Tour de France 2024....chat, discussions, talking points

[Bustaspoke]

Only 8 days to go...just need to get all my biggish jobs done so I can shamelessly loaf in front of the TV and restrict jobs to those that can be done in the ad breaks.

Same here,it's not a very productive time of the year,Le Tour is one of the highlights of summer .

[Dodgy69]

Hope they ain't doing those poxy cobbles.

[weeksy]

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/brit ... -de-france

[weeksy]

Stage 1 then brings



3800m of vertical, that's more than your Cavendish etc are going to cope with in terms of winning i think

It's got Van der Poel or Pidcock written all over it i think. I'd say Wout van Aert but i'm not sure he'll come back from injury at 100%

[Count Steer]

Just realised it's not going to finish in Paris (for the first time) but quite a long way from there. Finishes with a time trial from Monaco to Nice I think. That'll be a bit odd and a bit of an anticlimax.

[weeksy]

Oh wow... i wasn't aware of that, that's somewhat bizarre, i wonder what the logic of that is ?

[weeksy]

Out of interest i'm just watching a new Sky Documentary about Greg Lemond, it's quite interesting actually, worth a look.

[Count Steer]

Oh wow... i wasn't aware of that, that's somewhat bizarre, i wonder what the logic of that is ?

Olympic Games.

[weeksy]

Oh wow... i wasn't aware of that, that's somewhat bizarre, i wonder what the logic of that is ?

Olympic Games.

Ah yes, i should've known that as the boys coach is there coaching the XC squad.

[Bustaspoke]

Olympic Games.

It's also why it's starting at the end of June instead of the traditional July start.

[Noggin]

I saw a load of signs today as I went to Chambery - so I might see what the weather is like and have a wander over on Monday - although it's flat, so I'm not sure I'll see much as they whizz past!! LOL

[weeksy]

Stage 1 today then. I'm just back from a ride and will settle in for the afternoon with some bacon sarnies.

[Bustaspoke]

Stage 1 today then. I'm just back from a ride and will settle in for the afternoon with some bacon sarnies.

It's been raining around here all morning so I've just sweated out the last of the covid doing a Zwift session,now to watch the annual 3 week travel show

[Count Steer]

Looks a bit scorchio.

[weeksy]

Yeah 35deg I wouldn't fancy 10km in that, let alone 200+

[Count Steer]

Bit of a beast for day 1. Nice to see another area. (I've hiked into and out of Emilia Romagna. Nice fortress and there's a big 'solar oven' research place near there).

Edit: Doh! I was mixing up Emiglia Romagna and Font Romeu for some reason. (I have hiked across E R though on a hilltop towns trek).

[Count Steer]

Oh you little beauties! Nice one chaps. V pleased for ******

(Took a name out to pre-empt the cries of 'Spoiler!').

[weeksy]

And that, is why I love this sport!

[Count Steer]

If it carries on like that I've got a v pleasant 3 weeks ahead.

[Bustaspoke]

I've not watched a cycle race since last years TDF,sort of fell out of love with cycle racing but as it's Le Tour I thought I'd watch today's race,maybe watch a few stage,if nothing else the scenery's usually stunnings.After watching that opening stage I'm hooked again.I ended up out of my seat & shouting at the television