Kévin Vauquelin

[Cookster15]

Who expects that? I don't. And I haven't seen many others saying that either. But I'm not on Twitter, which is maybe where the real cycling opinions are.

tbh, I didn't know much about Vauquelin except I've seen his name mentioned here this week, he's only 24 so should be improving on his past and briefly checked his record in PCS. So I just put 1+1 together that he must have solid credentials. Maybe I am wrong, no biggie. But he did have a strong TT.

 

[Squire]

tbh, I didn't know much about Vauquelin except I've seen his name mentioned here this week, he's only 24 so should be improving on his past and briefly checked his record in PCS. So I just put 1+1 together that he must have solid credentials. Maybe I am wrong, no biggie. But he did have a strong TT.

Whenever he's been doing well in the past, he's been excellent on short punchy climbs and pretty much nowehere on climbs of any decent length. He's always had a good TT too, but yesterday's result is of course a whole new level for him. So I guess we can't rule out completely that he has suddenly learnt how to climb mountains too, but that would surprise me a lot more than his great TT.

 

[P4rthen0n]

Wow what a fantastic 1st week for Vauquelin in the Tour de France!
He's coming off an amazing Tour de Suisse performance, so it's nice to see he kept his form.

It would be massive for him if he managed to hold on to a top10 spot in GC, but it will be hard. He is class in the short climbs, but he suffers a lot in the high and long mountains.

 

[aruipksni]

Tour de France challenger Kévin Vauquelin rumoured to be Ineos Grenadiers-bound in 2026

 

[Barnacle Bill]

I wouldn't have predicted Vauquelin finishing ahead of the likes of Rog and Remco on Hautacam, fought hard today.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Solid defensive riding in the mountains. Much better than expected perhaps.

 

[P4rthen0n]

I'm very surprised to see him finish 6th. Great ride!

 

[ppanther92]

I am extremely positively surprised. Thought he would have zero chance for a top 10 until today.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Still hanging on. Now GC 5th after Remco dropped out, but Gall, Roglic and Johannessen are staring to turn the thumbscrews.
And then we have the unpredictable Healy.
Great subplot imo.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

For someone who didn't know he could climb until TdS this year, he's hanging in there really well.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Quite funny, the break and him having to defend himself in the mountains in Suisse and then the puncheur heavy start with the time trial kinda pushed him into realizing that he's a pretty decent climber. Thats a 6 w/kg type of climber with great punch and all around ability, not half bad at all!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Really interesting to see what Ineos (or wherever he signs for the next season) will be able to get out of him.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Really interesting to see what Ineos (or wherever he signs for the next season) will be able to get out of him.

Hopefully not Ineos, I'd hate that. It's also the question if a french rider would go to a team for which the clinic waters are getting deeper again. Not exactly the popular move in France.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

I feel like I could cut and paste "fought hard today, did better than I expected tbh" as a comment for most of his stages so far. He seems to know his limits and does a good job of grinding on rather than blowing up completely.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

yep, nice defensive work. Now 7th in GC with 2:15 to Johannessen. Its going to be a battle tomorrow.

 

[tobydawq]

Lol, great for him to be given a spot for free on GC on a day where he was dropped on the first climb of the day.

Santa Roglic more generous than Pogi.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Kevin and his team will have to be really vigilant today methinks. Dropped early or on the ramp at 120km could end in another serious liver punch. Anyway, keep fighting, Vauquelin.

 

[SafeBet]

Lol, great for him to be given a spot for free on GC on a day where he was dropped on the first climb of the day.

Santa Roglic more generous than Pogi.

Must be said both Vauquelin and his team have done a remarkable job in minimizing the gap yesterday and the day before.
Arkea is actually 4th in team classification which is pretty wild for a team with that budget and roster.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Kevin and his team will have to be really vigilant today methinks. Dropped early or on the ramp at 120km could end in another serious liver punch. Anyway, keep fighting, Vauquelin.

I don’t think there is any reason to believe he will get dropped today. These shorter/flatter climbs should suit him well and also when hes been dropping early on the mountain stages hes still been very strong the whole day, so it seems to me that it’s been very controlled. Today it would be less of a problem to go into red.

 

[tobydawq]

Must be said both Vauquelin and his team have done a remarkable job in minimizing the gap yesterday and the day before.
Arkea is actually 4th in team classification which is pretty wild for a team with that budget and roster.

Indeed, on the Hautacam stage they had three riders in the top 12 which was quite insane. I wondered whether they could go for the team classification but the miracle didn't go that far.

 

[P4rthen0n]

2nd in Fleche Wallone
2nd in Tour de Suisse
7th in Tour de France

He suffered too much in the high mountains, but he got the job done. Very well done.

 

[Sciatic]

2nd in Fleche Wallone
2nd in Tour de Suisse
7th in Tour de France

He suffered too much in the high mountains, but he got the job done. Very well done.

Looks like he wanted to compete for the win today too—missed the selection but was in one of the first groups in after Pog’s

 

[QueenStagiaire]

'Sorry to those who thought I was an alcoholic' – Kévin Vauquelin explains how he fractured ankle at home two days after Tour de France top 10

Frenchman out of action after fracturing distal end of the fibula at home, but hopes to still make World Championships

www.cyclingnews.com

He‘s broken his ankle.

 

[RedheadDane]

UCI to implement new safety rule:
All riders must live in houses without stairs.