1 Jul | 1st stage | 182 km | Bilbao - Bilbao | Hilly | Results

  • Krob@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 years ago

    I don’t know if this community is active enough yet to have a pre, race and result thread per stage, so let’s see how we get on with one thread.

    Really looking forward to this stage. I think it will make a great start to the Tour de France. My money is on van Aert for this stage he goes up the mountains a bit better the MvdP and he has the best final sprint of whoever will be left.

    • mallocdotc@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Yep, great stage! Just watched the rest this morning. Gotta feel for Carapaz and Mas. Hopefully Carapaz starts stage 2, but he wasn’t looking good at all.

  • Cthulhu@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    With Adam Yates looking this strong and him heaving the yellow jersey now, maybe UAE can try a one, two strategy like jumbo visma last year

    • julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      It’s better than JV had last year because this time around the team with a sole leader has a poor stable of mountain domestiques. They don’t even have to work to isolate Jonas. It will just happen at the end of stages and he will have to mark both riders (assuming yates’ form isn’t a mirage and noone on JV surprises by stepping up a level)