Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 18 (Lourdes – Hautacam, 143.2k)

[Devil's Elbow]

I meant earlier...

It's such a big risk with both Pogacar and Vingegaard within 20 points. If the break doesn't win Geschke is immediately screwed.

 

[Didinho]

At this rate the front group will be bigger than the peloton

 

[Salvarani]

They look dead already.

 

[Salvarani]

Vingegaard has found his spot.

 

[Didinho]

Madouas the strongest up front? Maybe Woods
Vingegaard already in Pogi's wheel lol

 

[Samamba]

If that break just works together for 5 minutes they have 2 minutes but nope.

 

[RedheadDane]

At this rate the front group will be bigger than the peloton

And that leads to the question:
At which point does the "breakaway" become the "peloton", and the "peloton" the "dropped"?

 

[Samamba]

Why would you try to get in the break but then stop working while you're actually in it?

 

[Salvarani]

Why would you try to get in the break but then stop working while you're actually in it?

Because it has taken all your energy to get there.

You have to go down in intensity at some point.

 

[Volderke]

WvA you crazy diamond!

Race wil explode on Aubisque

race has exploded

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Why would you try to get in the break but then stop working while you're actually in it?

Tactical reasons and I think a lot of the riders need to rest a little because it's really hard to get in a break.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Pogi is just going to full send it today I'm sure.

 

[SarahtheDane]

Wout wants the sprint?

 

[spalco]

Maybe Van Aert just really, really wants those sprint points.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

A bit anarchical at the moment

 

[Salvarani]

Crash...

 

[Eclipse]

Wout wants the sprint?

Even Wout isn't that selfish

 

[RedheadDane]

The *** was that?

 

[Savant12]

Too many motorbikes per usual.

 

[jarvo]

Well that press bike's tour is now over i would think

 

[ontheroad]

That was hairy stuff, could have been a lot worse.

 

[Salvarani]

The *** was that?

I think Eekhoff had crashed before on the road.

And the car had to stop to not run over him. The road got really narrow.

Unfortunate that Bauer was right behind.

 

[Moondance]

Jeez… Bauer got away well there. Press moto didn’t even brake. Idiot.

 

[Savant12]

No-one in the UAE car got out to check on Bauer? Screw them!

 

[Volderke]

Eeckhoff crashed, UAE car had to brake hard, moto presse should have given some space at the narrowing road but he didn’t…