# TdF2021 - ALLEZ! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** bicycling-cycling\ **Created:** [June 22, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839 "2021-06-22T14:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/221 "2021-07-11T14:40:52Z")
Looks like Woods launched an attack during a split screen commercial. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/222 "2021-07-11T14:43:01Z")
Is Quintana gonna do something? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/223 "2021-07-11T15:04:20Z")
re-taking the dotted jersey. Ineos is on UEA’s payroll, they gave up pretending ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/224 "2021-07-11T15:09:09Z")
You keep insisting on this but I don’t understand what you expect them to do. Abandon Carapaz? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/225 "2021-07-11T15:10:05Z")
Not putting 4 guys in front of Pogacar, let him try to control the race alone. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/226 "2021-07-11T15:11:49Z")
They are not attacking anyone OR defending Carapaz. Pogacar is the only one who gets what he wants. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/227 "2021-07-11T15:12:13Z")
Ineos is not racing for 1st place. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/228 "2021-07-11T15:12:49Z")
Naire “One Climb” Quintana cracks. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/229 "2021-07-11T15:13:38Z")
It’s too much to hope for but Valverde winning a stage would make this tour for me. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/230 "2021-07-11T15:20:43Z")
Pogacar is irrelevant to what Ineos are doing. They’re hoping Carapaz can distance at least two of Uran, Vingegaard, and Martin. With Martin out the back, he just needs some time on one more guy to get onto the podium. Not working so far though. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/231 "2021-07-11T15:23:04Z")
Valverde catches Kuss on the descent and outsprints him for the stage win? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/232 "2021-07-11T15:23:46Z")
Jonas is suffering. Jumbo-Visma gamble seems to have worked out. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/233 "2021-07-11T15:24:12Z")
Don’t toy with my emotions. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/234 "2021-07-11T15:24:55Z")
Wout van Aert is in the gap here somewhere, so is potentially available for Vingegaard ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/235 "2021-07-11T15:28:42Z")
Seriously this it totally doable for Valverde. There aren’t many better than him on the downhill. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/236 "2021-07-11T15:39:11Z")
Kuss is gaining on Valverde on the downhill – his lines are beautiful, clean and fast. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/237 "2021-07-11T15:40:11Z")
Yeah, I’m really impressed with Kuss on this descent.WVA isn’t exactly hanging around leading the yellow jersey group either. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/238 "2021-07-11T15:42:33Z")
Love the little smile on his face on the last 100’s m. Done very, very well. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/239 "2021-07-11T15:43:26Z")
For as much shitty luck as Jumbo Visma has suffered in this Tour with all the crashes, they sure are racking up results. Two stage wins and currently their GC Plan B sitting in 3rd overall. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839/240 "2021-07-11T15:44:15Z")
Well done Sepp. But I may cry a little for Valverde. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839.md?page=13)