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[Potomac]

I'm getting pessimistic about their chances for any wins this tour.
In my book, KOM is worthless.

 

[Unchained]

I'm getting pessimistic about their chances for any wins this tour.
In my book, KOM is worthless.

Uran and Chavez look like they are riding with bags of sand in their jersey!! Nobody will ever know what pressure would have been off had Carapaz not crashed out.

 

[Escarabajo]

Chaves is looking better. But Uran is dead. Really dead, not sure what happened to him.

 

[Leinster]

Chaves is looking better. But Uran is dead. Really dead, not sure what happened to him.

Time.

 

[The GCW]

If EF's best result of the 2013 Tour is the POLKA DOT JERSEY, I will not consider that worthless.

Cheers!

 

[Leinster]

If EF's best result of the 2013 Tour is the POLKA DOT JERSEY, I will not consider that worthless.

Cheers!

Surely it was Dan Martin’s stage 9 win into Bagneres de Bigorre?

 

[tobydawq]

If EF's best result of the 2013 Tour is the POLKA DOT JERSEY, I will not consider that worthless.

Cheers!

Dan Martin won a stage.

 

[tobydawq]

Surely it was Dan Martin’s stage 9 win into Bagneres de Bigorre?

Lol, what a piece of timing

 

[Anderis]

Time.

That's not the answer.

Nobody expected him to fight for a podium here but he's been at least half decent for all of 2023 and now he suddenly rides like a late Van Garderen.

 

[Peter von]

I'm getting pessimistic about their chances for any wins this tour.
In my book, KOM is worthless.

I dunno, their best hopes were always stages 10+12. But yeah Powless seems to be wasting his good form on loosing the polka dot to Felix Gal or the winner of the Cima Coppi on stage 17.

 

[Potomac]

I dunno, their best hopes were always stages 10+12.

I hope you are right.

 

[firefly3323]

I thought they had a good chance yesterday when Powless was in the break but it seemed he wasn't have a great day

 

[SafeBet]

I don't think Powless is climbing well enough to win a mountain stage. And I have some doubts he can even win the polka dots with this shape.
Too many good climbers are already out of the GC and will be in the breaks: Gall, Ciccone, Johnanessen, Skjelmose, Woods, even someone like Landa and Pinot. Won't be easy.

Bettiol and Cort have a shot in the next few stages. Even Shaw could surprise.

 

[The GCW]

My mistake,

Thanks for bringing it current to 2023.

-I miss Dan Martin. -Who doesn't?

 

[Peter von]

I thought they had a good chance yesterday when Powless was in the break but it seemed he wasn't have a great day

Having Woods in that break was a real headache for the guys.

The final climb really didn’t suit Powless, but I also think he ended up burning too many matches on trying to get a head start.

 

[Escarabajo]

Improving Chaves!
Doing good in hot weather.

 

[StryderHells]

Improving Chaves!
Doing good in hot weather.

It would be nice to see him bag a Tour stage, he’s not had much luck in the race over the years. Always enjoyed watching Chaves race, he gives it his all and came back from injuries as a U23 that could of ended his career. Also comes across as a wonderful person.

 

[Potomac]

Rnk	Rider	Team	UCI	Pnt		Time
72	AMADOR Andrey	EF Education-EasyPost				11:25
89	CORT Magnus	EF Education-EasyPost				18:24
97	CHAVES Esteban	EF Education-EasyPost				21:00
103	URÁN Rigoberto	EF Education-EasyPost				,,
111	POWLESS Neilson	EF Education-EasyPost				24:53
159	BETTIOL Alberto	EF Education-EasyPost				27:57
160	SHAW James	EF Education-EasyPost

Stage 12 results

 

[tobydawq]

Rnk	Rider	Team	UCI	Pnt		Time
72	AMADOR Andrey	EF Education-EasyPost				11:25
89	CORT Magnus	EF Education-EasyPost				18:24
97	CHAVES Esteban	EF Education-EasyPost				21:00
103	URÁN Rigoberto	EF Education-EasyPost				,,
111	POWLESS Neilson	EF Education-EasyPost				24:53
159	BETTIOL Alberto	EF Education-EasyPost				27:57
160	SHAW James	EF Education-EasyPost

Stage 12 results

Room for improvement.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Rnk	Rider	Team	UCI	Pnt		Time
72	AMADOR Andrey	EF Education-EasyPost				11:25
89	CORT Magnus	EF Education-EasyPost				18:24
97	CHAVES Esteban	EF Education-EasyPost				21:00
103	URÁN Rigoberto	EF Education-EasyPost				,,
111	POWLESS Neilson	EF Education-EasyPost				24:53
159	BETTIOL Alberto	EF Education-EasyPost				27:57
160	SHAW James	EF Education-EasyPost

Stage 12 results

Quite impressive that Amador managed to lose so much time in 35 km, but still was their best finisher.

 

[The fridge in the blue trees]

Uran not good, but he's probably waiting for the Alps to try to win a stage from an escape. Forza Rigo!

 

[tobydawq]

Uran not good, but he's probably waiting for the Alps to try to win a stage from an escape. Forza Rigo!

I just think his legs have completely disappeared.

 

[staubsauger]

I just think his legs have completely disappeared.

Uran ends his career like it was started: We know how talented he is, but he produces no results!

 

[Potomac]

Date	Result			Race	Distance	Points PCS	Points UCI
01.07 » 23.07				Tour de France (2.UWT)				more
13.07	103			Stage 12 - Roanne › Belleville-en-Beaujolais	168.8
12.07	156			Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand › Moulins	179.3
11.07	108			Stage 10 - Vulcania › Issoire	167.2
09.07	131			Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat › Puy de Dôme	182.4
08.07	125			Stage 8 - Libourne › Limoges	200.7
07.07	153			Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan › Bordeaux	169.9
06.07	123			Stage 6 - Tarbes › Cauterets-Cambasque	144.9
05.07	45			Stage 5 - Pau › Laruns 119k	162.7
04.07	161			Stage 4 - Dax › Nogaro	181.8
03.07	164			Stage 3 - Amorebieta-Etxano › Bayonne	193.5
02.07	131			Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz › San Sébastián	208.9
01.07	70			Stage 1 - Bilbao › Bilbao	182

Uran's results for the first 12 stages.

 

[Anderis]

The team has been so underwhelming this Tour. None of the riders had to do any work since stage 1, yet they even struggle to make it to breakaways and even if they manage to get there, they are often one of the first to get dropped.

Was that the team that was supposed to support Carapaz' GC podium bid?