Cycling Pro Cycling Discussion 5: Tour De France 2025

[therealdope]

Giro route revealed, all stages

REmco should reconsider.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Giro route revealed, all stages

Pog wants to swap Giro and Vuelta schedules. Kid makes sense.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Looks light

 

[therealdope]

Looks light

Exactly. The giro is supposed be absurdly brutal last week.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Exactly. The giro is supposed be absurdly brutal last week.

And only one ITT even though it is a long one. We normally get 2 ITT and sometimes a TTT

 

[Flower2dPeople]

I read that they deliberately made it easier to attract famous cyclist not named Pogacar(Remco and Vingegaard.) to join and still physically do the TdF.

The 2026 Giro d’Italia is a bit, well, easier, and that’s no bad thing – it’s designed to tempt Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel

Maybe better, harder, isn’t always possible?

www.cyclingweekly.com

The 2026 Giro d’Italia is a bit, well, easier, and that’s no bad thing – it’s designed to tempt Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel​

 

[Videer]

Marlboro - Ineos 2026 kit

I read that they deliberately made it easier to attract famous cyclist not named Pogacar(Remco and Vingegaard.) to join and still physically do the TdF.

The 2026 Giro d’Italia is a bit, well, easier, and that’s no bad thing – it’s designed to tempt Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel

Maybe better, harder, isn’t always possible?

www.cyclingweekly.com

I dont think that making everything harder results in more entertaining racing

 

[therealdope]

Marlboro - Ineos 2026 kit

I dont think that making everything harder results in more entertaining racing

Brutal giro appeals to the “just bleed” crowd.

 

[Videer]

Due to reduced government funding Tour of Norway will not be raced in 2026.

2022 stage 3 to Gaustoppen converted me to a true Remco can climb believer!

 

[Videer]

Red Bull grand tour plans:

Giro: Hindley, Pellizzari, Vlasov
Tour: REMCO, Lipo
Vuelta: Roglic

Picnic almost certainly in financial trouble as UCI only extended their World Tour license for one year when every other World Tour team is licensed for 2026-2028. I quess Onley is celebrating.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Red Bull grand tour plans:

Giro: Hindley, Pellizzari, Vlasov
Tour: REMCO, Lipo
Vuelta: Roglic

Picnic almost certainly in financial trouble as UCI only extended their World Tour license for one year when every other World Tour team is licensed for 2026-2028. I quess Onley is celebrating.

TdF eludes Roglic. Let the man retire like a man, win or lose.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Red Bull grand tour plans:

Giro: Hindley, Pellizzari, Vlasov
Tour: REMCO, Lipo
Vuelta: Roglic

Picnic almost certainly in financial trouble as UCI only extended their World Tour license for one year when every other World Tour team is licensed for 2026-2028. I quess Onley is celebrating.

See I really think Lipo could have a shot at this giro I’m surprised they dedicate and entire team to roglic again. It felt like lipo was the better rider outright last year

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Bought and installed 3 months ago. Tried playing it 2x in the 1st week. Maybe I'm just too busy and can't commit. Seems overwhelming for a new guy. Any tips?

@Zebra Cheeks

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Bought and installed 3 months ago. Tried playing it 2x in the 1st week. Maybe I'm just too busy and can't commit. Seems overwhelming for a new guy. Any tips?

@Zebra Cheeks

My recommendation is to do a race before career (meat and potatoes of the game) where you control a full on team.

There’s probably a YouTube video you can watch for a quick 5 minute video. But the main mechanism is clicking on the riders on the left menu and controlling their effort, and using them to interact with other riders. Otherwise you already know 90% of the game because you know cycling. I.e. if you want to break down the field put pressure on areas that strain the opponent. Probably the biggest key is learning to make a train by having riders follow each other. Do that during key moments and utilize the front riders effort to set the tempo. Obviously if you put a beast in the front the train may break apart as they might not be able to keep up so you have to layer it based on their skill, and who can follow who just like in real life.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

My recommendation is to do a race before career (meat and potatoes of the game) where you control a full on team.

There’s probably a YouTube video you can watch for a quick 5 minute video. But the main mechanism is clicking on the riders on the left menu and controlling their effort, and using them to interact with other riders. Otherwise you already know 90% of the game because you know cycling. I.e. if you want to break down the field put pressure on areas that strain the opponent. Probably the biggest key is learning to make a train by having riders follow each other. Do that during key moments and utilize the front riders effort to set the tempo. Obviously if you put a beast in the front the train may break apart as they might not be able to keep up so you have to layer it based on their skill, and who can follow who just like in real life.

I just googled and found out I can bring an intercontinental team to world tour. Israel Premier Tech shall live on my laptop. Next question: Can you run over protesters?

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

I just googled and found out I can bring an intercontinental team to world tour. Israel Premier Tech shall live on my laptop. Next question: Can you run over protesters?

You can just keep in mind it’s a lot harder to ride up a poor team. So like my first career I did lotto back on Caleb’s last year and that was quite hard. Then I did the German team their name escapes me, but that was a lot better.

 

[Videer]

Paris - Nice 8.3-15.3

 

[Videer]

Vuelta out with stage profiles too

 

[Videer]

Onley to Ineos. Reportedly 6 million buyout when they oculd have had REMCO for 7 a year ago

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Onley to Ineos. Reportedly 6 million buyout when they oculd have had REMCO for 7 a year ago

That management is cursed. Good for Remco. He's in a better team.