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🎥 Stage 1 recap – Tour de France 2025: Buckle up, Vingegaard is up to something!
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Saturday, 05 July 2025 at 23:59
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Latest Comments
raceready7
28-06-2026
- Esto es muy serio. Calor extremo = riesgo real. Mejor cambiar horarios y más hielo para todos. Fuerza a las y los corredores.
bikebuffj
28-06-2026
- How much water do pros actually take on in a 4–5 hour stage in these temps? 6 bottles? 10? Genuinely curious.
samanthak
28-06-2026
- “Cyclists ride without brakes” is spot on and a bit harsh, but true. That’s why fines for minor uniform stuff during a heat wave look tone-deaf. Common sense, lads.
lindae
28-06-2026
- Why no comparison to Doha Worlds protocols or the extreme heat playbook from Tokyo Olympics? Feels like the piece missed some concrete solutions.
andrewf
28-06-2026
- Riders will always push beyond reason—that’s the sport. It’s on organizers to set safer guardrails. Heat stress + altitude + long TT efforts is a nasty combo.
julien
28-06-2026
- Marlen was flying, but seeing ELB lose nearly 10 minutes and remember little of the climb is alarming. That’s not “off day,” that’s a medical red flag. More in-race cooling cars and shaded feed zones, please.
cadencekingm
28-06-2026
- Quick question: what’s the exact difference between sunstroke and heatstroke in cycling terms? The article mentions both—are teams monitoring core temp in real time to catch it early?
sprocketspiny
28-06-2026
- Fascinating (and scary) insight from Dr. Magni. If heat indexes are routinely in the danger zone, “extreme” isn’t exceptional anymore. Organizers must adapt routes and schedules or we’ll see more scary scenes like ELB in Villars.
pedalpowe29
28-06-2026
- Van der Poel getting fined for the hot-seat jersey while temps were off the charts felt petty. Context matters. Prioritize health over optics, UCI.
jeremya
28-06-2026
- Scorching hot Nationals and Suisse, then straight into a furnace Tour… the CPA and UCI really need dynamic heat protocols. Early/late start times, neutral water motos every 10km, extra ice socks. Protect the riders first.
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