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

[yaco]

The elephant in the room is the lack of sprint finishes at this TDF - It makes it challenging for teams to fill out their rosters as sprinters do bring in wins and return for sponsorship dollars.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

This is just perfect for JV, Alpécin and Lotto are chasing the breakaway only to get slaughtered by WVA at the finish.

Is second place a slaughter?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So is the peloton planning on catching the break before the next categorised climb?

 

[StryderHells]

The elephant in the room is the lack of sprint finishes at this TDF - It makes it challenging for teams to fill out their rosters as sprinters do bring in wins and return for sponsorship dollars.

Is it that challenging? You bring riders to suit the race route.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is it that challenging? You bring riders to suit the race route.

For BikeExchange it is, they have four riders who can win big races and even if you don't count Matthews two of those are sprinters.

 

[Potomac]

Is second place a slaughter?

If you're celebrating a victory only to lose by a rim from a bike a throw...then yes you have been slaughtered.

 

[Potomac]

The elephant in the room is the lack of sprint finishes at this TDF - It makes it challenging for teams to fill out their rosters as sprinters do bring in wins and return for sponsorship dollars.

The fewer the sprint finishes the better.

 

[StryderHells]

For BikeExchange it is, they have four riders who can win big races and even if you don't count Matthews two of those are sprinters.

So bringing a sprinter and a rider like Matthews seems like they looked at the route and brought the correct riders, not sure why this would be a challenging decision to make.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Van Aert now has more green jersey points than second and third place combined, not sure I've ever seen that before.

 

[KZD]

Splits, Van Aert behind

 

[Gigs_98]

How on earth did the TV director completely miss that there were massive echelons...

 

[Red Rick]

Van Aert you had one job

 

[KOM]

How on earth did the TV director completely miss that there were massive echelons...

Seems like absolutely no one cares especially the entirety of the peloton

 

[Casper96]

Dude it's just my thoughts, I'm no trolling. Maybe I should just filter them a bit better. Not every rider is a super exciting interesting guy with charisma and panache and intelligence.

Not every poster is a super exciting interesting guy with charisma and panache and intelligence either.

 

[Samamba]

I honestly still don't think they'll catch the break. Alpecin and LTS aren't strong enough and they're not going to just sacrifice everyone or they'll just lose to a guy like Van Aert later.

 

[Casper96]

Van Aert you had one job

Winning the green jersey? He pretty much did that.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Signature crash for Ewan.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Tour from hell for Ewan, sad to see

 

[Tim Cahill]

Dont just pick him up you fools

 

[Samamba]

<well break wins.... my *** god Ewan

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Well, that's the chances of a sprint done even if Ewan can continue.

 

[KOM]

Aaaaaand thats that. Grats to the break

 

[noob]

 

[jsem94]

Would be a miracle if he got back and won the stage now. Probably abandoning in a bit.

 

[glassmoon]

WTF were lotto thinking in that corner? Half of them misjudged it...