Tour de France Stage 4 - Dunkerque - Calais (171.5km)

retalivity

Rolling stage, looks like there may be light crosswinds for the run to Calais. Probably one for the sprinters, unless some team decide to go balls out in the wind.

Sneaky e/w on Gilbert @400/1, he won a stage at 4 days of Dunkerque a few months back on a stage like this, and its his 40th birthday today.

Kristoff also is 35 today, so will probably give it a go.

eagle eye

It's gotta be Wout's stage I think. I can see Jumbo Visma controlling the peloton over that last climb and being in prime position for the last ten kilometres.

The last climb is interesting, I don't know if it's long enough for classic riders like Van der Poel to make a break.

I see Sagan as the biggest danger to van Aert today.

Morris Garren

Fill Up Jill Bare will definytely by up there today. 400/1 is a huge price to win.

Wout gone full on Big Bird today

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What is the point of Wiggins on the moto? Hasn't added anything so far.

Loving WvA's full big bird look😄

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119293121#Comment_119293121

If he was anywhere else we'd have to listen to more of him???

Every now and then he'll be on the bike and actual give some insight, or be able to cover \ explain something that happened away from the main cameras. But yeah nine times out of ten it's STBO territory.

devonp

anyone else having issues logging onto GCN+ on the desktop ? (i log on thu apple Id)

seems ok on the iphone app..? (which i quit before the above)

Mefistofelino

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119293183#Comment_119293183

Bricktop

retalivity

He nearly took someone out in the peloton there trying to pass them, an absolute gowl.

eagle eye

I enjoy Wiggins because he's on the bike with no arms holding on. Just waiting for him to fall off some day while on camera.

eagle eye

Jumbo Visma sitting in behind doing nothing. I can see them taking the lead before that final climb and putting on an infernal pace to put the other sprinters in a bit of trouble and set it up for Wout. If they do that I can only see Sagan and possibly Ewan staying near the front.

Of course there is 10km after it but if your legs are hurting it'll be very difficult.

mewso

I keep thinking the Trek riders are Alpecin.

2smiggy

what site ye use instead of Steephill ?

MPFGLB

An hour long history of Irish cycling with the Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche , Sam Bennett, Nico Roche on ITV4 tonight at 8pm after the hightlights programme

@itvcycling

CrowdedHouse

seinnteoir tg4☺️

retalivity

Jumbo Ineos ripping it up!

Action here!!!!!

Squidgy Black

I’d imagine there might be some choice words on the Jumbo bus after this stage, Roglic got dropped pretty hard on the initial break

dastardly00

It's all finally kicked off! Paris-Nice Stage 1 deja vu

Bit unexpected, but welcome!!!!!

De Bhál

brilliantly done, fair play to Jumbo

That shot was class, the 2 JV lads look at each other and stop peddling when Catanio pulls over after his turn on the front of the chase 😅

mr spuckler

Philipsen 😂

thebourke

great result for van aert

retalivity

Ah Phillipsen!

CrowdedHouse

Chateau WVA 😁

mr spuckler

What an incredible record from WVA on the first 4 stages 😲

dastardly00

Facepalm for Philipsen. This has happened so many times this year 😂

Big bird flap of the wings !!!!!! Love it.

Mefistofelino

The JV rider behind Phillipsen passed JP after the finish line and pointed up the road as if to say " Ya dozy twat"

keane2097

That was class

dastardly00

Good interview with Adam Yates there where he said that they were expecting Jumbo-Visma to attack like in Paris-Nice.

And then also Yates was very honest in saying that he is not looking forward to tomorrow's stage 😁

Mefistofelino

Best "yellow jersey vs the bunch" win on a flat stage since Cancellara in 2007 ( and McEwen should have remembered that as he was one of the sprinters who couldn't catch Spartacus)

CrowdedHouse

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119294181#Comment_119294181

Was thinking he seemed unusually happy with 2nd...

dahat

Stunning win by WVA, to win a stage in yellow must be one of the best feelings.

selwyn froggitt

https://twitter.com/InsidePeloton96/status/1544347538974773252/photo/1

retalivity

Wout destroyed the strava segment for that last climb, previous KOM was 1.54, he did it in 1.37, averagin 800 or so watts and is now 8 seconds faster than No 2 on the list Pogacar

https://www.strava.com/segments/16416791

MyDarkArts

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119294167#Comment_119294167

Spotted that moment too. Actually laughed out loud when it happened.

eagle eye

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119293663#Comment_119293663

I think I have to quote myself after that. 😎

Squidgy Black

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119294252#Comment_119294252

Absolutely cannot wait to see how the GC lads get on with some pavé, it’s a different ballgame compared to a classic, I’d say there’ll be one or two big names who could lose a fair amount of time

retalivity

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119295338#Comment_119295338

Apparently JV are sending WVA & Laporte to shepherd Rog, with Benoot & Van Hoydonck to take care of Jonas, as 2 separate groups over the cobbles. Of the 2 lads that are supposed to look after Pog, Bjerg is apparently sick and Laengen is nowhere near as strong as the Jumbo lads. Ineos looking strong as well. Could see both teams try and rip it up straight away to put UAE under pressure, and end up forcing an elite group of GC and roleurs away e.g. MVDP, a few QS guys, Kristoff etc. Pog losing time would probably not be the worst thing to happen for the race, as i'd expect him & UAE to put the hammer down in the mountains anyway.

Kaisr Sose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119294942#Comment_119294942

So Jonas Vinegard or Simon Yeats have not uploaded yet? 😀

dastardly00

Pog 😁

(The video is in English)

https://twitter.com/Copedaleando/status/1544412684522766338?s=20&t=h6MNWR9rJiJa-e7RbBa3aA

dahat

Best time to start watching todays stage?

Currently in work so need to get my timing correct.

retalivity

Starts at 1pm Irish time, first pave is 80km in, second is at 100km. I'd say 3pm onwards will be fine i think