Well Merlier deserved that, but fuck.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 June 2021 01:42 (two years ago) link
That was a terrible run in for a sprint stage.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Tuesday, 29 June 2021 12:05 (two years ago) link
flippin' 'eck cav!
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Tuesday, 29 June 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
Emotional
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Tuesday, 29 June 2021 19:27 (two years ago) link
yeah, lot of feels seeing him cav apart after the win & being so emotional in post-interviewlike, i go back & forth on him but <3
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 01:50 (two years ago) link
Yeah he earned that moment. I like Brent van Moer, that Dauphine stage he won was a great performance and he almost pulled it off again here but seeing Cavendish actually be a bit human after all that, that was something. Alaphillippe never seemed so happy to hand over a green jersey lead.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 02:10 (two years ago) link
i felt a bit sad for Moer…those endings are always so tragic to me! when you lead for so long only to be creamed by the peloton so close to the finish. ugh.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 03:21 (two years ago) link
The risk run! He's young, plenty of time for him fo be a new Thomas De Gendt.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 03:37 (two years ago) link
Fun Fact - Pog was 7 years old when Cav first won a stage of the tour.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 07:33 (two years ago) link
That was even more of a nail biter than I was expecting.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 09:36 (two years ago) link
Oh hello, there you all are.
Yesterday was a great day for sentimental old fools (like me). From his form in the lead-up to the tour, I had a feeling he could do it (once he was subbed in for Bennett obv). Gutted for Moer but he has his whole career ahead of him. These days I watch with a seven-year-old who loves a crash, so it has been an exciting few days for him, the sicko.
― Madchen, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 10:59 (two years ago) link
I was going to say, did he find today boring in comparison?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 14:22 (two years ago) link
(Or I should say yesterday but today also works. But I haven't seen any of it yet so I'll bow out for now...)
I'm saving myself for an hour of highlights later, it's too much of a distraction for me to watch it live on a weekday.
― Madchen, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 16:00 (two years ago) link
Wowee today. Won’t spoil, but what a time trial! Turning into quite the Tour…
― tomorrow, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:39 (two years ago) link
Yeah if we can avoid the disaster mode of the opening days this is already looking nicely tricky.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 July 2021 04:57 (two years ago) link
that was great! v exciting
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 July 2021 04:57 (two years ago) link
7-y-o has taken to calling Mark Cavendish ‘Lidl’.
― Madchen, Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:33 (two years ago) link
I’m 100% on team Cav , I want him to get the Merckx record, and win green in Paris. It really looks like they designed the course to give a not Peter Sagan a chance to win green. Who knows if Cav can get over the mountains, but I wouldn’t bet against it.
Peter Sagan also seems strangely absent, I guess it’s hard to be an aging Sagan in a world of Wout Poels, Van Aerts and Allaphillipes.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Thursday, 1 July 2021 21:24 (two years ago) link
Remarkable indeed and I’m with you at this point, let’s see Cavendish crush it. Sagan does seem to be in eclipse but at the same time he almost doesn’t have anything to prove at the Tour any more? And he did pick up the equivalent this year at the Giro so it’s not like he’s not still doing his thing.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 July 2021 23:54 (two years ago) link
Lack of camera on the bunch gave us the slightly sad LOL of Carapaz getting caught on the line, I really thought he’d got a gap there.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Friday, 2 July 2021 14:56 (two years ago) link
Great stage today, holy heck
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Saturday, 3 July 2021 14:26 (two years ago) link
That was immense. I’m sure pogačar won’t take every mountains stage like that but I hope he will try that again. I still don’t he even he knows how good he is yet.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 4 July 2021 04:31 (two years ago) link
Only just now finished the replay. Good Christ. Astounding to see it all.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 4 July 2021 05:12 (two years ago) link
woah, just realised that American cycling journalist Kate Wagner who has been popping up on the The Cycling Podcast is the same person behind the McMansion Hell blog. this is like when I found out recently that footballing journalist Philippe Auclair is the same person as él records legend Louis Philippe.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 4 July 2021 12:07 (two years ago) link
I gave up on the cycling podcast at the giro, it fell to pieces without Lionel Burnie.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 4 July 2021 12:57 (two years ago) link
more like ineos grannygears amirite
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:37 (two years ago) link
yeah god its really not enjoyable without LionelFrancois is also better in smaller doses imo
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:45 (two years ago) link
xpost to ed
you'll enjoy today's stage vg if you didn't already just watch it
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:47 (two years ago) link
camping this wknd :/ will watch the replays tomorrow when we get home
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
camping trumps all imo (unless it's raining?). enjoy!
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Sunday, 4 July 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
Today’s stage was indeed a thing. Mentally glad for a break tomorrow.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 4 July 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
Haven’t seen the stage yet but great to see Cav make it in inside the time cut, when a lot of others didn’t.
🤝 An emotional @MarkCavendish after the @deceuninck_qst "Wolfpack" pulls together to finish within the time limit. 🤝 Le "Wolfpack" se mobilise pour finir, ensemble, une étape difficile et rentrer dans les délais !#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/3vdWv8tj3c— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2021
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 4 July 2021 22:21 (two years ago) link
back from camping trip, now deep in catchup mode phwoar stage 8 holy cats!!! pogacar performance was wild, glad i opted for the whole replay vs highlightsincredible now on to the stage 9 replay :)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 03:31 (two years ago) link
stage 10 caught upnot to be gauche but Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI XDAwesome ride by O’Connor Also looooooooooool Quintana never not gonna Quintana wtf can we finally stop talking about him
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 07:14 (two years ago) link
stage 9 i mean oops
Cav did it! 33 down, 1 to go.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 15:36 (two years ago) link
*nervous Merckx noises*
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 17:05 (two years ago) link
Proper stuff of dreams, this - it’s such a great story. Though today was proper goal-hanging, he only had to turn the pedals 14 times after Mørkøw peeled off!
― Madchen, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
yeah damn that was some cool handlingto paraphrase what the kids all say, i am loving this for Cavand tbh i am enjoying more bc of THIS cav that we get! humbled, smiling, but genuinely appreciative. he has lost the caged animal quality where it seemed like he was always needing to aggressively prove himself here now fully swaddled in a team he clearly trusts & who perform for each other AND himin the interview he didnt even really take the win for himself, instead namechecking the accomplishments of everyone who got him thereits cool to see it at this stage in his career after everything
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 22:45 (two years ago) link
rotten luck for cobrelli w that flat tho :/
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 22:46 (two years ago) link
A beautiful sight, that Cavendish win. Almost clinical in the best way.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 00:55 (two years ago) link
tomorrow sounds fkn bonkersobv here for it
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:04 (two years ago) link
I know what, guys, let’s make them climb the deadly mountain, twice.
Wondering about staying up for it but I also have an 8:15 meeting across town.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:28 (two years ago) link
that descent finish is going to be nuts
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 03:12 (two years ago) link
Whatever do you mean, this is surely TOTALLY normal:
https://cdn-ctstaging.pressidium.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TDF21_PROFILS-ETAPES-SANS-RAVITO_ETP11-1340x811.jpeg
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 03:23 (two years ago) link
I like how the setup is (now) 'watch Cavendish aim for all the points and then mysteriously disappear'
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 03:24 (two years ago) link
Bonus time awarded for whichever rider making the loudest Wilhelm scream on the way down to the end.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 03:25 (two years ago) link
Killer ride by the winner today, he smoked em all looking forward to Paris!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:17 (two years ago) link
Indeed!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:36 (two years ago) link
Kinda hope Wout wins the sprint now? That’d be a cool moment for the jumbo team, #2 podium & stage win in Paris
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:39 (two years ago) link
And tomorrow we farewell the gorilla 😢
André Greipel: the fifth biggest winner in cycling history. 163 victories including 11 Tour stages, 7 Giro stages, 4 Vuelta ones. A giant of sprinting https://t.co/ojOIRtoMHj— Andy McGrath (@Andymcgra) July 17, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 04:41 (two years ago) link
And into the final day aka ‘wow this stage starts late enough that I can actually watch it live’
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 14:39 (two years ago) link
i love the happy smiley ride into Paris, always one of my fave parts of the tour
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
Yeah always fun. Endless photo ops!And with the intermediate sprint done now to see what the stage ends with…
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 16:34 (two years ago) link
Okay this final lap is looking entertainingly chaotic
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:21 (two years ago) link
Is there anything Wout can't do?Really enjoyed this Tour, what am I going to do with my afternoons now lol
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:26 (two years ago) link
Haha be like me and get into the Vuelta just as much. But we have the Olympic races coming up — and next year Tour de France Femmes too!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:29 (two years ago) link
Anyway yeah if next year we have van Aert as more seasoned all arounder, van der Poel committing for the full thing, Pogacar looking to extend the streak, Roglic and Ewan out for making up for lost time, Ineos just collectively irritated at a two year shutout, Sagan wanting to see what can happen and Cavendish after 35, fucking bring it on.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:32 (two years ago) link
And that doesn’t even include Vingegaard emerging as surprise number two this year!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:33 (two years ago) link
Enjoying this montage overview, cripes this was a crazy entertaining TdF wasn’t it
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:34 (two years ago) link
Aw, baby
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
Bahrain Victorious win team award, celebrate with illicit hold on I’m getting a legal notice here
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:49 (two years ago) link
Oh I love the Vuelta but it feels too far away!
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:52 (two years ago) link
Oh it starts on Aug 14th? That's not as far as I thought. Forgot about the Olympics, it doesn't feel like it's real for some reason
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
Yeah it’s like a week after the Olympics we got a Vuelta. Full times! But yes the unreality of the Olympics is clear enough
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 18:00 (two years ago) link
WOUT!!! i fully teared up that was an exciting final lap, chaos reigns, wout snatches the victory, jumbo just the little team that could, what a great + ~wild~ tour this has been
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 20:38 (two years ago) link
What I like about it is that while there's certainly every chance that Pogacar could lock down things for a couple more years to come, that's not guaranteed necessarily and he did finally break the Ineos 'sit on everyone's heads' masterplan. Just thinking even only five years back about how every day of coverage seemed to be another set of occasionally interesting day races intercut with footage of grim-faced lookalike Sky types grinding out a peloton pace so Froome could win...you can't argue with success but you sure as hell could argue with lack of flair.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 20:44 (two years ago) link
yeah it def makes for better viewing
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:24 (two years ago) link
i did like this exchange the other day though
Thought we’d get the band back together 🤣 #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/COzAtR32XU— Geraint Thomas (@GeraintThomas86) July 16, 2021
https://t.co/hUwYoApozD pic.twitter.com/Ibny8JFhh7— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) July 16, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
Okay now I want the world where mysteriously for a day said groups do a prince/pauper switch, with Harry trying to bike up Mont Ventoux past his screaming fans while Geraint Thomas patiently explains his strategy for working with Stevie Nicks to an arena audience.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
"Liam is broken...really he is."
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:34 (two years ago) link
lmao
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:43 (two years ago) link
loved Cav’s youngest kitted out in the same gear as his dad <3 i heard Cav say in an interview a couple of weeks ago that his youngest was mad keen about cycling
This picture 💚#TDF2021Photo: @GettySport pic.twitter.com/1N1J5xwno6— Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) July 18, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
All three of his kids were great (as were van Aert's, Vingegaard's and especially Carapaz's 'do we really have to be here' kids). I do like how the middle kid there thanks to the haircut and Keith Haring shirt is basically halfway to forming some kind of band.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
yes! so rad
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:58 (two years ago) link
lastly, a v hilarious thread re this year’s round of Panini stickers. well worth a read
Here it is then, Panini #TDF2021 stickers and what I think the riders look like. The difficult second album 📖🧵— tom owen (@tomowencc) July 13, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
Egan Bernal injured while training in Columbia, possible broken femur, hope he's alright:
https://www.velonews.com/news/road/breaking-egan-bernal-in-the-hospital-following-crash/
― bulb after bulb, Monday, 24 January 2022 19:12 (two years ago) link
ugh right into a bus :( nasty
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:20 (two years ago) link
Oof. Not good! Hope he heals up well.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 January 2022 01:19 (two years ago) link