Tour de France 2020 | Stage 5 (Gap - Privas, 183 km)

[Broccolidwarf]

The way they are riding now, it appears someone is expecting a crosswinds?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Nice job by Kuss getting back on, while his team is dropping the hammer up front.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Carapaz puncture, while the peloton is going full gas.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

VERY fast wheel change, that mechanic deserves a raise!

That was almost Formula 1'esque

 

[Cinemaniak]

Watching this TdF makes me realize how bad my predictions are for upcoming talents and future competitors.
Pierre Latour, Aru, Soler, Powless, TJvG, etc.

Riders I would've never predicted to battle for a GC.... Roglic, Carapaz, Martin, Dumoulin, Buchmann or Kuss. Somehow I never see these guys coming

 

[red_flanders]

This is the weirdest stage of the weirdest year evah.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Watching this TdF makes me realize how bad my predictions are for upcoming talents and future competitors.
Pierre Latour, Aru, Soler, Powless, TJvG, etc.

Riders I would've never predicted to battle for a GC.... Roglic, Carapaz, Martin, Dumoulin, Buchmann or Kuss. Somehow I never see these guys coming

You forgot Vuillermoz, Mas, Zakarin, the Izagirres, Poels, and Jungels....... it ain't easy being green

 

[Vino's Mum]

Tibo just sitting up to check out his little banner there.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Mads Pedersen - after a puncture - riding back to the bunch like a motorcycle

He'll have some boxing to do, to make it back to the Trek lead out, the peloton is going fast and the roads are getting narrow.

Edit: Next picture, he's riding the soft shoulder, already halfway through the peloton

 

[Alexandre B.]

Poels combative rider of the day (official)

 

[richwallone]

They really are taking it easy today... 20 minutes off the predicted pace... Definitely a transit stage.

 

[shalgo]

Cosnefroy racing the ghost of Anthony Perez is the most action we have seen so far today.

EDIT: They should have given Perez the combativity award.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Almost finished watching paint dry.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

No DQ rider in the first 50, they are playing it cool.

 

[Fergoose]

What a damning indictment of a sport where individual courage and effort is stamped out by team radio and constant gap updates. Fair play to the breakaway focussed teams for showing this up for the farce it is rather than agree to be dangled like a carrot 2mins infront of the peloton for sponsors. Something has to change.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Poels combative rider of the day (official)

Nice nod to an injured rider fighting through the pain!

 

[richwallone]

Bora team better steps up today and delivers a solid lead out to Sagan, unlike in the past few stages... If the really want the green jersey back for the next stage

 

[Salvarani]

crosswinds!

 

[TomLPC]

Look how strung out it is!
ATTACK YOU FOOLS

 

[Broccolidwarf]

What a damning indictment of a sport where individual courage and effort is stamped out by team radio and constant gap updates. Fair play to the breakaway focussed teams for showing this up for the farce it is rather than agree to be dangled like a carrot 2mins infront of the peloton for sponsors. Something has to change.

It's a stage race dude.

If we want heated action, there are plenty of 1 day races to go around.

I find it absolutely understandable, that the teams ride it this way, it's only day 5 in a 3 week race.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

JV caught napping?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Are we sure nobody shot off the front at KM 0 without anybody knowing and have now won and in the shower. Anybody missing?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

JV lucky the wind isn't slightly stronger.

 

[spalco]

crosswinds!

And DQS caught sleeping, that would've been their chance.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Waste of time and energy trying to split it on a drag with most headwind