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

[red_flanders]

The frustration comes from them doing these dirty moves.

Yes, he was fairly clear on that point. 😂

 

[Peyroteo94]

He was very polite to be honest. Nothing extraordinary

 

[Unchained]

Because they can't mess with Pogacar on the road. They do these little things to annoy him.
It's like mosquitos at night, they try to drink our blood and they can't but they don't leave and do that stupid noise until we spank them because we are sick of them.
Pogacar will spank them on Hautacam.

Alpecin has nothing.. That was it..Visma made the decision not to contest.. Movistar, Trek, had lots of reasons to do @5-10 minutes here or there.. Everyone knows that typical tactics for UAE is to keep tempo high and rely on paid for pedigree of riders that last longer. It's like going to the store and buying batteries, 3,4 different price points and you normally get what you pay for..
EF has to be in the bus discussing how much they have left Powless, Healy, Simmons, good play today to try for something.. Tudor probably happy Michael Storer had a good day..
Don't know if Picnic had a card to waste, saving energy for protection of Onley is a good looking bet..Bora afraid to do anything on offense.. They take all their cues from other controlling teams, lackluster.

 

[pmcg76]

Well done Ben Healy, fantastic ride. Like many, I love his attacking style and love to see it rewarded. This first week has been pretty decent, better than all those Tours with innumerable pointless sprint stages, that's for sure.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Does it count as breaking the unwritten rules that Pogačar doesn‘t respect the yellow jersey and tries to get rid of it as quickly as possible?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Everyone who is a fan of cycling knows that there are unwritten rules.
You don't attack the jersey when he is down, when he is on a nature break, etc..
It's part of the sport.

There are also unwritten rules about leaving crumbs for riders that are not your rivals.

 

[Miha81]

Pogi interview right now, seems a bit irritated at Visma. 😂 Seems to think they were trying to keep him in yellow…

So I guess they succeeded at 50% of their objectives. Failed to keep him in yellow but managed to irritate him

 

[Rou]

But you love UAE? Weird, because I see 2 dominant teams doing dominant team s**t, it's just the team that is dominant has changed.

I think UAE is a clown show when it comes to management so I don't like the team.
I like two riders there: Pogacar and Almeida.
I don't like dirty desperate moves like the one Visma tried to pull today.

 

[Rou]

There are also unwritten rules about leaving crumbs for riders that are not your rivals.

Give examples, please. Because I remember how Pog gave stages in the Giro last year due to media and social media pressure.

 

[Hugh Januss]

The hatred I have for them is because of their behaviour for the last 5 years.

On your 5th pint of Hateraid, eh?

 

[red_flanders]

Everyone who is a fan of cycling knows that there are unwritten rules.
You don't attack the jersey when he is down, when he is on a nature break, etc..
It's part of the sport.

"Don't push on the front to keep the leader in yellow despite his protestations and irritation" is pointedly NOT an unwritten rule.

 

[nilfen]

I very much doubt JV pullled on the final climb to put Pogacar in yellow. Pretty sure it was to test the legs of the opponents to see if anyone had a bad day. Its a game of seconds.

 

[dobrien]

I like the before picture better.

Unquestionably!

 

[red_flanders]

He was very polite to be honest. Nothing extraordinary

He was. He is also taking receipts.

I very much doubt JV pullled on the final climb to out Pogacar in yellow. Pretty sure it was to test the legs of the opponents to see if anyone had a bad day.

Pog sez otherwise.

 

[DarkBlue]

If Pog takes yellow tomorrow it will be no bother for UAE to control the rest of the race.

Stage 8 & 9 are flat sprint stages
10 is a mountain stage followed by a rest day
11 & 12 they will have to control
13 ITT - rest for everyone except Pog and Almedia
14 GC Mountain day they will control
15 breakaway day
Rest Day
16 Mountain Stage
17 Flat Sprint
18 & 19 Mountain Stages
By then it will be all over

So they don't really have more than 2 days in a row that they have to ride hard to control.

 

[Rou]

"Don't push on the front to keep the leader in yellow despite his protestations and irritation" is pointedly NOT an unwritten rule.

True, but it just looks desperate. No other team did this. Why didn't Remco do this?
I'm pretty sure that Rabobank is the least liked team in the Peloton.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He was. He is also taking receipts.


Pog sez otherwise.

And he is right. Vingegaard didn't even attack. They were really expecting Pogacar to suffer when Benoot was pacing?

 

[noob]

As if it also isn't mind games to say the competing team is such a bad team that the only thing they can do is to try to keep you in yellow

They do mind games all the time! Pog does it too!

 

[noob]

True, but it just looks desperate. No other team did this. Why didn't Remco do this?
I'm pretty sure that Rabobank is the least liked team in the Peloton.

This is like hating Ineos still because Froome was once dominating. Visma hasn't really dominated anything for 2 years.

 

[red_flanders]

True, but it just looks desperate. No other team did this. Why didn't Remco do this?

He doesn't have the team or the energy. He's also not a former Tour winner trying to do anything to weaken Pog. He's focused on his own race.

I don't get the issue with a team being aggressive and pushing on the leader. In fact, I'm all in favor of it. Let's see some animosity. Let's see some aggression. Glad we have a team willing to poke the bear.

 

[Rou]

This is like hating Ineos still because Froome was once dominating. Visma hasn't really dominated anything for 2 years.

I am not talking about dominance. Alpecin is the most dominant team in the classics.
Visma's arrogance is what I can't stand.

 

[YavorD]

Well "unwritten rules" are obviously unwritten so that people can create whatever rules they want and claim that they are unwritten.

 

[CyclistAbi]

It's telling that even Visma can't keep Pogi in yellow and out of love to each other they surely tried.

 

[Rou]

Well "unwritten rules" are obviously unwritten so that people can create whatever rules they want and claim that they are unwritten.

Cycling is driven by these unwritten rules. You break them and the Peloton brakes you. This is not like other sports.
And the riders know the rules well.

 

[YavorD]

Cycling is driven by these unwritten rules. You break them and the Peloton brakes you. This is not like other sports.

So what "unwritten rule" Visma broke today that you're so adamant about?