Stage 21 Paris

CantGetNoSleep

bazermc wrote: »

I’m scratching me head here trying to remember the last time the yellow changed hands on the last day of the GC battle.

Anybody remember last time, or was it Fignon and Lemond?

2011 Cadel Evans from Andy Schleck I think

R00ster

bazermc wrote: »

I’m scratching me head here trying to remember the last time the yellow changed hands on the last day of the GC battle.

Anybody remember last time, or was it Fignon and Lemond?

From the TDF app:

"It’s the seventh time the yellow jersey changes on the occasion of an individual time trial on the last or second last day of the Tour de France. Previous winners this way were Cadel Evans (in 2011 vs Andy Schleck), Greg Lemond (in 1989 vs Laurent Fignon and in 1990 vs Claudio Chiappucci), Stephen Roche (in 1987 vs Pedro Delgado), Jan Janssen (in 1968 vs Herman Van Springel) and Charly Gaul (in 1958 vs Vito Favero)."

djemba djemba

At what distance is the intermediate sprint at today.

Richard Hillman

velo.2010 wrote: »

I missed that reference... on Twitter folk saying he was talking about the lack of BLM support and referencing Reza?

Yes. It wasn't necessarily that he was disappointed that nothing happened, he was furious over it. Other commentators were just quiet whilst he was going off on one.

retalivity

No breaks yet? I always wanted to see someone go hell for leather early on the last stage and try and get a lap done before the peloton - then just sit on and coast to victory a lap early!

dastardly00

djemba djemba wrote: »

At what distance is the intermediate sprint at today.

At 40 km to go

Inquitus

djemba djemba wrote: »

At what distance is the intermediate sprint at today.

dastardly00

Contenders for today:
Sam Bennett
Caleb Ewan
Peter Sagan
Wout Van Aert
Alexander Kristoff
Cheers Bol
Bryan Coquard
Mads Pedersen
Matteo Trentin
Elia Viviani
Luka Mezgec
Sonny Colbrelli

I think that's about it!

Inquitus

dastardly00 wrote: »

Contenders for today:
Sam Bennett
Caleb Ewan
Peter Sagan
Wout Van Aert
Alexander Kristoff
Cheers Bol
Bryan Coquard
Mads Pedersen
Matteo Trentin
Elia Viviani
Luka Mezgec
Sonny Colbrelli

I think that's about it!

Hopefully

Sam Bennett
Caleb Ewan
Peter Sagan
Wout Van Aert
Alexander Kristoff
Cheers Bol
Bryan Coquard
Mads Pedersen
Matteo Trentin
Elia Viviani
Luka Mezgec
Sonny Colbrelli

CantGetNoSleep

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

2011 Cadel Evans from Andy Schleck I think

Was also 57 secs I think

Thud

Did it ever come out what issue Dan had with UAE? was it diet or gels or something? there was mumblings about it when Aru dropped out too.

Must have sorted it out

neris

Sean won't be a popular man with the Carrick Indian community

Sam was like a big kid showing off the new bike that santy left him on the Eurosport interview there

Find job they did on it for him.

nomdeboardie

Have to say that the whole spectacle, riders and France itself, is delightful to look at

dastardly00

nomdeboardie wrote: »

Have to say that the whole spectacle, riders and France itself, is delightful to look at

It's not the same without the huge crowds. Hopefully next year it could be back to normal

nomdeboardie

dastardly00 wrote: »

It's not the same without the huge crowds. Hopefully next year it could be back to normal

I've only seen a few bits - have seen good numbers lining the country roads, but couldn't remember if they're usually thicker - have they restricted numbers?

[Ah, there go the flag-smoke jets )

Panrich

Great TV work there

Boscoirl

Ffs tv

Inquitus

Sam gets 11, Sagan none, just needs to stay upright now!

Speak Now

TV director zero interest in the green Jersey!

GetWithIt

Bizarre that the sprint by Sam wasn’t shown

Richard Hillman

Well that was underwhelming FFS

Panrich

So even in the (second) worst case scenario now where Sagan wins the stage and Sam gets DQ, he still wins by 3 points by my reckoning.

Inquitus

Panrich wrote: »

So even in the (second) worst case scenario now where Sagan wins the stage and Sam gets DQ, he still wins by a point by my reckoning.

Aye if Sam got DQ in the sprint he'd win by 3 pts, assuming Sagan won.

Boscoirl

Sam would be docked the points from the intermediate sprint too

Inquitus

Boscoirl wrote: »

Sam would be docked the points from the intermediate sprint too

No he gets penalised 25% of the winners 50 pts = 12.5 rounded up to 13 (Just happens 13 was what Sagan scored in the intermediate when he was DQ'd)

Panrich

Boscoirl wrote: »

Sam would be docked the points from the intermediate sprint too

Sagan kept the points from the intermediate on the stage he was D'qed. The points he lost on that stage were 30 for coming second and 13 being 1/4 of the points availabel to the winner on the stage (rounded up).

Ah positive thoughts lads, Sam is scoring 50 on the line with no deviation.

f1000

Ah, here. What are ye on about. Sam is hardly gonna throw away the green over a heavily contested finish

MPFGLB

Enric Mas is 5th ...I can honestly say I never saw him all Tour yet he beat Uran, Yates,Dumoulin, G Martin, and Superman !!

Only goes to show