Tour de France 2020 | Stage 12 (Chauvigny - Sarran, 218 km)

[tobydawq]

Alaphilippe,Van Avermaet,Schachmann and Hirschi should battle for the win.
Hirschi to drop all of them on the hardest climb soloing to the finish.

Hasn't he attacked already?

 

[Ranagazoo]

Breakaway to finish 25 mins ahead of the peloton

 

[Red Rick]

Breakaway to finish 25 mins ahead of the peloton

I dislike that this is the most likely scenario

But then could happen tomorrow as well.

 

[richwallone]

If the things will not work out today I do hope Bore reconsider Ackermann Giro position and Sagan's schedule towards classics (as he can be on the top form there without the Tour third week).

Sagan can’t avoid this year’s Giro. He got paid serious money to ride it

 

[titan31]

Large break I'll assume surely. Cosnofroy probably be in it

 

[Orbit501]

Lutsenko and Gogl I think both sat up yesterday. Assuming it was to be ready for today?
Both very strong candidates for the break and the win here. Especially Lutsenko.

 

[Earns1985]

The first hour of the race will be the most interesting one today..

 

[hrotha]

(and the only one above 200k)

 

[Red Rick]

I have a Giro stage profile to soothe your pain

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This is one pathetic breakaway for a stage like this.

 

[BlueRoads]

German commentator: nice group. Yeah. Not really.

 

[Jagartrott]

Well, this is a disappointment. So many teams without a win, and their DS think they have a better chance from the peloton than from a breakaway? Ridiculous. A strong 10-12 man break would never be seen again.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

It's not over yet.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Why on earth would about half the teams in the peloton be content to miss the break today? surely some DS must be yelling in his rider’s ear right now

 

[Pricey_sky]

Why on earth would about half the teams in the peloton be content to miss the break today? surely some DS must be yelling in his rider’s ear right now

Some teams still trying, it might not be over yet.

 

[FjPavels]

Why on earth would about half the teams in the peloton be content to miss the break today? surely some DS must be yelling in his rider’s ear right now

Yes at least half the teams should want someone in the break today.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Yep, being held now.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Sagan on the front trying to get away but too many on following and they don’t get a gap.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Come on, what kind of a DS tells 90kg Walscheid to enter the breakaway on this kind of stage? If he had a teammate with him and was working for him on the flat, then yes, but he'll be dropped like a stone on the climbs...

 

[Gigs_98]

I mean those guys in the break are quality riders but 4 guys? Really?

 

[Red Rick]

I am so sick of the blocking the road antics to let breakaways get 48 minutes.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

No team but Astana and the teams who don't want to get in the break should be happy with this situation yet here we are.

 

[Red Rick]

Why on earth would about half the teams in the peloton be content to miss the break today? surely some DS must be yelling in his rider’s ear right now

I can only conclude DS miss the much need CN Forum education.

Maybe I should clarify that I'm 90% serious here.

 

[Eclipse]

Looks like it might be a day to actually do some work...

 

[Mayomaniac]

I can only conclude DS miss the much need CN Forum education.

Maybe I should clarify that I'm 90% serious here.

Reminds me of Scinto a few years, when he expected Christian Rodriguez and Dani Martinez to enter the breakaway on a sprint stage and openly criticized them afterwards when they didn't/weren't able to do so.