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

[kingjr]

Stage over, right?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Healy just has these absurd days from time to time

 

[Sciatic]

Why this dig?

Okay, I apologize. I just see what make a Tour stage interesting completely different way than you. But to each their own, no need for criticism (from me).

 

[Alien Performance]

Stage over, right?

if he can hold the gap on this climb then yes

 

[dgodave]

I could see another one attacking out of the chase on the next hill if theyre feeling good, hoping to catch Healy?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Boring for the race but Healy is an aggressive rider that doesn't win a lot, so I would be quite happy for him and EF (one of the more likeable teams in the UCI even despite Vaughters). Shame that it'll be quite likely that nothing will happen among GC guys.

 

[Kedjan]

Happy for Healy, but bit of an anticlimax.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

You don't catch him when he goes like this. Such a simple tactic and it always pays off because these clowns don't understand how to race. Fair play to heally

 

[kingjr]

if he can hold the gap on this climb then yes

It's Ben Healy x)

 

[Peyroteo94]

I'm not surprised at all. He was my favorite to win since he is a beast in this terrain.

 

[dgodave]

SYates be satelite rider option

That would be so cool if that tactic played out. Extreme long shot imo.

Much more likely Pog attacks one of the last 2 climbs and gets another 25 sec by the end.

 

[Tim Cahill]

That's it Quinn, throw in a big effort to close 4 seconds then look around shaking your head, only 15 more of them should do it

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Between Van der Poel actually trying, Pogacar looking comfortable for GC after the first time trial and the first break going to a rather anticlimactic long solo, it feels a lot like 2021.

 

[Didinho]

The moment Healy went the others just couldn’t follow I think. Was the perfect moment on a hard part.

G2 has to get the better riders in front and start chasing together.

But they attack eachother now. It’s over like this.

 

[noob]

There will be a couple of guys who take time in GC from the break, no? SYates, Storer etc

 

[Sciatic]

Simmons tried to drive the group but then the rest back off

 

[noob]

Between Van der Poel actually trying, Pogacar looking comfortable for GC after the first time trial and the first break going to a rather anticlimactic long solo, it feels a lot like 2021.

It misses top shape Wout and Sepp though

 

[proffate]

At some point mvdp starts riding for seconds surely. Then Yates and Co can hope he keeps them close enough to bridge on the last climb..

 

[CatchyH]

Crazy amount of salt on VDP's shorts.

 

[Peyroteo94]

So Visma did a lot for what exactly?

 

[kingjr]

The moment Healy went the others just couldn’t follow I think. Was the perfect moment on a hard part.

G2 has to get the better riders in front and start chasing together.

But they attack eachother now. It’s over like this.

Yeah, they're looking pretty laboured behind

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Van der Poel hitting the vertical meter limit?

 

[saunaking]

Healy just schooling these guys.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Always wanted an answer to the age old question of who wins, Ben Healy vs 8 iterations of Alejandro Valverde.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So Visma did a lot for what exactly?

Pogačar has no reason to attack and no bonus seconds. UAE did a lot for what exactly?