Tour de France 2020 | Stage 6 (Le Teil - Mont Aigoual, 191 km)

[SafeBet]

Herrada's pain face is quite convincing.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Lutsenko?

Is 2:33 behind Van Avermaet on GC.

 

[RedheadDane]

Can Herrada catch Lutsenko? Would be so cool if he does a Madrazo.

Though, he hasn't been hit by his car, so I'm not sure it would be a true Madraza.

 

[Big Doopie]

the problem with the TDF compared to vuelta and giro, is that riders fear losing more than they hope to win. it is just too important to be top ten.

 

[fuiers]

FREE LANDA

Now your talking.

 

[ppanther92]

That must seriously hurt - GT winner not even that long ago and now not even a top 30 climber in any GT. Hell, Aru climbed the climb slower than Lutsenko/Herrada. He would not even stand a chance to get a stage from a break...

 

[TomLPC]

Vino in the car shouting out, I wonder how much Jesus is offering

 

[Cinemaniak]

GvA in the yellow would be cool. Giving CCC finally something to celebrate.

 

[Salvarani]

I honestly don't understand why none of the secondary GC teams try something on a stage like today.

People like Porte, Mollema, Bardet, Mas, Martin, etc.

A lot of GC captains are riding injured, and not putting pressure on them in the first week, will allow them to recover without losing time.

Because most of the guys probably has a lot of respect for Saturdays stage. Why put in an extreme effort to gain only 20s-30s today. With that stage coming up, where you can lose 10 minutes on a bad day.

 

[Gigs_98]

I think there is way too little talk about how Bernal was looking mediocre at best for two weeks in last years Tour as well and only even got into the position to take yellow in the Alps because nobody capitalized (and probably because Pinot, the guy who should have capitalized DNF'd anyway).
And I have the feeling they might be making the exact same mistake again. Yeah Roglic looks great, he has the TT still to come, but good luck Primoz if Bernal rides the Col de la Loze in top shape.

 

[SafeBet]

GvA in the yellow would be cool. Giving CCC finally something to celebrate.

Not gonna happen today.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Nice comeback by Herrada, who looked cooked on the steep part.

It is odd though, that Cofidis send him out after a stage win, when they have GC aspirations for Martin, today is going to take a lot out of Herrada, and they end up with nothing to show for the effort.

 

[Sestriere]

So great to see Landa riding as a sole leader now. He can finally show what an attacking rider he is.

 

[Red Rick]

I think there is way too little talk about how Bernal was looking mediocre at best for two weeks in last years Tour as well and only even got into the position to take yellow in the Alps because nobody capitalized (and probably because Pinot, the guy who should have capitalized DNF'd anyway).
And I have the feeling they might be making the exact same mistake again. Yeah Roglic looks great, he has the TT still to come, but good luck Primoz if Bernal rides the Col de la Loze in top shape.

Yeah but last year he won Switserland instead of getting clobbered in L'Ain and the Dauphine

 

[sir fly]

Brilliant performance from Lutsenko.
Textbook one, I'd say.
Congrats.

 

[Big Doopie]

looks like jumbo just decided to take the entire day off.

 

[houtdffan]

too conservative by the GC riders.

May as well have had a flat stage if the riders are not going to race

 

[SafeBet]

Looking at the way Lutsenko destroyed his break companions and is still increasing the gap to the peloton now I'm not sure he would have been caught anyway.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Because most of the guys probably has a lot of respect for Saturdays stage. Why put in an extreme effort to gain only 20s-30s today. With that stage coming up, where you can lose 10 minutes on a bad day.

But that is a moot point, because putting pressure on others today, while they are hurting, means they have less to fire with on Saturday.

 

[spalco]

GvA in the yellow would be cool. Giving CCC finally something to celebrate.

Where is he anyway? Does he still have 3 minutes?

 

[repre]

GvA in the yellow would be cool. Giving CCC finally something to celebrate.

Mareczko wins in Hungary is not worth a celebration????

 

[fuiers]

Brilliant performance from Lutsenko.
Textbook one, I'd say.
Congrats.

Only missing a Giro stage win now.

 

[TomLPC]

There are 15 riders within 13 seconds of 1st place

Surely one of them might fancy a late attack in the last 2k or something for a chance of a few glory days in yellow?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Looking at the way Lutsenko destroyed his break companions and is still increasing the gap to the peloton now I'm not sure he would have been caught anyway.

If the top 10 GC had punched it, they would have caught him fast, the peloton is riding slooooow.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Where is he anyway? Does he still have 3 minutes?

1:20 down at the last count, will fall short.