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And having several yellow shirts in the closet he'd probably prefer some real chill prep time for stage 12 and the TT. He could be out of reach completely after stage 14, barring disaster.

Healy has achieved a career moment in this Tour. Being underestimated by most everyone (except O'Connor) he's managed to win a serious solo stage and today drive a break with only his own effort to take the jersey! EF's season is complete! If stage 11 doesn't go crazy he'll enjoy it until 12...

Our coverage didn't show much of Pog's attack with Jonas on his wheel. It looked too much like RBH was racing against Remco rather than trying to get separation from anyone else. In the end it was the stage the terrain suggested would occur. JV couldn't shake Pogacar and overworked Matteo...

Spot on X10. The Rest day will be the light training day they want prior to the TT and Stage 12. Healy and EF will have the press in their face and UAE will have a staff person provide any response. Something like "Tadej and the team will need to reassess the strategy for the podium..."...

Thanks to Yates' winning move and Ben Healy's class effort to claim the Yellow that Tadej wanted to give up. Yes, UAE did exactly what they wanted on the jersey strategy. Not enough of a lead by Healy for Tadej to add time to Jonas, though.

Pogi closed it while trying to jettison his limpet.

Today reinforced my opinion that he easily could be on the podium if he wasn't performing control work for Jonas. And Jonas got nothing out of all that effort today except the opportunity to sit on Tadej's wheel. Hopefully....HOPEFULLY Matteo will have a convincing enough TT after the rest day...

I'm not sure where he'd choose to go all out. The first hill of consequence is still 50km from the finish. I guess if everyone gives up that's not big work for Tadej going into the rest day but I'd suspect it may come later. If JV were smart (?) they'd send Matteo up the road with any...

He's been there on most stages along with Lipowitz. They were in risk management mode and that has been a poor strategy. Tomorrow will tell if either or both of them were limping through at their best and have nothing more to contribute. My gut feel is they will respond in collaboration...

It might be the only thing that might get them a win. Wout has a 2nd. If they were more judicious about using their guys it would make more sense. Applying absurd vigilance of Jonas' presence at the front for 100kms each race and using their arguably equally talented #2 to accomplish it is...

So Denk now blames Vlasov being behind Lipowitz and Roglic for time loss on Stage 7. Both of those guys knew he wasn't in front of them and neither made the last push to close the gap. That means either A)They weren't paying attention to lack of team in front of them B) They didn't have the...

Of really pointless questions and obvious JV tactics.

Testing Jonas or not, Visma has made it easier for Pogacar by setting up the aggression that forced Jonas to be vigilant. His stress level was probably off the charts where Tadej just had to keep an eye on him and get his team to set up any moves he chose to make. That miscalculation is...

Stage 10 might be the final confirmation of form; at least as far as his week 3 prospects would play out.

At this point we have no idea what Roglic can deliver in the long climbs. His ride today was not him conserving energy. Matteo would be more formidable if he weren't towing Jonas everywhere. Given an escape with someone like Roglic (if anyone would let that happen) it might be a good fight...