Tour de France 2020 | Stage 20 ITT (Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles, 36.2km)

[Simurgh]

Van Aert has overtaken Cavagna at this point

 

[Eclipse]

Ah yes WVA destroying of course

 

[Luthor]

Roglic already 20s down.

 

[Brullnux]

WvA on a road bike?

 

[ppanther92]

Porte really may make the podium. Wouldn't have thought so...

 

[TomLPC]

Pogacar 14 seconds ahead with 25k remaining, it's good this.

 

[Brullnux]

Frankly seeing how WvA is going I wouldn’t call anything until midpoint up the Planche des billes filles. Likely Roglic following similar strategy if we see him 30s down after second intermediate.

 

[JosephK]

Tadeh Lemond?

 

[TomLPC]

Lopez is having a stinker, come on Richie!!!

 

[bob.a.feet]

Dumoulin about to win the Tour. You've heard it here first.

 

[Simurgh]

Lopez losing +40'' to Porte at intermediate 1

 

[richwallone]

Pogacar 14 seconds ahead with 25k remaining, it's good this.

If Pog wins this I'm gonna go crazy... It's gonna be close though!!!

 

[SafeBet]

Lopez 41" behind Porte at first intermediate.

 

[jmdirt]

Haven't Jumbo had issues with the weight of the Bianchis? Hence them riding rim brakes and unbadged wheels, etc (and switching to Cervelo next year?). I don't know the weight difference between the XR4 and their TT bike, but I'd imagine if their road bike isn't very light, it tilts the balance back in favour of just staying on the TT bike right through.

Disclaimer: I don't follow the behind the race stuff much anymore so maybe the rules have changed, but the last time that I read about this, even the heaviest road bikes where still under the UCI "safety" limit so if every bike is required to be at weight, the Bianchis aren't at a disadvantage.

As I've noted before, adding weights to the BB doesn't make a (light) bike safer.

 

[Keram]

Pogi lost this Tour in the wind Fan of him already. He looks so childishly innocent. Loved his prep before itt.

 

[Simurgh]

Pogacar 3rd at first intermediate! (+16'')

 

[spalco]

Pogacar 14 seconds ahead with 25k remaining, it's good this.

Eh, Roglic is tranquilo as *** I'm sure. Pogacar has to attack, he can come back in the second half comfortably knowing how fast he has to go.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pogi only 16 seconds down, let's go!

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Remember 2010 when Andy Schleck (with a similar gap to make up) was ahead of Contador at the early check(s) and then exploded

 

[Simurgh]

Is it a possibility that Roglic is riding a negative split a la Froome? (and combined with/or Pogacar doing a Schleck as Eyeballs and others have suggested)

 

[ppanther92]

If Pog wins this I'm gonna go crazy... It's gonna be close though!!!

Its 57 seconds. Can't see that. But go Pog, go anyway!

 

[roundabout]

Pogacar started very fast in the Vuelta ITT as well and it looks to be the same here as Roglic is coming back

 

[spalco]

Is it a possibility that Roglic is riding a negative split a la Froome? (and combined with/or Pogacar doing a Schleck as Eyeballs and others have suggested)

Absolutely.

 

[ppanther92]

Remember 2010 when Andy Schleck (with a similar gap to make up) was ahead of Contador at the early check(s) and then exploded

Might totally happen. Or Roglic going for a negative split and being totally in control. But Pog has to try it aggressively I guess.

 

[Saint Unix]

The climb will decide the top 10 unless a rider completely capitulates. There's potentially a minute or more to make up by riding the right pace and having enough left in the tank to hammer the climb.