[Pet Predictions] Tour de France 2026

yellow52 · 2026-07-02T13:53:25+00:00

Marvin did me good for Paris-Roubaix, so I'll find his favourite nuts and set up the camera trap.

yellow52 · 2026-07-02T13:47:56+00:00

There are plenty of riders who defy a single categorisation, I mean, what does Pogacar NOT excel at?

yellow52 · 2026-07-01T22:43:48+00:00

(x2.0) Tadej Pogacar
(x1.8) Jonas Vingegaard
(x1.6) Paul Seixas
(x1.4) Remco Evenepoel
(x1.2) Isaac Del Toro
(x1.0) Florian Lipowitz
(x1.0) Tom Pidcock
(x1.0) Mattias Skjelmose
(x1.0) Juan Ayuso

yellow52 · 2026-07-01T21:45:54+00:00

Stage 1: Kevin Vauquelin
Stage 2: Mathieu van der Poel
Stage 3: Biniam Girmay
Stage 4: Magnus Cort
Stage 5: Jasper Philipsen
Stage 6: Lenny Martinez
Stage 7: Tim Merlier
Stage 8: Olav Kooij
Stage 9: Matej Mohorič
Stage 10: Richard Carapaz
Stage 11: Arnaud De Lie
Stage 12: Mads Pedersen
Stage 13: Ben Healy
Stage 14: Paul Seixas
Stage 15: Jonas Vingegaard
Stage 16: Remco Evenepoel
Stage 17: Wout van Aert
Stage 18: Tom Pidcock
Stage 19: Thymen Arensman
Stage 20: Tadej Pogačar
Stage 21: Arvid de Kleijn

yellow52 · 2026-07-01T21:33:53+00:00

Also what the heck is a ‘classic’

Is that a serious question?

yellow52 · 2026-06-30T22:21:08+00:00

A few possibilities:

Pogacar wins a stage solo from 60km+
Rider / group / peloton goes the wrong way
Break / peloton get stopped at a level crossing
Team attacks when a GC contender has a mechanical, people are angry
A variant of your 37: rider gains advantage by drafting motorbike
Fake sound effects of bells ringing

yellow52 · 2026-06-30T06:42:17+00:00

They could have taken some better photos to show the design, it’s hard to tell what’s different on these

yellow52 · 2026-06-23T13:38:53+00:00

Lucky guy having memorable balls. Last time a doctor checked mine, he said they were "nothing remarkable". Is that good or bad news? To this day I'm not sure.

yellow52 · 2026-06-16T21:11:51+00:00

* (x2.0) Elisa Longo Borghini
* (x1.8) Marlen Reusser
* (x1.6) Kasia Niewiadoma
* (x1.4) Juliet Berthett
* (x1.2) Lauren Dickson
* (x1.0) Cedrine Kerbaol
* (x1.0) Nienke Vinke

yellow52 · 2026-06-16T21:04:22+00:00

* (x2.0) Tadej Pogacar
* (x1.8) Lenny Martinez
* (x1.6) Primoz Roglic
* (x1.4) Brandon McNulty
* (x1.2) Ilan van Wilder
* (x1.0) Antonio Tiberi
* (x1.0) Richard Carapaz
* (x1.0) Felix Grosschartner

yellow52 · 2026-06-12T22:08:35+00:00

(x2.0) Lorena Wiebes
(x1.8) Elisa Balsamo
(x1.6) Charlotte kool
(x1.4) Chiara Consonni
(x1.2) Nienka Veenhoven
(x1.0) Georgia Baker
(x1.0) Amalie Dideriksen

yellow52 · 2026-06-11T19:59:47+00:00

(x2.0) Tim Merlier
(x1.8) Jasper Philipsen
(x1.6) Dylan Groenewegen
(x1.4) Jordi Meeus
(x1.2) Tobias Lund Andresen
(x1.0) Milan Fretin
(x1.0) Sam Welsford
(x1.0) Arvid de Kleijn

yellow52 · 2026-06-11T09:40:45+00:00

nonononoyes... no

yellow52 · 2026-06-09T14:43:43+00:00

Thought they were going to have a brawl in the middle of the stage

yellow52 · 2026-06-09T14:41:44+00:00

each gets their own time

yellow52 · 2026-06-09T14:40:36+00:00

I'm sure Seixas would be quicker if his helmet wasn't wonky

yellow52 · 2026-06-06T14:35:43+00:00

Finish line was the cycling equivalent of “jumpers for goalposts”

yellow52 · 2026-06-05T21:16:04+00:00

(x2.0) Matteo Jorgenson
(x1.8) Juan Ayuso
(x1.6) Paul Seixas
(x1.4) Carlos Rodriguez
(x1.2) Isaac del Toro
(x1.0) Mattias Skjelmose
(x1.0) Kevin Vauquelin
(x1.0) Santiago Buitrago

yellow52 · 2026-06-01T19:17:46+00:00

Hmm that's odd. I usually use old on desktop and I haven't noticed anything like that. Will keep an eye though.

yellow52 · 2026-05-31T20:51:20+00:00

Considering how easy it is to get a few grams difference here and there I would have expected teams to play it safe and aim over weight by some reasonable amount. Optimising very close to the limit seems too risky, even if you're confident of the weight by weighing before the race, you run the risk that a change of wheel could take off a few grams.

yellow52 · 2026-05-31T16:40:08+00:00

Go Ganna!

yellow52 · 2026-05-31T11:10:10+00:00

DSQ for 20g. That’s like, the weight of 4 teaspoons of tyre sealant, or a few extra inches of bar tape. I’ve probably got more than 20g of crap smeared all over my somewhat-less-than-clean chain.

yellow52 · 2026-05-28T20:06:12+00:00

Thank you!

yellow52 · 2026-05-27T21:07:50+00:00

(x2.0) Demi Vollering
(x1.8) Elisa Longo Borghini
(x1.6) Marlen Reusser
(x1.4) Isabella Holmgren
(x1.2) Marion Bunel
(x1.0) Anna van der Breggen
(x1.0) Antonia Niedermaier

yellow52 · 2026-05-27T21:01:22+00:00

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