Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 9: Cluses – Tignes, 144.9 km

[Waterloo Sunrise]

In any case, they can't ride faster than what Cav can tolerate. But good teammates to have in this scenario.

If he doesn't have the legs then indeed there's no helping it. But with likely time limit today they can afford to give away 10minutes on each climb so hopefully this is a calmly delivered plan rather than a futile death march.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Kirby currently talking about the tactical brilliance of... Sepp Kuss. FML.

This follows on nicely from yesterday when he was telling us about the descending skills of… Michael Woods.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Would love to see the Bahrain team meetings these days, perhaps they draw straws for who gets to win the stage

 

[Netserk]

Poels on a raid to Tignes like Rasmussen 14 years ago!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Meanie

 

[ppanther92]

So same scenario as yesterday? Teams to weak to chase the breakaway but at some point Pogacar decides to catch them solo one by one?

 

[RedheadDane]

Would love to see the Bahrain team meetings these days, perhaps they draw straws for who gets to win the stage

Imagine if Haller had "won" the draw today.

 

[Netserk]

Disappointing with no Bahrain rider in the chase group after Poels. Teuns with heavy legs after yesterday?

Woods goes!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wout Poels and riding half the race solo 20 seconds ahead of the group, name a better duo.

 

[Netserk]

It's quite nice that we at least have a proper fight for the KOM.

 

[titan31]

Wout Poels and riding half the race solo 20 seconds ahead of the group, name a better duo.

Carapaz attacking and riding solo to gain no time.

 

[Red Rick]

Time limit won't be easy

Also a very nice graphical representation of the *** joke that Giro time limits have become

 

[ppanther92]

1

166

POELS Wout

8:51

+0:15

1		15	KUSS Sepp	57:21
2		37	WOODS Michael	27:01
3		54	CATTANEO Mattia	12:39
4		91	MARTIN Guillaume	7:28
5		113	GUERREIRO Ruben	36:12
6		114	HIGUITA Sergio	37:09
7		124	O'CONNOR Ben	8:13
8		131	BARGUIL Warren	55:34
9		136	QUINTANA Nairo	23:49
10		174	HAMILTON Lucas	31:48
11		184	FRAILE Omar	41:02

 

[Netserk]

I think Ineos or a team other than UAE will force the pace on Pré. Poels and O'Connor are virtually high in GC now.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Realistically this has to be a primarily GPM-oriented break. Pretty much all of them are specialist climbers and only really Martin and O'Connor will have any real GC aims at this stage. I know Poels is fairly close but he's also the one who's done the most points-collecting suggesting he's already ahead of the game on targeting the KOM, and getting back into the GC mix as part of that will just be bonus for him. Quintana and Higuita were two I isolated as likely GPM-hunters after yesterday, while Woods is a strong climber who's also accumulated a good amount of points already. Barguil is an ex-GPM winner too, but has been a lot more anonymous lately.

Edit: Poels just holds on! Good battle there.

 

[ppanther92]

Haha, good sprint

 

[Netserk]

Ha! Well done, both Quintana and Poels.

 

[Tim Cahill]

KoM is the new GC

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Poels has no idea how to win a polka dot

 

[Billie]

Hirshi looking around for the skin he lost here last year

 

[BlueRoads]

My favourite part in cycling races, switching from ascends to descends on rainy mountain stages...

 

[Big Doopie]

Y do ineos get to ride second team in peloton?

 

[Big Doopie]

Hirshi looking around for the skin he lost here last year

might want to look for his form from last year as well while he’s at it…

 

[Red Rick]

Y do ineos get to ride second team in peloton?

Nobody wants to fight Luke Rowe

 

[RedheadDane]

Hirshi looking around for the skin he lost here last year

I think you could cover a whole rider with the skin lost all over France over the years.