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Tour de France 2023

By UniFox21, in General Football and Sport

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UniFox21

UniFox21

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Anybody watching this year? 

Just watched the highlights of today's stage, a bloody hilly one for day 1! 

 

Hopefully will be a good year, some strong riders potentially for GC

CosbehFox

CosbehFox

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Superb stage today. Very different opening to normal. 
 

The battles between Jumbo and UAE have really created a proper rivalry that was missing from Sky/Inoes dominance. I’d be a bit worried if I was Vingegaard that van Aert didn’t have the legs today. Whereas Yates played that role for Pogacar today. 

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CosbehFox

CosbehFox

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8 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

Sorry for such a stupid question...

 

Do we have a British rider that has a chance of winning anything this year?

 

 

Depends what you mean by anything. 
 

A British rider won the first stage today - in the process become the first set of identical twins to finish 1-2 in a race . I’d say five of British (7in total) could win a stage. 
 

Mark Cavendish if he wins a stage at his final tour will become the record holder for the most stage wins ever. Which is a simply amazing feat. 
 

In terms of winning the jerseys, no. Two huge favourites for yellow are from Slovenia and Denmark. I don’t think Cavendish has any interest in the green. 

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tom27111

tom27111

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Just now, CosbehFox said:

Depends what you mean by anything. 
 

A British rider won the first stage today - in the process become the first set of identical twins to finish 1-2 in a race . I’d say five of British (7in total) could win a stage. 
 

Mark Cavendish if he wins a stage at his final tour will become the record holder for the most stage wins ever. Which is a simply amazing feat. 
 

In terms of winning the jerseys, no. Two huge favourites for yellow. I don’t think Cavendish has any interest in the green. 

 

Could Cav break the record?

shen

shen

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The Tour isn't won on the first day. I think he'll miss Dumoulin further down the line, but Vingegaard himself seems to be in great form. Pogacar's firing shots early though!

UniFox21

UniFox21

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Really wonder what form or ability Bernal still has after his severe crashes. Would love it to be a 3 way fight between Pogacar and Vingegaard 

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CosbehFox

CosbehFox

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Big stage today. Vingegaard getting ahead of Pogacar. Both teams who’ve looked so strong, got played today but the Dane managed to get nearly a minute. 
 

However, Hindley could be a contender. That was superb today and I think most have slept on him given his Giro win

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Lako42

Lako42

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It was an entertaining ride but if one of these two comes unstuck with injury or just doesn't have the legs then the whole race is a procession 

 

 

 

I hope they can really push each other as these two are taking the race back to the good old days of duels and genuine race craft 

fuchsntf

fuchsntf

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For me..still the greatest sport…To pace & challenge as a team & individuals.

Having to Find your wind,more times through the day. All riders linked to being some important cog & provider for team,teammate,the sport.

 

Individual daily skills on display,even away from the major shirts, real bravery on display..split 2nd awareness,or whole day awareness and reassessing..

 

Love & admired the sport..Loved it since Tommy Simpson days.

Got more ( bias) spectacular & interesting as Irish,British names came to the the fore,though fanatical ,decades well before..

Durnerz

Durnerz

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Philpsen is a machine when it comes to the sprints, think as the mountains progress the battle between Pogacar and Vingegaard will be interesting.

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