Tour de France 2025

[robleflaneur]

Appropriate that on Black Country Day, Ben Healy took over the Yellow Jersey

Remember reading about the Storming of Dudley Castle,July 14 1789.And then things got nasty when
some posh lady said if they can't afford faggots and peas,let them eat pork scratchings.
Liked the stage where  the sign for Chateauroux was changed to Cavendish City.

[simon ward 50]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hagens-berman-jayco-rider-samuele-privitera-passes-away-after-crash-on-stage-1-of-giro-della-valle-daosta/

Another young cyclist dies. Not at TDF obviously!

[UK Redsox]

As featured on last night's ITV show.....

It's Ventoux day at the TdF, so I'm listening to "1:46:43 The Ventoux Trilogy" by Stubbleman (Pascal Gabriel)*

That's the time he took to ride up Mont Ventoux, recording data from his bike and person which he then used as the basis for an album.

https://stubbleman.bandcamp.com/album/1-46-43-the-ventoux-trilogy


* more famous for this composition....

[UK Redsox]

Another interesting Liggett segment on last night's ITV show, featuring a Paul Sherwin tribute (where Phil was just about holding it together).

Hopefully there's a third segment, because I'd be interested to see how they cover the Armstrong years

[SteveN]

Another interesting Liggett segment on last night's ITV show, featuring a Paul Sherwin tribute (where Phil was just about holding it together).

Hopefully there's a third segment, because I'd be interested to see how they cover the Armstrong years

My memory is that Liggett was more pro Armstrong than anti.

It’s been one of the most brutal starts to the tour that I can remember with Alps still to come starting today

[UK Redsox]

Re Phil...Yep, he was very much in Armstrong's camp, even after the evidence was revealed.
To the extent that he claimed that the was a conspiracy against Armstrong.
That's why I'll be interested to see what he says.

Two of the Alp stages finish in locations I know very well, Courchevel and La Plagne.

The latter stage ends close to a number of chalets I've stayed at

https://doc.la-plagne.com/docs/Plans-infos-GP-tour-de-france-zone-arrivee.pdf

The hairpin bends from Aime up to La Plagne are bad enough in a bus, let along on a bike

https://img.aso.fr/core_app/img-cycling-tdf-jpg/tdf25-et19-cartepot-v2/62216/0:0,2480:3508-960-0-90/ef7f5

[dave shelley]

My son informed me at the weekend that Ben Healy is a former student of his.

[aj2k77]

Pogacar smashed Iban Mayo's Ventoux record today. Hmmm.

[Meanwood Villa]

I was at the start of the stage in Montpellier today. An enjoyable morning. I saw Geraint Thomas go past on his way to and from the introduction of the teams but both times I realised too late to say anything. Not sure it would have been particularly coherent or meaningful anyway so maybe for the best.

[TonyD]

The Tour is coming to the UK in 2027
Three stages from Edinburgh to Cardiff.
Gonna be brilliant.
I missed it last time. 

[UK Redsox]

Pog is winning this easily, despite not being his normal self.
Given the way he’s been wrapped up post-stage, I reckon he’s ill.

It’ll be interesting to see if adding a climb into the final stage changes the normal procession>sprint format or whether the peloton just says feck it, and rolls into Paris as usual

[Gareth]

It’ll be the usual procession….wouldnt be surprised to see Thomas have a dig once they get onto the Paris circuit than it’ll all come together for Merlier & Milan (if they are both still going) to sprint it out

[SteveN]

I’ve watched the Tour for many years and I can’t remember one that has been so full on and brutal.  Pogacar, the best rider of his generation, a well deserved winner, be interesting to see if he goes for the win today with the inclusion of the Montmartre hill before the finish on the Champs Elysees.

[SteveN]

Well he had a go

[TonyD]

End of the ITV coverage. 
Will the commentators move to TNT ?