Tour de France

(09-07-2021 16:23 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  

(09-07-2021 15:24 )circles_o_o_o Wrote:  Eddy who?

Eddy caught doping 3 times and also introduced Lance Armstrong to Michele Ferrari Merckx.

I'm overjoyed that Cav is within spitting distance of wiping out one of the old fraud's records.

I agree to an extent but think we shouldn't really put modern standers on him as when he was riding 100% of the riders in the tour would have been doping,
That's why his record is still reguarded so much in France as they say as everyone was doping no one got a edge from it so the best still won as they would if it was a clean race,
I really do hope Cav takes the record out right though

Stage 15. A mountain route in the Pyrenees, 191.3km from Ceret to Andorre la Vieille.

Vincenzo Nibali has abandoned on the second rest day so he can prepare for the Olympics.

Stage16 today Pas de la Case to Saint Gaudens.
169km hilly course. A long downhill start where leading to a few climbs that will involve all the polka dot jersey contenders.

Ending the Mountains with the Col du Tourmalet and a finish at the top of Luz Ardiden on Thursday could set the Cat amongst the pigeons.

Lachlan Morton (EF Education-Nippo Cycling) has completed his "alternative" tour, including all stages plus the distance between finish & start points ahead of the Peleton.

He also did it completely self-supported.
https://alttour.ef.com/

Today may be 14 Julliet but there's no day off for the tour.
Stage 17 is a 178.4km mountain course between Muret to Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet.

Stage 18, 129.7km Pau to Luz Ardiden. It's the last day in the mountains.

It's been an odd Tour. An anti-climax for me because I was salivating at the prospect of Pogacar/Roglic/Yates/Hart/Froome/Thomas/Carapas etc duking it out in the GC but crashes and the awful weather have conspired to rob it of tension.

...Unless someone can pull off an Andy Schleck-style 2011 Galibier solo mega ride today.

Two stat questions :-
1) Last French born rider to win the tour?
2) oldest/youngest rider to compete and also win the Tour?