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

[Leinster]

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

Roglic is riding into yellow, but he’s in the “groupe maillot blanc.”

 

[Red Rick]

The difference between Hirschi and the guys behind him can be expressed in stickie bottles

 

[Bolder]

Alaphilippe level descending. Aero FTW...

 

[topt]

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

like Bernal hasnt proven he is a better climber than Roglic, hell he has never beaten him head to head; Bernal will be lucky to be on podim

 

[Eclipse]

Masterful descending again this!

wow come on Hirschi

 

[Pirazziattacks]

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

But he's not quite on that level in a TT, especially so close to the end of the race from previous results. He's not going to win this one by pretending he's Dumoulin.

 

[Leinster]

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

Yup. Everyone in the Rogla group wants to put time into the Quintana group. Soon as they hit the bottom they’ll start to roll.


Hirschi is descending like a rocket, though.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Heart in throat. Go go go go

 

[woodburn]

Last 5k of flat should be interesting if lead group actually pulls or chasers get back on.

 

[TomLPC]

The front group, naturally being caught on the descent by Checks notes Nibali and Sagan Porte and Quintana.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Hirschi is such class. All day he has looked like a maestro

 

[klintE]

Hirschi is the new Nibali

 

[Brumdog66]

like Bernal hasnt proven he is a better climber than Roglic, hell he has never beaten him head to head; Bernal will be lucky to be on podim

Bernal won the tour as best climber Roglic couldn't hang with the big boys in the giro and won the vuelta through TT ability. I do think Roglic could win a tour on a route with more TT kilometres

 

[fuiers]

Almost 30sec. You bet your ass it will enough for Hirschi.

 

[woodburn]

Hirschi got this easy. Chapeau.

 

[TomLPC]

25 seconds with 5km remaining

Slight rise, touch and go

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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

Valverde, probably

I thought they were going to bridge. In that case he could just sit at the back until the finish. Now he has to stay ahead to win.

 

[titan31]

Probably be caught by Martin and Quintana at this stage. Hirschi has it win barring incident

 

[Scarponi]

Poor Quintana every other time riders in 30th work to bring back the group ahead but not this time

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

14seconds

 

[Red Rick]

Michael Matthews on suicide watch

 

[fuiers]

Oh crap. Soon as they see him I reckon it could be heartbreak.

 

[Rollthedice]

16 sec. he's done.

 

[TomLPC]

14 seconds. Oh god I don't think he's going to make it

 

[LaFlorecita]

Oooof this will end in a heartbreak...

 

[woodburn]

Tour GPS screwing with us.