Tour de France

[Loramski]

Good race so far. Looked over after yesterday but Pogacar pretty much played rope-a-dope with Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma today so it's game on again. Cav's in with a chance of the record Tour stage wins again tomorrow. No G to lead him out but he's been competitive so far and only needs to get lucky once in the next couple of weeks.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Looks like it's going to be another great battle between the two of them.

[Loramski]

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Looks like it's going to be another great battle between the two of them.

Hopefully, yes. No one's quite sure how 'match fit' Pogacar is after his injury but he was very impressive today and it's all set up for a great race, as you say.

[Michael Morris]

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It’s a visual spectacle. But FFS the commentators talk some shite.

[Loramski]

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It’s a visual spectacle. But FFS the commentators talk some shite.

Eurosport have got a couple of commentators I wouldn't fancy getting stuck in a lift with but ITV's coverage is excellent I think. To be fair, the stages go on for hours and there's not a lot happening for much of them so it can't be easy.

[Harry Lime]

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I only have the ITV coverage to go on and I think it's pretty good. David Millar is excellent. I used to love Phil Ligget and the late Paul Sherwen, they were a great double act

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Looks like it's going to be another great battle between the two of them.

Really is, it was fantastic today. The step up in class from those two to the rest is remarkable.

Love WVA too, what a machine.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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https://youtu.be/cxWvMCSXTNI

And there is his team mate Klaus Binn !

They look like cattle

But cattle on bikes

[cityhammer]

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Ive just got back from Spain/France watched the first 3 stages live. It's a brilliant experience.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Really is, it was fantastic today. The step up in class from those two to the rest is remarkable.

Love WVA too, what a machine.

He really should be a team leader so he can have a crack at winning it.

[Harry Lime]

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He really should be a team leader so he can have a crack at winning it.

He's not built to win it. He's by far the best all rounder but the high mountains are not his thing

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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He's not built to win it. He's by far the best all rounder but the high mountains are not his thing

I'm not sure. He's usually tasked with helping Vingegaard in the mountains. Would be interesting to see how he got on with a team helping him.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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He really should be a team leader so he can have a crack at winning it.

He's said he doesn't want to, as he'd have to lose too much weight and then he'd be less explosive.

He definitely could give it a crack though.

[life on mars]

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It’s a visual spectacle. But FFS the commentators talk some shite.

Lol

[neilw65]

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Eurosport have got a couple of commentators I wouldn't fancy getting stuck in a lift with but ITV's coverage is excellent I think. To be fair, the stages go on for hours and there's not a lot happening for much of them so it can't be easy.

I really like ITV's coverage. Ned Boulting knows his stuff and David Millar is superb. I also listen to their podcast - Never Strays Far - which is quite good