Tour de France 2020 | Stage 14 (Clermont-Ferrand - Lyon, 194 km)

[sir fly]

Kraghen couldn't pick a better moment to pull the move.
Clinical performance.
Congrats.

Lyon got its share of action.
The crowd deserved it.

 

[Billie]

Honestly...I won´t miss CCC. They do not attack. They do not chase. What was GVA doing? Why didn´t they ride for Trentin?

Trentin made a big mistake

GVA covered Hirschi and Sagan's attack. Trentin should have been right in SKA's wheel. He was in perfect position to follow

 

[Red Rick]

Remember when we all made fun of how bad Sunweb's Tour squad was?

I'll make fun of bringing Bol as your main sprinter until the end of my days lol.

 

[titan31]

Btw why was Jumbo chasing Alaf, Sagan etc. again like complete idiots?

Well Bernal attacked after Alaphilippe (least looked like bernal) so that's a fair reason to chase

 

[Leinster]

He was closing every gap lol

15s for a late attacker is insane. Either the worst chase ever, or some serious motopacing, or both.

Just a completely disjointed chase. By the time Kragh attacked, the teams who cared about the stage win (Bora, CCC, Mitchelton) were all depleted in numbers. The teams who cared about pacing (Jumbo, Ineos) only cared about keeping their leaders out of trouble.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Bora needed to ride that finale a bit smarter. Kamna obviously had a lot left but his attack was a waste

 

[Broccolidwarf]

#KraghToWorlds

Screw the Binckbank Tour

 

[Leinster]

Remember when we all made fun of how bad Sunweb's Tour squad was?

Tbf, Bling would have won that sprint for 2nd, so they missed a big chance for another 1-2.

 

[Savant12]

No, they are simply Sunweb. No need for the team to disguise and market themselves behind an immature nickname

You're right!
I'll go with the "Young Guns" instead. All for fun, really! Great team effort.

 

[bob.a.feet]

A sneaky Sagan plan could be, to send Buchmann out in a big long range attack, on one of the big mountain stages, to make it difficult to make the time limit.

Stop trying to make 'out of time limit' happen - it's not going to happen!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Bora needed to ride that finale a bit smarter. Kamna obviously had a lot left but his attack was a waste

In hindsight yes, but at the time it was a clever move to send away Kámna to make other teams chase, since Bora had no one else left to keep it together for a sprint.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Who knew that the secret key to making stage after stage exciting all day long was to make the Green jersey Competition competitive? Bora want it so damn much.

No team deserves a stage more but they are running out of chances.

Chapeau to Sunweb, another stage hunting masterclass

 

[Savant12]

Or just a very good rider. At least give some credit.

But I agree, Sagan would have won this sprint if he´d had some teammates left to chase when Alaphilippe and co. attacked.

Old Sagan would have won the sprint without teammates.

 

[Luthor]

Btw why was Jumbo chasing Alaf, Sagan etc. again like complete idiots?

They were chasing Bernal

 

[Leinster]

Bora needed to ride that finale a bit smarter. Kamna obviously had a lot left but his attack was a waste

Kamna's attack made sense as it forced other teams to do the accelerating to chase, and Sagan could just sit in all those wheels, rather than having Kamna and Sagan close all those gaps between them (which would have burned Kamna off earlier).

 

[movingtarget]

Nice finish to the stage. Bora worked hard for not so many points.............

 

[tobydawq]

#KraghToWorlds

Screw the Binckbank Tour

Who cares, he won't make a dent on the Worlds cours... He could win the Binckbank Tour, though.

 

[Red Rick]

I must've mistaken Bernal for Carapaz cause I was looking for a white jersey.......

 

[Alexandre B.]

This was a perfect opportunity for Matthews.

Silly Sunweb!

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Stop trying to make 'out of time limit' happen - it's not going to happen!

Did you see Bennett cross the finish line yesterday?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

This was a perfect opportunity for Matthews.

Silly Sunweb!

What are you om about? They won the stage!

- or are you being ironic?

 

[Wvv]

Well done SKA & Sunweb.

What I don't understand is why Jumbo (Dumoulin?) closed the gap on Hirschi, Sagan and GVA. There was no danger for the GC and Van Aert didn't battle for the stage win. The only thing I can come up with is that they didn't grant Sagan any succes.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Who cares, he won't make a dent on the Worlds cours... He could win the Binckbank Tour, though.

Agree to disagree

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Kamna's attack made sense as it forced other teams to do the accelerating to chase, and Sagan could just sit in all those wheels, rather than having Kamna and Sagan close all those gaps between them (which would have burned Kamna off earlier).

I think they'd have been better off not trying to close any gaps and just have Kamna ride hard to chase down whatever was in front after the last climb

 

[tobydawq]

Agree to disagree

Nope, I need you convinced.