Cycling Pro Cycling Discussion 5: Tour De France 2025

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I have Pog taking yellow today from Wellens + Narvaez turbo leadout on the final cat 4! (Remco will be at p79 when Narvaez starts his 45s at 11-12wkg at the front)

Alpecin rain jackets look puffy as fuck

 

[therealdope]

There must be a neutralization agreement in the peloton.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

There must be a neutralization agreement in the peloton.

What makes you say that?

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

I have Pog taking yellow today from Wellens + Narvaez turbo leadout on the final cat 4! (Remco will be at p79 when Narvaez starts his 45s at 11-12wkg at the front)

Alpecin rain jackets look puffy as fuck

My sleeper is buitrago.

But realistically this is MVDP, roglic, and pogi battling

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Milan.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Milan.

It was a hard decision for me to leave him off my velogames team. I do think he’s probably the best sprinter in a perfectly flat scenario with equal leadouts. But phillipsen is so close and has a better lead out. And then Merlier is darn close, and Girmay (much cheaper) who I ended up picking is a little bit better at adapting to off scenarios and dealing with a little bit of climbing or punch.

The tour this year has a ton of little sloped finishes or climbs just before a stage sprint. I think it is going to favor someone who can survive a bit more of the difficulties. In a less competitive race or a stage race I think Milan traditionally survives a little punch. But the pace is just a different animal when you’ve got GC guys like pogi and roglic shredding it up for bonus while the sprinters are also punching

 

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REMCO IN GOOD POSITION!!! REMCO STAGE WIN RED ALERT!!

 

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Pog looking for Narvaez and Wellens

 

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Narvaez has been found!

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Saw roglic on the side of a milk carton today

 

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amazed that Almeida was in position to do anything it all

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Man for a half second I thought lipowitz had made the move of the day. So that will mean he’s now ahead of roglic in GC anyways?

MVDP with a brilliant finish there.

Seems like ineos GC guys lost more time today with roglic. Death by 1,000 cuts.

 

[BangBang]

Shit, I missed most of this watching the F1.

 

[BangBang]

Man for a half second I thought lipowitz had made the move of the day. So that will mean he’s now ahead of roglic in GC anyways?

MVDP with a brilliant finish there.

Seems like ineos GC guys lost more time today with roglic. Death by 1,000 cuts.

Ineos 'GC' guys. I like Arensmen though

 

[BangBang]

My sleeper is buitrago.

But realistically this is MVDP, roglic, and pogi battling

Nice call Zebra!

 

[BangBang]

I didn't realise you could watch the whole race with Flobikes for free on YT (with VPN). That's pretty damn good.

 

[Yoricks Wisdom]

Shit, I missed most of this watching the F1.

Me too, but what a race it was, no?!

 

[Yoricks Wisdom]

MVDP a generational talent, cyclocross gives him superhuman lungs.
Chapeau!

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

My sleeper pick this year was J Blackmore on Israel premier tech. He’s in 8th right now in GC. He had really good rides on some smaller stage races. And I thought he might sneak into the top 10. I think anyone in the top 10 right now probably holds on tomorrow.

I think Tuesday, stage 4 will see some re-arranging of the order and then of course the TT on Wednesday. If Blackmore is still in the top 10 by the end of stage 5 I’ll be really impressed with him.

 

[Yoricks Wisdom]

I didn't realise you could watch the whole race with Flobikes for free on YT (with VPN). That's pretty damn good.

both TNT sports and NBCsports have an extended highlights feature as well for long stages that don't get exciting until the
last several K's.
tbh, watching a huge peloton riding in formation on a six lane highway is less than riveting. lol
can't wait for the mountains!