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

[ontheroad]

Bike Exchange coming to the party about 5 kilometres too late.

 

[Samamba]

Groenewegen saying before the start they can't be the only team to control this stage but then they don't help Lotto and Alpecin chasing till 40k before the finish lol.

 

[Samamba]

Bike races should be about the strength of the riders and the teams. Not about cars.

Sure, if there was some sort of consistency but there isn't, sometimes the cars help you after a crash, sometimes you just get f*cked. Just dumb.

 

[Red Rick]

Dutch commies

"Kruijswijk has done 60.000 kms in GTs"
"I only remember 1 meter"

 

[RobertCrawley]

Almost down to 3 minutes down. Could be close.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Sure, if there was some sort of consistency but there isn't, sometimes the cars help you after a crash, sometimes you just get f*cked. Just dumb.

Yes, and that's why I think riding behind cars for longer periods should be banned - not only because of fairness, but also because of safety. Riding 65 kph an inch from the back of a car is insane.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Even if BEX pull them back
Wout is there ready to burn Matthews

 

[Stringer Bell]

Problem for the peloton is another climb - break will gain time in that final time - and will be hard to catch there after

 

[Danskebjerge]

I hope for Pedersen he will not be missing Simmons in the final kilometers. I thought he was smarter than this.

 

[Red Rick]

Groenewegen bullying himself in the Dauphine may pay off today

 

[Stringer Bell]

Problem for the peloton is another climb - break will gain time in that final time - and will be hard to catch there after

*climb

 

[yaco]

You have this the wrong way round. Flat sprint stages disenfranchise everyone who isn't a sprinter when you have a wider array of riders who can win every other stage that isn't a TT. And TTs serve a purpose for GCs.

Also, Cavendish doesn't deserve to break Merckx' record.

What ! I am referring to cycling as a whole - Teams employ a variety of riders - Climbers, TTer's, Rouleurs, punchy riders, sprinters etc - Anyway this is worthy of discussion in a dedicated thread.

 

[spalco]

I have only been watching off and on, are they even trying to catch the break?

 

[Samamba]

Even if BEX pull them back
Wout is there ready to burn Matthews

It's for Groenewegen. I refuse to believe theyre doing this for Matthews.

 

[Finn84]

Reminder that Eisel predicted Wright to win the stage in Eurosport.

 

[topcat]

What ! I am referring to cycling as a whole - Teams employ a variety of riders - Climbers, TTer's, Rouleurs, punchy riders, sprinters etc - Anyway this is worthy of discussion in a dedicated thread.

We already have just the thread for such discussions.

 

[frisenfruitig]

Can't believe WT teams can be this incompetent lol, why would BEX wait this long.

 

[Sciatic]

Wow!

 

[RobertCrawley]

It looks like the tire slipped on the painted white line.

 

[noob]

That was close to crashing both green and yellow whoa

 

[Danskebjerge]

Van Aert must be disappointed that Lotto and Quickstep gave up.

"Thank you, BikeExchange!"

 

[postmanhat]

Annoying question from someone just starting to watch. Is Phillipsen still in the peleton?

 

[noob]

How come when they have a puncture they can use cars, but when they crash they cannot? It's not like every crash is on the individual rider.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That traffic furniture will be a problem for the peloton...

 

[Stelvio]

I have only been watching off and on, are they even trying to catch the break?

Yes, Bex has taken a minute since the climb.