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

[SafeBet]

Roche, Cavagna, GVA and Herrada trying to break away.

 

[Rollthedice]

It all depends whether Jumbo wants Kuss after Lucette or not. If yes, tempo will be high and not all-out and there will certainly be at least 10 guys over the top. If not, Kuss will destroy the field and then Rogla or Dumo will be launched somewhere near the top, or even after, and then we'll have a race.

I guess Jumbo DSs had a long night to figure out the correct order of the riders who will hit the front on Lusette.

 

[Salvarani]

Great! Fast start

 

[Lexman]

Powless (EF) en Valgren (NTT) and Lutsenko rejoin the other + one Bora

 

[SafeBet]

Strong break:

GVA
Roche
Cavagna
Powless
Herrada
Lutsenko
EBH
Oss

 

[RedheadDane]

Powless (EF) en Valgren (NTT) and Lutsenko rejoin the other + one Bora

It's Hagen, not Valgren.

 

[Lexman]

It's Hagen, not Valgren.

ok thanks

 

[spalco]

I think it's kinda 50-50 whether it will be a break or not.

The best breakaway possibility is clearly Nicholas Roche. His climbing on Stages 2 and 4 was really surprisingly good and then he purposely dropped 7 minutes on Stage 5, which makes his intentions very clear for this stage.

If it's not a break though, the long drag to the finish suits a second tier contender who can escape late without the main GC guys being too worried.

Good so far.

 

[TomLPC]

You get the feeling JV do a bit too much, obviously on flying form but you need to pace it surely

Sky used to stick Richie and co in the grupetto and they would pop up as and when a big stage was in effect. The likes of Van Aert, talented though he might be, surely can't keep this up.

 

[RedheadDane]

They're attacking for both today and yesterday.
Well, they were, seems to have settled by now.

 

[spalco]

You get the feeling JV do a bit too much, obviously on flying form but you need to pace it surely

Sky used to stick Richie and co in the grupetto and they would pop up as and when a big stage was in effect. The likes of Van Aert, talented though he might be, surely can't keep this up.

Maybe, but Van Aert is a special phenom. Chaining him up in the grupetto would be criminal.

 

[ppanther92]

Very strong group. GvA is a problem for them with only 3min in GC. I guess Mitchelton wants to keep the jersey.

 

[Breezy1985]

Strong break:

GVA
Roche
Cavagna
Powless
Herrada
Lutsenko
EBH
Oss

A few odd choices for a MT finish though

 

[spalco]

Break is done I think, peloton stopped.

 

[ppanther92]

A few odd choices for a MT finish though

Really only Oss. While Cavagna and EBH and probably also GvA won't win, they already have shown that they can power through tough climbs and the last 15 km are rather false flat. But maybe some of them are also in there for tactical purpose (Oss and Cavagna) for the false flat if Buchmann or Alaphilippe wants to attack or need to be brought back after the climb.

 

[Ted Striker]

Roglic with a easy win, if the break doesn’t take it

 

[SafeBet]

Really only Oss. While Cavagna and EBH and probably also GvA won't win, they already have shown that they can power through tough climbs and the last 15 km are rather false flat. But maybe some of them are also in there for tactical purpose (Oss and Cavagna) for the false flat if Buchmann or Alaphilippe wants to attack or need to be brought back after the climb.

Yep, makes sense.

 

[Breezy1985]

Anyone see that clip of WVA popp

Really only Oss. While Cavagna and EBH and probably also GvA won't win, they already have shown that they can power through tough climbs and the last 15 km are rather false flat. But maybe some of them are also in there for tactical purpose (Oss and Cavagna) for the false flat if Buchmann or Alaphilippe wants to attack or need to be brought back after the climb.

If they are in there for other reasons I understand I more meant odd choices for a win

 

[Anderis]

A few odd choices for a MT finish though

That's because the breakaway has formed on the flat. It's hard for pure climbers to get away in terrain like that when guys with bigger engines also try to get there.

 

[spalco]

Btw. I always appreciate stages to be broadcast from start to finish.

 

[Red Rick]

Is there a tailwind for large parts of the day?

 

[RedheadDane]

Btw. I always appreciate stages to be broadcast from start to finish.

Today is an example of why fullstage coverage is a good idea.
Yesterday was an example of why it's not always necessary.

 

[Cinemaniak]

How is Yates still downplaying his focus on the GC? You don't send a team like Mitchelton-Scott to the TdF for just a couple of stage wins.

 

[Faserr]

Is there a tailwind for large parts of the day?

Yes, until the sprint

 

[tobydawq]

How is Yates still downplaying his focus on the GC? You don't send a team like Mitchelton-Scott to the TdF for just a couple of stage wins.

It's all for Chavito