Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 12 (Briançon – Alpe d’Huez, 165.1k)

[MartinGT]

Kirby banging on about Beefeater bend yawn

 

[RobertCrawley]

Time for some risk taking on the descent for the front group, they need 4+ at the foot of the Alpe surely.

5" at least, more if V lights it up.

 

[dgodave]

What is the pundit equivalent of a career-threatening crash?

Chair sores.

 

[postmanhat]

Can't wait to see Pidcock smash this descent.

I'm fearing the commentator's curse. Kirby's eulogy to his descending skills makes me a smash is coming

 

[Pantani Attacks]

When you walk through the garden
You gotta watch your back

Well I beg your pardon, Pog is just about to crack.
If you push for Jonas he'll take everyone's soul,
Gotta keep the Pogman way down in the hole.

 

[Gigs_98]

Watching them go over the CdF makes me angry about that half assed Movistar attack in 2015 again. Quintana really had it in him to beat Froome that Tour.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Wout selfishly hogs the camera by being on the front of the peloton. He never misses an opportunity at self-promotion. He cost V 4 seconds on a previous stage!!

 

[MartinGT]

Get Robot Walker off I want to watch this descent!

 

[Barnacle Bill]

JV putting the hurt on

 

[RedheadDane]

Heart, but I like to think also head says Vingegaard.
My other heart says Pinot.

 

[spalco]

Mountain goat Van Aert leading the peloton on an HC climb is always a beauty.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not a fan of Simmons for reasons that cannot be stated here.

I'm pretty sure you're allowed to tease redheads here, otherwise I'm in trouble.

 

[Sciatic]

Van Aert selfish again

 

[RobertCrawley]

Heart, but I like to think also head says Vingegaard.
My other heart says Pinot.

Wouldn't that be the greatest thing if Pinot Noire did it.

 

[dgodave]

Oh no scenes of drunken Huezers. Scarier than a high speed descent.

 

[RedheadDane]

Watching them go over the CdF makes me angry about that half assed Movistar attack in 2015 again. Quintana really had it in him to beat Froome that Tour.

Don't you have something super important to do? Like washing your dog...

 

[Didinho]

Benoot still at the back

 

[dutchdescent]

Hoping JV muscle flex power display blows up in their faces. No need for Sky 2.0

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Still doing a double-take at the combination of Meintjies and Froome up front in the selection from the breakaway.

 

[Gigs_98]

Don't you have something super important to do? Like washing your dog...

All clean and tidy

 

[Sciatic]

That 10+ km of valley flat to the foot of l’Alpe will take another chunk out the break’s advantage.

 

[Eclipse]

Break are definitely completely doomed, JV are way way too strong and they are clearly interested in pushing the pace

 

[KOM]

If Wout selfishly paces the valley the break will have no chance I reckon

 

[dazaau]

That 10+ km of valley flat to the foot of l’Alpe will take another chunk out the break’s advantage.

Yeah they are screwed. We may not get a chance for a Froome fairytale today

 

[postmanhat]

Just being sent here without being on proper form I think.

Yes, got Covid at the TDS I think? Was withdrawn from the Tour, then thrown in again at the last moment when Trentin got Covid as well.