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2023 Tour de France - Stage 1 (lemmy.world)
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1 Jul | 1st stage | 182 km | Bilbao - Bilbao | Hilly | Results

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[-] Krob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I don't know if this community is active enough yet to have a pre, race and result thread per stage, so let's see how we get on with one thread.

Really looking forward to this stage. I think it will make a great start to the Tour de France. My money is on van Aert for this stage he goes up the mountains a bit better the MvdP and he has the best final sprint of whoever will be left.

[-] xohshoo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Interesting WvA didn't really sprint for 3rd, just rolled in. Maybe too tired, maybe just not worth it

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

i think he said in the post-race interview that he gave everything chasing down the yates

[-] Cthulhu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Btw great opening stage with gc action on day one! Love it!

[-] mallocdotc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, great stage! Just watched the rest this morning. Gotta feel for Carapaz and Mas. Hopefully Carapaz starts stage 2, but he wasn't looking good at all.

[-] Cthulhu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I am honestly not to hopeful. The knee will probably swell over night.

[-] mallocdotc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah broken kneecap. Season over. What a trooper getting to the finish line, pro cyclists are a different breed.

[-] Cthulhu@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

With Adam Yates looking this strong and him heaving the yellow jersey now, maybe UAE can try a one, two strategy like jumbo visma last year

[-] julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

It's better than JV had last year because this time around the team with a sole leader has a poor stable of mountain domestiques. They don't even have to work to isolate Jonas. It will just happen at the end of stages and he will have to mark both riders (assuming yates' form isn't a mirage and noone on JV surprises by stepping up a level)

[-] Cthulhu@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

A that's bad. And also pretty incredible that he made it to the finish line!

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