Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Tour de France 2024

Bournemouth Addick
Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
edited June 2024 in Other Football and Sports
Can't see another thread for this yet, so here we go for this year's TdF.

Should be terrific this year with all the big guns in GC taking part. Evenepoel, Roglic, Wout and Mathieu VDP are all capable of stage wins and pushing Pog' but, with his form being so good at the moment and doubts around JV's recovery from that crash, he's gotta be heavy favourite for it.

With Thomas in the super-domestique role you'd expect a much stronger showing from Ineos so I've had a couple of quid on Carlos Rodriguez to make the podium. Probably wasted tbf but you never know.

Will Cav get that illusive 35th? Much as I'd like to see it I think it asking too much but he'll have plenty of opportunities looking at the stages this year.

Can't wait!
«134567

Comments

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Yeah should be a great Tour this year with all the options in the SC.

    Going to be strange with it not finishing in Paris, but imagine it'll be that little bit more exciting.

    Just want to see win 35, wont be surprised if Geraint helps him again, like what we saw in Rome.
  • Leftfootforward
    Leftfootforward Posts: 103
    Hard to see past Pog - Sepp Kuss being out is big loss to JV. What are the standout mountain stages? Always a great watch 
  • Gary Poole
    Gary Poole Posts: 1,874
    It’s all about project 35 for me, really hope Cav does it. Can see Ineos winning the team comp with a lot of very good riders but no standout, though Pidcock might be stage hunting.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    Pog win, Rodriguez podium, Pidcock stage win, Cav gets the record, Bernal top ten

    Really looking forward to this one, there are some great stages 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    Gary Poole said:
    It’s all about project 35 for me, really hope Cav does it. Can see Ineos winning the team comp with a lot of very good riders but no standout, though Pidcock might be stage hunting.
    UAE and Ineos have amazingly strong teams this year 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    Gary Poole said:
    It’s all about project 35 for me, really hope Cav does it. Can see Ineos winning the team comp with a lot of very good riders but no standout, though Pidcock might be stage hunting.
    Yup, Ineos have strong chance of that 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,715
    Leftfootforward said:
    Hard to see past Pog - Sepp Kuss being out is big loss to JV. What are the standout mountain stages? Always a great watch 
    The weekend of Bastille Day 13/14th which is being staged in the Pyrenees. Then the last couple of stages before the last stage. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    Gravel stage gonna be interesting … a few teams not happy about it 
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,583
    stonemuse said:
    Gravel stage gonna be interesting … a few teams not happy about it 
    Around the lovely town of Troyes.
  • Leftfootforward
    Leftfootforward Posts: 103
    Any stage winner tips past the obvious ones? I’ve put Jai Hindley in, liked the look of him last year tho think he’s support roglizc this year
  • Sponsored links:



  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    Peter Kennaugh looks a bit like Phil Foden.

    Looking forward to the Tour as always. Go Cav! 🤞🤞
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited June 2024
    Taking a similar route to us, we have been to Florence, through Emilia Romagna, down to San Marino then Rimini in the last few weeks. In Bologna at the moment though. We saw lots of banners and adverts for the Tour in these places.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,031
    Should be a cracker, looking forward to seeing how Remco does on his first tour. That big crash earlier in the year has made it even more intriguing 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    edited June 2024
    Just tuned into Eurosport and Cavendish is three minutes behind the peloton and honking his guts up, team have all dropped back to support him but doesn't bode well. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Yeah hopefully just a bad day for him - He's said in the past that he'll usually time these gaps carefully, so he doesnt waste too much energy.

    But the fact he's been throwing up doesnt bode well - Imagine if he's got the entire Astana team with him, he'll be fine, as cant imagine the Directors throwing out a whole team this year into the Tour
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    In fairness, the climbs on the first stage are a bit tougher than most of the sprinters will have wanted when they are settling in to the race.

    I was tired just watching.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,031
    It is so nice being able to watch on ITV. Think Ned Boulting and David Millar are the best commentary duo out there and Pete Kennaugh is a great communicator. Cadel Evans joining for the last week too. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    fenaddick said:
    It is so nice being able to watch on ITV. Think Ned Boulting and David Millar are the best commentary duo out there and Pete Kennaugh is a great communicator. Cadel Evans joining for the last week too. 
    They are great, but Orla Chennaoui also excellent 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    So Orla Chennaoui is not on Eurosport anymore, thank god for that, gobshite who thinks she knows everything and never knows when to stop posing.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,031
    Incredible two comments side by side there 
  • Sponsored links:



  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    Just an opinion.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,031
    She also is still on Eurosport from what I can see, she was hosting The Breakaway this morning
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    I'll have a look after the stage, no doubt she'll be dressed a bit provocatively and know everything about everything.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    WOW - WHAT A STAGE!!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    Wow, that was exciting. Well done Bardet.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Really thought that was going to be a similar finish to when Cavendish won that epic stage a few years ago, where he just flew past the breakaway almost at the line.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    Stig said:
    Wow, that was exciting. Well done Bardet.
    Think you spelled van den Broek wrong  ;)
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Just put the Tour on for the day, saw Cavendish was already in the last Group, and 4mins down and had a little snigger.

    He's going to spend any non-Sprint day enjoying the countryside isnt he
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,031
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Just put the Tour on for the day, saw Cavendish was already in the last Group, and 4mins down and had a little snigger.

    He's going to spend any non-Sprint day enjoying the countryside isnt he
    He's had it down to a fine art for a while now. His perespective is why waste energy when you don't need to? Seems solid to me
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    fenaddick said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Just put the Tour on for the day, saw Cavendish was already in the last Group, and 4mins down and had a little snigger.

    He's going to spend any non-Sprint day enjoying the countryside isnt he
    He's had it down to a fine art for a while now. His perespective is why waste energy when you don't need to? Seems solid to me
    Yeah the genuine concern is if his own team leaves him, he wont risk having the whole squad thrown out of the Tour... So if you ever see him completely on his own, thats when you know he's in trouble.

Categories

“Marketplace”