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

[Red Rick]

It shows me, that the Tour should make the secondary jerseys even more of a big deal.

Imagine what a race we would get, if the Tour started with 4-5 teams having the green jersey as a stated goal, and 4-5 teams with polka dots as the stated goal, because those two jerseys were almost as important as yellow.

You can't really improve the prestige of those jerseys by wanting it.

If anything I'd like to see the KoM ditched for a sort of inter giro jersey

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Cousin has decided Asgreen is the wheel for him, every time he attacks, Cousin is with him

 

[Broccolidwarf]

You can't really improve the prestige of those jerseys by wanting it.

If anything I'd like to see the KoM ditched for a sort of inter giro jersey

You can by increasing the prize money for them

 

[TomLPC]

Bol looks around, "Oops it's sticking this"

 

[bob.a.feet]

I didn't know that's where the depart was.

"Half a million spectators lined the road leading to the top of the Puy. None had seen anything like it. The showdown continued like this – two men locked in mortal combat – for an astonishing 10km, on gradients that hit 13 per cent. The suffering was intense, the courage awesome. "I never felt that bad on a bike," Poulidor said. More than 20 years later, dying from cancer, Anquetil told Poulidor the pain he was in was "like racing up the Puy de Dôme, all day, every day". "

It's not ridden nowadays according to the website, the hard part is cut off to visitors.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Seems a lot of people are scared to go too deep now, because of the cat. 2 coming up soon.

If they hit that completely gassed with 20 seconds in hand, their break is over.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Bora closing down everything, they want that intermediate sprint for Sagan.

 

[Red Rick]

You can by increasing the prize money for them

Prize money in cycling is an absolute joke anyway and it doesn't buy any more exposure which in turn determines sponsorship values.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

You can't really improve the prestige of those jerseys by wanting it.

If anything I'd like to see the KoM ditched for a sort of inter giro jersey

A couple of decent length TTs, especially before too many mountains, and some well designed mountain stages, and a bit more balance in the difference of categorisations (and less artificially overinflating the value of some climbs) and you will see the GPM raised in prestige again. At the moment, everybody who's a GPM candidate has no reason not to target the maillot jaune, and as long as they're super close in GC, they won't see any value in pinching GPMs or be allowed to go in breaks that compile points.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Prize money in cycling is an absolute joke anyway and it doesn't buy any more exposure which in turn determines sponsorship values.

Ok Mr. Negative - I guess it's just impossible then

 

[spalco]

Prize money in cycling is an absolute joke anyway and it doesn't buy any more exposure which in turn determines sponsorship values.

It would have to be significant, like 100K or so, then it would get prestige instantly I think, which in turn makes it more interesting for sponsors too.

 

[BlueRoads]

Don't tell me that's the break of the day.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Bora's tactic should be pretty clear today: Drop the sprinters and win with Sagan. Probably make Schachmann follow attacks by Van Avermaet, Alaphilippe etc.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Don't tell me that's the break of the day.

Three's a crowd.

So then there were two.

 

[roundabout]

Sunweb today...

 

[gregrowlerson]

"We have nothing to do tomorrow."

Keep pushing on then

 

[RedheadDane]

Danish commentators joking that Pedersen really just wanted to tell Bol something.

Maybe Bol's radio didn't work and the DS told Pedersen to go get him... "Casper, go tel Cees that this isn't gonna work."

 

[Salvarani]

I get Bol didnt wanna be in the break with that few riders... but what was the point of Pedersen attack

 

[Salvarani]

A bit surprised that some of the smaller teams wasnt interested to get someone in the break.

 

[spalco]

The "break" isn't even working and yet the peloton isn't catching up. Pro cycling is weird sometimes.

 

[bob.a.feet]

Danish commentators joking that Pedersen really just wanted to tell Bol something.

Maybe Bol's radio didn't work and the DS told Pedersen to go get him... "Casper, go tel Cees that this isn't gonna work."

Back in school when you'd think of something funny but your friend was sitting at the front of the class.

 

[roundabout]

Guess Bora are not confident of dropping Bennett before the sprint

 

[BlueRoads]

Sunweb has advanced tactics of the future that we just don't get yet, right?

 

[F_Cance]

All this riding for the green jersey is really ruining stages.

 

[tobydawq]

All this riding for the green jersey is really ruining stages.

No.