Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 11: Sorgues – Malaucène, 198.9 km

[spalco]

Colbrelli's pulled in front but there are a few groups behind still too.

What do you think, it's a bit worrying for Cav, no? They didn't pull back anything really on the descent/valley and the second ascent could be harder.

 

[Leinster]

I'll be surprised if Campenaerts doesn't abandon in Malauncene.

Has any Giro stage winner had a good tour? Even Merlier won a stage at the Tour and then abandoned.

 

[ice&fire]

Alaphillipe is going to have to motor up the climb to give a nice cushion for Cav behind in the time cuts

A faster pace for the winner doesn't help the gruppetto. It increases the allowed gap to the winner, but not the total time to complete the stage.

 

[perico]

Gerrans is now based in Australia like Keenan and McEwan - It's interesting that he has chosen to travel to Europe while Keenan and McEwan have chosen to remain in Oz - Its probably a quarantine issue.

I have seen Ligget's studio - It's cramped while his TV monitor is small. small

I think it has to do with the TDF only allowing so many on the race to call it from the location.

 

[Red Rick]

Elissonde is probably 5 minutes too light on the descent.

 

[Googolplex]

A faster pace for the winner doesn't help the gruppetto. It increases the allowed gap to the winner, but not the total time to complete the stage.

Yes, after being dropped, you obviously want to the leaders to ride slow. However, if the pace is fast in flat start, when everyone is still in peloton, it most likely helps.

 

[Sciatic]

That a powerful chase trio!

 

[ontheroad]

So far this has been an anti climatic stage.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

AG2R to the rescue?

 

[ngent41]

Elissonde is probably 5 minutes too light on the descent.

Dont worry, Nibali is going to bridge to him

 

[Leinster]

Elissonde is probably 5 minutes too light on the descent.

CdA of approx 0.0, though.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Van Aert will podium next year with a proper preparation if the route is similar.

 

[Rollthedice]

AG2R to the rescue?

Breakaway Ben wants no more no less than Pog's yellow jersey.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

PCS data may not be very accurate, but according to that there is a 50% weight difference between the front two (52kg vs 78)

 

[Leinster]

That a powerful chase trio!

In that Wout is pushing the watts of 3 Elissondes?

 

[Bolder]

Wout!

 

[Tobi]

Van Aert is such a crazy rider love that we have these riders in cycling

 

[Lequack]

Wout van Art is denied a sprint stage win, goes for a mountain stage instead.

 

[woodburn]

Phil: Kenny Ellissonde has never ridden so well in his life.

Me: Umm, he won on the Angliru.

 

[Red Rick]

PCS data may not be very accurate, but according to that there is a 50% weight difference between the front two (52kg vs 78)

I seem to remember someone saying that weight was from the pure CX days and he's a bit lighter now?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is Van Aert just that fast or the peloton just that slow?

 

[spalco]

Van Aert looks half-dead on the bike.

 

[RedheadDane]

Van Aert and Elissonde. What an un-even pair...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Words being exchanged

"They just piss off up the road" - Sean Kelly

 

[Leinster]

I'll be surprised if Campenaerts doesn't abandon in Malauncene.

And so it came to pass.