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

[Põhja Konn]

Weekend of heartbreaks.Let's hope that Pogacar wins it at the end - another Ineos Tour win would be the last thing cycling needs and Roglic' tactics haven't exactly made him more likeable.

 

[Fergoose]

It doesn't get much better than that from the first kilometre to the last. Hirschi was screwed over by Pogacar's aggression on the ascent and then Bardet having no legs to bring the GC guys together on the descent (which would have handed victory to Hirschi).

I never even saw Bardet at the front of the descent at any point, which seems a bit surprising and may cost him any chance of a top 5 finish in Paris.

 

[klintE]

Roglic and TJV are Sky/Ineos 2.0. Froome level climbing/TT combined with Valverdes punch and sprint.
Time to remove bonus seconds again.

#MarginalGainsIsOverParty Yeah!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[LaFlorecita]

He has to open up though, being last. Would have been too far if he waited.

I was shouting for him to get on Roglic' wheel instead...

 

[Bolder]

Jumbo's mess becoming more evident now. He is coming.

Jumbo isn't quite Sky/Postal level train, but on Marie Blanche they definitely knocked a few riders back on their heels.

 

[Luthor]

Roglic and TJV are Sky/Ineos 2.0. Froome level climbing/TT combined with Valverdes punch and sprint.
Time to remove bonus seconds again.

Do you want more passive riding from GC? If anything, the bonuses should be more.

 

[Leinster]

Weekend of heartbreaks.Let's hope that Pogacar wins it at the end - another Ineos Tour win would be the last thing cycling needs and Roglic' tactics haven't exactly made him more likeable.

Nairoman to Meribel. Mark it down now.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I never even saw Bardet at the front of the descent at any point, which seems a bit surprising and may cost him any chance of a top 5 finish in Paris.

Bardet only lost 11s today (+ bonus), not a big deal.

 

[bob.a.feet]

Wow, heartbreak for Hirschi but wow! This stage has been hard from the start and Hirschi was in the lead for so so long. Roglic in yellow; himself, Bernal, Pogacar and Panda look the strongest. Not a climb that particularly suits Quintana though, so he won't be too disappointed to lose some seconds.

Roglic is the man to beat at this Tour, but beat him they might. Pogacar and Bernal will be difficult opponents, as will Quintana if he shows up in the third week. Landismo in the third week? I'm still not so sure about Bernal having a mythical third week, but we'll wait and see.

After a boring start to the Tour, these last three days have been superb - some of the best we've seen on the Tour in recent years.

 

[Bolder]

That's a great top 10 after the first real mountain stages. I'm not saying at all that it's Roglic's to lose, but .... ATM it's his to lose.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Wasn’t a direct call on the exact stage winner but the overall sentiment of cycling currently yawn. Only a dud would think Pogacar isn’t an attacking cyclist. The complete lack of effort from GC guys on stage like today. Contador or Froome would have won by a minute

I honestly question if we have been watching the same race.

I think all the GC riders pushed to the limit today, and many lost time on GC.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Marie Blanque really is a great climb. It has even more potential than it showed today had the best guys not started their stop and go.

Nice stage again, you couldn't expect more from these 2 days in the Pyrenees IMO.

 

[RedheadDane]

himself, Bernal, Pogacar and Panda look the strongest

"Panda"?

 

[Laplaz]

Hirschi will take his revenge at the WCRR.

 

[Scarponi]

I honestly question if we have been watching the same race.

I think all the GC riders pushed to the limit today, and many lost time on GC.

Exactly, poor indictment on cycling currently.

 

[Red Rick]

"Panda"?

KUNG FU LANDA

 

[BlueRoads]

Roglic was pretty nice to Pogacar on the top, excusing himself, when it was Pogacar who looked to the wrong side.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Great stage!
Pogacar is so strong and Bernal really woke to life. Landa is finally free (but who am I kidding, if there is wind on tuesday he is finished). Quintana and Uran a bit weaker today, but not a big time loss. If this was their "bad day", everything is still in play for them.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Jumbo's mess becoming more evident now. He is coming.

Oh yes, he is definitely coming. He is sitting in 2nd position after these first 9 days while not being great at all. He is a phenomenal GC-rider simply put, now its stage 15, 17 and 18. If he has legs, I think he will win.

 

[Rollthedice]

Roglic is unable to distance relevant riders on a climb, it's not tactics, that's all he can do. Too many times we've seen this. He can win Le Tour on sprints and TT.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

"Panda"?

Kung Fu Landa

 

[Red Rick]

Honestly a positive sign for Roglic, they were full gas all day and he wasn't even in the slightest of trouble and won that sprint on top of the MB quite easily

 

[movingtarget]

Anyone not picking two Slovenians for the podium ?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Roglic is unable to distance relevant riders on a climb, it's not tactics, that's all he can do. Too many times we've seen this. He can win Le Tour on sprints and TT.

If he can win that way, more power to him