Pro Cycling Thread 2023

Calpol said:
Good for the race. The last thing we want is another UAE procession with Pog coronation at the end.
I've coughed for a month's worth of TNT/HBO. I love watching the tour. It's relaxing and occasionally exciting. I even quite like Sean Kelly.
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Same enjoying the mad attacks in the feed zone right now!

I'll still miss Gary Imlach.
 
There we go. Will he give it up at any point before the end of the tour.

I do find all the talk of "allowing" del Toro to win is a bit cheap. Yes Pogacar could have taken the win yesterday but he would have done that off the back of del Toros work.
 
fez said:
There we go. Will he give it up at any point before the end of the tour.

I do find all the talk of "allowing" del Toro to win is a bit cheap. Yes Pogacar could have taken the win yesterday but he would have done that off the back of del Toros work.
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Del Toro did all the work to allow Tadej to win. Poggie likely going to end up with 40 stage victories in his career. I thought purposely finishing behind Del Toro was an amazing bit of sport. Loved it.
 
Vandle said:
Del Toro did all the work to allow Tadej to win. Poggie likely going to end up with 40 stage victories in his career. I thought purposely finishing behind Del Toro was an amazing bit of sport. Loved it.
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I don't think he will. Hes already talking about not racing in a few more years and hes got a long way to go to hit Cavendishs record.

But yeah, it was a lovely gesture from Pogacar but all the talk of it being gifted gives the impression that he hadn't earned it or deserved it. Just felt like they were downplaying del Toros input.
 
Wow watching Del Toro ride off there...Tadej very lucky to have him!

...and as soon as I said that Vingegaard is coming straight back at him. This is awesome riding.
 
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Normal service resumed. Commentary suggests that Pogacar ascent of the Tourmalet is 2 mins faster than previous record and close to 43 minutes. He barely looked on the limit as he ripped 30 seconds out of Jonas who looked like he was being turned inside out. Not content with that Tadej is pulling out more time on the descent.
 
Poggi took yesterday personally it seems :p

Absolutely brutal from him today
 
He's killing the sport single handedly. Stage six and Pog has basically won the tour.
I've a good mind to invoice him for the £30 i just spent on TNT for the month so I could enjoy the tour
 
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Stuck the numbers into Gemini.
It calculates that he averaged 420 watts for the Tourmalet. Thats about 6.4 W/kg. Even Armstrong at peak juice couldn't get much over 6.
 
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