2024 Tour de France Fantasy League, and general TdF discussions.

[Dantheman]

You are all missing the big issue. What's really important. The elephant in the room about Pogi: Us no-show sock people have been right all along. Right on Pog!

Did UCI ban aero socks or something?

[Dee Hubbs]

EWG, that was Roglic with the Triathlon socks! The day right after I bought him, If I wasnt short on trades, I would have gotten rid of him just for that alone. TEAM TALL SOCKS.

[Dhelihiker]

I think he's as clean as the rest of them. Last years supplement is this years banned substance. Im pretty sure the winner of each stage and the GC gets tested 100% every race. Pog seems like a pretty honest good dude. I think hes just a beast.

[EWG]

EWG, that was Roglic with the Triathlon socks! The day right after I bought him, If I wasnt short on trades, I would have gotten rid of him just for that alone. TEAM TALL SOCKS.

Ah - caught it out of the corner of my eye and got it wrong. Long live Roglic!!!!! Outstanding taste.

[::: :::]

The level he's on over everyone else is incredible. Jonas killed everyone and then was equally beat by Tadej. I can't help but be skeptical...

Shit

Even considering an uphill TT will provoke bigger deltas, the time differentials just between the first four places are really significant

One to two: Thirty six sec

Two to three: forty four sec

Three to four: thirty six sec

Four to five: two sec

Then it starts to look more competitive going further down the list for the GC guys for whom this stage is important

Regarding riding styles: Pogi declined any kind of TT setup & Roglic never got out of his bars the whole way up. That fucking mushroom helmet of Vingo’s is always a treat to see

[TBS]

As far as Pogi doping…
Two (?) years ago he rode that hill in under 21 minutes - after racing for 170 km. So stage fatigue or the heat slowed him down today.

And remember Vingo demolishing him on that TT the year Pogi had the scaphoid fracture? The last two years Vingo has been badly injured early in season and not at his best.

As far as the other contenders
-Evanapoel is overrated
-Roglic is showing his age

[Dee Hubbs]

For the Fantasy Tissot bonus points of guessing the finishing time I chose 22:40, and missed it by 20 seconds slower.
I factored him doing 24km/h for the 8km of uphill section for 20:00 (14.9 mph for 5 miles), and 50 km/h for 2km of the first flat section for 2:40. (31 mph for 1.24 miles)
All the comparisions of the climb time were just for the 8km uphill section, and not the full 10km TT route the rode today.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Maybe it's just me but Pogacar looks like he's sandbagging a bit, or a lot.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Antler man is back!

[::: :::]

[QUOTE=I Skied Bandini Mountain; Antler man is back![/QUOTE]

Lol, i came to post the same

Great battle today
Eager to see how it closes out

I’m out of trades and in no way a danger to the fantasy podium, but still enjoying the tour

[beaterdit]

Lou Lou: "I dislocate the shoulder, but I put it back"


Coach "Oh OK"


Gets back on bike, wins the sprint for 3rd on the day. Animal.


edit: Jeezus this forum.