Tour de France Stage 6: Bayeux – Vire-Normandie (201.5k)

[Tim Cahill]

Wow Burgaudeau looked top shelf there

 

[Heston]

Keen UAE tempo observers will be able to see if this is the kind of 'pace a bit so nobody else goes then let the gap grow a lot' pull, or if it's a 'keep the gap quite close so someone else gets interested and we can blame them for chasing the break' sort of day.

Looks like the latter, no?

 

[Rou]

The question is how is Mrs. Hansen today. Is she happy watching the Giro thief in the breakaway?

 

[Red Rick]

Care to explain? My view of this stage so far is that UAE and Pog are trying to accomplish the exact reverse of what you say.

If you want a break to go you do roadblock FC you don't start pacing after the break.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Looks like the latter, no?

1.50-2 minutes is the magic number, if they peg it to that I think they want it

 

[dazaau]

Pog to be "forced" to take the stage like in the Giro. The break just can't get away 😅

 

[Didinho]

40”. This is your moment Guillaume!!

 

[dazaau]

If you want a break to go you do roadblock FC you don't start pacing after the break.

The roads were pretty wide and the group is pretty small...

 

[Heston]

Pog to be "forced" to take the stage like in the Giro. The break just can't get away 😅

To be fair Visma did force the Pogacar win today.

 

[Tim Cahill]

No wonder his attack looked so class, he's pedalling squares

 

[dazaau]

To be fair Visma did force the Pogacar win today.

Too early to say, but looking like it!

 

[Samamba]

To be fair Visma did force the Pogacar win today.

I still don't think they are going for the win. They wanted the attacks to stop so they took control but I predict they just let the gap grow.

 

[dazaau]

I still don't think they are going for the win.

Me either, but if the gap is close towards the end they aren't going to say no.

 

[Heston]

I still don't think they are going for the win. They wanted the attacks to stop so they took control but I predict they just let the gap grow.

The break hasn't even reached a minute yet. I don't see how this is not for the stage.

 

[Samamba]

The break hasn't even reached a minute yet. I don't see how this is not for the stage.

I literally explained why? A steady pace stops the attacks, and now they can just let the gap go and chill if they would want to.

 

[Rackham]

I agree with anyone (I haven't read the last few pages) who says UAE is riding a defensive tempo here. They're stopping further attacks whilst allowing the break to go.

 

[search]

I think UAE wouldn't mind to help for the stage win if teams like DSM or Groupama are dumb enough to start chasing now. But not if no one does.

 

[Red Rick]

I agree with anyone (I haven't read the last few pages) who says UAE is riding a defensive tempo here. They're stopping further attacks whilst allowing the break to go.

Defensively keeping it at 1'15

 

[Heston]

I think it's fair to say further attacks have been stopped now. UAE are still riding fast and keeping the break close.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Oh go on then as it’s so close I guess we will have a go

 

[Rackham]

Defensively keeping it at 1'15

Almost 1 minute 30 now. My e-reputation depends on me being right here.

 

[Rou]

I would be happy with anyone winning from this breakaway (with the exception of the Giro thief of course).

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The calculus for UAE is also simply different than it was at the start of the day. They only need to control for two more hours to be able to go for the stage and with Van der Poel in the break a stage win would be as good as guaranteed. IMO they should go for it.

 

[moljoh]

Defensively keeping it at 1'15

heh, polish legendary commentator just casualy said "when Pogacar says he'll be riding calm no one really believes it"

 

[Heston]

UAE are going for the stage.