Tour de France 2020 | Stage 9 (Pau - Laruns, 153 km)

[Devil's Elbow]

Reichenbach cementing his reputation here.

 

[SafeBet]

Reichenbach cementing his reputation here.

He's waiting for Dumoulin, returning the favor.

 

[TomLPC]

The break should wait for Reichenbach

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Martinez also struggling.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Castroviejo is a really stylish rider IMO, looking good descending.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Castroviejo is a really stylish rider IMO, looking good descending.

Basques tend to fall into two categories, thanks to the very rainy and very mountainous part of the country they cut their teeth on. They're either top level descenders or the absolute dirt worst. The all-terrain vehicle people like Fraile, Izagirre, Castroviejo, they're good downhill, but the wispy climbers tend to be absolute trainwrecks.

 

[TomLPC]

Hirschi is descending like Yokozuna on a base jumping holiday

 

[bob.a.feet]

Ffs ITV, ad break during Zakarin's descending yesterday and again during Reichenbach's today.

 

[Eclipse]

The GF's enjoying watching the action today (she's not my own personal gigs yay!)

She is however a bit distressed about Kirby repeatedly size shaming Fraile for being a 'big guy'. That's between him and his team apparently

Ffs ITV, ad break during Zakarin's descending yesterday and again during Reichenbach's today.

You're not allowed to show anything that distressing on public TV at this time of day here.

 

[Simurgh]

Higuita dropped

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Basques tend to fall into two categories, thanks to the very rainy and very mountainous part of the country they cut their teeth on. They're either top level descenders or the absolute dirt worst. The all-terrain vehicle people like Fraile, Izagirre, Castroviejo, they're good downhill, but the wispy climbers tend to be absolute trainwrecks.

I get you become a top level descender by growing up in such terrain...... I don't really get the opposite....... wouldn't even the worst improve slightly, by doing it a lot?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

WTF Gaudu

 

[fuiers]

Contador having a go that Roglic and JV might not be that strong and giving thumbs up for Nairo. I love it.

 

[TomLPC]

Gaudu just drove into that fan going about 10kmph, summing up FDJ's tour thus far

 

[sir fly]

What kind of merger will happen at the stretch after Soudet?

 

[Laplaz]

Hirschi is Evenepoeling

 

[Broccolidwarf]

That looked so odd

 

[bob.a.feet]

That spectator got absolutely clattered.

 

[BlueRoads]

I'm sure there are still other things that Contador can do than be a pundit.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

TdF telling broadcasters, that the helicopter cannot transmit pictures in this weather.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I get you become a top level descender by growing up in such terrain...... I don't really get the opposite....... wouldn't even the worst improve slightly, by doing it a lot?

Or, you can crash so often because of those roads that you become petrified and nervous. Also worth noting is some of the guys like the Izagirre brothers also grew up doing cyclocross in the muddy fields of Euskadi too.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Or, you can crash so often because of those roads that you become petrified and nervous. Also worth noting is some of the guys like the Izagirre brothers also grew up doing cyclocross in the muddy fields of Euskadi too.

Thanks!

I always enjoy your insights into Spanish cycling, which are not common knowledge.

It's what makes to multinational forum cool, all the little local tidbits of information

 

[Broccolidwarf]

If Hirschi pulls this of, it will be an epic win for the ages

 

[Alexandre B.]

Reichenbach’s descent vs. Kittel’s hill

 

[Eclipse]

This stage really has Richie Porte descent incident written all over it