08-07-2023, 22:25
(This post was last modified: 08-07-2023, 22:25 by ritchiebaby.)
The TdF has lost the allure of "Will he, won't he" after Mark Cavendish's accident and retiral. Themaclad summed it up with his comment that yesterday was Cavendish's big chance to be the solo record-holding stage winner on 35.
Tomorrow's 182.5km stage starts off in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, home to randy French git Serge Gainsbourg for 6 months in 1944. The finish is atop Puy de Dôme, an active volcano - well, not for over 10,000 years - and is well known as a paragliding centre and for it's TV transmitters. Expect the usual rabble on all the 4 climbs, waving their bottles of local Volvic water near the finish.
Monday has the first rest day - a misnomer if ever there was one, as the riders will probably have more than 50kms to keep them toned up for the next stage on Tuesday.
Tomorrow's 182.5km stage starts off in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, home to randy French git Serge Gainsbourg for 6 months in 1944. The finish is atop Puy de Dôme, an active volcano - well, not for over 10,000 years - and is well known as a paragliding centre and for it's TV transmitters. Expect the usual rabble on all the 4 climbs, waving their bottles of local Volvic water near the finish.
Monday has the first rest day - a misnomer if ever there was one, as the riders will probably have more than 50kms to keep them toned up for the next stage on Tuesday.
Cabbage is still good for you