Tour de France: ITT is so uninteresting no one put up a thread AFAIK

CramCycle

Did I miss the thread? My internet is patchy so wondered if anything of interest happened / is happening?

Squidgy Black

Nothing major so far to be honest, Ganna in the lead and Wout is currently gunning it and predicted to be a couple seconds ahead at the time check. Kung and Bissenger took it relatively handy, Bissenger had some issues with his gears

CramCycle

22 seconds ahead the last time my internet worked for WVA

dastardly00

Looks like WvA will set the fastest time... not sure if anyone will beat him.

Great performance by Fred Wright. Currently has the third fastest time.

The new TT sensation Bauke Mollema is currently on the road and looks like he will produce a good time.

CramCycle

Have to say I throughly enjoyed watching Fred yesterday and was disappointed he didn't make it.

CramCycle

WVA 28 seconds ahead now.

retalivity

Wiggins seems to be an even bigger tool today

happytramp

Kimmage adding another few paragraphs as we speak.

CramCycle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119377166#Comment_119377166

impossible, you cannot be more than 100% a tool. I imagine it is a perspective thing. Maybe he is closer to you today, and therefore appears a bigger tool but is actually still just 100% a tool.

Squidgy Black

Going to make a bold prediction and say that Pog will be tight making it into the top 5 for the stage today.

Such a long course and a right killer at the end

happytramp

So dropped Pog yesterday, wins the TT today and he'll probably win the sprint tomorrow.

Edit - or did I speak too soon?

retalivity

Thinking maybe Jonas is going balls out at the start and negative split in the end, to build up a buffer just in case anything happens and not to panic

CramCycle

He is certainyl not sitting up anyway

bmc58

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058255743/tour-de-france-itt-is-so-uninteresting-no-one-put-up-a-thread-afaik

A fantastic race between two super stars of the future.You missed a classic Tour de France.

CramCycle

Have to say Thomas is putting in a solid performance, in the past his performance over the tour would have been a yellow jersey winner, even without the Sky train.

Squidgy Black

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119377302#Comment_119377302

Which is absolutely mental when you consider Martinez and Yates were said to be the leaders going into the tour. Including Bernal, he was probably 4th choice as a leader for this tour.

CramCycle

Some time from him there

Squidgy Black

I’d imagine the jumbo DS is currently screaming down the radio telling him to slow down

Wout congratulates him and thens run away to ball his eyes out 😂

Squidgy Black

You have to be some arsehole of a photographer to be shouting “Jonas here” when the man’s embracing his partner and kid after winning the TdF

odyssey06

So the yellow and green and polka dot jerseys go to TJV... I wonder when last time that happened to same team and with different riders?

Dr. Bre

Great thread title!

koutoubia

Jumbo Visma.....I want to believe!

Macy0161

Dunno if there was anything that extraordinary? WvA and MvP have been ripping up the road since they moved from CX. WvA probably did more in the mountains from the GC group in 2020, where as this year he was pulling after going as a satellite. Apart from satellite riders, Jonas was pretty isolated in the mountains.

If anything, UAE out of nowhere to Peyragudes was more eyebrow raising than the team with the biggest budget, best riders, best equipment etc. performing all tour.