TdF 2021 - Stage 1 Brest -Landerneau(197.8km)

26-06-2021 10:25am #1

Quick thread on this , 5km to go for the women coming to a 3km climb all the big names ready to launch.

Barring a shocker I can see the mens race playing out the same later on.

at1withmyself · 26-06-2021 10:30am

Can Niewiadoma get this, i thought she attacked way too early when her team mate was still at the front, strange tactics

26-06-2021 10:35am

Podium again for Ludwig, unlucky. She picked the right wheel to go with there in the sprint.

Seeing that now that climb could be hard enough if raced hard to cause some guys problems later on maybe?

26-06-2021 11:37am

Not a fan of the Total kit, might have worked better with blue bibs. The red and white are awful.

dastardly00 · 26-06-2021 11:40am

A nice relaxed start to the race :pac:

dastardly00 · 26-06-2021 11:44am

I've said it before on here, but I can't understand why Victor Campenaerts doesn't wear sunglasses.

26-06-2021 11:51am

I forgot mine one of the evenings earlier this week and wasn't 5 minutes up the road before I was stopped washing a fly out of my eye.

26-06-2021 12:02pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

I've said it before on here, but I can't understand why Victor Campenaerts doesn't wear sunglasses.

His face is more aero without them apparently

dastardly00 · 26-06-2021 12:08pm

red_ken wrote: »

His face is more aero without them apparently

De Bhál · 26-06-2021 1:12pm

Anyone else's GCN commentery in French?

26-06-2021 1:18pm

De Bhál wrote: »

Anyone else's GCN commentery in French?

I'm on Eurosport so maybe it's not the same, I have a little chat/speech icon in the top right beside the cast one. You can tap that and change it?

I have to do that if I go outside to the garden etc and come back into the house, the language for some reason changes to ambient.

Mefistofelino · 26-06-2021 1:19pm

I'm liking the Alpecin Fenix "Mercier" tribute kit. Just a shame that the white shoe and sock combo looks like abattoir wellies.

dahat · 26-06-2021 1:30pm

Mefistofelino wrote: »

I'm liking the Alpecin Fenix "Mercier" tribute kit. Just a shame that the white shoe and sock combo looks like abattoir wellies.

Wife thinks it’s horrific but I’m close to buying it though the €20 postage is holding me back.

Daroxtar · 26-06-2021 1:34pm

The amount of pressure on MVDP to win this stage must be unreal but if anyone can do it, it's him

dastardly00 · 26-06-2021 1:36pm

Mefistofelino wrote: »

I'm liking the Alpecin Fenix "Mercier" tribute kit. Just a shame that the white shoe and sock combo looks like abattoir wellies.

I just keep thinking that it looks like a vintage Wexford GAA jersey :pac:

Mefistofelino · 26-06-2021 1:38pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

I just keep thinking that it looks like a vintage Wexford GAA jersey :pac:

Who's to say that wasn't Merciers original inspiration?

retalivity · 26-06-2021 1:47pm

I thought the Mercier kit was for the presentation only, didn't realise they were wearing it for the race

bazermc · 26-06-2021 1:50pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

I just keep thinking that it looks like a vintage Wexford GAA jersey :pac:

Damm you beat me to it.

Mefistofelino · 26-06-2021 1:52pm

retalivity wrote: »

I thought the Mercier kit was for the presentation only, didn't realise they were wearing it for the race

They received a dispensation to wear it today. Back to normal kit tomorrow

topnotch · 26-06-2021 2:20pm

This is the shoe dr’s instagram page from Derry who made Luka Mezgec’s shoes as mention by Carlton.
https://www.instagram.com/theshoedr_/?hl=en

REBELSAFC · 26-06-2021 2:42pm

Mefistofelino wrote: »

I'm liking the Alpecin Fenix "Mercier" tribute kit. Just a shame that the white shoe and sock combo looks like abattoir wellies.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQgol_chR7S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link