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***Official 2024 Pro Cycling Thread*** - The road ends in Spain. Guaranteed Crazy Ending. (2 Viewers)

 
I'm impressed with the fact these guys remember to shut off their computer at the line. I'll do an ultra event and then notice an hour later I'm setting a Strava segment PR and winning event pace while sitting in the driver's seat headed home.
 
🇸🇮 POGAČAR Tadej (UAE Team Emirates) and 🇩🇰 VINGEGAARD Jonas (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) have started 11 times in the same individual time trial. In 7 of them, Tadej Pogačar outperformed Jonas Vingegaard.

TADEJ POGAČARRACEJONAS VINGEGAARD
2Tour de France (2024)4
2Tour de France (2023)1
3Tour de France (2022)2
3Tour de France (2022)7
3Tirreno-Adriatico (2022)27
8Tour de France (2021)3
1Tour de France (2021)3
5Itzulia Basque Country (2021)3
4UAE Tour (2021)13
18Itzulia Basque Country (2019)43
14Grand Prix Priessnitz spa (2018)69
 
BassNBrew said:
Dang, Wout looks like he's in quicksand.
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from a couple days ago (after Stage 18)

He has the Olympic Games in sight and tells how he feels like a rider again after battling for stage wins over the past weeks, including stage 18 where he was in the breakaway and attempting to succeed in what is his final realistic opportunity.

"Dwars door Vlaanderen was of course a tough day this year. A day that changed a lot. But in this Tour I am finally a rider again," van Aert shared in words to Sporza. "Just being able to make your mark again and starting with a plan, that ensures that you can forget about that fall. That doesn't really bring up a bad feeling either." At the time he fractured his sternum, several ribs and a collarbone. It took him out of the cobbled monuments, Giro d'Italia and completely overthrew his initial plan towards the Olympics - as the likes of Julian Alaphilippe, Filippo Ganna and Joshua Tarling are doing, away from the Tour de France.
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On stage 18 Visma had van Aert and Bart Lemmen in the breakaway of 36 riders but wasn't able to control it on a day that favoured attackers all around. He sprinted to ninth on the day, winning the sprint in the large chasing group. "I experience less stress than I sometimes have in the past. For example, you shouldn't underestimate the hunt for the green jersey. Now I'm a lot further away from the attention. I haven't had to pass the podium yet. In that respect, I'm experiencing a much calmer Tour," he explains. "And because of my inactivity, I've learned to appreciate how much fun it is to just race and to be part of it again. Maybe that calms me down."

"I would like to be even better, but I always want that. Maybe I'm on my way to the form of my life. Who knows, it might even be closer than I think," he argues. Last year he came out of the Tour in brilliant form, but so did Mathieu van der Poel - who is currently on par with the Belgian. "But you absolutely can't compare this to my legs from the 2022 Tour. I'm now looking forward to the Olympic Games. I ride my best time trials when I come from a Grand Tour. In the road race, I'm also much more of an underdog than usual".
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BobbyLayne said:
BassNBrew said:
Dang, Wout looks like he's in quicksand.
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from a couple days ago (after Stage 18)

He has the Olympic Games in sight and tells how he feels like a rider again after battling for stage wins over the past weeks, including stage 18 where he was in the breakaway and attempting to succeed in what is his final realistic opportunity.

"Dwars door Vlaanderen was of course a tough day this year. A day that changed a lot. But in this Tour I am finally a rider again," van Aert shared in words to Sporza. "Just being able to make your mark again and starting with a plan, that ensures that you can forget about that fall. That doesn't really bring up a bad feeling either." At the time he fractured his sternum, several ribs and a collarbone. It took him out of the cobbled monuments, Giro d'Italia and completely overthrew his initial plan towards the Olympics - as the likes of Julian Alaphilippe, Filippo Ganna and Joshua Tarling are doing, away from the Tour de France.
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On stage 18 Visma had van Aert and Bart Lemmen in the breakaway of 36 riders but wasn't able to control it on a day that favoured attackers all around. He sprinted to ninth on the day, winning the sprint in the large chasing group. "I experience less stress than I sometimes have in the past. For example, you shouldn't underestimate the hunt for the green jersey. Now I'm a lot further away from the attention. I haven't had to pass the podium yet. In that respect, I'm experiencing a much calmer Tour," he explains. "And because of my inactivity, I've learned to appreciate how much fun it is to just race and to be part of it again. Maybe that calms me down."

"I would like to be even better, but I always want that. Maybe I'm on my way to the form of my life. Who knows, it might even be closer than I think," he argues. Last year he came out of the Tour in brilliant form, but so did Mathieu van der Poel - who is currently on par with the Belgian. "But you absolutely can't compare this to my legs from the 2022 Tour. I'm now looking forward to the Olympic Games. I ride my best time trials when I come from a Grand Tour. In the road race, I'm also much more of an underdog than usual".
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Might as well have abandoned and on to future preparations.
 
Preliminary results at finish
#RiderTime+Avg
1POGAČAR Tadej45.24,990.0044.521
2VINGEGAARD Jonas46.27,250.0043.527
3EVENEPOEL Remco46.38,130.10,8843.358
4JORGENSON Matteo47.32,211.04,9642.535
5ALMEIDA João47.42,951.15,7042.376
6GEE Derek47.55,921.28,6742.185
7LANDA Mikel48.05,871.38,6242.039
8TEJADA Harold48.14,531.47,2841.914
9BUITRAGO Santiago48.17,651.50,4041.868
10YATES Adam48.20,211.52,9641.831
11MARTINEZ Lenny48.24,461.57,2141.770
12YATES Simon48.34,102.06,8541.632
13CAMPENAERTS Victor48.38,392.11,1441.571
14PACHER Quentin48.58,752.31,5041.283
15GRÉGOIRE Romain48.58,922.31,6741.280
16POWLESS Neilson49.09,622.42,3741.131
17RODRÍGUEZ Carlos49.16,332.49,0841.037
18VAN WILDER Ilan49.18,962.51,7141.001
19SOBRERO Matteo49.19,342.52,0940.996
20VAUQUELIN Kévin49.22,162.54,9140.957
 
GC FINAL STANDINGS TOP 20

RnkRiderUCIPntTime
1POGAČAR TadejUAE Team Emirates130050083:38:56
2VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike10403806:17
3EVENEPOEL RemcoSoudal Quick-Step8803409:18
4ALMEIDA JoãoUAE Team Emirates75030019:03
5LANDA MikelSoudal Quick-Step62028020:06
6YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates52026024:07
7RODRÍGUEZ CarlosINEOS Grenadiers42524025:04
8JORGENSON MatteoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike36022026:34
9GEE DerekIsrael - Premier Tech29521027:21
10BUITRAGO SantiagoBahrain - Victorious23020029:03
11CICCONE GiulioLidl - Trek19019030:42
12YATES SimonTeam Jayco AlUla16518039:04
13MARTIN GuillaumeCofidis14017043:49
14GALL FelixDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team11016046:12
15DE PLUS LaurensINEOS Grenadiers10015046:24
16CRAS SteffTotalEnergies9014049:18
17CARAPAZ RichardEF Education - EasyPost8513049:24
18HINDLEY JaiRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe8012057:04
19MAS EnricMovistar Team701101:11:05
20MEINTJES LouisIntermarché - Wanty601001:11:50
 
Velogames delayed, still sorting out End-of-Tour Points

Also a bit wonky, can’t even load individual stages rn, the servers must be overwhelmed
 
Did Pogacar only every lose 12 seconds to Evenepoel and never lose any time to Vingegaard on the whole tour? I think so - just that early time trial where Evenepoel edged him. Next year could be a great battle if Vingegaard is healthy and Evenepoel has his first tour behind him.
 
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  21. @DA RAIDERS (2)

END-OF-TOUR POINTS
 
Best possible Velogames team for Tour de France 2024:A 1: Tadej PogačarA 2: Remco EvenepoelC 1: Richard CarapazC 2: Mikel LandaS: Biniam GirmayU 1: Derek GeeU 2: Jonas AbrahamsenU 3: Anthony TurgisWC: João AlmeidaScore: 14768Cost: 100
 
DA RAIDERS said:
3 abandons and a terrible choice in Lenny Martinez doomed me.

Ghys is up 32-22 over Martinez.
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Stupid Martinez goes and visits the dr in the night and crushes the final TT. Haven’t seen the guy once for 3 weeks. He ends up beating my four point rider ghys, 72-32.
 
DA RAIDERS said:
DA RAIDERS said:
5th with 3 studs abandoned. I’ll take it.
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Still had 4 top 10 guys. 😁
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I had 5 riders complete the Tour, two crashes & two Covid. 1st, 6th, 9th & 11th in GC + a 6 point rider who didn't do much.


Riders returned at least 100 points per credit.

RIDER SCORES: OVERALL
  1. Tadej Pogačar 3841
  2. Jonas Vingegaard 2703
  3. Remco Evenepoel 2619
  4. João Almeida 1788
(Tadej 28 credits, Jonas 24, Remco 18, João 12)

Best 8 Credit riders:
  1. Biniam Girmay 1741 (5th)
  2. Matteo Jorgenson 1365 (8th)
  3. Mikel Landa 1342 (9th)
  4. Richard Carapaz 1238 (10th)
  5. Derek Gee 949 (14th)
Best 6 Credit riders:
  1. Pascal Ackerman 957 (13th)
  2. Jonas Abrahamsen 606
  3. Fernando Gaviria 603
Best 4 Credit riders:
  1. Anthony Turgis 644 (20th)
If I missed one LMK, but I think only 13 riders total had an ROI of 100 or more.
 
Velogames First Place Team:

Pogačar
3841 pts		Almeida
1788 pts		Carapaz
1238 pts
Buitrago
777 pts		Bennett
404 pts		Gee
949 pts
Turgis
644 pts		De Plus
424 pts		Evenepoel
2619 pts

24-12-8
8-8-8
4-18-6

96 credits
 
Vuelta Preliminary startlist

Top Riders:

WorldTour ranking​


Pos.RiderTeamPoints#
1YATES AdamUAD36087
2ROGLIČ PrimožRBH34438
3VAN AERT WoutTVL312511
4AYUSO JuanUAD298512
5VAN GILS MaximLTD248915
6SKJELMOSE MattiasLTK240217
7KUSS SeppTVL237019
8ALMEIDA JoãoUAD169535
9MARTINEZ LennyGFC159842
10LANDA MikelSOQ149447
11MAS EnricMOV148048
12TIBERI AntonioTBV147949
13DEL TORO IsaacUAD137257
14MARTIN GuillaumeCOF126964
15CARAPAZ RichardEFE122967
16TEUNS DylanIPT96087
17VAN EETVELT LennertLTD94391
18GAUDU DavidGFC89697
19LIPOWITZ FlorianRBH848104
20KWIATKOWSKI MichałIGD775119
21UIJTDEBROEKS CianTVL775120
22CICCONE GiulioLTK763123
23SOLER MarcUAD737126
24EWAN CalebJAY535170
25BERTHET ClémentDAT511177
26RICCITELLO MatthewIPT511178
27KELDERMAN WilcoTVL473199
28SEGAERT AlecLTD461204
29VACEK MathiasLTK447210
30FORTUNATO LorenzoAST439214
31LAFAY VictorDAT430218
32DE PLUS LaurensIGD399234
 
I know that he himself said that he is 99% unlikely to participate in the Vuelta, but I really want to see Tadej go for the in-year triple!
 
Jaysus said:
I know that he himself said that he is 99% unlikely to participate in the Vuelta, but I really want to see Tadej go for the in-year triple!
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He’s at 52 race days & has gone 8747 km. The Vuelta would be another 21 race days & 3269 km.

2023 Sepp Kuss - 3 GTS, 12118 km in 77 days
 
BobbyLayne said:
Vuelta Preliminary startlist

Top Riders:

WorldTour ranking​


Pos.RiderTeamPoints#
1YATES AdamUAD36087
2ROGLIČ PrimožRBH34438
3VAN AERT WoutTVL312511
4AYUSO JuanUAD298512
5VAN GILS MaximLTD248915
6SKJELMOSE MattiasLTK240217
7KUSS SeppTVL237019
8ALMEIDA JoãoUAD169535
9MARTINEZ LennyGFC159842
10LANDA MikelSOQ149447
11MAS EnricMOV148048
12TIBERI AntonioTBV147949
13DEL TORO IsaacUAD137257
14MARTIN GuillaumeCOF126964
15CARAPAZ RichardEFE122967
16TEUNS DylanIPT96087
17VAN EETVELT LennertLTD94391
18GAUDU DavidGFC89697
19LIPOWITZ FlorianRBH848104
20KWIATKOWSKI MichałIGD775119
21UIJTDEBROEKS CianTVL775120
22CICCONE GiulioLTK763123
23SOLER MarcUAD737126
24EWAN CalebJAY535170
25BERTHET ClémentDAT511177
26RICCITELLO MatthewIPT511178
27KELDERMAN WilcoTVL473199
28SEGAERT AlecLTD461204
29VACEK MathiasLTK447210
30FORTUNATO LorenzoAST439214
31LAFAY VictorDAT430218
32DE PLUS LaurensIGD399234
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Who's the favorite - Carapaz?

Also, Ecuador may be looking pretty foolish for leaving him off the Olympic team.
 
Sand said:
BobbyLayne said:
Vuelta Preliminary startlist

Top Riders:

WorldTour ranking​


Pos.RiderTeamPoints#
1YATES AdamUAD36087
2ROGLIČ PrimožRBH34438
3VAN AERT WoutTVL312511
4AYUSO JuanUAD298512
5VAN GILS MaximLTD248915
6SKJELMOSE MattiasLTK240217
7KUSS SeppTVL237019
8ALMEIDA JoãoUAD169535
9MARTINEZ LennyGFC159842
10LANDA MikelSOQ149447
11MAS EnricMOV148048
12TIBERI AntonioTBV147949
13DEL TORO IsaacUAD137257
14MARTIN GuillaumeCOF126964
15CARAPAZ RichardEFE122967
16TEUNS DylanIPT96087
17VAN EETVELT LennertLTD94391
18GAUDU DavidGFC89697
19LIPOWITZ FlorianRBH848104
20KWIATKOWSKI MichałIGD775119
21UIJTDEBROEKS CianTVL775120
22CICCONE GiulioLTK763123
23SOLER MarcUAD737126
24EWAN CalebJAY535170
25BERTHET ClémentDAT511177
26RICCITELLO MatthewIPT511178
27KELDERMAN WilcoTVL473199
28SEGAERT AlecLTD461204
29VACEK MathiasLTK447210
30FORTUNATO LorenzoAST439214
31LAFAY VictorDAT430218
32DE PLUS LaurensIGD399234
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Who's the favorite - Carapaz?
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I am expecting UAE to sweep the podium.
 
Dinsy Ejotuz said:
BassNBrew said:
Has anyone ever done it?
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IIIRC, just the Tiger Slam version: three in a row across multiple seasons.

Ok, so I looked it up and that's right: Merckx, Hinault and Froome. Except that Merckx won the last two of 1972 and the first two of 1973, for four in a row.
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Says a lot about Froome, considering he did this in the modern era.

On a side note, whenever I'm doing a climb and find myself staring at my stem the "Froome style!" thought always crosses my mind. It just pops in there.
 
Sand said:
Dinsy Ejotuz said:
BassNBrew said:
Has anyone ever done it?
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IIIRC, just the Tiger Slam version: three in a row across multiple seasons.

Ok, so I looked it up and that's right: Merckx, Hinault and Froome. Except that Merckx won the last two of 1972 and the first two of 1973, for four in a row.
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Says a lot about Froome, considering he did this in the modern era.

On a side note, whenever I'm doing a climb and find myself staring at my stem the "Froome style!" thought always crosses my mind. It just pops in there.
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Ole froomy. Damn the skyy team had some dope scientists
 
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