Tour de France 2020 | Stage 17 (Grenoble - Méribel Col de la Loze, 170 km)

[Salvarani]

Hope MAL and Astana tries to cause mayhem tomorrow

 

[perico]

Kuss is a beast

 

[perico]

Enric into the Top 5

 

[huangho]

Free Landa!!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I just hope Kuss gets a chance in the Vuelta. Would be great to see an American riding for GC.

it wasn’t that long ago that there were big arguments here about whether he was American in US races good or, you know good good.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Stunning win from López, very strong.

Roglic very good too.

Pogacer almost got back to Rog but cracked badly with 300m to go.

 

[Brullnux]

Well done by Lopez, but this stage design was completely dreadful.

Disagree. This was an excellent MTF. As a queen stage? Poor. But as a pure MTF it was very good

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Lopez benefited most from Landa's train

 

[huangho]

MAL has an argument for yellow battle...

 

[Big Doopie]

crazy how small the time differences are.

MTFs suck

 

[JosephK]

I hope no one is complaining about a boring stage, today.

 

[Põhja Konn]

Those super steep parts suited Roglic better. Pogacar was closing the gap on lighter gradients, but went backwards when it ramped up again.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

With 3.5 k to go, we had 14 guys in the lead group.

look at those time gaps

 

[Scarponi]

You should consider other sports

You were vindicated from yesterday’s thread where they attacked you about this climb and CAS comments though, monster climb

 

[bob.a.feet]

Lopez putting at least a minute into everyone except for Roglic and Pogacar. That's a fantastic ride.

 

[perico]

AND HERE COMES VALVERDE. From the Mtn sprinter to the tortoise. Well done

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

I'm actually surprised that the gaps aren't much bigger...that was definitely exciting, but we typically see larger gaps at some point in a GT. Top 8 or so within 1:15 or so right?

 

[Scarponi]

AND HERE COMES VALVERDE. From the Mtn sprinter to the tortoise. Well done

This is where he always finished on climbs this brutal and high, hence the one GT win

 

[titan31]

Landa actually recovered a bit as he was dropped earlier than some of the guys he finished ahead kf

 

[Scarponi]

I'm actually surprised that the gaps aren't much bigger...that was definitely exciting, but we typically see larger gaps at some point in a GT. Top 8 or so within 1:15 or so right?

Yeah. Angrilu and Zoncolon cause a lot bigger gaps. Been a weird year

 

[sir fly]

Bahrain coasted through the stage but Michelangelopez first over the line of Loze.
Masterpiece.

An Alpine classic.
Maybe a climb short, but telling enough.

 

[Oliver]

Nice win by Lopez!

 

[Mayomaniac]

I'm actually surprised that the gaps aren't much bigger...that was definitely exciting, but we typically see larger gaps at some point in a GT. Top 8 or so within 1:15 or so right?

Wait until tomorrow for the really big gaps.

 

[Red Rick]

So I guess i missed an appointment with disapppintment?

 

[DFA123]

I'm actually surprised that the gaps aren't much bigger...that was definitely exciting, but we typically see larger gaps at some point in a GT. Top 8 or so within 1:15 or so right?

I think riders are much more wise now on these kind of steep climbs. That you just have to let go before you go too deep in the red, rather than trying to follow the wheel in front at all costs.