Tour de France 2020 | Stage 18 (Méribel - La Roche-sur-Foron, 175 km)

[Red Rick]

But Carapaz can save all the power just for the climb in the TT. The two of them need to go full gas for the flat before the PdBF.

Think it's too long a climb for that to matter that much IMO.

 

[ppanther92]

37 more points to grab today, if I am right. So Hirschi and Carapaz will only have a very small gap to Pogacar and Roglic. Hirschi could land at 78, Carapaz at 77 max after today. Pogacar is at 66 now, Roglic at 63. Roglic may very well take the 10 points in the TT and, of course, Pogacar and Roglic may still take some points today. Tomorrow, there is only 1 point to grab. Close...

 

[gregrowlerson]

I'm in love with Tony Martin. He gives me feelings of security and stability.

Yet yesterday your heart appeared to be all a flutter for the descending acrobatics of Ala.....however you spell it.

A woman with wildly contrasting tastes!

 

[BlueRoads]

Carapaz and Hirschi are a dream break.

But if the peloton gets this back van Aert will win the stage.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Think it's too long a climb for that to matter that much IMO.

IMO the flat part it too long, for it not to matter!

 

[BlueRoads]

Yet yesterday your heart appeared to be all a flutter for the descending acrobatics of Ala.....however you spell it.

A woman with wildly contrasting tastes!

You always need one for security, one for the excitement.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Think it's too long a climb for that to matter that much IMO.

My point is he doesn't even need to beat the two if them. He can even come third and still win if he gets the maximum today.

There's also 1 point in Paris stage too. It would br epic if it decides the KOM.

 

[ppanther92]

Only 5 riders with a TdF top10 after 38y:

YEAR	RIDER	RESULT	AGE
2019	VALVERDE Alejandro	9	39y + 93d
2010	HORNER Chris	9	38y + 276d
1976	POULIDOR Raymond	3	40y + 94d
1974	POULIDOR Raymond	2	38y + 97d
1952	BARTALI Gino	4	38y + 2d
1948	THIÉTARD Louis	9	38y + 56d

Valverde will probably take the lead together with Poulidor with 2 top 10s after 38.

 

[BlueRoads]

German commentator: You can't plan in the morning what Hirschi does there??
If I was Sunweb's DS it's exactly what I would have planned??

 

[spalco]

Hirschi's really going for it, crazy.

 

[Breezy1985]

Hirschi's really going for it, crazy.

Hey hey the man named after a candy is going for the jersey designed to look like a candy

 

[SafeBet]

Hirschi is riding away from Carapaz without even pedaling.

 

[Breezy1985]

You always need one for security, one for the excitement.

Marry Tony but keep Ala on the side for the excitement. Ala even wears a "famous blue raincoat"

 

[fuiers]

Hirschi is not gonna look for long. He is gonna go any minute now.

 

[Red Rick]

Carlton Kirby showing the benefits of all that marginal brains

 

[gregrowlerson]

Marry Tony but keep Ala on the side for the excitement. Ala even wears a "famous blue raincoat"

Nah, that's the third man in this story.

Lennard Kamna.

 

[ppanther92]

Hirschi is not gonna look for long. He is gonna go any minute now.

Carapaz should drop back, let his teammates ride in the group, take 2nd on the mountains to come, tire out Hirschi and win the HC sprint.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Hirschi will be pretty dangerous in the WC RR.

 

[Breezy1985]

Nah, that's the third man in this story.

Lennard Kamna.

Haha. Field commander Kamna

 

[gregrowlerson]

Carlton Kirby showing the benefits of all that marginal brains

What is worse for your brain?

Carlton Kirby vs. Carlton Draught.

 

[Brullnux]

Think it's too long a climb for that to matter that much IMO.

Depends on just how good Carapaz especially is but riding that final climb after 30km at warm up pace will leave you considerably fresher than if you're having to pace yourself at stage win/gc pace, especially on stage 20.

 

[Andy262]

WTF are Ineos doing. Kwiato should be going for the stage here, not riding for Carapaz.

 

[Breezy1985]

WTF are Ineos doing. Kwiato should be going for the stage here, not riding for Carapaz.

We have been over this before Kwiato is the most brainwashed robot in the whole peleton. He just can't unbot himself

 

[richwallone]

Hirschi really wants the polka dot... 43 pts now vs 41 for Carapaz who scooped one more point.

 

[Brullnux]

WTF are Ineos doing. Kwiato should be going for the stage here, not riding for Carapaz.

Is the final climb, after 4000+m of climbing, not too hard for Kwiatkowski? Besides, if Carapaz wins the stage he also wins polka dot, which I think Ineos are alao going for