Tour de France (2.UWT)Stage 18Voiron - Orcières-Merlette185.2kmStartlist:https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2026/startlistGC after stage 17:https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2026/stage-17-gcRoadbook:https://www.xoo-cycling.ch/download/roadbooks/roadbook_tour-de-france_2026.pdfLive stats:https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2026/stage-18/liveStreams:https://cyclingtiz.live/https://dlhd.pk/Eurosport / Discovery+ / HBO / TNT / France TV / ARD1 / RTBF / VRT / DKTV2 / RTVE / Rai / NOS / EITB / RTP / RTV Slo / SRG-SSR12:30 CETPrevious thread:>>157071704
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>>157089161Another Pidcock Simmons suicide death break maybe? Only to be caught 2km into the climb.
The Tour needs to learn how to do true ____/ rampas stages from the Vuelta.Too many can be boring as hell, but I think one of these is always nice in a GT.
what do they do?
>>157089628Just vibing these days. None of the GC woke nonsense. It's about the friends you make along the way. The journey not the destination.
>>157089129>It's a Simmons suicide attempt episode>It's a Del Toro and Seixas still wait Alpes d'Huez for trying to kill each other and do nothing episode>It's a Pedersen kill himself on intermediate sprint and shit his pants at the tought of Phillipsen cucking him in Paris episode
>>157089352give me Purito stages _/\_/\_/\_/
People ususally like things they're good at. That must be why Flemish like cycling so much. Because we're just that good. We go home with at least 6 stage wins and probably the tdf win when Pogi gets caught doing blood transfussions in the back of the pcs van.
Stuyven says he deserved the win. It's not the first time he says that. Im sorry buddy but you should just pedal harder.
>>157089628pull
>>157089815He said it would’ve been deserved if he had won. Begrijpend lezen status?
>>157089129>>157089161A brakeaway looks like a good idea here.>inb4 Pog wants it
Sources are saying there's a bit of a stomach bug in the UAE team, as the riders are about to tackle a couple of really tough stages & Remco Evenepoel is in top top shape
>his sport gets decided by diarrhea
>>157090070ah, those charming french village girls
>>157089974
>>157090112The eternal debate of one tower vs two towersPersonally I prefer one tower but that is a pretty one
new low IQ detection method released: Person who thinks there could be gene doping for athletic performance.Identifies low IQ variant: idiot about molecular biology and science, innumeracy around costs of such a program (see COVID vaccine cost of development).
BRRRRRAAAAAPPPP
>>157090145How about no tower
>>157090034>Remco Evenepoel is in top top shapeyeah he's definitely peaking in the last week. Wonder if that was a deliberate choice of the team.
>>157090184but where would you keep the bells?
>>157090145the worst ones are where there’s two planned but they ran out of budget
>>157090145two towers mate
>>157090184That's a female version. Male versions always have towers
>>157090205holy fucking shitballs, still impressive as fuck
>>157090203We'll figure it out
The real question is. Who knocked down the twin towers?
>>157090205how about when they can't even finish the one
>>157090223OPI OMI
>>157090231botched as fuck kek
>>157090231They didn't even build the church lol, why even start building a tower ?
This looks like a stage where they took out a horse category climb due to snow
>>157090321it’s the transition stage into the HC stages
>>157090314church collapsed few hundred years ago, they just left the tower. I visited this one actually, going up winding stairs in a leaning tower feels super trippy
Remember when we had one thread per hour....Yeah...Now it's one thread every 2 days...
>>157090397This is largely due to the traitorous split.Tribunals when?
>>157090397>>157090427Some say they struggle with the captcha.
>>157090070I swear this cunt is on every stage, saw him last week twice
who poisoned uae
>>157090456Blatant lies. Remember we have their names and home adresses
>>157090397World cup killed spee momentum, every thread is bumping like there's a two hours capcha cooldown
McNulty and Wellens already dropped. Remco bros we are winning this
>>157090231>botched as fuck kek
>>157090513Amazing what one dopage test can do to some runners
>>157090513I-it's just pogacar gifting another stage to remco!
Imagine if Pog ends up losing the Tour to Remco by bonus seconds. He'd never let anyone win another race again.
>>157090619This has been debated extensivelyPOGACAR will cracké and lose to EVENEPOEL who will cracké and lose to SEIXAS who will cracké and finish secondTour will be won by AYUSO of all people and that will be the end of the sport formerly known as ciclismo
>>157090360But we had a transition stage yesterday
>>157090633Excuse me, but Skelmose will drop Ayuso
>>157090561I expect the word ''gift'' being banned in Lelgium for at least a year
Why doesnt Jip stay instead of that kaffer Karsten. I like her soothing voice much more than that negative nancy.
Not quite as good as Switzerland but it is what it is I guess
Absolute state
kill all inside curve fags
>>157090760That's because you're a hollander.To me she sounds like a squirrel raping my ears. I have this with most dutch women.
>>157090804>AS Roma jersey>Absolute plebeian behaviour>IQ of 70 topslike pottery
Remco will unironically win this Tour
>takes on his wifes last name
>>157090854I will convert if that happen
>>157090864Convert to raging manlet?
>>157090232>>157090804Almost OPI OMI'd.
>>157090825Not a fan of the divebombs? That used to be my specialty. Particularly because faggots cannot pedal through the corner. Pedal strikes are a myth.
>>157090486Groupama-FDJSome rumors say that people heard Marc Madiot laughing on his telephone "hahahaha who are the shitters now"
>>157090835If I was in Belgium i would always listen to goat de Cauwer
Thank you for your service
>>157090954I dont think thye can hear you
>>157090954Why do some have a tombstone, while all others have a cross? Religious reasons?
Sources tell me Pogi is suffering from prion disease
When is Romain Gregoire going to a real team?
>>157091005>Religious reasons?Very possible
>>157091005
Curious. No montenegro, no simmons, no paret painter. Gamblers in shambles
>>157091133Simmons is seething again, and will only help Skelly from now on
>>157091005>>157091060I don't think there were any muz among the maquisards in the Vercors. More probably jooz.
Ok???
>>157090854>Remco will unironically win this Tourif pogacar takes a fall or his nightly doping test turns out positive
>>157091235>if pogacar takes a fallA french spectator will punch him off his bike after he stops a Seixas attack on del Toro.
what's with all the uphill chutes lately?
>>157091350France is really underrated, every tour i think this
>>157091232>French TV accidentally exposes the local sacrifice island
I hate cararat so much
>>157091391The TDF is a Potemkin's Village. They cherrypick the best spots to impress the tourists.
>>157091300>A french spectator will punch him off his bike after he stops a Seixas attack on del Toro.after which Dracula Gianetti jumps out of the car to strangle the spectator
>>157091480yeah, but if you pick the best spots in Belgium you have 10% of this
>that pull by the team car
>>157091391The TdF production team has understood over the years that a good share of the audience watches for the landscapes so every Tour is kind of a panorama of different beautiful places in the country. And I think it's true, France has an impressive diversity in landscapes and ecosystems, on the same level as huge landmasses like the US or China, which for such a small country is impressive in itself
>>157091653
>>157091391>France is really underratedit's literally the most visited country in the world.
Tietema team got robbed
>>157091480You may be right but from my own holiday experiences in Perigord and Brittany I gotta say that at least some regions do live up to it
>IMAGINE posting in the dead thread>>157076889>t's also possible to put a tube into a tubeless tire evenOne feller on "a cycling site" said he uses tubeless tyres with tubes exclusively for their tougher sidewalls.Interesting argument, especially since nice (read: pricey) tyres tend to have extra delicate sidewalls - as proved by GP4k's I used to run back in the day and how the sidewall ripped for no reason whatsoever, like, 2 months in.Still put 3 season onto them after the infamous candy wrapper repair, tho.>>157076905How do you still fit your bike after THAT?>>157087465Lmao, what the heck is this?
Breizh Atao
Paid actor at this point but I do appreciate it a small fake sprint for a line is always nice
>>157091686I honestly can't empathize with anyone who spams emojis like that, absolute disgraceful retardation
>>157091748for some reason our commentators go buck wild over this dion gag
>>157091686Maybe if there's 100K worth of bikes in your van try to park it somewhere safe.
>>157091797same
>leave NEETcave to watch tour de france irl not far from home>get Hirschi water bottleNice souvenir
>>157091808Based
Pedersen and Vacek should drop back after the sprint and pull simmons to the front group if they actually care to win the stage.
>>157091808Is that Elite?
huge church to be so high up
>>157091747embarrassing desu.But that wasn't a huge meal. It was very good tho. I do think going for the chiliburger and chilimayo was a mistake. Not because they were too spicy but I feel like it would've been a better meal with only one of them and another option for the other.
>>157091911It's a pilgrimage destination likes Lourdes
i hate tactics so much its unreal. just pedal your fucking bike as hard as you can for as long as you can
>>157091808Bring it to a lab asap
>>157091808I miss the NEET life ;_;
>>157092049Kek, what's your job now, wageslave?
Isn't it the first stage since 2022 that Pogacar is wearing black bibs with the yellow jersey?
>>157092058maybe he's wearing black bibs just in case diarrhea strikes
>>157091930Why aren't I born into a family that owns something like this. I deserve it
>>157092089buildings like these belong to the church innit
>>157091930>tourist trap: franceEveryone would hate this if it was in Aspen.
Extra doping checks start, and suddenly Pogi does not wanna win anymore.
>>157092051Somehow lucked into a job in real estate. It’s pretty comfy, though, and I can work from home whenever I want.
>>157092107A copy of notredame buildinto an alpine resort? I really doubt the church owns that one.
Bobbie Traksel is posted outside my house in his work van right nowI've rarely been closer to a ciclismo legend
>>157092131...Jonas?
>people camping in Alpe d'Huez one week before the stage takes placeMaybe I should do this next year
UAE is dying
I was right
Every time they show a river it looks so dry ever since global warming
>>157092122Stop noticing.Start bitching about French riders.
Mads used a 56t 1x chainring in today stage
>>157092176Afraid he might poo his pants?
Remco bros today we're gaining a min at least
brandon 20km behind tete
UAE have stomach bugs? Jonas could have attacked them
>>157092166I didn't know there was a "fin de course" van. If that one catches up with you it's really over.
>>157092122I said this a few days ago. The second we got doping checks at night the Dopeur stopped winning. Gifted stage or not, the inhumane dominance immediately evaporated. >inb4 muh Burrito tacticsBurrito also looks markedly worse starting the day after the night-time control. I doubt they will have found anything, but maybe UAE decided to tone it down.
Young poogacar was so much cooler. Had an aura to him. Seemed genuine. This nice guy faggot shit and eminem cringe larp is so fucking gay.
Jorgenson is such an old pasty lesbian it almost sickening
>>157092122and vingegaard crashes himself out of the race. go figure!
>>157092198Speaking of which, I've passed a bloke on a new, fancy mountain bike a coupla weeks ago and asking him about it - feller had a 50t big cog in the rear. Ridiculous! Something like 32t up front, but still. Claimed he could do a 25% climb IN SADDLE (and I believe it).
>>157092212>McNULLty
>>157092122Politt said they’re going easy today and full gas tomorrow and on Saturday
>>157092089>Why aren't I born into a family that owns something like this. I deserve ityou do own it for you are son of God
>>157092198>smolDoesn't he normally use a 64t?
>>157092238>and asking*) and asked
>>157092237Don’t forget Lipowitz. Kinda sketchy.
Manifesting a Bernal stage win
>Meurisse after the crash after his ITT: "The driver even messaged me on Instagram afterward saying it was my fault. They had that kind of nerve. That says a lot about who those people are."
why they making this 5% climb look so difficult. Pogi would never
>>157092226We'll know if they are doing this with burrito. If he drops off and doesn't podium then they're actually struggling. PooAE are extremely arrogant and stupid which you see from their tactics and behaviour, so they will never sacrifice their goals for anything. They will get burrito on the podium in their mind. They might hang back on the stage wins but everything else remains. Also funny how many of their riders are really struggling. Nuggets now suffering huh?
>>157092282I just took a nap, and it was spoken to me in my dream that the polka frog will win this one
>>157092291All climbs are difficult if you go fast enough.
CaraACH
>kwabeo kwabjonson allowed to contend the stage winyeah i'm thinking UAE are totally gassed
RIP McNulty.
>>157092139ask him about dope. Also ask him how to pronounce Coureurs
4 McNulty Brandon (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) abandoned the race.
very nice
>>157092176thank godfull jersey kits are fucking hideous
No way Pog is staying in the same hotel as his aids ridden team
PooAE 'car crash' false flag. We all know. Too transparent.
DNF McNulty
>>157092375he has to
>>157092375Imagine if Jonas was still there
>>157092379yeah yeah what you gonna do kick him out of the raceno chance with have the team dying. stay the fuck away from them
lame enough climb
>>157092375Manifesting explosive diarrhea for Pogi in Alpe d'huez
>>157092385
>>157092176ASO needs to make a rule that you have to use your normal team colored shorts with yellow. It looks so much better than the full yellow kit.
>>157092359>>157092377Damn, that's a big miss. McNulty is the best Northern American rider in the peloton, and 2nd best North American rider
>>157092325Exactly. Night-time doping check into not winning mountain stages and losing second place (minus Fishboy) into unremarkable ITT for the entire team and 2 abandons... I'm sure it's just coincidental food poisoning.
>>157092375>>157092385Bad bloog bags are infectious?
>>157092484Commentator said nuggets was hit by a car. Who knows his injuries, that's whatever. Yates looked like shit so it's probably legit. poogacar gifting that stage was very blatant and everyone acts like that wasn't what happened because >toxic positivity. Alps d'huez will be the most interesting stage however. But I wonder if those black shorts are because he might piss shit out his arse. If so redbull need to ride hard. It's it's a psyop to trick the opponents into thinking that, that's pretty well played not going to lie.
>>157092484Looks like Yates magically got well again after dying yesterday, my mistake.
Jørgensen ded in 3 min
Just came to the hotel from today's stageHot as balls but quite fun, france is alright
>>157092520>poogacar gifting that stage was very blatantBullshit. He could have gone earlier, that much is clear, but the plan was obviously for Burrito to win. Then Evenepoel went over the top and the Big Dopeur had to try and catch up and beat him in a sprint from behind. Just keeping up like he did was pretty insane, I don't think he 'gifted' that.
dubs and pogacar becomes poo-a-car
we've made the big time simmonsbros, we get the group named after us
>>157092551You do not believe poogacar gifted the stage? I'll find a turbo brainletjak for you. It was clear as day. burrito looked like shit on his final attack and clearly wasn't going to win. poogacar followed and didn't even bother sprinting for it.
Bora and Decathlon must attack UAE while they are down today just to check them
Legendary Alpe d'Huez tomorrow. Remco wins the Tour there
>>157092603bora turning up the pressure anyway
When people think "dumb rider with brute strength" they often think mathieu van der poel but they should be thinking mads pedersen
>>157092618many people are saying this
I hate breakaway wins.
>>157092594He said he didn't gift it. I don't think he is lying, there's no shame in saying something like 'I felt he earned it', and giving away bonus seconds to Evenepoel goes against The Plan™. As we all know UAE is quite full of themselves and Le Dopeur hasn't been very generous so far. Giving away the stage after their plan fails purposefully seems strange.I'm not saying I am certain, I wouldn't bet any money on it, but I don't think he gifted it. Then again I haven't rewatched the finish, so I might just be wrong. Looking forward to that brainletjak.
Movistar are having a really terrible race
>>157092570I had high hopes for him today but he just slurped
>>1570926325 minutes? In what world does Poggers lose 5 minutes to anyone in current year?
>>157092632Caspere knew this
>>157092663you haven't heard the rumors about a stomach flu?
>>157092664
>>157092633How are you posting from your bike Pog ?
>>157092640Makes some sense, but poogacar did make a point of saying "sometimes I think he needs a boost of confidence" or something along those lines. There is no way Remco beats him in that sprint. I do not think poogacar was going to win the stage regardless. He was maybe hoping burrito wins, and if he doesn't then he allows someone else to win. He did not have the aggressive sprint either. I see what you're saying about the bonus seconds though. But I suspect they don't really give a fuck. If he's been gapped, what's another couple of seconds if poogacar has already decided he doesn't want the stage. I what caused that mentality though because he's been no stranger to grabbing all availabe wins other than last year because he started getting booed by the french. Maybe fan pressure + doping suspicions + wanting to help burrito as a side quest.
>>157092664*rips the bong*>dude Remco wins on Huez lmao
>>157092640>He said he didn't gift itof course he did, lmao. no need to humiliate remco. only lance was cunty enough to do something like that.
>>157092618we would be so grateful to pogacar
Poor son of Jorge with the only chance for a Visma stage win
The wrong Halland Johannesen died
lmao @ uno-x flopping last 5km like always
he's not coming back
Based Cara. 4D chess worked
>>157092727i forgot visma won stage 1
Should be a rat win then I suppose
kino
>>157092745You make a good point
my nigga FacePeace finally
Kinda impressive
Wow Carapaz is going to win, just as Pogacar said he would if he just kept going
VPP will end the stage 1 point behind Pog in KOM if he finishes 4th
>>157092756encore un fois
APOLOGIZE
>>157092774i’m sorry I doubted
show the peloton you cunts
Remco about to drop nuclear bomb on Dopacar
>>157092782Why?
>>157092356he can't pronounce anything right kekhe was making a phone call, hopefully calling into Eurosport to resign
Good ride well deserved bravo Carapaz
Carapaz wins
Carapaz wins! Evenepoelesque dominance!Do you think Movistar still hate him?
>pissma
>>157092770no way he will be able to break tomorrow
good day for evenepoel. 2 stages left and still more than 2 minutes ahead of del toro
>>157092843Kek they're never going to get over it.
can uae still win team classification if yates is feeling good tomorrow? if he's not, any chance they can with grossschartner as 3rd guy?
top 10
parepantre has the polka dot in the bag
>>157092957that's a big medal
fake Simmons spotted
>>157092957GC
>>157092950They were 18 minutes behind Lidl after yesterday's stage, and today they lost further time Grossschartner finishing 3m24s after the GC group while Gee finished only 29s behind.
carapaz would be a worthy hjaelper for UAE, i think that's a move we could all get behind. if EF can afford him then UAE definitely can, and carapaz' contract runs out this year
>>157093048They have already johnny
They're exactly replicating Armstrong and Beloki in Spainhttps://x.com/i/status/2080219122399416587
>>157093048Does Carapaz want to be a hjælper, though?
waar Jonas he
>>157093048Carapaz is a free bird
>>157093200looks healthy
>>157093211Isaac-chan boipreggers uwu~
>>157093200where have I seen these eyes before
>>157093206Absolutely not, apparently he can barely adhere to training orders.
>>157093200just wait for moustachioed Pog if you thought he was unbeatable now
sloppa
And here's the broom wagon! Everybody made it within the time limit except the ones that didn't
>>157092253noooooo that isn't as fun of an explanation
>>157093349>161 Artz +34m53s>162 Wellens +43m02sSometimes a thought exoeriment was postulated how well would Pogacar do without a team. Now we will have something close to that.
>>157093281not even close. lance's eyes are cold as steel.
>Floyd Landis
>>157093003
>>157093200That is some myosis if I've ever seen it. These fuckers are still on everything under the sun and anyone thinking otherwise needs to understand that the majority of doping tests is still just urine samples.
>>157093538
>>157093684Tapentadol is legal
>>157093389Yes, well, he won the tour when it was team kristoff
>A Turkish governor has been fired after sharing videos and images of himself on social media wearing Lycra.The governor of Ardahan province, Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli, was dismissed on July 17 without reason following a decree signed by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and was replaced by Ömer Hilmi Yamlı.Çiçekli had drawn recent criticism from fellow politicians who had reprimanded him for 'spending all day creating social media content' in recent months and 'wearing cycling tights all day.'İnan Akgün Alp, MP for the Republican People's Party, said: 'A governor in leggings? That simply won't do. Such governors should be removed from office – or at least issued a fig leaf.'He also accused Çiçekli of 'abandoning the seriousness and dignity of state office'.Şamil Tayyar, deputy for the Justice and Development Party, accused Çiçekli of undermining his status as a politician by frequently appearing in cycling gear: 'Neither citizens nor his own civil servants will take a governor in leggings seriously,' he said, adding: 'He has no authority.' The remarks came as images on social media showed the governor sporting black cycling tights and a red fitted top as he rode on his bike.
>>157093964I'm so happy they'll never get into the EU.
>>157093964Always get looks of disgust by indians when I ride toward the fields. Subhumans really cannot control themselves. Turkey have some pretty big races every single year as well. Governor staying fit and healthy in public is great publicity.
Tomorrow is strange, it's a much worse stage for a breakaway than Saturday (so many KOM points) and Pogacar wants to win for sure, so it's just going to be VPP and Carapaz sprinting for the early points and then Mads securing green from a break with no big hitters.
Lenny has been riding pretty well but he seems to have gone under the radar. Jegat is also doing a good ride this tour, basically the same as last year. Something impressive about being on a shitter team and getting a stealth top 10. Voisard must be a little disappointed though. Turder need to start getting results if they're ever to reach their ambitions. Especially with the likes of Q36 knocking on the doors of even WT teams.
>Tadej Pogacar on the polka-dot jersey: “He (V. Paret-Peintre) needs to be very strong over the next 48 hours. I think he can do it; he’s good in the mountains, he’ll have to give it his all. He did a brilliant job today. He’s only one point behind me; I believe in him. But he’ll have to work hard to get it.” #TDF2026
>>157094276Martinez's GC time is also not affected by breakaway giveaways, unlike Jegat's.
I didn't even know he retired
>"Adam Yates has stomach problems. He had to vomit, but he was feeling better today. With Brandon, it’s different,” Matxin says, referring to Brandon McNulty , who abandoned during stage eighteen. “He has no fever, he doesn’t have corona, and he hasn’t delivered any positive health tests. But he does have symptoms, especially a sore throat.”>And then there is also Tim Wellens , who finished last today, 43 minutes behind winner Richard Carapaz . “With Tim, it is different. He is not sick. After he had done his thing and was dropped, it was better to recover. Today was a breakaway stage in which we weren't going for the win. In that case, it is better to recover.”>A striking statement, because Wellens himself admits that he is indeed sick. “In any other race, a person would give up, but you don't do that in the Tour. I am glad I made it to the finish,” he said afterwards – with a hoarse voice – to Sporza . “Fortunately, Tadej is fine and I hope it stays that way. It is clear that there is illness present in the team, but it is great that Tadej has no problems."https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/uae-manager-matxin-spreekt-tim-wellens-tegen-hij-is-niet-ziek/
They actually let amateurs do the complete stage thats awesome >L’Étape du Tour de France 2026 will undoubtedly be one to remember.>With 170 km and 5,400 m of elevation gain on the program, 16,000 amateur cyclists will experience the unique thrill of the Tour de France by >riding Stage 20 of the 2026 Tour de France, connecting Le Bourg-d’Oisans to Alpe d’Huez.
>>157094664it's afraid
>>157089129what the fuck? i was binge gooning for the last 3 days and i didnt even see the le tour started in my town?
>>157094812Lmao, that explains why ASO makes 33% profit
>>157094819Happens to the best of us. For example I missed end of evangelion in the theater yesterday
>>157094812In order to ensure the safety of the participants and to enable the reopening of the roads to traffic tobe planned, the participants will have a maximum time of 11 hours (eleven hours)Dont think I could complete that one but you can also ride a femme stage they have mount Ventoux this year 120km with 3k climb thats more my style
>>157094301>>157094760>>157094812>>157094854That was last Sunday
>>157094844in the parking lot again, Frisckhorn?
>>157094867Yes I know was just saying. I always thought you would just do the climb did not know they had a grand fondo for a whole stage
>>157094812reasonable prices considering the scale of the event. you'd pay more than that from some triathlon races, basic ass ones never mind an ironman
If poogacar gets very ill and Remco wins the tour this will be the best tour in history. That would be so typical for remco. Then he'll DNF next year on stage 11.
>>157094760>>157094812A friend of a friend rode it, pretty cool
I want to see Remco slipping on Pogi's diarrhea
>>157094911Pog gets sick and loses 5 minutes then has to win the race in Paris. If I were the script writer that's what I'd write
>>157093964>called cicleki>gets fired for cyclingBravo
>>157094950On the same roads that Remco won the olympics in the absence of poogacar. This is peak story writing. Send UCI an email they'll love this.
>>157094664>Have to adjust doping protocols >entire team starts struggling with a bunch of mysterious 'symptoms' >narratives not matchingBurn them all
>>157094812I paid my dentist 2500 kroner for a crown so he could do this
Love having a few ciders and listening to The Move just hanging with the lads shooting the shit. Their takes have been go awful this year though and Bradley cannot get a word in edgeways.
>>157094542Acute Incurable KWAB Syndrome
>HÅEHL KHAEF DEH OHNVAGHThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WfD7lYkKqA
Wish the tour lasted longer
>>157095650>not watching le tour de femmes avec zwift
No shit lmao
>>157095626bro was born to yap but forced to cycle
Feels like this tour has definitely been a little better than last years tour.
>>157095808he's going to wc, do journos really just make stuff up?
>>157095986Not true
>>157096251Not my fault lipokwab crashed out after being shit all race. There's been a few fun narratives. Merlier is a boring cunt, much prefer another sprinter winning 3 stages. Otherwise it's been gripping much more so than last year for me. Doping mystery has been fun. Carachad finally got a stage for EF which is all that really matters. If Paul can get his podium we're onto a winner. Hopefully burrito is currently shitting his guts out in a grotty french hotel lounge toilet. Even poogacar wearing black shorts because he's got the squits, this is brilliant.
>>157096294>Merlier is a boring cunt, much prefer another sprinter winning 3 stagesLiterally the worst thing you have posted all tour. Luv Merlier.
>>157096315What is redeeming about him? He looks like a default man for starters, he has zero facial features. He is just a man. Physically he is also the most middle of the road rider in the peloton. Doesn't have big muscles. Fairly narrow frame. Seems to have zero personality. He is just a man that's stealing stages. It's like aliens invented a tour de france sprinter and just picked all default options and he just went out and collected the stage medals for analysis. Jappe, Mads, Kooij even have personality. This guy is a synth from fallout. Don't expect him to have goats and donkeys or cry like a bitch every year like Pinot but come on. Do something.
>merilier's wife is a whoreWho would have thought. Don't care who her dad is. Also a bitch move for a sprinter to win more than one stage and then DNF the race. Beginning to dislike him strongly.
>>157096472>sprinter to win more than one stage and then DNF the raceI thought you liked Cipollini? I don't think he completed a single tdf.
I was thinking about what would be worst case scenario for the last two days. I don't look for any particular outcome, I just don't want it to be a slurpfest. I think the worst thing would be Seixas dropping early, because his presence puts pressure on del Toro. With Seixas gone, no one would feel pressure to do anything, because unless Remco cracks, del Toros focus likely will be securing 3rd, not attacking 2nd.Best scenario would probably be Seixas attacking and threatening to overtake del Toro, Pogi helping his mate, and Remco smelling blood and making a tard rage attack, going ahead of Seixas, which forces Pogi to choose between sticking with del Toro or going after Remco.
>>157096500>I thought you liked CipolliniHe had redeeming qualities which were essentially gimmicks. I don't care for him much. It's just the attitude of the times. Now everyone is a good little goy. Literally every interview is the same. And people wonder why it no longer gets any wide coverage from people who aren't die hard fans. Full of dorks and cucks. Like merlier.
how many more sleeps until roubaix
>>157096938jesus christ dude, cant you pick worlds or vuelta or something. Theres so many sleeps til roubaix.
>>157089129how many of you are actually using pedals?
Giro is definitely a better GT than the tour upon reflection. 12 years I've been religiously watching the sport. The giro from a racing perspective is better. It is also more kino. Tour is just a meme.
>>157098012Volta > Vuelta > Giro > Tour
>>157098117It's not true though is itGiro > Tour > Vuelta >>>>>>>>>>>> Dopefest 20xx poortugal edition
Have we just memory holes how shit the giro was a couple of years in a row?
I'd ask this over at /n/ but the board is too slow.Any good alternatives to chamois butt'r? This shit has got so expensive now. I used to buy 32oz bottles that lasted me over a year for $40 or less just a few years ago, they now cost $70 which is ridiculous. I mean one bottle does last almost the entire year riding almost daily but still.
>>157098764Yeah because the tour has been electric the past few years hasn't it fuckbrain>>157098790Muck off stuff is actually decent. Some cringe brand 'bend' something or other based off an italian climb, might be the stelvio, is really good too. Used muc off for the last few years and if that's available to you it's worth it. IIRC some dude was shilling horse abrasion cream and a bucket worked well fo him because it was basically the same thing. I think he was a yank too.
>>157098815lmao do you have issues remembering things?
>>157098838Bernal's rainy raid? Yate's final day drama where burrito had retarded tactics from his mongoloid DS'? Sure Jonas' win wasn't spectacular, nor was poogacar's. But there is so much more aura in those races than the tour in recent years. Even Hindley and Tao's wins were far more interesting. Roglic's win came to the final stage in agonising fashion. You'd be crazy to think the past few years of tour de nonce has been anywhere near as exciting and soulful as the giro.
They had live power data in 1989https://x.com/i/status/2080305906957394251
>>157098934350w average at a push. Maybe the data is collected differently or hardware/cranks are different. If that isn't the case I wonder the rest of the peloton of that era. Whether they're putting out close to modern numbers.
>>157093349Man, imagine if Pogacar is met with the same fate tomorrow, wakes up with a terrible bug and just has to spend the whole race 30 minutes behind the peloton. I think even the biggest Pogacar hater would hate to see that happen
>>157099030>I think even the biggest Pogacar hater would hate to see that happenYeah haha
poogacar wearing black shorts because he's got the suits on the PooAE team is absolutely hilarious. This is meme magic. This is why I will always meme on riders I hate. There is more to the world than people understand. I believe it's energy based. If enough energy is exerted shit(pun not intended) starts happening but it's all based on conviction, which is an expression of energy. This is why controlling your thoughts is vital because you can cause chaos for yourself if the thoughts are so powerful. Did I make PooAE shit themselves? Not entirely. But the negative energy that's focused on that entity did. The PooCI WADA ITA judges, the french public, the disgruntled fans. It's not just a batch of dodgy rotten eggs that was served to them. Well maybe it was, but that occurrence happened because of energy. The future is sculpted by energy. It happens for a reason. It's not just a realisation of previous events.poogacar sitting himself is proof of this. If you can't see it you are blind. Conviction and cognative power is the most dangerous thing in existence and that's why propaganda needs to be destroyed, like gianetti's grinning interviews where he purposefully comes off as a harmless old man. Or poogacar's nice guy persona. That saps energy in the form of opinion and conviction from brainlet public. Once you see it you cannot unsee it. Coincidence does not exist.
>>157094542>veins permanently shot from all the transfusionsUnlucky
>>157096294>tour so bad the only fun thing is stuff bored denizens of /sp/ make up in their spare timeFucking grim. The tour was over in week one wirh everyone riding like maniacs, which ironically made the whole race boring since much more was decided immediately compared to a more 'traditional' style vs all-out full-gas from day 1. Then Fishboy crashed, making it even worse. The only interesting things are Memeco being stronger than expected and UAE having to adjust their dopage.
>>157098790Just basic vaseline if you need some. Better option is getting a saddle and bibs that fit you so you don't need it.
>>157098790Suif de cerf, deer tallow, Hirschtalg.Often used for the feet to prevent chafing but also perfect under your ballbag for long rides.
>>157099854> so you don't need it.You will always need lube on longer rides, especially in hot climate.And vaseline is not nearly as effective and long lasting as deer tallow creme.
>>157098790I use this "udder cream". It's very soft and thick layered protection that lasts quite a while, costs me €12 for a liter and works fine for meI also like that the jar has a cow pattern on it. I like cows so that always cheers me up
>>157101388>udder creamFucking Belgium, man
>>157097886most, I think
this again
>>157102813
The noose tightens around the great dopeur
>>157094819>i was binge gooning for the last 3 days
>>157102813This enrages the foreigner
I expect a major crowd incident on alpe dhuez today that will rival the froome ventoux incident. When you've got alpe dhuez this late in the race and you've got all those Dutch fans that have been drinking for 20 days straight and camping roadside i fear something bad is going to happen and aso will feel the shame of having included alpe dhuez in their race
>>157103414It will be even worse tomorrow I bet
>>157102813Muh hecking soul argument died when that poor junior in swiss died of undercooling
>>157103414They’ve been partying on the mountain since last weekend lol
new thread >>157103607new thread >>157103607new thread >>157103607
>>157103417I don't think so personally, the Galibier & Croix de fer are dead at the top. Alpe D'Huez is party mountain so expect lots of drunkards, people running into frame flashing their dick to the camera without looking at the oncoming riders etc... just total chaos
>>157098790Sudocrem
