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

[dazaau]

I've never been so keen for a descent

 

[ashhutch1997]

Or he was isolated from his team and covered too many attacks he didn't need to? Occam's razor?

I'm not sure, he was waaayyy to strong on the Galiber. I think he just got worked over. This must surely be the first time a team have taken a race to him. I love the way Pogi races, but I can't help but this that his sprints for 30th place on stages 9/10 might also have come back to bite!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wonder what the FDJ plan was here

Pinot going to try and step off the GC group on Alpe?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I don’t see why Jumbo aren’t pressing their advantage. They don’t even have to take any risks, just put a little pressure on, enough to get rid of most of UAE and see if something is wrong with Pogacar

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wonder what the FDJ plan was here

Pinot going to try and step off the GC group on Alpe?

He did try in the beginning of the stage, but didn't succeed. He should have followed Froome when he went again. Now it's all-in for Gaudu.

 

[MrTea1976]

What do they need at the bottom of Alpe D'Huez?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Happiest guys in the race today are Ewan and Jakobsen. They probably can’t believe their luck

 

[Laplaz]

What do they need at the bottom of Alpe D'Huez?

4-5 minutes

 

[spalco]

Elite split from the break, including the champ.

 

[Eclipse]

Froome will almost certainly blow up, but this has to be his best day since the injury.

Bridging in the first place was big, but this is a group of good climbers in good form that he's hanging with now.

 

[ashhutch1997]

I don’t see why Jumbo aren’t pressing their advantage. They don’t even have to take any risks, just put a little pressure on, enough to get rid of most of UAE and see if something is wrong with Pogacar

Maybe their tired from yesterday.... I agree though, they have a chance to finish him off and they might regret this in a week's time

 

[ruamruam]

When he retires, if that's possible in the next decade, Froome will turn into the best pundit cycling has ever seen of heard. He'll burst onto the scene so fast and unpredictable similar with his outstanding and bizzare pro career.

And then fade at the latter end of his pundit career

 

[SarahtheDane]

I didn't have the sound on so don't know if it was commented on, but the holes or tunnels or whatever in that one mountain they rode past were interesting. Totally agree the scenery and heli shots are spectacular.

Thanks Cort, for making my mind go elsewhere when people talk about helis and scenery..

 

[RobertCrawley]

I don’t see why Jumbo aren’t pressing their advantage. They don’t even have to take any risks, just put a little pressure on, enough to get rid of most of UAE and see if something is wrong with Pogacar

It's a hard hot day after a grueling stage yesterday. It looks like JV is not burning any matches for now to keep something in the tank for the final climb. I hope they test Pog to see if he's still feeling bad, but I'm sure they'll be happy to keep the splits where they are for now.

 

[Samamba]

Happiest guys in the race today are Ewan and Jakobsen. They probably can’t believe their luck

Funny thing is that Jakobsen is actually on a pretty bad day as he is together with 3 teammates and Lafay already more than 3 min behind the next riders on the road (Lotto bus). Thanks to how the race is going today he'll make it easily tho as long as he doesn't crack completely.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Issues for Froome?

 

[glassmoon]

Sunday ride is finally over...

 

[ontheroad]

Did Froome pull off the side of the road? Pictures veered away.

 

[KZD]

Jumbo seems to have upped the pace a bit

 

[Surrealist Bunny]

What do they need at the bottom of Alpe D'Huez?

The finish line?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Issues for Froome?

The Yoyo is back baby

 

[Samamba]

He's just yoyo'ing guys.
So he's winning the stage surely

 

[ashhutch1997]

I do think Pogi will go full thermonuclear as soon as they hit the Alpe,the 37 - 40 minute climbs suit much better than yesterday

 

[Lequack]

Vigostomp incoming. He wants to show the French that their holiday mean nothing to the Danes.

 

[noob]

I feel so bad for Hirshi. Poor guy being here in this condition.