Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 13 (Le Bourg d’Oisans – Saint-Étienne, 193.6k)

[RobertCrawley]

This is a long, hot, bumpy, grueling stage. If nothing outrageous happens (crashes, protests), a large breakaway will form and get away, assuming of course no one joins who is a threat to GC. If sprinters want a victory, they'll have to hook on and hang on. I assume Wout joins the break and takes some sprinter points, after which I'll be very curious to see if he stays away or rejoins the peloton. He did a lot of hard work on d'Huez, so maybe not. But if Wout Wouts, he'll stay away and likely win the stage.

Probably little or no movement in the GC battle. That will happen the day after when Pogacar jumps on the steep road to Mende and takes few seconds on V.

 

[MartinGT]

Headwind apparently. Philipsen to finally get his win!

 

[search]

headwind indeed, but it obviously doesn't matter much if 20 men get up the road, and Alpecin is not really a team which is able (or usually willing) to take control. I'd still think a breakaway win looks more likely

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Aren't you automatically ejected from the race for saying "bruh",

I feel personally attacked.

 

[hayneplane]

headwind indeed, but it obviously doesn't matter much if 20 men get up the road, and Alpecin is not really a team which is able (or usually willing) to take control. I'd still think a breakaway win looks more likely

I think Philipsen would stand a better chance going in the break with 1 teammate as I don’t think the team is strong to control the breakaway from behind in the peloton.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

With so few sprint opportunities in this race and an obvious breakaway day tomorrow for the stage hunters I think this is most likely a bunch finish

 

[SarahtheDane]

With so few sprint opportunities in this race and an obvious breakaway day tomorrow for the stage hunters I think this is most likely a bunch finish

I think Jumbo will want it to go to the break, to prevent Pogacar from potential bonus seconds.

 

[search]

tomorrow is a much better chance for Pogacar to take seconds than today, I would think.

But yeah, I mean it looks great for Philipsen indeed - but who would set the pace for a reduced sprint? Alpecin can't, so even if they keep it together, there's also the risk that guys like Ewan or Groenewegen survive as well.

 

[roundabout]

Barguil out with COVID

 

[Boes]

WVA for his usual 2nd spot in a bunch sprint. Phillipsen for the win.

 

[search]

Barguil out with COVID

just lost the stage on Wednesday, crashed yesterday, Covid on Friday - not the best turn of events for him

 

[Mosul]

Please Wout don't be greedy. Let someone else win. Hopefully not Pog or Jonas or Laporte or maybe not even Cort.

Caleb, Sagan Pedersen, EBH or something. Someone old or in need of relegation points please. Thank you.

Amen.

 

[SarahtheDane]

I'm happy with a danish win. Not picky, it can be Pedersen or Cort, or Mørkøv by a lead out mistake for all I care.

 

[dercuforever]

I'm happy with a danish win. Not picky, it can be Pedersen or Cort, or Mørkøv by a lead out mistake for all I care.

As for France, our best sprinter in the race actually look like top 5 of the bunch, sadly he will work to ensure WVA finish 2nd.
We couldn't even put a climber on the front yesterday ... Poor Perez at least topped the Galibier ...

 

[SarahtheDane]

As for France, our best sprinter in the race actually look like top 5 of the bunch, sadly he will work to ensure WVA finish 2nd.
We couldn't even put a climber on the front yesterday ... Poor Perez at least topped the Galibier ...

I feel for you! At least you have the race in your country every year.

 

[RedheadDane]

As for France, our best sprinter in the race actually look like top 5 of the bunch, sadly he will work to ensure WVA finish 2nd.
We couldn't even put a climber on the front yesterday ... Poor Perez at least topped the Galibier ...

Don't be sad. You did get two riders in the... top15... yesterday.

 

[staubsauger]

Barguil out with COVID

I fear we know why Quintana struggled on Alpe d'Huez then!

 

[HelloDolly]

Pogacar may want bonus seconds

 

[KZD]

Pogacar may want bonus seconds

I think he should save his teammates legs for tomorrow. Today its likely that some of the sprinters will survive and Pogačar can't take any bonus

Regardless of that, he needs time on the road to beat Vingegård on GC.

 

[dercuforever]

Don't be sad. You did get two riders in the... top15... yesterday.

At least we are relevant for the top 5 fight ! I even saw an attack from the GC group on the Granon.

 

[ppanther92]

Hope Nairoman has not COIVD lingering in him. His performance yesterday was not great but that said this is obviously a pattern he often showed in recent years.

 

[Boes]

I'm happy with a danish win. Not picky, it can be Pedersen or Cort, or Mørkøv by a lead out mistake for all I care.

Don't get greedy my Danish cycling fans, you already have the yellow and Cort

 

[SarahtheDane]

Don't get greedy my Danish cycling fans, you already have the yellow and Cort

And the WC in football later this year. Just let us enjoy it okay!

 

[cen]

Hoping for Mohorič to finally show up today.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Mads Pedersen with another one of those mysterious attacks at the beginning of a stage. He seems too desperate.