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

[Salvarani]

What sprinters are left?

Sagan, Coquard, Van Aert, Venturini...?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

A lot of decending with short counter climbs here and there, over the next 18 k, a De Gendt speciality

 

[Broccolidwarf]

What sprinters are left?

Sagan, Coquard, Van Aert, Venturini...?

Is Boassen Hagen there?
Did Hofstetter make it back?

I saw Stuyven and Trentin, they are both gonna sprint.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What sprinters are left?

Sagan, Coquard, Van Aert, Venturini...?

Trentin, Stuyven, Colbrelli, Mezgec, Laporte, Bonifazio.

 

[sir fly]

No Barbarossa today?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

More like negative norman, and you still missing the points made yesterday

Well, since you're still characterising us as expecting "attacks" yesterday, rather than just some semblance of a sense of urgency that would generate some attrition, it's only fair that we skip some of your points too

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Well, since you're still characterising us as expecting "attacks" yesterday, rather than just some semblance of a sense of urgency that would generate some attrition, it's only fair that we skip some of your points too

View: https://youtu.be/L0MK7qz13bU

 

[Salvarani]

Well, since you're still characterising us as expecting "attacks" yesterday, rather than just some semblance of a sense of urgency that would generate some attrition, it's only fair that we skip some of your points too

Haha, lets leave it on a good note for now

 

[Leinster]

Wouldn't GVA's team (Trentin's team) want to help Bora bring de Gendt back?

Why would they do that when Coquard's team already are?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Danish commentators reminding us of 2013, when Bora was called Cannondale, giving Sagan the win with the exactly same strategy:

Cannondale delivers Sagan to Tour de France stage victory | Cyclingnews.com

Italian team takes control on stage 7

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[IndianCyclist]

De Gendt is really punching the climbs, trying to edge out enough time for the flats to come...... you gotta admire his heart

yes literally but not his brain

 

[Velolover2]

The old Sagan will get 2nd as a reward for Bora's hard work.

Van Aert is the new Sagan.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

yes literally but not his brain

Famous last words, as the gap grew to 46 seconds

Also, it's not his literal heart I admire..... it's his figurative heart

 

[fuiers]

If De Gendt can't hold this then JV will let Van Aert to destroy others in the sprint once more.

 

[bambino]

Why would they do that when Coquard's team already are?

Also the fact that CCC only has one guy on top of GVA and Trentin left might have something to do with their eagerness to pull.

Edit: And that one seems to be world class Rouler in great shape called Ilnur Zakarin

 

[JosephK]

De Gendt inviting everyone else to suffer as much as he is.

 

[BlueRoads]

Does anyone know how far back the last group is and whether they are all together or some lonely riders?

 

[Krokro]

yes literally but not his brain

What do you mean?

 

[Keram]

Danish commentators reminding us of 2013, when Bora was called Cannondale, giving Sagan the win with the exactly same strategy:

Cannondale delivers Sagan to Tour de France stage victory | Cyclingnews.com

Italian team takes control on stage 7

www.cyclingnews.com

This timw he wont but at least he pick lot of points and Bennet probably none so still good but not great.

 

[Krokro]

Does anyone know how far back the last group is and whether they are all together or some lonely riders?

Last group of 40 riders 9mn behind. Seems that they are grouped.

 

[Simurgh]

Crosswind attack as Mollema punctures

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Goodbye Mollema.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

De Gendt is the Eric Cartman of cycling.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Ouch, Mollema flat, just as the peloton turns it up!

 

[Leinster]

Danish commentators reminding us of 2013, when Bora was called Cannondale, giving Sagan the win with the exactly same strategy:

Cannondale delivers Sagan to Tour de France stage victory | Cyclingnews.com

Italian team takes control on stage 7

www.cyclingnews.com

Bora back then was called NetApp.

The team that was called Cannondale back then, was what used to be Liquigas. Sagan left to ride for Tinkoff, and Cannondale merged with Garmin to form what is now EF.

I don't think that was the only time Sagan's teams did that. They certainly did it on a couple of occasions in the Tour of California, but I think they got caught out a couple of times as well. Taylor Phinney got he jump on them and stole a stage once.