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

[HelloDolly]

The first week was too hard ...its was raced everyday flat out like a junior race
Everyone saying how great it all was will now find that by week 3 very few riders will be left

They are not used to riding a GT like this and they cant

 

[Leinster]

That split in the front group really didn't work out for Pacher, did it? "Are we behind? Quentin, go ride for Pierre!"

 

[Aimar16]

Is there a camera at the grupetto that monitors if they cheat there? Oddly enough, the gap is growing very slowly.

 

[spalco]

anyone know the time cut for today?

Some (I think Waterloo) posted this link earlier, see for yourself:

Tour de France 2021 time limit calculator

Something around 40 minutes maybe is a reasonable guess.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Great to see the world champ leading on Ventoux

 

[Danskebjerge]

Big crowds standing on the road, some even carrying signs! The French police must be busy arresting people.

 

[HelloDolly]

Mollema and D Martin dont look too good today ...Giro legs

 

[Samu Cuenca]

INEOS are not helping Pogacar here. If they want to win the stage they have to set the pace. The same goes if they want to take time out of the riders that UAE don't really have to fear.

They might also just be trying to ride Luke Rowe out of the race, I don't actually know.

 

[MrTea1976]

It would be amazing to see WVA win today, but Pog will catch him at Chalet Reynard.

 

[Netserk]

Good wind direction for a fast ascent. Don't let me down, Pogi!

 

[vamman]

Some (I think Waterloo) posted this link earlier, see for yourself:

Tour de France 2021 time limit calculator

Something around 40 minutes maybe is a reasonable guess.

The fastest time schedule (which they are matching at Chalet Reynard) has the winner taking 5h18 to complete the stage and sets the time limit at 06:05:42 (+00:47:42) according to the calculator.

That means the grupetto needs to reach the summit of Ventoux by 15.49 cest to be safe. Gives them 1h22 (1150 vam) for the 2nd ascent.

 

[Sciatic]

What was that hiker peloton all about?

 

[Leinster]

For all the talk of how hard Ineos are working on the front, that's still a large peloton for nearing the 2nd last summit of a big climbing day.

 

[Red Rick]

Making TGBM Great again

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

What a coup it would be if Julien Bernard could win here -- given that his dad won the Ventoux ITT in 1987. Whatever the outcome, I'm sure he's experiencing all the feels.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Is there a camera at the grupetto that monitors if they cheat there? Oddly enough, the gap is growing very slowly.

...
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
...

 

[Leinster]

Mollema and D Martin dont look too good today ...Giro legs

Bauke looks alright, and he has 2 teammates waiting for him when he does bridge.

Martin's banjaxed.

 

[Netserk]

What was that hiker peloton all about?

I think it's a new road/route for hikers. Part of the recent restoration.

 

[Lequack]

Pogacar doesn't seem to be wearing the heart rate chest strap. He does seem to be wearing that heavy wristwatch though.

 

[titan31]

For all the talk of how hard Ineos are working on the front, that's still a large peloton for nearing the 2nd last summit of a big climbing day.

Yup, they've shed very few really. Maybe managing things and Carapaz is feeling crap so they're setting a solid enough tempo to reduce attacks?

 

[Leinster]

Pogacar doesn't seem to be wearing the heart rate chest strap.

Riding on all the feels.

 

[Googolplex]

The fastest time schedule (which they are matching at Chalet Reynard) has the winner taking 5h18 to complete the stage and sets the time limit at 06:05:42 (+00:47:42) according to the calculator.

That means the grupetto needs to reach the summit of Ventoux by 15.49 cest to be safe. Gives them 1h22 (1150 vam) for the 2nd ascent.

Fastest schedule has them climbing from Bedoin to Ventoux in 45 minutes. Even Pogacar needs to try to achive that.

 

[70kmph]

Tailwind !

 

[jarvo]

Pogacar doesn't seem to be wearing the heart rate chest strap. He does seem to be wearing that heavy wristwatch though.

Mechanical doping, he's actually a robot!!

 

[King Boonen]

Ala goes.