Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2025 (Tour de France)

[heywoodu 16,017]

Wellens attacking for a rather annoying win, given his entire lack of work in the group up to that point and UAE's overall aggressive anti-Visma riding.

[Grassmarket 4,063]

40k to go & today's winner is obviously coming from the break, full of hungry lads.   Wellens gives it a go.

[Grassmarket 4,063]

Seemingly Alaphillipe - coming in third - genuinely thought he had won & celebrated going across the line.   

 

OK. Should.not laugh, heat & thirst does terrible things to a man.

[Grassmarket 4,063]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

Seemingly Alaphillipe - coming in third - genuinely thought he had won & celebrated going across the line.   

 

OK. Should.not laugh, heat & thirst does terrible things to a man.

Had not realised that earlier in the day he crashed, dislocated his shoulder & got back on!  

 

So he can be excused a slight loss of focus.  

[heywoodu 16,017]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

Had not realised that earlier in the day he crashed, dislocated his shoulder & got back on!  

 

So he can be excused a slight loss of focus.  

Also, he had no radio, so not really a way to know the race situation  

[heywoodu 16,017]

Mont Ventoux today. Let's hope the 55:51 minutes record by Iban Mayo survives today: one of the most talented climbers ever, in a time trial with the start at the base of the Ventoux and the EPO bursting out of his ears, that record really, really should not ever be broken  

 

I believe that was done in the same Tour where the team of UAE's current leaders were taken out because of a massive doping scandal, but I may be wrong (they were definitely involved in the infamous Saunier Duval team).

Edited July 22 by heywoodu

[AsensioWillemsen 174]

No, that was in Dauphine back at Euskaltel. Mayo didn’t really do that much at Saunier Duval as he was quickly banned for EPO, even before Ricco and Cobo and the likes.

[Grassmarket 4,063]

Getting down to our final sortout in the breakaway.  Alaphilippe, Arensman, Mas & Velasco going for glory.

 

Here we go!  

 

Enric Mas sets out on his annual quest for a stage win after his overall hopes are damaged in Week 1 

Edited July 22 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 4,063]

Ben Healy putting in a move on Mas!

 

Vignegaard goes early!

 

Healy pissed off at the two skivers on his wheel.

Edited July 22 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 16,017]

This Pogacar/Vingegaard pace