Tour de France

[Sloop67]

No doubt about it now, when it comes to sprinting Cav is The GOAT , and he broke the record with his chain hanging off , absolutely fantastic achievement

[Aldo]

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No doubt about it now, when it comes to sprinting Cav is The GOAT , and he broke the record with his chain hanging off , absolutely fantastic achievement

This stage win should not be underestimated. This was manufactured by Cav himself in the last 1500 metres. Jasper Philipsen was his main rival today and he got it so so wrong. Cav picked his spot, had a wee look then exploded into the space leaving Jasper in his wake. By the time Jasper had realised it was too late.

Apparently it’s common for the chain to fall off during sprints. Going from 60 plus kph and 110 rpm to next to nothing.

I’m still buzzing for him.

Just think if he hadn’t been ill and had been selected he could and probably would have been over 40 wins.

[Sloop67]

Dylan Groenewegen won today's stage after a photo finish. No change in the GC with Pogacar still in the yellow jersey. Time trial tomorrow

[Sloop67]

Yesterday's Time Trail was won by Remco Evenepoel with Pogacar in second place and Primoz Roglic in third .Pogacar has a 33 second lead over Evenpoel with Jonas Vinegaard in 3rd place .

[Sloop67]

Away from The Tour the news about the death of Andre Dredge was absolutely tragic . The 25 year old was fatally injured in a crash during The Tour of Norway .

Stage 8 of Le Tour was won by Biniam Girmay who leads the green jersey completion

Pogacar still leads the overall race , with Evenapoel 33srconds behind in second place.
Adam Yates is the highest placed Brit in 11th

Syage 9 sees that riders head on to the gravel and white chalk with 14 sections for the riders to complete during the 199 Km , expect punctures galore

[Sloop67]

After a frantic day on the gravel Frenchman Anthony Turgis won today's stage which Britians Tom Pidcock in second place .
Tadej Pogacar retains the lead with Remco Evenepol 33 seconds behind in second. Adam Yates is the top placed Brit in 12th spot .Scotland's and Kelso's Oscar Onley is in 49th place . It's a rest day tomorrow

[Sloop67]

After yesterday's rest day Jasper Philipsen won today's stage . No change in the overall G C
Tomorow looks like a tough day with plenty of climbing

[Sloop67]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr5v00476po

[Sloop67]

After a gruelling day in the saddle Jonas Vingegaar took his first win of this years tour as he won today's stage beating Pogacar on the line in a hill top finish . Pogacar is still in yellow with Evenepoel in second place 01:06 behind , Vingegaar is in 3rd place with Roglic in 4th , Adam Yates is the highest placed British rider in 8th place . Kelso wheeler Oscar Onley is in 39 th place 52:02 behind the leader and is in 10thplace in the white jersey competition

[Sloop67]

Biniam Girmay won his third stage of this years tour today . No change in the overall GC

[Sloop67]

Jasper Philipsen took a second stage wi in today's stage with Wout van Aert in second place . Pogacar still leads from Evenepoel
The race heads for The Pyrenees tomorrow , with 4,000 meters of climbing ahead of the riders , with The Col du Tourmalet first up , followed by Hourquette d'Ancizan then finally Pla dAdet . Expect some big gaps in the peloton , definitely not a sprinters day

[Sloop67]

Tom Pidcock has withdrawn from the race after testing positive for Covid

[Sloop67]

Tadej Pogacar won today's stage and remains in the overall lead of the race

[Sloop67]

Pogacar wins again . An awesome performance from Poggi on today's stage sees him head into the rest day with an impressive lead in the GC

[Sloop67]

After yesterday's rest it was a day for the sprinters today , Jasper Philipsen took his third win and kept the battle for the green jersey alive after Biniam Girmay crashed and finished well down the field . Pogo still leads by 3:09 minutes from Jonas Vingegaard . Back to the mountains tomorrow , could be fight to into the breakaway before the climbers take over

[Sloop67]

Richard Carapaz won today's stage , Simon Yates finished second with Kelso's Oscar Onley in fifth. Pogacar leads by 3:11 from Vinegarrd .

[Sloop67]

It was a day for the breakaway today as Belgian Victor Campenaerts won today's stage . No change in the overal GC with Pogacar still leading . Another two days in the mountains to come then a time trail on Sunday as the final stage

[Sloop67]

Another absolutely superb performance from Tadej Pogacar saw him claim today's stage and almost certainly guarantee his victory in this years TDF

[Sloop67]

Pogacar wins another stage and breaks more records doing so

[Sloop67]

Another day another stage win for Pogacar . People are running out of superlatives to describe the Sloveninian . A superb performance and a deserved win the guy is awesome . It's been a great 3 weeks of racing,with so many firsts , and so many records broken . Highlight of the tour, obviously The Manx Missile breaking the record for stage wins . But who's to say Pogi won't be aiming for that in years to come

[Sloop67]

Mark Cavendish's final pro race this morning in Singapore

[Aldo]

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Mark Cavendish's final pro race this morning in Singapore

Nice touch this morning with a bike of honour for him prior to the start.

[Sloop67]

Cav finnishes his career with a win in the Singapore Criterium

[Lancs Harp]

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Cav finnishes his career with a win in the Singapore Criterium

An amazing career. Enjoy whatever life brings you next Cav.

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https://escapecollective.com/tnt-blo...rice-increase/

From February 28 the price of watching bike racing in the UK and Ireland via a TNT Sports subscription is going up from £6.99 to £30.99 a month, a 443% increase.

Don’t worry, you may be thinking; I get Eurosport for free through my Sky or Virgin Media TV package. Unfortunately, by the end of February that’ll be gone too.

Oh, and Warner Bros. Discovery (the parent company behind this whole heist) have confirmed that after buying the exclusive UK rights to broadcast the Tour de France from 2026, there will be no free-to-air live coverage.

[CropleyWasGod]

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https://escapecollective.com/tnt-blo...rice-increase/

I currently pay £25 for it through my (what was) BT Sports, so not a huge jump. Effectively a fiver to watch the TdF (and all the other Eurosport stuff that I used to watch when it was free ).

[Ryan91]

News came out a couple of weeks ago that the 2027 Grand Depart of Le Tour is to be held in the UK, lots of outlets saying it's almost certainly going to be Edinburgh as host of the Grand Depart.

3 stages in the UK, one in Scotland (obviously), one in Northern England and another in Wales.

2 years time can't come fast enough!

[s.a.m]

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News came out a couple of weeks ago that the 2027 Grand Depart of Le Tour is to be held in the UK, lots of outlets saying it's almost certainly going to be Edinburgh as host of the Grand Depart.

3 stages in the UK, one in Scotland (obviously), one in Northern England and another in Wales.

2 years time can't come fast enough!

[Greenbeard]

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News came out a couple of weeks ago that the 2027 Grand Depart of Le Tour is to be held in the UK, lots of outlets saying it's almost certainly going to be Edinburgh as host of the Grand Depart.

3 stages in the UK, one in Scotland (obviously), one in Northern England and another in Wales.

2 years time can't come fast enough!

Prologue TT from Holyrood Palace, Regent Road, Princes St, Mound and finishing on the Castle Esplanade.

[s.a.m]

Is that confirmed?