic.twitter.com/qZnNYLlK6l

— NBC Sports Cycling (@NBCSCycling) July 9, 2022

[greglepore]

Goosebumps. Don't get em often from Tour finishes, but that one was good. Wout is a Merckx like talent. Well, echos anyway.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by greglepore

Goosebumps. Don't get em often from Tour finishes, but that one was good. Wout is a Merckx like talent. Well, echos anyway.

Crazy finish - but his strategy worked to stay behind the others on the incline and then charge in the end when it got flatter. That's just textbook & how it's done.

Respect to Aussie Michael Matthews for being in the hunt at the end --- twice so far! And against generational talent, as was said by the commentators.

[look 171]

Hooray for Wouter. A good old Belgian boy winning a stage in the Tour.

I dislike any other color but black shorts. I do like white or other color shoes. I have had too many black shoes in years past. In the past 15 or so years, its all been white with one pair of red and several grays

[Baz]

Good to have you on here, Jeff! Keep posting at will, please. My first cycling shoes were white Shimanos, BTW - and served me well!



Another fantastic stage! Rest day tomorrow and then a brutal stage 10 with a heat wave in the forecast along with the usual suffering on the climbs....

For the first time in 11 years, a Luxembourger has won a stage at @LeTour!

Bob Jungels wins stage 9! He held took the lead after the third climb with over 30KM to go and didn't look back. #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/Bz9wn3BIpY

— NBC Sports Cycling (@NBCSCycling) July 10, 2022

[Baz]

Those Aussies.......

Too good not to share �� @CalebEwan pic.twitter.com/f1kM9Nqx1g

— Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) July 11, 2022

[flatbutt]

Consideration of the Lanterne Rouge will be coming up in a few more stages:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanterne_rouge

[matthewb0051]

FYI if you are watching on USA network. Thursday and Friday coverage will be on Peacock due to The Open at St Andrews. They will have an encore (hmmm, like the old days on NBCSN) at 3pm on USA.

Now get back to watching.

[flatbutt]

Protestors on the route have stopped the stage today.

[Baz]

Yeah....peaceful protestors!

Protest in the road, Bettiol can get through but the group behind won't find it so easy. Race being neutralised pic.twitter.com/R7rgRT2RwI

— the Inner Ring (@inrng) July 12, 2022

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by Baz

Yeah....peaceful protestors!

They need the guy from Rome(?) that drug the protestor off the street by her hair.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

FYI if you are watching on USA network.-snip-

Thanks, Matthew - appreciate the head's up! That will work out great for me as I can get other stuff done in those mornings and then relax and enjoy the tour in the afternoon in the A/C!

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

They need the guy from Rome(?) that drug the protestor off the street by her hair.

Ha ha - what I was thinking too!

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That finish today is why I love this event so much! Wow - the Aussie was SO CLOSE!!!