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Powless is losing power!
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Pogocar is on a short gear. Kindergaard is much bigger. In theory Pogocar is toast now. Much bigger unit fighting against gravity all the way to the top..
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A star is born with Pidcock? Or just allowed to clear off while the GC sorted itself out?
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Riders going down like ninepins!
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Remarkable recovery by Vingegaard. Rode away from team-mates that had dropped back to help him back to the peloton.
Interesting though that the etiquette of the peloton was observed. Pogocar could have scarpered, but there was no acceleration.
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I just told a mate of mine over the phone that there are two mountain stages left in the Pennines and he hit the floor laughing. :lol:
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Derek27 wrote:
Mon Jul 18, 2022 1:08 pm
I just told a mate of mine over the phone that there are two mountain stages left in the Pennines and he hit the floor laughing. :lol:
:lol: Doh! Is that due to sunstroke or Carlsberg? :-)
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greenmark wrote:
Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:20 pm
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Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:56 pm
Why is Alpe d'Huez so fearsome when it's only 6000 odd feet?
Becuase its from a lower altitude and they've already been put through the mangle earlier in the stage. And finally, it's the finish. So it's a proper race, incessantly uphill, between GC rivals (unless someone is already dominant). No team mate can help you. If they attack an opponent, they'll be atacking you too. The speeds don't create drafting opportunities.
It's a gladitorial contest at the limit of what a human can do.
I used to love seeing them round Dutch corner, that wall of orange was amazing to see, but it since other countries have tried to jump on the band wagon and claim a corner it doesn't have quite the same impact as 10-15yrs ago
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The crowds are pretty nearly out of control. Its a colossal excercise in mutual trust and established Le Tour supporter etiquette.

Pogocar can't shake off Vingegaard, the guy is like a particularly sticky bogey. (Sorry :-))
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greenmark wrote:
Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:11 pm
The crowds are pretty nearly out of control. Its a colossal excercise in mutual trust and established Le Tour supporter etiquette.

Pogocar can't shake off Vingegaard, the guy is like a particularly sticky bogey. (Sorry :-))
It only takes one careless or over-excited fan to wreak a stage. Surprisingly rare, but it has happened.
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I turned on Eurosport to watch but switched to Eurosport 2 by mistake.. I haven't switched back yet :)
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Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:23 pm
I turned on Eurosport to watch but switched to Eurosport 2 by mistake.. I haven't switched back yet :)
That would have been the World Cup climbing.
Watched some of it. Pretty astounding Doesnt it go from vertical to overhang? Just totally nuts. But they're all safe. Someone falling off a wall is not good tv.
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greenmark wrote:
Wed Jul 20, 2022 5:32 pm
Trader Pat wrote:
Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:23 pm
I turned on Eurosport to watch but switched to Eurosport 2 by mistake.. I haven't switched back yet :)
That would have been the World Cup climbing.
Watched some of it. Pretty astounding Doesnt it go from vertical to overhang? Just totally nuts. But they're all safe. Someone falling off a wall is not good tv.
Yeah an overhang at the top. I only caught the last 10 minutes of it but nobody made it that far.

If I could live my life over again, I would definitely be a climber. It's amazing what those people can do, even with just a few centimetres of a grip.
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Trader Pat wrote:
Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:10 pm
greenmark wrote:
Wed Jul 20, 2022 5:32 pm
Trader Pat wrote:
Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:23 pm
I turned on Eurosport to watch but switched to Eurosport 2 by mistake.. I haven't switched back yet :)
That would have been the World Cup climbing.
Watched some of it. Pretty astounding Doesnt it go from vertical to overhang? Just totally nuts. But they're all safe. Someone falling off a wall is not good tv.
Yeah an overhang at the top. I only caught the last 10 minutes of it but nobody made it that far.

If I could live my life over again, I would definitely be a climber. It's amazing what those people can do, even with just a few centimetres of a grip.
Agreed. The free climbers that do similar without safety gear just blow my mind.
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Poga Cat looks on the short side with one mountain stage and a 25-mile time trial left.
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