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

[topt]

Indurain raced when their was 100+km of flat TT for him to get time on Roglic has one 30km TT up the Planche des Belles Filles

it will be enough

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Roglic and Pogacar are the favourites for the finish.

Hirschi is quite fast on the line, but question is how much he has left of course

 

[Red Rick]

"Well, I gained 5 seconds, so it's a good day". It's Andy Schleck in the Pyrenees 2011 again. It may end the same way.

"Now let's neutralize this descent"

 

[Salvarani]

How many people really think fondly of Indurain lol

He is just riding to the best of his abilities.

It is those with a weak TT, that are behind, that has to drop him.

Roglic can let his team dictate and then ride defensively.

 

[woodburn]

"Well, I gained 5 seconds, so it's a good day". It's Andy Schleck in the Pyrenees 2011 again. It may end the same way.

Can you imagine Roglic going solo from 50k? Board would break like it did then.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Hirschi can still win this in a sprint.

 

[Brumdog66]

it will be enough

No chance Bernal looks so much stronger than week 1 already. Exact same scenario as last years giro imo

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Indurain raced when their was 100+km of flat TT for him to get time on Roglic has one 30km TT up the Planche des Belles Filles

True, but Roglic is a better climber, so he doesn't lose as much time in the big mountains..... the strategy still holds up.

 

[Red Rick]

Hirschi can still win this in a sprint.

"You can attack before you get to a sprint?"

Valverde, probably

 

[topt]

No chance Bernal looks so much stronger than week 1 already. Exact same scenario as last years giro imo

sure

 

[Scarponi]

Naming it the Martin group over Quintana’s haha. Must be a time thing ?

 

[Eclipse]

Given he's got a good kick and won't have to do any work you could still see Hirschi win this if he doesn't get blown back out.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Heartbreaking if Hirschi doesn't take the win

 

[Alexandre B.]

Uran is ninjaing at his peak.

 

[Red Rick]

No chance Bernal looks so much stronger than week 1 already. Exact same scenario as last years giro imo

Except this year there's no such field in which Kruijswijk would get 3rd.

 

[Red Rick]

Dumoulin in Yates group.

 

[Brumdog66]

True, but Roglic is a better climber, so he doesn't lose as much time in the big mountains..... the strategy still holds up.

He hasn't proved to be a better climber yet although he is quite early in his career tbf

 

[TomLPC]

Motorcycle needs to get out of the fkin way

 

[Scarponi]

Omg that motor bike wow

 

[Big Doopie]

shame richie not able to hold on to top group.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Idiotic motorbike...

 

[SafeBet]

Hirschi is a legend.

 

[TomLPC]

Just keep the camera on the young lad out front, looks brilliant downhill

 

[RedheadDane]

shame richie not able to hold on to top group.

But he's still in the race. Looks like the stage 9 curse if finally definitely broken.

 

[Red Rick]

No way these guys are gonna work together well enough to bring back Hirschi