OK guys, you lot know much more about cycling than I ever will but I do enjoy the coverage of the big tours. Struggling to look past Pogacar for the win so who should be carrying the extra burden of my fiver e/w bet?
Thomas is looking back in some form but always seems to have a crash in him. Ben O'Connor at 30/1 seems a decent flutter to me, or am I wasting my cash?
OK guys, you lot know much more about cycling than I ever will but I do enjoy the coverage of the big tours. Struggling to look past Pogacar for the win so who should be carrying the extra burden of my fiver e/w bet?
Thomas is looking back in some form but always seems to have a crash in him. Ben O'Connor at 30/1 seems a decent flutter to me, or am I wasting my cash?
Roglic. Pogacar will win easily, but Roglic is a good bet for second. O'Connor is a good shout, but he won't have the team to go deep into the race - and Thomas won't even end up the protected rider at Skineos (it'll be Dani Martinez I think - or possibly even Pidcock if he's got over whatever put paid to his classics season, and can go deep into the third week (still an unknown at this point with him))
Not really surprised about Cav but disappointed. If I was one of the sponsors I would be spitting feathers though. The chance to have your logo on a pic of Cav winning the most stages ever would surely be better than just a possible green jersey win.
Not really surprised about Cav but disappointed. If I was one of the sponsors I would be spitting feathers though. The chance to have your logo on a pic of Cav winning the most stages ever would surely be better than just a possible green jersey win.
This is the bit I don’t get. I know they want to win, but in all honesty, who is really going to remember a generic stage win, or even a green jersey for QS, over the publicity they would get over Cavendish going for the record. Even if he didn’t win a stage they would be reporting this right up until the Champs D’Elysees. You couldn’t buy that sort of publicity.
OK guys, you lot know much more about cycling than I ever will but I do enjoy the coverage of the big tours. Struggling to look past Pogacar for the win so who should be carrying the extra burden of my fiver e/w bet?
Thomas is looking back in some form but always seems to have a crash in him. Ben O'Connor at 30/1 seems a decent flutter to me, or am I wasting my cash?
Roglic. Pogacar will win easily, but Roglic is a good bet for second. O'Connor is a good shout, but he won't have the team to go deep into the race - and Thomas won't even end up the protected rider at Skineos (it'll be Dani Martinez I think - or possibly even Pidcock if he's got over whatever put paid to his classics season, and can go deep into the third week (still an unknown at this point with him))
Agreed about Pogacar - Ineos have a strong team and very pleased to see Ganna & Pidcock there.
Fronted by the GC trio of 2018 Tour de France winner and 2022 Tour de Suisse champion Geraint Thomas, Tour of the Basque Country winner Dani Martinez, and multiple WorldTour stage race winner Adam Yates, the team is completed by Jonathan Castroviejo, Filippo Ganna, Tom Pidcock, Luke Rowe and Dylan van Baarle.
OK guys, you lot know much more about cycling than I ever will but I do enjoy the coverage of the big tours. Struggling to look past Pogacar for the win so who should be carrying the extra burden of my fiver e/w bet?
Thomas is looking back in some form but always seems to have a crash in him. Ben O'Connor at 30/1 seems a decent flutter to me, or am I wasting my cash?
Roglic. Pogacar will win easily, but Roglic is a good bet for second. O'Connor is a good shout, but he won't have the team to go deep into the race - and Thomas won't even end up the protected rider at Skineos (it'll be Dani Martinez I think - or possibly even Pidcock if he's got over whatever put paid to his classics season, and can go deep into the third week (still an unknown at this point with him))
Agreed about Pogacar - Ineos have a strong team and very pleased to see Ganna & Pidcock there.
Fronted by the GC trio of 2018 Tour de France winner and 2022 Tour de Suisse champion Geraint Thomas, Tour of the Basque Country winner Dani Martinez, and multiple WorldTour stage race winner Adam Yates, the team is completed by Jonathan Castroviejo, Filippo Ganna, Tom Pidcock, Luke Rowe and Dylan van Baarle.
Cheers I didnt realise that Tom Pidcock has been chosen to go to the Tour this year.
Will keep an eye on him, as he seems to be the next big hope for a Major Tour victory for Great Britain
I don’t think Pog will win this year. Streets ahead of everyone as a Grand Tour rider, but you also need a bit of luck and for things to go your way regularly over 3 weeks. I’ve just got a feeling he’ll be unlucky at some point.
There's an Irish legal/sports Twitter person who has a (mock) serious Thibaut Pinot man-crush (based on being a FDJ fan), and I'd quite like to see a Frenchman at least in contention (not that I think any are in that kind of shape).
I think COVID will have a huge impact, as in the Tour de Suisse, and I would not be surprised to see a few unexpected names make it through as last-minute replacements before the race starts.
Nadine Dorries is heading off to Sweden tomorrow for the ‘Grand Depart’ of The tour De France. She has always been a big fan of motor cycling and her favourite rider is Lewis Hamilton. She hopes to see him take the blue jersey in Berlin in 10 days time.
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The cynic in me says that Merckx is Belgian... and so are Quick Step.
Who are we tipping for Yellow Jersey success
Thomas is looking back in some form but always seems to have a crash in him. Ben O'Connor at 30/1 seems a decent flutter to me, or am I wasting my cash?
Fronted by the GC trio of 2018 Tour de France winner and 2022 Tour de Suisse champion Geraint Thomas, Tour of the Basque Country winner Dani Martinez, and multiple WorldTour stage race winner Adam Yates, the team is completed by Jonathan Castroviejo, Filippo Ganna, Tom Pidcock, Luke Rowe and Dylan van Baarle.
Will keep an eye on him, as he seems to be the next big hope for a Major Tour victory for Great Britain
There's an Irish legal/sports Twitter person who has a (mock) serious Thibaut Pinot man-crush (based on being a FDJ fan), and I'd quite like to see a Frenchman at least in contention (not that I think any are in that kind of shape).
I think COVID will have a huge impact, as in the Tour de Suisse, and I would not be surprised to see a few unexpected names make it through as last-minute replacements before the race starts.
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