Cycling thread

[spectateur]

Philipsen clearly the Boss right now. Heard that Jakobsen has pulled out today and has not started the stage. He's rated slightly faster than Philipsen in a pure test of speed but he hasn't been able to make anything happen this Tour, whereas Philipsen is winning for fun. Doesn't seem like Jakobesen is quite on the same page as his lead out man Morkov (which would be a Jakobsen problem).

Looks like it could get easier for him.
Cadel Ewan seems in big difficulties on this stage, may be hors delai.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Looks like it could get easier for him.
Cadel Ewan seems in big difficulties on this stage, may be hors delai.

Ewan hasn't really been at the races for a while now.

 

[pejic]

When will the GC get interesting again?
I am new to this, and must admit I found yesterday's stage win a bit 'so what?'

 

[Bruce Wayne]

When will the GC get interesting again?
I am new to this, and must admit I found yesterday's stage win a bit 'so what?'

Today I suspect.

 

[spectateur]

When will the GC get interesting again?
I am new to this, and must admit I found yesterday's stage win a bit 'so what?'

It was a stage win over a very hard stage. A hard attacking day's racing race In which changes in the top ten came about.
Whilst the yellow jersey is the top prize in the race, there's a lot of other prizes and action and tactics.
As a beginner you must find alot of it mystifying. Stick with it, read about it more and you'll discover many races within the race.

 

[spectateur]

Today I suspect.

I expect it to roll out like the Puy stage.
Breakaway providing the winner, then an elite group scrapping for a few seconds at the top of the final climb.

 

[spectateur]

Ewan hasn't really been at the races for a while now.

Ewan "abandon" 16:15h

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Ewan "abandon" 16:15h

That's a shame. I don't follow sprinters a great deal, but he doesn't seem to have been getting results for a while now.

 

[jazzy]

Fabulous win by Kwiatkowski. About time Ineous did something.

 

[spectateur]

I expect it to roll out like the Puy stage.
Breakaway providing the winner, then an elite group scrapping for a few seconds at the top of the final climb.

Hey,got It right for once.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Unfortunate crash earlier - several abandonments including Bardet and James Shaw.

Shaw has made a superb showing - very talented rider who made the step to WT with Lotto-Soudal a few years back, but had a torrid time and basically bombed out back to domestic level. Didn't give up and stepped back up with EF, was in the mix at the sharp end of mountain breakaways - huge confidence boost for his career.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Is this Pog into yellow?

8 second time bonus at the top + what he earns in doing so downhill to the finish.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Vino with 8 on the back of a motorbike blockage. There'll be a wrap on the knuckles for that chap.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Nothing between the two really. Gonna be a great final week

 

[davek]

I think it's a matter of time before Pogacar takes yellow. I'm surprised he didn't attack from further out yesterday up the Grand Colombier. His team director needs sacking if that was the plan to attack so near the top.