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

[Breezy1985]

Would Pogacar wear white or the polka dots if he leads both competitions?

Not sure if there is a rule. Might just stick with whichever he was already wearing so white I suppose

 

[Vino's Mum]

How is Benoît Cosnefroy still King of the Mountains...

This is how...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1302347191437135872

View: https://twitter.com/bastietema/status/1302347191437135872?s=21

 

[Gigs_98]

I'm high.

I'm feeling about 2,300 metres high.

And what do I see?

I see Roman Kreuziger and Teejay Van Garderen fighting for the stage win.

Party like it's 2013

 

[search]

Hirschi will be wearing it today

he said he doesn't care about it and prefers to go for another stage win. So probably on Friday, I guess

to wear it today, he would need to beat the GC guys on the final climb. Can't see it happen

 

[movingtarget]

They were okay in the echelons....

I obviously forgot that as I was traumatized by the time loss of Pogacar and Porte ..................

 

[Gigs_98]

he said he doesn't care about it and prefers to go for another stage win. So probably on Friday, I guess

to wear it today, he would need to beat the GC guys on the final climb. Can't see it happen

Think tomorrow could suit him. The way he climbs and especially descends...
Friday I think Bora might give it one last go with Sagan

 

[Red Rick]

Think tomorrow could suit him. The way he climbs and especially descends...
Friday I think Bora might give it one last go with Sagan

Don't see why he wouldn't try both tbh.

 

[Finn84]

Quintana won polka-dots and white in 2013. Andrew Talansky wore white for the last stage (Nairo took the lead in KOM on the penultimate stage only)

 

[ppanther92]

How is Benoît Cosnefroy still King of the Mountains. The guy gets dropped by Bora on small hills forget the climbers

He will lose it today.

 

[search]

Not sure if there is a rule. Might just stick with whichever he was already wearing so white I suppose

it's the UCI, so sure there is:

1. general classification by time;
2. general classification by points;
3. general climber's classification;
4. others

so he'll wear yellow then

 

[gregrowlerson]

Valverde attack is impossible. He and Mas is never more than 5 meters away from each other except in the final km. Insert Koronin explaining how Mas says he is learning so much from Valverde during the tour

Valverde and Mas are really like Miyagi and Larusso, aren't they?

This would also explain why Kung Fu Landa was always an outcast in that movie.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Cause he's going to crush the TT. The moment he finishes, the organisers shut down the Tour because of Covid, and everyone ahead of Pinot technically is a DNF.

That's actually almost plausible

 

[Rts123]

Think tomorrow could suit him. The way he climbs and especially descends...
Friday I think Bora might give it one last go with Sagan

He may say he not interested but will be.
I think he try get in break on next 2

If fail he go friday

 

[gregrowlerson]

The real story of the day is about the quested and fashionable polka dot jersey!

There's going to be a fight - right?

Okay, in the end of the day, who's going to wear them? Pogacar? Roglic? Urán?
Will Roglic be in dots in Paris, because Pogacar won the KOM but also the overall?

I really love this so far:
Act 1 setting and introduction of the main characters. The problem subtly shows itself: Cosnefroy takes the jersey as soon as possible, but Perez is close and they fight to be King of the Mountains on a poggio near Nice by becoming 276th instead of 277th.
Act 2 first turn and rise of the problem: they get in a break together and battle each other for points, but then Perez, in front, has a mechanical before the last mountain sprint, has to catch up, crashes into his team car and is out of the competition
Act 3 time for sub-plot: battle for green
Act 4 problem grows until suspense is at its highest: Cosnefroy holds on... and on... even though he fails to get into the breaks, falls out of them if he gets in, and hangs at the back or in the gruppetto all day
Act 5 solution: ?

?

Find Red Rick's button and end this jersey

 

[Red Rick]

I think Contador's outfit might be the most exciting thing today before the final 5km @LaFlorecita

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think Contador's outfit might be the most exciting thing today before the final 5km @LaFlorecita

That was quite interesting. He may have thought his lower half was out of view

 

[Finn84]

Stefan Küng also DNS.

 

[carolina]

Stefan Küng also DNS.

Any idea why? He was looking good.

 

[Rts123]

he said he doesn't care about it and prefers to go for another stage win. So probably on Friday, I guess

to wear it today, he would need to beat the GC guys on the final climb. Can't see it happen

Were did he say that,?

 

[bajbar]

Any idea why? He was looking good.

Maybe to prepare for Worlds ITT

 

[BlueRoads]

Any idea why? He was looking good.

He was fed up with going into the break on his own each day.

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe to prepare for Worlds ITT

Indeed.

He was fed up with going into the break on his own each day.

He prefers riding on his own when everyone else does!

 

[Finn84]

Maybe to prepare for Worlds ITT

The team confirms.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1306174740009189376

View: https://twitter.com/GroupamaFDJ/status/1306174740009189376

 

[BlueRoads]

I missed Contador's outfit? Picture?

And I have not been around here long enough to understand Rick's button story

 

[LaFlorecita]

I missed Contador's outfit? Picture?

And I have not been around here long enough to understand Rick's button story