Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 17 (Saint-Gaudens – Peyragudes, 129.7k)

[tobydawq]

Bjerg and Hirschi getting dropped on every speed bump plus McNulty must surely be the worst team of a potential winner (even podium finisher) since a long time...

I clicked into the thread and saw this post as the first.

It didn't age so well...

 

[Escarabajo]

Why would he risk that?

He is clearly the stronger of the 2 and he doesn't risk anything at all.

 

[tobydawq]

Pogacar on the move for the KOM jersey.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Berg and McNulty ....if they are not wasted tomorrow then we need to ask questions

Yep.

Questions like "Why are you talking about that here? " and "Why don't you take it to the clinic?"

 

[Blobs]

And to think, less than 2 years ago Vingegaard finished 46th a couple of months shy of his 24th birthday in the 2020 Vuelta, 2 hours behind Roglic.

Now, he simply cannot be dropped by the absolute generational talent, Pogacar, who finished 3rd in the 2019 Vuelta 2:55 down on Roglic at age 20 even as they are absolutely demolishing everyone else.

Insane stuff.

Vingegaard wasn't riding GC in that Vuelta. It's a complete strawman.

 

[ppanther92]

Since Kuss dropped 9 minutes on McNulty on the last climb, we might as well see him being the stringest doemstique again.

 

[titan31]

Why would he risk that?

Jumbo should still have PTSD From 2 years ago so to me they should try and bury Pogacar tomorrow if they can. I think 2 minutes is enough anyway for Saturday but then we all thought Roglic was good 2 years ago too.

 

[Finn84]

There wasn't a long enough break so I would be OK giving red bibs to McNulty today.

And he got the award.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Earlier on I said that Pog has no team. How wrong I was - McNulty is a one-man team! It's ridiculous how he crushed all the remaining GC guys and the breakaway, it looked like a massive day in the making. And you know what? He exhausted Pogacar himself, who had no power to make another attack on Vinge. Congrats on a stage win but it was more like a Pyrrhic victory. Vingegaard in the pole position now, McNulty exhausted and all UAE can hope for is that today will tire Vinge more than Pogacar regarding the next stage (well, it didn't look like that at the finish).

 

[Rollthedice]

And to think, less than 2 years ago Vingegaard finished 46th a couple of months shy of his 24th birthday in the 2020 Vuelta, 2 hours behind Roglic.

Now, he simply cannot be dropped by the absolute generational talent, Pogacar, who finished 3rd in the 2019 Vuelta 2:55 down on Roglic at age 20 even as they are absolutely demolishing everyone else.

Insane stuff.

It is. The world needs superheroes.

 

[ppanther92]

I clicked into the thread and saw this post as the first.

It didn't age so well...

Haha, true.

At least I was right about Hirschi

 

[KZD]

Pogačar keeping his 3 stage win rule on GTs

 

[Bonimenier]

He is clearly the stronger of the 2 and he doesn't risk anything at all.

Is it really that clear? Only on Granon it was obvious, but that was clearly the worst day of Pogacar since he had to let to everyone. On every other occasion they seemed quite balanced.

 

[GroupDK]

Polka dots.
Geschke 64
Jonas 52
Pogacar 46

 

[Oldermanish]

Jonas set up that sprint like an amateur after a stellar ride. Started his sprint in too big a gear and ground to the finish giving Tadej an opportunity to spin past....
If he was going to give it away he should have cut a deal to let McNulty win. He worked his a*s off for the two leaders.

 

[titan31]

Vingegaard wasn't riding GC in that Vuelta. It's a complete strawman.

He was also very good in it. Think it was him and Hofstede who did some very strong domestique work on the mountains.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He is clearly the stronger of the 2 and he doesn't risk anything at all.

No he isn't. Vingegaard couldn't beat Pogacar today

 

[fbjim]

if Pogacar could have attacked, I think he would have.

worth noting that it was still awfully close to 2nd and Thomas is not exactly a poor TT, so getting the minute on him might have been considered a good day's work. not sure if it was a missed opportunity just because Vingegaard is the strongest climber in this race by a good margin

 

[limak_]

No he isn't. Vingegaard couldn't beat Pogacar today

How could he when he hasn't even tried

 

[sir fly]

Pogacar should try to attack Vingegaard downhill. Uphill doesn't work...

He should learn thing or two from Contador and Nibali...

Kidding, right?
He's been toying with UAE duo cutting corners down Azet.

 

[fbjim]

Pogacar should try to attack Vingegaard downhill. Uphill doesn't work...

He should learn thing or two from Contador and Nibali...

I think that's why he did that attack over the Val Louron, if he had gotten a gap he may have pushed it hard

 

[Eclipse]

Kirby seems to think 'Gee' was doing a great job.

Aye, OK Carlton.

G had a pretty great day. He might not have lived with Pogagaard but he rode a very strong stage and largely soloed his way to an effectively unassailable podium margin on a day that could have provided some more traditional climbing talent a chance to steal real time on him

 

[Blobs]

He was also very good in it. Think it was him and Hofstede who did some very strong domestique work on the mountains.

Exactly. He was quite good on the climbs.

 

[Brumdog66]

That wasn’t a normal sprint if vingegaard had more left he would’ve won

 

[limak_]

if Pogacar could have attacked, I think he would have.

worth noting that it was still awfully close to 2nd and Thomas is not exactly a poor TT, so getting the minute on him might have been considered a good day's work. not sure if it was a missed opportunity just because Vingegaard is the strongest climber in this race by a good margin

Yeah, UAE will definitely be super satisfied at tonight's dinner because of putting a minute to Geraint