Lose two minutes to whom? The stage winners….meh, no big deal. To the GC favorites? Much bigger deal.
Will all depend on the weather……everyone is focusing on the bridge, but don’t be surprised if things break apart along the coast, well before the bridge.
Don’t forget this one
I know there are a lot of people who love the EF gimmick jerseys, but I truly don’t get it. I guess it’s just like street fashion…everything old is new again.
You were just in SF, right? They are just flying their freak flag high. It’s what we do in Cali. You wouldn’t catch me dead with some of EFs displays of creative expression, but I say more power to ‘em.
Yeah, to each their own, for sure, and I make no judgement, it’s just that for so many years you couldn’t buy anything but Tabasco and M&M and Cookie Monster jerseys in bike shops, and we were all so happy when brands like Rapha brought simple and classy back…and now, boom, we’re back to Cookie Monster jerseys being in. Everything goes in cycles.
2 minutes to the other GC favorites
I usually like EFs irreverent, wacky jerseys, but I loathe these. Maybe it’s just the prestige difference between the Tour and the Giro that makes it so painful, but idk, those jerseys are just awful.
Fugly.
Yes but when they are launched they will be gone in seconds. I am rcc and was able to get an aero palace jersey the first time. Think they are ugly and this one is as well. Framed it as it is such a weird item. Going to try again to do the same. Crazy thing I can sell it for $800+ the last time I looked.
Good stage today even though tt stages are my least favorite.
Personally though I do like this one much better.
What’s up with the gremlin/Shrek thing on the jersey and EF helmet? Clearly I’m outta touch because it ain’t ringing any bells.
No idea honestly but think it has something to do with Palace.
“The dragon is a symbol of supernatural power, wisdom, strength, and hidden knowledge,” said Rapha’s head of marketing for North America, Brandon Camarda.
Personally I don’t think anything will happen with the wind today looking at the weather but you never know, the forecast wasn’t exactly correct yesterday.
Will WvA take the intermediate Sprint (est 15:20 - 15:40 CET) or stage or both?
Coming from a Dane that frequently crosses the bridge by car, I can promise you it’s going to be insane. Everything will split on the bridge, even if the wind won’t be coming directly from the south. It’s very windy today and even crossing by car or motorcycle it’s often making people very uncomfortable. You don’t want to miss this!
Local insight! Beautiful county. Beautiful people. Many thanks!
Prediction today:
The EF Cannondale frame paint jobs are giving me 1980s Klein flashbacks. Not keen on the decals, but have always like a triple fade paint job.
Huge crowds along the route today. Nice to see folks out and enjoying.
Also interesting, albeit entirely unverifiable, claims that this anonymous blogger set up the whole Bahrain affair: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1543223829278892033?s=20&t=0QnQjKgkIZlM32jMKiZzqA
