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

[roundabout]

So Poels is second in line after the sprinter. But maybe he can surprise

 

[Mayomaniac]

Didn't know Cobrelli could climb like this

I mean, it would surprise me less if it was raining cats and dogs and it was cold, Colbrelli is one of those riders who is at his best when the weather's bad.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

How come Dan Martin
with his mouth so wide open
isn't always swallowing flies wasps etc

 

[Eclipse]

How come Dan Martin
with his mouth so wide open
isn't always swallowing flies wasps etc

He does but they factor it into his nutrition plan

 

[Finn84]

Complete meltdown for Cosnefroy.

 

[titan31]

Aww, Cosnefroy is done. Shame

 

[Fergoose]

Love it when every thought I have about a stage goes wrong. Didnt see Bennett being with both rivals at the intermediate. Didnt see Kamna being dropped by Alaphillipe and Carapaz on lower slopes (before altitude kicks in) and didn't see Bahrain doing a decent softening of the race on the Madeleine.

My next wrong prediction is that Superman will launch on the Madeliene and bridge to his teammate up the road on the descent.

 

[luckyboy]

Peloton is still big. Cosnefroy only just dropped.

They'll have to go harder than this – Landa needs a lot of time.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Oh, that was that for Cosnefrey. But Chapeau for the fight all the way.

 

[Finn84]

Mikel Nieve DNF.

His 19th Grand Tour and first abandon.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

33 riders in the peloton left

 

[titan31]

Surprised Gesink isn't gone. Thought they'd have dropped him at least by now

 

[Red Rick]

Mikel Nieve DNF.

End of an era.

 

[ice&fire]

Mads Pedersen has looked like at deaths door for 5 k, can’t believe he is still there

He hasn't been selected for the Worlds and wants to prove that decision is wrong

 

[perico]

Mikel Nieve DNF.

He hasn’t had a good recovery since the lockdown.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I didn't know that the first stone road on the Madeline was built by Spanish Civil war refugees.

 

[tobydawq]

He hasn't been selected for the Worlds and wants to prove that decision is wrong

His own decision of course.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Ewan ninjaing his way off the Tour tracker.

 

[Red Rick]

He hasn’t had a good recovery since the lockdown.

Was watching the backstage pass earlier, where he started dropping f-bombs out of nowhere cause he was so tired.

 

[shalgo]

Sonny Colbrelli is the new Wout Van Aert.

Classics riders > climbers

 

[Mayomaniac]

Classics riders > climbers

Showing that he has earned his nickname "Cobra".

 

[Flamin]

The main group is still relatively big given that half the peloton doesn't have the slightest incentive to hang on, but hey, it's better than nothing/JV setting a snail pace.

 

[Amazinmets87]

33 riders in the peloton left

Not bad, but they can coalesce on the descent and in the valley without significant gaps. Pace needs to be higher if we want to have fun ☺

 

[Billie]

He hasn't been selected for the Worlds and wants to prove that decision is wrong

He's the only guy that doesn't have to be selected. if he wants to start he can go

 

[pink_jersey]

He hasn't been selected for the Worlds and wants to prove that decision is wrong

Except that he refused to ride...