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

[Samamba]

Vlasov and Pidcock are following everything and are still close-ish on GC. One is one of the best climbers of the season, the other would give Ineos the opportunity to play the numbers game.

Meeh they can perfectly give them 3ish minutes. I just think they want the stage?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Anthony Perez on a mission to become the weakest Galibier KOM in history.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I would love to see a Frenchman win today!

 

[roundabout]

Castroviejo in the bus

 

[ciranda]

They were in the break with 2 guys yesterday, and Teuns was one of the last ones to get dropped?

They also had two of the strongest the day Magnus Cort won.

Why do they say main-kees? Every time I'm thinking "where's my keys".

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Jumbo really don’t seem keen on letting a stronger break get across. It would be very disappointing if this is the botd but we are starting to run out of climb

 

[Devil's Elbow]

One Frenchman remains in the Bastille Day breakaway. Bizarre.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Oh my, i just noticed Kruijswijk is actually ahead of Roglic in GC.

 

[spalco]

Jumbo really don’t seem keen on letting a stronger break get across. It would be very disappointing if this is the botd but we are starting to run out of climb

Generally it's preferable for big-name riders on win on mountains like Alpe, wouldn't you say?

 

[RobertCrawley]

I could really do without Steve Porino interviewing drunk people on the route. (USA coverage)

 

[Lequack]

Anything was going to be anti climax after yesterday but it looks like a Jumbo train could drill this all day.

You always go from the underdog to being part of the Empire.

 

[Savant12]

Can WVA just have one day with bad legs to make it more interesting.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Generally it's preferable for big-name riders on win on mountains like Alpe, wouldn't you say?

It does completely mess up the KOM jersey. Will probably go to a GC rider again at this rate as there are only two HC climbs after today, one of which is an MTF.

 

[Gigs_98]

The Froome solo to Paris starts now.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Froome succesfully attacking

It's happening!!!!!!!

 

[roundabout]

Generally it's preferable for big-name riders on win on mountains like Alpe, wouldn't you say?

Generally it is preferable for riders to show more ambition instead of being dragged to the inevitable loss

 

[Samamba]

Oh my, i just noticed Kruijswijk is actually ahead of Roglic in GC.

He'll top 10 this Tour

 

[Stringer Bell]

I am not happy with Pog’s body language - he looks spent to me

 

[Tim Cahill]

Froome isn't happy with the pace, reminds be a bit of that 2008 attack he did that Taxus used as proof of his impending greatness.

 

[Savant12]

The dawg rises!

 

[ashhutch1997]

It's happening!! Froome's resurrection has begun!

 

[Finn84]

Froome looking to reduce his 55-minute and 37-second deficit.

 

[SarahtheDane]

It's happening!!!!!!!

Well, maybe I'll be right then! Comment away!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Generally it's preferable for big-name riders on win on mountains like Alpe, wouldn't you say?

In general, no I like outsiders winning big races! But here I’d just like to see either two big battles, one for stage and one for GC, or alternatively a strong break as a complicating third factor in a GC rider war. This lot if they are kept to a small gap probably just won’t be a factor at all.

 

[ontheroad]

The Froome dog rolling back the years! Wonder if he will descend on the top tube.