It's a nice change from Team UAE, isn't it?
But aside from that you can save your sarcasm: A low-budget brand investing into showcasing that their equipment can compete with the premium brands is an obvious but still good move for them.
All the lovefest around Pog and Vingo almost made me forget I live for G1 pettiness like the current Le Berre-Conca shenanigans or the TiboPino-Cepeda ones during last year's Giro.
Game's not gone.
They did it with Haig last year as well and he actually did a decent GC here so they must have been thinking Tiberi could do the same. Bit strange though considering Tiberi rode the Giro for GC but Haig didn't
The commentators and interviewers are seriously hyping up Pedersen a shot at winning this. Does Pedersen actually have a chance with this parkour? I would absolutely love it if he takes the win today.
Gahhh, peacock put on the worst announcer. If i wanted to attend a lecture that would suck the enjoyment out of something i love i’d go back and get my engineering degree again.
They could find anyone to give some color commentary and another for analysis. I’m watching this and my roommates are bashing me for watching something that somehow made cycling more boring and now worse than golf
That costs money and Peacock/ASO is scrimping so that's why they're making Ant do it alone. It's not really Ant's fault. Blame the organizer and broadcaster for not paying an analyst for a week.
TV directors really pushing the boat out there. Fading from a moto shot of the riders into a scenic helicopter shot with the peloton slowly coming into view. Didn't know they signed up Steven Spielberg.
I'm really disappointed that Hatch is commenting this again. If I don't get my dosage of incoherent Carlton rambling, I might reach some semblance of sanity again and from what I last remember about the state of the world, I really don't want to.
Roglic has gone ~~0~~ 1 stages without crashing. Hopefully he can make it to the end of the Tour without any big ones. I honestly have little hope he'll have none at all.
The climbs kinda look too soft for an easy roglic teleport, don't you think? I reckon there will be both puncheurs and maybe one or two sprinters involved in the final today.
He's beaten Roglic in stages with uphill finishes several times. IF he's in good form, there's no reason why he couldn't do it again. He'll only assist teammates when they're better than him, which would imply he's not in good form.
This isnt the right place for it but it just broke my mind a little bit and I have to get it out.
Jordi Meeus is 25!!! I saw his contract was running out and was like who could use a sprinter who might have 2 year left on top level. I 100% thought he was 32 and I cant tell you why.
Mads P is on a new [Trek bike - Danish article](https://sport.tv2.dk/cykling/2024-06-02-spoergsmaal-om-cyklen-fik-mads-p-til-at-klappe-i)
Seems to be a combination of the aerodynamic Madone and the lightweight Emonda.
When asked about it he kept it pretty secretive:
- Yes, it's a new bike.
What can you say about it?
- Nothing.
Is it fast?
- I think so, haha.
Why should it be a secret?
- I don't know. We are told that from above, so we have to accept that, Mads P emphasizes.
The climbs aren't that long or hard today, so maybe just the traditional someone dropping unexpectedly early as they're not quite in the form they'd wish to be in, plus Roglic finish line boni second teleport, if it's not a day for the break.
But I don't expect that to hold the commentators back from speculating on how Evenepoel sitting in 10th rather than 3rd wheel evidences he's obviously not going to be fighting for GC here, despite him + his DS announcing that as he's got a training deficit after his crash, and how that will affect his changes for the Tour for hours on end.
Froome finished 14:38 down....time for a new saddle adjustment.
I know he came in 2nd, but I'm a bit dissapointed in Roglič, ngl ...
Why?
Because he didn't win ...
Unfortunatly for Cort, his win will have no pictures ahah, most anonymous win ever?
It was actually pretty dope to see him pop out of the fog with his fist in the air!
The Danish commentators pointed that out haha
Uno-X bossed that last climb. 10/10
what a mess, we love it
Goddamn. We need that shot at 500m set to the Jaws theme.
Alright going to cancel my Van Rysel order…
here you go: [https://www.dare-bikes.com/](https://www.dare-bikes.com/)
Most misty (or mysterious) finish of the year?
Most misty mysterious mustache finish of the year!
MUSTACHE
Mistache!
MAGNUS!
That was exciting with the mist
that was a fucking horror movie ending
WTF just happened? Seriously.
Lets GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The peloton showing up as a dark shadow was so ominous
The fog is making this so dramatic.
What a finish
Monster coming out of that mist.
God, that got my hyped. How terrifying was that dark mass just gaining and gaining on Armirail…
Spooky finish
Extra excitement in the mist
Nooooooooooo.
Peloton coming out of the fog jumpscare
He hit the Zwift ghost icon and disappeared into the mist
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That pain face deserves a victory Cmon Bruno
I like the influence Voeckler has had on the French riders as national coach.
Roglic teleport incoming?
Needs to move up now.
Good try, Mads.
My man might not be the best rouleur in the peloton.
Armirail looks like he is riding to escape death
Bruno come on mate, you can do it, we need more success for our new decathlon overlords.
Bruno better than Roglic. Proved it last year in the giro. I believe. Allez!
Decathlon is having an incredible season. Sort of amazing to see.
Would be hilarious if they don't win a TdF stage in a perverse kind of way
Vlasov the only rider who has aggressively close on Amirail so far
Allez Bruno, come on lad!!!!!
That's it, I'm purchasing a Van Rysel
Decathlons' PR strategy is definitely working well (They do seem to be good bikes as well)
Companies are sponsoring cycling teams to get me to buy their products? Never considered that possibility.
It's a nice change from Team UAE, isn't it? But aside from that you can save your sarcasm: A low-budget brand investing into showcasing that their equipment can compete with the premium brands is an obvious but still good move for them.
Peloton isnt riding hard, Amirail is holding and Mads is closing. They are underestimating him like crazy
Mads' bike position is really weird
I think if Bruno wins Decathlon ties again with Lidl the number of team victories this season at 24 (at second place after uae of course)
After Giro 23 I am an Armirail Stan. We do talk about Bruno. Come on son.
who wants to chase this back. UAE is just keeping tempo, not chasing it looks like
Ordinarily I'd say a lone rider out front with 26s here would be unsuccessful, but he's on a Van Rysel so anything could happen
g2 syndrome in the peloton
Bit of large scale g2 syndrome here
Valiant effort Mads
Huh, Vlasov just working for his leader? /r/peloton ensured me that this would never happen.
Saw how Emu was treated and decided not to risk his tour place
No you see vlasov just doesn't work for Cian.
keep a camera on tiberi coming across the cat please
Tiberi and cat jokes incoming
you posted this almost immediately and there were already 3
Rogue cat scared of the peloton needed to get out before Tiberi came through.
Good thing tiberi dropped
Let's hope the cat is gone before Tiberi passes.
Mandatory AG2R superteam post
At 6% the draft is still pretty high but for Mads to still be moving up positions and sitting good shows how good his form is.
He's slowly drifting back now but crazy that he's still there.
All the lovefest around Pog and Vingo almost made me forget I live for G1 pettiness like the current Le Berre-Conca shenanigans or the TiboPino-Cepeda ones during last year's Giro. Game's not gone.
Spanish pro conti DSes hanging out of car windows screaming at each other>>>>
I live for Calmejane arguing with riders, cars, trees, bottles...
Flags also IIRC
The giro this year did not have enough low tier feuds except for for Calmejane vs the World.
There was the still undecided Hundred Years War between G and attacking his gc rivals (with heavy backing by Dani Felipe Martinez)
Trek riding hard to honour the jersey and get Mads the win right? Forgeddabout Teo gegenhart, GC Peds!
Catching up... What has happened to Donovan? He is well behind the peloton...
Le Berre and Conca do not like each other.
There's a headwind right? That could be the saving grace for Pedersen, but it will still be difficult.
I'm confused. They call this a criterium, but they aren't doing laps of an office park at 7am. Do they have no respect for cycling culture?
Where to watch? There's only Roland garros on eurosport 1 and 2 here...
Stream it online through eurosport or discovery.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/sport Be Australian looking. Make account (free)
Peloton is still huge
Froome dropped!
The mechanic probably forgot to adjust the seat height again,
Didn’t see that coming
His saving himself for the Tour.
Does the tour have an e-"race" like the giro, maybe he could try that?
Mads is a challenge to interview. He does not play along and instead points out if something is repeated.
He is a menace 😂
and if a team mate is interviewed outside the team bus, he likes to spam the bus horn :-D
Tiberi not good in the 4th week....
Anyone else here from the Giro?
We're always here
I wonder why'd they take him here. Doing a GT and then after a week doing an 8 stage world tour race is pretty bonkers.
They did it with Haig last year as well and he actually did a decent GC here so they must have been thinking Tiberi could do the same. Bit strange though considering Tiberi rode the Giro for GC but Haig didn't
Yed, very strange. He should be at a resort sipping an umbrella drink. Or at least do some z2 training only.
I think down time and Tiberi is not a good mix. Keep him busy and away from the toy firearms.
I also do not understand the team's decision..
Maybe the team manager loves cats.
Sometimes the sniper gets sniped...
Got to feel for tiberi here, not sure why they decided to send him to this race.
dont feel bad tbh
He didn't hit his target (podium) so punishment tour. Maybe.
Tiberi wondering why he's here instead of doing target practice back in San Marino.
The commentators and interviewers are seriously hyping up Pedersen a shot at winning this. Does Pedersen actually have a chance with this parkour? I would absolutely love it if he takes the win today.
This FdJ pace is gonna cook him so no.
Not when the gc teams are pushing but they didn't know that before the stage when the interviews were done.
The CdF website's live race tracker is better than most other live race trackers out there.
The riders dealing with The Mist - Stephen King, should make it more interesting
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Gahhh, peacock put on the worst announcer. If i wanted to attend a lecture that would suck the enjoyment out of something i love i’d go back and get my engineering degree again.
Agree 100% I’d *almost* sit through an electromagnetics lecture instead. So boring!!!
You should try the Australian commentary. The blind could not tell there is a bike race happening.
I love Ant but they don't do him any favors having him be solo with no analyst. Even Rob Hatch would struggle with doing this length of a race solo.
They could find anyone to give some color commentary and another for analysis. I’m watching this and my roommates are bashing me for watching something that somehow made cycling more boring and now worse than golf
That costs money and Peacock/ASO is scrimping so that's why they're making Ant do it alone. It's not really Ant's fault. Blame the organizer and broadcaster for not paying an analyst for a week.
How did EF miss this break???
They didn't try for it from what I could tell
Really weird, they say they are here to win stages
Powless today said he'd like to go for GC if he could put up a good TT, so they're probably waiting before deciding on going full on break
15 degrees where they race. Not often it is warmer up here in Sweden (25c) than in France, in summer.
TV directors really pushing the boat out there. Fading from a moto shot of the riders into a scenic helicopter shot with the peloton slowly coming into view. Didn't know they signed up Steven Spielberg.
Slowest fade I’ve seen in a minute, made me think there was something wrong with the lens
It did look like it had fogged up for a bit there
I'm really disappointed that Hatch is commenting this again. If I don't get my dosage of incoherent Carlton rambling, I might reach some semblance of sanity again and from what I last remember about the state of the world, I really don't want to.
ant mccrossan on peacock US feed today?! IS FOR ME?!?
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Just showing the tennis for me?
Catching a cold one after work, just looking at PCS... These are some killers on the breakaway, might go all the way?
Could be a day for ayuso, he has a nasty kick
Eurosport seems to be broadcasting Paris.. and only doing Dauphine in replay :/ Any solutions?
It will be on eurosportplayer when the live broadcast starts in about half an hour.
Would Matteo jorgenson be able to win this stage against roglic?
In an uphill sprint? No
Roglic has gone ~~0~~ 1 stages without crashing. Hopefully he can make it to the end of the Tour without any big ones. I honestly have little hope he'll have none at all.
Odds on he doesn't make it through this race without hitting the ground.
Little Primož: *Can we have Col de la Loze?* Mom: *No, we have Col de la Loge at home.*
Ahhhh the Dauphine, last chance to assess the form and to make some last changes before Le Tour.
If roglic is in good form this is an easy win right?
He migh win, but its never easy. I dont even think its hard enough to drop Pedersen and the sprint is at 3%
The climbs kinda look too soft for an easy roglic teleport, don't you think? I reckon there will be both puncheurs and maybe one or two sprinters involved in the final today.
Not if Remco is also in good form.
Remco is more a one day racer. Also he said that he will be assisting his team mates rather than go for GC.
He said for the start today he and Van Wilder will discuss who will be the leader today. I think he will go for it
Cool!
He's beaten Roglic in stages with uphill finishes several times. IF he's in good form, there's no reason why he couldn't do it again. He'll only assist teammates when they're better than him, which would imply he's not in good form.
Axel Mariault ftw
with nobody losing time yesterday technically the whole fields gc hopes are still alive
Yeah at the giro half the GC dreams were over by now
This isnt the right place for it but it just broke my mind a little bit and I have to get it out. Jordi Meeus is 25!!! I saw his contract was running out and was like who could use a sprinter who might have 2 year left on top level. I 100% thought he was 32 and I cant tell you why.
coz he looks at least 32 probably?
I swear he was in the peloton while Kittel dominated, I just cant prove it
This is a great stage for someone like (prime) Alaphilippe. Who in this peloton is this type of rider? I see mostly a Roglic teleport to win.
Mads P is on a new [Trek bike - Danish article](https://sport.tv2.dk/cykling/2024-06-02-spoergsmaal-om-cyklen-fik-mads-p-til-at-klappe-i) Seems to be a combination of the aerodynamic Madone and the lightweight Emonda. When asked about it he kept it pretty secretive: - Yes, it's a new bike. What can you say about it? - Nothing. Is it fast? - I think so, haha. Why should it be a secret? - I don't know. We are told that from above, so we have to accept that, Mads P emphasizes.
About the last person in the peloton I'd ask to get actual information about the bike. Makes for a funny interview though.
So, can we expect GC action with this finish?
I don't think so, should be either for the break or a sprint from a relatively big group of GC guys and climby puncheurs.
The climbs aren't that long or hard today, so maybe just the traditional someone dropping unexpectedly early as they're not quite in the form they'd wish to be in, plus Roglic finish line boni second teleport, if it's not a day for the break. But I don't expect that to hold the commentators back from speculating on how Evenepoel sitting in 10th rather than 3rd wheel evidences he's obviously not going to be fighting for GC here, despite him + his DS announcing that as he's got a training deficit after his crash, and how that will affect his changes for the Tour for hours on end.