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

[slosada]

In the break, Lutsenko is a decent climber. Powless is a climber. If GVA is within 20 seconds at the top of the big hill, he may claw back time on whoever is up front?

Roche and Herrada

 

[repre]

I don't really like the break to get this. Almost all the riders seem underwhelming to me as winners of a mtf except Lutsenko.

Herrada, no?

 

[SafeBet]

In the break, Lutsenko is a decent climber. Powless is a climber. If GVA is within 20 seconds at the top of the big hill, he may claw back time on whoever is up front?

Roche seems in very good form and has multiple top10 in La Vuelta.
Jesus Herrada is a very good climber, he won the Ventoux Challenge last year.

 

[sir fly]

The gap gives a chance to the breakaway, but that 8k piece of Lusette will be vital.
Not everyone from the break will survive it which means turns on remaining slopes will become tougher.
Should be exciting.

 

[slosada]

However, if there is GC action behind, Peloton can get 4 minutes back just in the Col de la Lusette

 

[Red Rick]

The pure climbers in the break will have suffered on the flats. This is the sort of situation where a breakaway rider can lose a huge amount of time on a fresh peloton in the finale.

It doesn't bode well for the break that the gap is coming down now. Peloton is gonna fight for position still.

 

[sir fly]

Jumbo doesn't want to encourage the breakaway..

 

[Volderke]

I fear JV is going to ride too hard for the break to make it.

 

[Faserr]

Tony Martin chasing = game over

 

[fuiers]

The pure climbers in the break will have suffered on the flats. This is the sort of situation where a breakaway rider can lose a huge amount of time on a fresh peloton in the finale.

It doesn't bode well for the break that the gap is coming down now. Peloton is gonna fight for position still.

Also the pace has been pretty quick today. I think peloton will close this gap easily.

 

[spalco]

I'm not very hopeful for the break anymore.

 

[Red Rick]

Gruppetto already forming

 

[bambino]

However, if there is GC action behind, Peloton can get 4 minutes back just in the Col de la Lusette

I agree. At the end it is 34,5km of almost constant glimbing, so any kind of 1 min/10km will definitely not apply here.

I don't see the break surviving unless the all the GC guys decide to softpedal Lusette.

 

[BlueRoads]

Wait, was that van Aert pulling the peloton apart on the climb or Martin?

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Yeah, this stage needed early hills to be favorable to the break.

 

[WKA311]

Wait, was that van Aert pulling the peloton apart on the climb or Martin?

Martin and Jansen

 

[Red Rick]

Mas crash.

 

[spalco]

I agree. At the end it is 34,5km of almost constant glimbing, so any kind of 1 min/10km will definitely not apply here.

I don't see the break surviving unless the all the GC guys decide to softpedal Lusette.

That 1min/10km rule of thumb is almost never accurate anyway imo, it always depends on motivation and teamwork of the break vs the chasers.

 

[fuiers]

Mas went down?

 

[Leinster]

However, if there is GC action behind, Peloton can get 4 minutes back just in the Col de la Lusette

The only reason there wouldn't be GC action on the Lusette is if J-V are setting such a tempo up the hill that the 4 minutes gets wiped out anyway...

 

[Breezy1985]

No more than two stages where Sagan can get to the intermediate without Bennett's company.
And it's doubtful in the shape he's in.

I had a look last night and was thinking the same. Sagan is gonna have to start taking him in the sprints if he can

 

[sir fly]

Well, if Rogla's already that good, why not build an advantage and intimidate the rest of the contenders?
It worked for the others before.
On slightly different routes and seasons, sure.
The way they're riding the jersey

 

[Breezy1985]

I don't really like the break to get this. Almost all the riders seem underwhelming to me as winners of a mtf except Lutsenko.

Nico has had some good days in the mountains. Not amazing but good

 

[Breezy1985]

Tony Martin chasing = game over

For the break or the peleton. Maybe he will do seagull arms again

 

[Rollthedice]

Sivakov already dropped.