we got ourselves a race

Why would I read the cycling news? I just goto the butterfly effect to understand the chaos of professional cycling. :)

We need to see the famous Chesterfield on camera one of these days lol

Roglic, Pogacar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Rodriguez, Ayuso, Yates, Kuss, Jorgenson, Bilbao, Buitrago, Gall, Hindley, Vlasov, G. Martin, Carapaz, Powless, Gaudu, Pidcock, Bernal, De Plus, Meintjes, Landa, Bardet, other Yates, Almeida, Gee, Harper, Riccitello ? etc etc etc etc.... The battle for a top ten GC finish in Nice is gonna be epic.... We will ride from Belgium to Italy next Wednesday to witness the Grand depart on Saturday, it will be only the fifth Tour de France we will follow from start to finish with the mobilhome... Normally we do the Giro (16x) or Vuelta (9x), but this year we planned to do the Tour because my wife is a huge Evenepoel fan and I am a huge Roglic fan.... We love and respect all riders of course and we support them all, since it is our humble opinion that they are all heroes... Yes even the riders who can barely make the time cut... they are maybe the riders who we support the hardest... The latest works have been done on our mobilhome, and we should now have a perfect internet connection no matter where we are in Italy or France... (To not miss any race analyses from our old hero Chris of course 🥰). We also installed an extra big tv screen, to watch back the full race once all the riders have finished.... Although we have done many Grand Tours together, my dear women and I have never been hyped so much as for this edition.... Next to the Tour de France it self, it is so nice to meet all our other cyclingfriends from all over the world again... People who have never done this before, should absolutely do this at least one time in their life. The vibes you get when you are waiting for the riders to arrive on a mountainpass is something I can not describe in words.... You and hundreds or thousands of other people are all celebrating, and it does not matter if you are from Colombia, the US, France, Italy, Russia, Australia... nationalities are of zero importance, it is all about celebrating the sport and heroes we all love.. On top of that you do get the chance to meet so many wonderfull people... It is a part of the Tour de France or other races that is not discussed much, but fans from all over the world do help each other at any time... If my neighbour from Venezuela does have problems with his mobilhome or car, it is logic that we help each other... We are on a mountainpass after all, and you will find no garage there... Same story with inviting people from all over the world to have dinner together or to have a few drinks.... Me and the wife are a bit older already and have been involved with cycling our whole life... To all the younger fans out there we can only give the advise to get this experience yourself at least one time in your life... You will find out that it is really addictive ❣ We wish you all a wonderfull Tour and let's hope that the decision will fall on the last day in Nice... That would be the most beautifull scenario.

Kudos for being the only none-Dane that actually pronounce Vingegaard almost 100% well. Thanks for a good channel :)

I’m rooting for JONAS but hard to know the form until we start. UAE is scary good. Would be surprised if Remco or Bora could keep up with UAE. Hopefully Jonas is climbing like past years, then we have a fight!

Just dropping a comment to let you know I appreciate the work! Can’t wait for this year’s TDF!

Vingegaard is on? Yes! Put some Vinegar back into the annual French Cuisine Cruising

What great news!! Let's hope they are both feeling good. Good for the Tour and for us

Chesterfieldians unite! 🍿

Hellya!!! Wilco Kelderman was also added to the Visma tour team. He showed great form at Tour de Suisse.

I am so pumped! That is awesome. So glad so happy for Jonas that he is going too be at the start in Florence on the 29th. I hope he's on top form and just lights it up on stage 1 and takes HIS yellow jersey.Thanks for the video Chris and Garrett. 🦋 👊💥

I think you're wrong. I don't Jonas is going to show up with form. That crash from basque was too gnarly. I'm also not confident in what we've seen from Kuss. I hope I'm wrong, for the racing, but it will be interesting to see. But with the way TP was on at the Giro, I feel like he may just as easily walk away with this TDF. We will see!

It most definitely will be stacked with the absolute best riders like I haven't seen in...well....to be honest....since I started watching in the mid '80s!!!!!

Congratulations Chris. You are the one commentator to watch for Pro Cycling. The NBC guys need you desperately. OmG!!!! You are knowledgeable insightful logical deep understanding of people motivation strategy and courses. But you are respectful fair and gentle when needs be. Very rare. Plus you understand the physics of power weight recuperation illness and motivation. In short simply light years ahead of everyone. I’m a former garden variety pro domestique great TT rider and helped many a sprinter. What I really enjoy is both you insight and how it adds to the compelling nature of pro racing. TY sir!!! Keep up the good work 🎉

Yeah! It is now up to the teams to make sure their guy will get the win

Was so happy to see that Wout van Aert would be there too again. I don't know that much about cycling, but I had the feeling that Vingegaard really would have missed his presence. As Dane I'm so much looking forward to watching this year. Cross my fingers for Cavendish, happy that he asked for Mørkøv to join the team and assist for another try. Maybe neither Vingegaard or Cavendish will succeed, but at least they then had some of their best mates by their side in trying.

Don't lie to us Chris ... don't tell me the under trained Jonas and Wout have a chance against UAE's firepower. It's payback time. Visma put Pogacar under a lot of pressure in 2023 when he was injured. UAE will have their revenge this time.

First! ETA- we have Jonas and Wout! I was singing “the boys are back in town, the boys are back in town!” They have Jorgensen and Sepp as well as Benoot. It’s gonna be GREAT!

Have you ever seen Pogacha unzip the jeasey？That means Pogacha over his limit. I have seen that situations 3 times. All made by Jonas.

Agree. This GC battle is shaping up to be very interesting. No lack of storylines this year. Looking forward to the race and your coverage.

how thoughtful of the Visma Team Chris, they've made their new kit look like a Chesterfield!! they must be fans of the channel 😜

Just finished watching the Netflix documentary from last year's tour, and getting pumped up for this year!

Kuss didn't just sit at the adults' table repeatedly as a super domestique, year after year. He has won a mountain stage at the Tour, clearly won a mountain stage of the Vuelta, and I believe you've argued that there was at least one Giro stage that he could have won if he hadn't dropped back to pull a sick or under-nourished Roglic back up to the front group. Most importantly, though, his Vuelta win last year came on the heels of his being the chief lieutenant to the eventual race winner of both the Giro and the Tour in the same calendar year. THAT, to me, automatically puts him on the same Van Aert level of, "Not one of the Gods among men [the Butterfly Effect's top three], but when in top form can consistently perform miracles."

Let's go!! Chris, I will have to archive this one. This is your most upbeat Visma Video in a while!😀😀

Thank you. Yes headline news. You’re the best!

this was a great analysis. keep them short and sweet!

With Jonas coming back from injury, Tadej maybe not at his peak, Primoz peaking at the right time, and Remco riding smartly in the Dauphine, this has the chance to be a very competitive TdF!

Ah nothing like Friday morning with my favorite motormouth's video. Love your insights young Chris!!!

Chris, got behind... covering any Tour de Suisse or anything? I see preview stuff for TdF which is all good. Thanks for all of it! 👏🦋👍🦋👊🦋

Excellent insights Chris! Thank you so much. From the son of a son of a "chesterfieldian".😂 🦋👊💥🙌

thanks chesterfieldian guro we are looking forward to the best butterfly effect after stage 1 of TDF 2024... this is high level of competition...

kuss & yates are pretty remarkable riders, last year they were really impressive, yates event took a stage, favorites a side, it would be a great rivalry, with Carlos Rodriguez and Hindley too, rodriguez even took a stage from jonas and pogacar last year too, that was fabulous riding! thanks chris and garrett for the briefing, it will be a great tour because of you, specially here in brazil were can only watch the races a day ahead

Woo Hoo! Exactly what I was hoping for. Gonna be an EPIC TDF. Thanks Chris! I'll see you on the chesterfield.

As usual some first rate analysis Chris. Love your channel and am really looking forward to your views of the Tour.👍

The Chesterfield is about to get a lot of dents in it when Chris Horner is jumping up and down on it during TDF!

Glad Jonas is racing TDF. Hope its going to be a GC battle for the ages!

I'll have to buy a bib to wear while I watch the Tour this year. I'd hate to drool all over my shirt;) Thanks, Chris & Company!

Glad he is back!!!!! Just hope I won’t start hearing excuses when he can’t even keep up with Evenpoel mountains. Good luck to everyone and may the best rider win. Stats don’t lie.

Thanks Chris. When is the start list finalized?

I wish this were true Chris, but the only fully healthy, non seriously crashed first page rider at the TdF is Podacar. And, as you surely know, you have to be at the very very top of your ability to win at this level. Remember back in the Contador/Froome era when they both crashed out of the TdF, the second page riders were worthy, Nibali and Evans, but they weren't first page. Again, I don't want this to be true, I was really looking forward to this year's tour as there were, potentially, 4 teams who could have won the Tdf, now, it's probably going to be another blowout for Pogacar. That's pro cycling, crashes are simply a part of the package as are a corrupt UCI and PEDs.

from the pictures, jonas's fitness looks to be really high. the whole team seems stoked which means im stoked for le tour!

Stage #4 looks pretty tough with 3 passes including a high altitude pass of the Galibier.

Pulling for the Californian Neilson Powless to hopefully get the KOM on this years edition of TDF!!! Let’s go 💪🏽🙌🏽

I'm tempted to say it's going to be a push over for Tadej, but after doing the Giro who knows? And Jonas' form is still a mystery like you said Chris. Lots of stories for the race and after for sure.

There is a heatwave presently sweeping across several continents, including many countries in Europe. France for now doesn't appear to be affected too much, but it could happen at the Tour, which could have a huge influence on the outcome.

One team that consistently gest overlooked/underrated is Alpecin. They are bringing both MVdP and Phillipsen , two legitimate superstars (remember them?) along with their 'A' team of superb domestiques. Any stage that is not an obvious mountain stage they can contend, hard to believe they won't have an influence on ultimate outcome. The idea that UAE or Bora or Soudal can boss the peloton and grind down Visma in the first few days overlooks the influence of teams like Lidl, Ineos and Alpecin. "Go ahead boys, ride the front, make the race hard. Suits us fine."

I’m not the world’s most passionate cycling fan, but I do own a Cervelo R5 and cheer for Visma in The Tour. I’ve actually got a vacation planned next month that ends with a stay in Durango, CO for the finale of The Tour. It would be fantastic if Sepp Kuss does have a good year at The Tour to celebrate in his hometown.

Great news 👌Vingegaard 💪🇩🇰

The best cycling news web site is hosted by Chris Horner. Always more exciting and more engaging than all the other boring cycling news sites!

a live watchalong with you on the chesterfield would get mad views i believe :O

I hit the thumbs up as soon as you mentioned Sepp Kuss! USA!

Of course like and subscribed buttons is activated. Will watch next of your ep…..👍

I really hope it’s a good race, and that the GC isn’t decided until the third week.

It's going to be wonderful to see Vingegaard in the Tour de France only if he's 100% recovered. He's the only one who can give Pogacar a good fight and make the race interesting. If he's not fit and gets dropped ( I can't do it...I can't do it) it's going to be pathetic for the fan's who love him very much including myself. Hope and pray that everything goes well for him and all the other guys in the Tour. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Thanks Chris. Have a great day.

Told ya 😉 And count on it that he's in great shape... Yes we can answer that. 😁 Now a days cycling is not about racing races anymore... You can not race for two months, train on altitude in the meantime and get down from your mountain and win... Which will happen.. And yes I dare say that as a Roglic fan... If Jonas does indeed have the fitness that Zeeman is talking about, nobody will stop him from winning his third in a row... Let's just hope that all of us fans and lovers of the sport get a great show this Tour 🥰💯❣🦋

Hey Chris, you did not do a Mathieu Van der Poel TDF preview yet ;)

In the whirlwind of cycling news, I trust Chris alone, His words, a butterfly effect, ripple through the unknown. No other source can spin the truth or make the gears align, For in his wisdom lies the road, where clarity defines. In Chris's whispers, pedals turn, and clarity shines.

Chris, will you have a sponsor for the Tour de France like you did for the Giro?

We got a race on then, but he is not the JV we watched last year. The other 2 (Remco and Roglic who both crashed) at least had a taste of some racing. It's a wait and see, but am not putting my money on him this year....Pogy is winning the double😅

I m pumped, but may unable to watch the last week live due to business trip 😢

Currently watching the highlights of the 2023 Tour de France because I just can’t wait for it to start.

Sep Kuss could climb with those guys, because he could use the other 15 stages as a semi rest days, while the main GC guys would have to be focussed on not losing any time... It's just a small but important detail... 😉 Sep will be the 4th or 5th US rider in the GC this Tour, he will be in full domestic mode again... But I would of course love him to prove me wrong ❣

I'm looking forward to the battle, I still have Pogacar ahead just by how he has performed and has gotten alot better but if Vingegaard isn't perfect in the beginning I expect him to get better throughout the Tour and keep the gap close enough to strike. Also Chris I was wondering if you could make a video about the Sprinters and if anyone has a chance against Phillipsen or who could challenge him🤔 👊🦋🦋

What about Jorgenson for Visma? He could go deep into the climbs given his form so far this season.

Isn't Wilco Kelderman someone who could also take Jonas deep into the mountains? This will give Jonas 3 riders in my opinion in Kuss, Jorgenson, and Kelderman who could look after Jonas deep in the mountains with Van Aert as the wild card

Chris, You are the only cycling analyst and commentator who is on the first page.

One guy not mentioned, I'm going to try to cash a stage with is Felix Gall. He was with the bigs at the end last year. His 14th in the final TT at TDS is an indication he might be coming into last years TDF form.

Some SERIOUS firepower at the tour this year

Cant Wait!!

Top 6 riders on the butterfly affect will be at the tour ?! Yea this is better than Christmas morning 🎄🦋

Is it possible that the big 4 could collud to avoid trouble till the tell tale mountain stages. What I mean is them and their team mates that are a CG threat would follow the main peloton by 10 seconds to not be part of a big pile up. They'd be working at the front anyway.

We got you Chris the butterfly efffect youtube

The magnificent 7 (watts/kilo) are back!

Hey Chris, just curious, did you ever get a chance to talk to Sepp to congratulate him on his Vuelta win?

Love ya Chris! How has no team offered you a DS position??

Great news!

awesome sauce

Game on! Hopefully the flying eagle Sepp Kuss will be back on form too

Sepp hasn't shown good form all season. I suspect he'll make a good effort in the TdF, but I really can't see him sustaining enough to be a consistent support for Jonas.

Was known long before, Visma was bluffing big time, sneaky mind games, like always.

The Visma team being more versatile, as a team I would favour them over UAE even if they are impressive. Visma would do well to play Jorgensen and Kuss and maybe en en WVA as wildcards though, it may by Vingegaard more time to grow into the race.

confirmation of Jonas attending TdF is super good news, but I can't help but thinking that he won't be bringing the version he could bring with normal preparation. If he ends up winning Pogacar performance wise (and not because some other incidents on the road) , it will be truly remarkable.

I think you're so right about Adam Yates.

BOOYA!

Late to the 🦋 Effect due to the fact KZfaq notification screw up again. 🙄 Anyhow this should make the Tour if nothing else, very interesting. Pogi is still the heavy favourite no matter how UAE spins it. Visma still lot of question marks. If Jonas is not up to form will Matteos or Sepp be plan B? Agree with Chris that Wout be a great help to Visma.

Jonas only come because he is back.good Luck pogi 😂😂😂

Jonas Vingegaard ( The Biking Viking ) he Will take the tour this year to ! 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

I had 0 doubts that vinegard would take part in the tour and maybe not at his 100% but he will be in a great shape but lack of competition

Let's do this!

Can hardly wait for TDF was thinking of a challenge question of how many times you say Knuckleheads during the tour my guess 113 ??? Thanks Chris and Garrett

I'm sitting at the Chesterfield waiting for the butterfly effect I have no time to read some news written with bias in one way or the other. but what I know is this is real news. thank you Chris i can't wait for the 29th so we can see all this with our own eyeballs. As a Visma fan, I hope that even if we might not have a stronger climbing team to much UAE, they'll have to win the tour after some serious fight. and from what we have experienced this season, even The Almighty God knows we're going to fight for every second in every stage.

Assuming UAE can get all of their climbers to ride in service of Pog, I think only an in form Jonas and best form ever Roglic can still be there when Tadej launches. Hope I'm wrong but the TdF could be another GC snoozefest .

Excited to see Jorgensen's form and how he plays our if Visma lets him get into the break a few days

LETS GOOOOOOOOO! 🇫🇷💛🦅🦋👊

Even for a top 5 or a top 10 this year tour de france will be one of the most difficult to achieve either a podium or a top 5 or top 10 ,there's no doubt about it, but it's a race that we all know that isn't enough only if you're the strongest, and you have the better squad, with 21 races on 23 days a lot of stuff could happen, sometimes only a bad day is enough to throw all your chances to win the race ,a small crash could compromise your strategy, all those passed editions had shown that a multitude of things could happen and is the end of your goal!!!

[0] Another bottle of Danish Vinegar in this year's edition of Le Tour de French Cruising Cuisine [1] The White Kenyan is expected to make a Last Hurrah [2] Caven-overcooked-Dish wants to overtake Eddy Merckx [3] Primoz is in a Time Trial with Father Time [4] Pogacar is yellow with envy for the Maillot Jaune [5] Sepp Kuss still unpacking his La Vuelta 'GIFT' [6] Remco [I haven't figured that one yet] [7] Who else?

New ped test: climber wins time trail=fail.

Great news! However fit Jones will be at the start of the Tour, he won´t have had the usual time to recon the route in the diligent way he would have liked. Also he will have a psychological burden of not knowing his actual race form vis a vis his main competition - Pogi, Primoz. That said, he is a cool customer with a big heart and race intelligence.

Yes JONAS!!!! 🔥🙌🏻👊🏻🐝 let’s go!