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

[Sciatic]

Healy gonna attack soon

He has the dilemma of deciding to go solo from too far out vs. going into the final climb with MVDP and Yates.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

3 and half minutes. The gap grew a lot over the last 30-40 km. Breakaway win finally?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

3 and half minutes. The gap grew a lot over the last 30-40 km. Breakaway win finally?

Finally? It‘s the first stage with serious attempts.

 

[Rackham]

3 and half minutes. The gap grew a lot over the last 30-40 km. Breakaway win finally?

Of course. Everyone with super insightful and let's face it god-tier race tactics analysis knew UAE were riding a defensive pace and were letting the break go.

 

[Sciatic]

Why wouldn’t visma use Yates with some sort of Vingo attack? Could get some time back for that effort

On this terrain Pog would have no problem following Vingegaard regarding of his attack. Don't see what the point would be. Visma's hope will be that Pog falters at least a bit on one of the big mtn stages and Vingegaard has a great 3rd week.

 

[Samamba]

And the officially most average rider of the Tour is:

Out of the competing riders, who is closest to the average age (28.7), weight (69.4 kg), height (1.81 m)?

#	Rider	Age	Weight (kg)	Height (m)
1	ZIMMERMANN Georg	27.7	70	1.81

Speaking about Zimmermann, he doesn't look good. Got dropped really early today. Same with Barré. Intermarché is just Girmay right now.

Better than Lotto or Cofidis who are just ... well no one right now, but pretty bad too.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Healy gonna attack soon

you can say that when he gets out of bed every morning

They have to drop VdP to have a chance ....I favour Simon Yates if he has the legs

 

[Potomac]

Storer should still be tired from the Giro.

 

[scribers]

Damn these UAE mind games are petty.

One of my greatest joys is Vingo in pogis jerseys

 

[Samamba]

It's looking like a win for the "UAE is just letting the gap grow slowly" camp. I'm a pretty proud. After 10 losses the past few weeks it looks like I am finally able to win one of the tactical prediction discussions.

 

[Escarabajo]

you say that whne he gets out of bed every morning

They have to drop VdP to have a chance ....I favour Simon Yates if he has the legs

All this group is very strong. But explosive wise probably MvdP is the strongest one.

 

[scribers]

On this terrain Pog would have no problem following Vingegaard regarding of his attack. Don't see what the point would be. Visma's hope will be that Pog falters at least a bit on one of the big mtn stages and Vingegaard has a great 3rd week.

Then you have to wonder what Yates is doing in there at all

 

[Rob5091]

Give the break some time, Pogi gives up Yellow, even if Pogi beats MvdP up the Mûr he wont take the yellow, nice relaxing weekend watching the sprinters, then ... all guns blazing on Monday! Get yer popcorn ready.

 

[Sciatic]

Then you have to wonder what Yates is doing in there at all

Going for a stage win--Visma is still going to want to win stages.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Then you have to wonder what Yates is doing in there at all

They are stage hunting I guess.

 

[topcat]

Why wouldn’t visma use Yates with some sort of Vingo attack? Could get some time back for that effort

Today, I've bounced back. Vingo can bounce back today also.

View: https://youtu.be/tMrcrtfrYeE?si=MjGreWk-8y4ypkqb

 

[Unchained]

Guinness gives you strength?

In case you need more data about delicious stout giving you cycling strength.. Another Irish stallion, Archie Ryan has been riding like a madman in Tour of Austria!!! For such a tiny country the talent per capita is impressive!!!

 

[Heston]

Whats the green points on the line today? 30 for winner, 25 for 2nd?

 

[Didinho]

Healy goes! Time to give everything or you won’t see him again.

 

[dgodave]

Austere church. Doenst rate TV time imo.

 

[Samamba]

Everyone knows Healy is about to go first and no one was eyeing his wheel

Good luck catching him if he's good (he has wasted a lot of energy earlier this stage tho).

 

[Peyroteo94]

Going for a stage win--Visma is still going to want to win stages.

If they believed in Jonas they wouldn't do this IMO.

 

[Sciatic]

you say that whne he gets out of bed every morning

They have to drop VdP to have a chance ....I favour Simon Yates if he has the legs

And . . . there he goes

 

[scribers]

They are stage hunting I guess.

::glares in Trine::

 

[Sciatic]

If they believed in Jonas they wouldn't do this IMO.

Weird