Tour de France 2022
Am I correct in assuming that to win the green jersey you have to complete the tour as well as score the most points?
I was literally just thinking van Aert might be layable for the points classification when he hits the deck, gets up looking pretty sore and ten minutes later almost goes into the back of a car!
I was literally just thinking van Aert might be layable for the points classification when he hits the deck, gets up looking pretty sore and ten minutes later almost goes into the back of a car!
I remember one a few years back in the Giro where a lone rider lost about 10mins stuck at a crossing in some hills waiting for a train to pass, can't remember if he lost time off the back or lost a big chunk of his break away timegreenmark wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:23 pmThe etiquette of the rolling village that is the Le Tour dictates they wait if there are non-racing disruptions. Don't forget riders stop off regularly for toilet stops. Le Tour is a very respectful community. For the most part it's a procession. It's only when you get to the sections where it's possible to achieve a better GC that things hot up.
Sure sprints, King of the Mountains etc are important to specific riders, but GC is God.
Yes, you need to complete the race to win any JerseyDerek27 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:17 pmAm I correct in assuming that to win the green jersey you have to complete the tour as well as score the most points?
I was literally just thinking van Aert might be layable for the points classification when he hits the deck, gets up looking pretty sore and ten minutes later almost goes into the back of a car!
I often feel sorry for the sprinters who's job (with the exception of the stage win on the champs elysees) is usually done in the first half of the race but they have to go through another week of hell being dragged over the Alps and pyrenees just trying to finish within the allotted time and avoid being DQ and make it to Paris
Perhaps you should view it as a composite competition. Think jerseys for a start. King of the Mountains, Sprints, Time Trials, GC. Le Tour is a complex and pretty fantastic event. I'm sure you can master it. I certainly can't from a trading view - too emotionally involved.
I'm only half watching it, but going back to the days when there were just one-hour highlights on C4, there've been many emotional moments, lesser-known riders pulling out extraordinary efforts to cling on to that yellow jersey for another day.greenmark wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:20 pmPerhaps you should view it as a composite competition. Think jerseys for a start. King of the Mountains, Sprints, Time Trials, GC. Le Tour is a complex and pretty fantastic event. I'm sure you can master it. I certainly can't from a trading view - too emotionally involved.
Can't remember his name but I still feel for the guy who was just a few hundred metres away from his first stage win when he took the wrong course through no fault of his own. He must still be looking back on it!
Think he came down in a crash. Going round a roundabout a hay bale was clipped which dragged it further into the path of Caleb Ewan who went down hard. Think Roglic and Thomas were just collateral.
Jumbo Visma had a bit of a mare. Pog got through today like it was just a training day.
Thanks, I see he's down to +2' 36". It's a shame, we could do with a more competitive market.Ran Doner wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:06 pmThink he came down in a crash. Going round a roundabout a hay bale was clipped which dragged it further into the path of Caleb Ewan who went down hard. Think Roglic and Thomas were just collateral.
Jumbo Visma had a bit of a mare. Pog got through today like it was just a training day.
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Suffered a dislocated shoulder... No idea if that has a longer term repercussions for tour... Mind you he could pump himself full of drugs like Nadal to get through it... oh wait...Derek27 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:16 pmThanks, I see he's down to +2' 36". It's a shame, we could do with a more competitive market.Ran Doner wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:06 pmThink he came down in a crash. Going round a roundabout a hay bale was clipped which dragged it further into the path of Caleb Ewan who went down hard. Think Roglic and Thomas were just collateral.
Jumbo Visma had a bit of a mare. Pog got through today like it was just a training day.