Tour de France 2024 - morning edition

[zizou]

We are already excited to ride the Tour de France 2024.
Here is our lineup:

1 - Florencio Sánchez

Our leader who gave us a lot fun during the Giro. We hope he maybe trains 1-2 times before or during the Tour, otherwise it could be difficult to go for podium again or even more.

2 - Luis Arrazola

Helper. Maybe will have a chance at the Pave stage, but pretty sure he needs to stay with his leader.

3 - Luis Lacalle

Flat+Reg Helper.

4 - Tabaré Mujica

Our best classic will be an important helper.

5 - Hirving Ochoa

Feels like he needs to get the respect he deserves and be part of the tour team. Still possible that he rotates out.

6 - Edson Romo

Classic helper.

7 - Vlad Ticleanu

Flat+Reg Helper.

8 - Dumitru Tsepeneag

Second mountain rider to support Sánchez. 1-2 trainings would be good for him too.

9 - Nathan Wengungo

Classic helper



Again we give Sánchez the best support we can, 625k salary!

p.s.: still possible we switch to the afternoon edition

[Alkworld]

Team Alkworld will also be there with a similar lineup like for the Giro. Goals will depend on who else is there, but ideally it's to win everything of course.

[Schnuggeritos]

Schnuggeritos wil be part of TdF (morning edition), too. We don't have a specific strategy by now but at least some options.

Option 1: Fight for green by winning stages with Canek and Pariseau and suck on the climbs with Cippola for some GC Money.
Option 2: Fight for green and polka dot
Option 3: Escape as often as possible and go on a hunt for Money on the road (no focus on points), maybe some stage wins possible.

No names will be droped today, but you can count on some of our high-reg guys. More from us later this week.

[zizou]

watched the route, my "analyze":

We will have...

5 flat stages
6 hilly stages
7 mountain stages (5 top mountain finishes)
2 time trials
1 pave stage

at least 2 hilly stages with a possible mass sprint

[Bright]

My team:

1) Fong leader and top 5
2) Jape classic escapes maybe mntn?
3) Thopp escapes
4) Gize first TT and hopefully second one too
5) Gilles lead out
6) Flow Sprinter (hopefully a stage)
7) Hans flat final km control
8) Jacques Young Helper in mntns
9) Flowyn Classic Stages +Classic sprint

Goals:

*minimum of 2 stages
*Polka
*Top 5 overall
*Breaking even this tour
*Green top 3?

[Schartner Bombe]

Schartner Bombe

1 Sawchuk - here maybe for youth jersey
2 Reid - here will ride
3 Bowie - here for the music
4 Ewodo - the man for the Whooper
5 Bican - Czech beer drinker, will represent the team in the evening - has good reg
6 Allende - here for Sprintmoney
7 Stern - is in the team because of the sponsorship money from DJ Ötzi and Nick P.
8 Segev - here to lower the testosterone level in the team
9 Buller - nomen est omen

[Schartner Bombe]

STAGE 2:
CESENATICO > BOLOGNE, HILLY, 198KM

PIC OF THE DAY


STORY OF THE DAY
Some attack attempts in the first 10 km but Alkworld rode the "Stutterer" - so no big group could get away. Then a group formed with 4 men 1 woman - 1 Furpach, 3 Schartners and 1 Schnuggi. But it was hard to get further away because Alk Vader wanted to show his power again. Up to km 108 everything just trundled along, the gap was never bigger than 3':30". The Schartners stopped riding. Then Clement (from Schnuggi) tried an attack, but couldn't get away. Then the second Undead Spriit (from Furpy) of the group woke up and rode fast. But it didn't really make sense.
So the peloton was soon closed and the fight for the bonus seconds at the last Kom began. Sawchuk 8", Selassie 5" and Asfaw 2" took them.
Then Alk-Vader started to take the air out of the rest of the peloton. Speed ​​and attacks followed one after the other, the leading group became smaller and smaller and most of those at the front were struggling for air. Alk won the sprint of the four-men leading group (must be his 33th Tourstage win, first Tour 1977). Asfaw could take seconds again for the GC fight. So Asfaw was very very lively today.

Stage:
1. Hawthorne (Alkworld)
2. Clouds (Bright)
3. Asfaw (Narrenparty)

GC Podium:
1. Hawthorne (Alkworld)
2. Asfaw (Narrenparty)
3. Clouds (Bright)
Laterne Rouge: Gullar (Alkworld)

Leader Jerseys:
Green: Hawthorne (Alkworld)
Red: Thayer (Bright)
White: Sawchuk (Schartner Bombe)
Team: Alkworld
Most active Rider:Tveit (Bon Gamin)

Tourstage wins after 2 Stages:
2x Hawthorne (Alkworld)

WHAT WILL COME NEXT?
We'll see if it stays a galactic tour. Tomorrow it's the flat-rollers' turn.

[Schartner Bombe]

STAGE 3:
PLAISANCE - TURIN, FLAT, 232 KM

STORY OF THE DAY
Today it was the sprint teams' turn. The whole thing started like "Internationale Friedensfahrt(DE), Wyścig Pokoju(POL), Závod Míru(CZE) also called Course de la Paix(FRA)" - Definitely a lot of dreams and energy-sleeping in the Peloton. At km 43 it almost happened - DJ Wurstfinger (Manager of the Furpachs) could no longer hold back his energy and - attac with Alcantara and Bettel. Surprising that GC favorite Zizou and semi-favorite for a mass sprint with one rider involved? Peloton fell asleep again till km 87.
Call of duty from DJ Wurstfinger again - he sent two guys more - Taylor (favo on white) and Kalpokas (a kind of "Reserve-Wango"), with a rider from Tornado hanging on to them, namely Modric (favo on white). All still drunk from yesterday, they wanted to get bonus seconds where there were none.
Then it rolled along again - until km 211 where the late attack started. 2 Furpachs, 1 Alkworld, 1 Bright and 1 Zizou again (another surprise for the sprinter teams). The sprinter teams were not able to close the gap. It will be interesting when the GC teams beg for help on the flat stages. But that was it for this stage.
A win by 1. Arrazola (Zizou), 2. Mata (Furpach), 3. Geurtbraaij (Bright) - 4. Bunuel (there to defend the green jersey) and 5. Scheving (Furpach) which initiated this attack.
Peloton with 22" behind in the end. As it looks today, sprinter teams are not able to ride for an MS. And another surprise, a win from Ochoa (Zizou) in the sprint of the peloton. Maybe a Pyrrhic victory - we will see when Zizou is in yellow and needs help in flat.

Stage:
1. Hawthorne (Alkworld)
2. Clouds (Bright)
3. Asfaw (Narrenparty)

GC Podium:
1. Hawthorne (Alkworld)
2. Asfaw (Narrenparty)
3. Clouds (Bright)
Laterne Rouge: Botero (Alkworld)

Leader Jerseys:
Green: Hawthorne (Alkworld)
Red: Thayer (Bright)
White: Sawchuk (Schartner Bombe)
Team: Alkworld
Most active Rider: ?

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Tourstage wins after 3 Stages:
2x Hawthorne (Alkworld)
1x Arrazola (Zizou)

Yellow after 3 Stages:
Hawthorne (Alkworld) 3 days

Green after 3 Stages:
Hawthorne (Alkworld) 3 days

Red after 3 Stages:
Thayer (Bright) 3 days

White after 3 Stages:
Sawchuk (Schartner Bombe) 2 days
Taylor (Furpach) 1 day

Laterne Rouge after 3 Stages:
Bunuel (Alkworld) 1 day
Buller (Schartner Bombe) 1 day
Gullar (Alkworld) 1 day


WHAT WILL COME NEXT?
Short mountain stage - could be a "Sieb-Festival" tomorrow. Back to the commentators


PIC OF THE DAY