85th Tour de Suisse (2.UWT) // June 12th - 19th 2022

[MADRAZO]

Fuglsang needs to attack right from the bottom of the climb tomorrow. It's his last chance to finally win the Tour de Suisse. He already has been 2nd & 3rd before.

Israel desperately needs the points though. So he won't go all-in up towards Malbun!

Fuglsang has very often overestimated his own TT-abilities and in danish interview after todays stage it actually sounded like he thought he had a decent chance agaisnt Thomas in the TT, so its possible he wont feel the need to attack as much as the rest of us thinks he will have to. But clearly he has to try and gain a minute or so if he wants to win overall meaning he have to attack at least when the climb gets hard with 6,5 km to go. .

 

[staubsauger]

Fuglsang has very often overestimated his own TT-abilities and in danish interview after todays stage it actually sounded like he thought he had a decent chance agaisnt Thomas in the TT, so its possible he wont feel the need to attack as much as the rest of us thinks he will have to. But clearly he has to try and gain a minute or so if he wants to win overall meaning he have to attack at least when the climb gets hard with 6,5 km to go. .

He used to have a good TT back in his Saxo Bank years. But that's 10 years ago. Something he hasn't really confirmed ever since.

 

[Oldermanish]

Not to mention ITTs are the least risky race in regards to covid transmission by a country mile.

I don't think the outbreaks happen in the field. The exposures only take one rider or staff person within their bubble to become infected and they most don't have symptoms. The pace of races are robust enough that the highest risk is....everywhere from the point the riders are in proximity and not able to take any precautions which means they just can't race without some exposure. Tough to consider a year of training before your chosen GT target and end up out, though.

 

[Pantani_lives]

And then there were eighty-seven.

 

[search]

let's hope it won't be much less at the start. Could be a fun stage, with this small peloton. Teams with multiple GC options like Bora, Ineos or Groupama normally should attack right from the start - there's no way IPT can control this.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

let's hope it won't be much less at the start. Could be a fun stage, with this small peloton. Teams with multiple GC options like Bora, Ineos or Groupama normally should attack right from the start - there's no way IPT can control this.

Ineos definitely shouldn't. With the TT, Thomas is virtual yellow.

 

[Velolover2]

Thomas should only follow Fuglsang and Higuita.

The rest of the GC field are made up of puncheurs, breakaway climbers/doms and Küng. Normally, you wouldn't expect them to be able to attack if the pace from Ineos or Israel is high enough.

 

[staubsauger]

Thomas should only follow Fuglsang and Higuita.

The rest of the GC field are made up of puncheurs, breakaway climbers/doms and Küng. Normally, you wouldn't expect them to be able to attack if the pace from Ineos or Israel is high enough.

It's basically all about how long Van Baarle is able to pull. Since Lukmanier pass is quite steady and far from Malbun it shouldn't be much of a problem. Unless someone goes totally loco.

 

[search]

Thomas should only follow Fuglsang and Higuita.

The rest of the GC field are made up of puncheurs, breakaway climbers/doms and Küng. Normally, you wouldn't expect them to be able to attack if the pace from Ineos or Israel is high enough.

dunno, there's no reason for guys like Schachmann, Großschartner or Reichenbach not to join the breakaway, and IPT definitely won't be able to bring it back. It all depends on Ineos then, to either chase it down, or join it with someone like Martinez, and put all pressure on IPT

 

[GuntherL1]

The games have started. Marco Haller will not start today. 86 to go.

 

[roundabout]

Pacher out as well

 

[Faserr]

Two DNS seems lucky for the peloton after yesterday.

 

[search]

Sander Armee is out as well, but yeah, much better than feared

 

[dercuforever]

Pinot in the break. Good luck getting rid of him in the last climb, he looks top 6 climbers of this race. Unless it's too hot.

 

[carolina]

Pinot will win today

 

[dazaau]

Why didn't Pinot stayed with Kung?

To save his legs to win today! One can hope

 

[Red Rick]

Very big break, I will be very surprised if Ineos or IPT pull this back.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pog and Rog shall crush them.

I think we've reached a point where we can just call them "Prog" and people will know who we are taking about. It's a lot shorter than "the Slovenians".

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Not entirely impossible that Pinot or maybe Masnada challenge for the GC lead, this break could well be big enough for such a weak peloton to lose control of completely.

 

[dercuforever]

Not entirely impossible that Pinot or maybe Masnada challenge for the GC lead, this break could well be big enough for such a weak peloton to lose control of completely.

the break splited and Pinot will try to do a Froome, but with the valley i'm afraid he'll get Denz'ed by others from the break.

 

[Red Rick]

Peloton really letting this break get 7 minutes?

 

[Samamba]

7 minutes LOL? At this rate we'll have a sprinter top 15'ing the TdS GC.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Most of the break has come back together as we reach the end of the descent of Lukmanierpass, over 7 minutes up on the peloton so Burgaudeau, Pinot and Masnada are the top-3 on the road now.

 

[Salvarani]

Pinot!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

7 minutes LOL? At this rate we'll have a sprinter top 15'ing the TdS GC.

Still nothing compared to Magnus Cort being the virtual race leader with like 15 minutes of road stages to go at Romandie last year.