Tour de France 2019 stage 8 Mâcon - Saint-Étienne 200 km

[Broccolidwarf]

Astana don't seem to ride this climb with intent, it's more like control.....

 

[Sestriere]

No third Dylan-victory in a row... Van Baarle dropped.

 

[Samamba]

Dont really get what Astana is trying to do?
Final doesnt look hard enough for Fuglsang.

 

[Gigs_98]

Honestly kinda weird that Astana ist riding so hard here. Maybe they sense someone is having a bad day, cause I can't really see an attack happening here

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Re: Re:

Sagan was back in the peloton a minute ago.

He waited.

Nope, De Marchi got a handle from the team car and then could draft the steward car - but it still cost him a bit to come back, just as De Gendt wanted

He waited. He was eating and drinking. He doesn't have to get off his bike in order to wait. It was downhill.

 

[Salvarani]

Make it hard to the finish now

 

[MartinGT]

Must be someone on a bad one.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Honestly kinda weird that Astana ist riding so hard here. Maybe they sense someone is having a bad day, cause I can't really see an attack happening here

Might just be to stamp authority on the peloton - take it away from Ineos.

 

[Salvarani]

There is an uncategorized climb coming too?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

What a fighter Sagan is.

Wouldn't be surprised if he was there at the end.

 

[sir fly]

Well, Terpstra's at least taken the most intermediate points.
Some pocket money fort the drinks after dinner.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Sagan dropped again. Trentin & Van Aert still there.

Sagan will get back. For now.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Still 7 Ineos on the 3 remaining Astanas.

They are ready.

 

[sir fly]

Re:

Dont really get what Astana is trying to do?
Final doesnt look hard enough for Fuglsang.

Take a look at the official Tour page.

 

[markene2]

Re:

Dont really get what Astana is trying to do?
Final doesnt look hard enough for Fuglsang.

Lutsenko

 

[MartinGT]

Re: Re:

Dont really get what Astana is trying to do?
Final doesnt look hard enough for Fuglsang.

Take a look at the official Tour page.

Clue please

 

[Broccolidwarf]

EF send 1 guy to help, too little too late.

They need to be there in force, if Woods is to win the stage.

 

[Sestriere]

EF taking initiative before it's too late? Now I have seen it all.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

Dont really get what Astana is trying to do?
Final doesnt look hard enough for Fuglsang.

Take a look at the official Tour page.

Clue please

I've already told you enough.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Honestly kinda weird that Astana ist riding so hard here. Maybe they sense someone is having a bad day, cause I can't really see an attack happening here

Might just be to stamp authority on the peloton - take it away from Ineos.

This is a LBL-type day so Astana are correct to heap the pressure on. Fuglsang has to try to gain time here or at very least make it really hurt

 

[Samamba]

Re:

EF send 1 guy to help, too little too late.

They need to be there in force, if Woods is to win the stage.

How is Woods gonna beat Alaphilippe on this finish?

 

[dgodave]

Yesterday my life was filled with rain... :sad:

 

[HelloDolly]

Honestly kinda weird that Astana ist riding so hard here. Maybe they sense someone is having a bad day, cause I can't really see an attack happening here

Might just be to stamp authority on the peloton - take it away from Ineos.

This is a LBL-type day so Astana are correct to heap the pressure on. Fuglsang has to try to gain time here or at very least make it really hurt

This terrain is peanuts to Geraint Thomas , Dan Martin ,Rigo Uran, Mike Woods, Romain Bardet ...unless someone in the GC are vulnerable ?

Alaphillipe must be the prime favourite

Astana look like they want the stage

 

[Wvv]

Re:

Trentin & Van Aert still there. Sagan will get back. For now.

Matthews, Colbrelli, Van Avermaet still around as well. And Stuyven probably got back too, after losing contact with the bunch just before Sagan did.

 

[Flamin]

Big kudos to Astana for trying something.