Tour de France 2020 | Stage 7 (Millau - Lavaur, 168 km)

[Libertine Seguros]

This is why I love cycling.
On the days you expect things to happen; not much happens.
On the days you expect nothing to happen, things happen.

Fingers crossed.

I suspect once they get somewhere more protected it'll fizzle out a bit, but still, then you have two things that would come from that even if it all came back together:

1. the sprinters and their teams who had been caught out would have to work so hard to get back on that it would impact their leadouts and sprint ability, creating a more unpredictable final few kilometres either from encouraging late attackers or just a less controlled lead-in;
2. the teams like Bora who did make the move now know who is vulnerable, and if we do have wind late in the stage they know what they are likely to be able to do if they do raise the tempo again.

If it doesn't come back together, Bora win out. If it does, Bora still have an advantage for later. This is why you test out your opponents' legs

 

[markene2]

Coquard to take it if Bora drops the main sprinters

 

[Broccolidwarf]

DQ telling Asgreen to drop, time for the big engine to bring Bennett back

 

[Mayomaniac]

I'll never again complain about Bora going all out for the Zabel-jersey, at least they give us proper racing!

 

[Faserr]

Unfortunately not much crosswind the next km

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Anyone know what group Mads Pedersen is in (I know he was dropped early)?

 

[Gigs_98]

Maybe the main question today isn't whether Bora will manage to keep Bennett distance but whether QS will manage to keep Ewan distanced.

 

[Breezy1985]

Kasper just earned himself a couple of pints of Guinness tonight

 

[Devil's Elbow]

DQS will definitely keep riding when Bennett is back, will be difficult for the other sprinters if Bora also carry on.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

3 Sunweb riders dropping from the lead group, to go get Bol back.

 

[Faserr]

Bora lovely

 

[RedheadDane]

Anyone know what group Mads Pedersen is in (I know he was dropped early)?

Ewan, I think...

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen dropped Bennett while trying to get him back

 

[spalco]

Maybe the main question today isn't whether Bora will manage to keep Bennett distance but whether QS will manage to keep Ewan distanced.

I think Ewan's done for today unless the peloton speed drops completely. That's if the GPS gaps are accurate.

 

[RedheadDane]

And I just saw "groupe mailort vert" and thought it was the Sagan group...

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen and Cavagna back with Bennett again, to try once again to bring him back.

 

[Gigs_98]

You have to give it to Ineos. Whenever there is crosswind you'll notice that Bernal is always positioned on the side of the road where the whole team is protected from the rest of the peloton.

 

[Eclipse]

The relentless pressure from Bora is brilliant.

 

[Faserr]

Schachattack

 

[TomLPC]

That is a proper gap, and it's growing, Asgreen can't hold off a team on his own

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Bora Bora
Not
Boring Boring

 

[spalco]

Bennett is not too far back anymore, his group will probably return.

 

[Brumdog66]

Sagan proving class is permanent

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I can't imagine the GC riders think it is fun for the stage to be this hard, the day before the Pyrenees

 

[Gigs_98]

On another note, the gc contenders better not get a mechanical now.