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

[Bonimenier]

It is. Honore said it in an interview before start.

Wouldn't that only be the case if the break makes it to the end which it clearly won't?

 

[SarahtheDane]

For the time limit. They don't want Jakobsen to already have lost minutes before the climbing starts.

Vingegaard not happy about it.

Understandably so. He has 3 guys in the break ready to work for him.

 

[Didinho]

Cofidis helping now

 

[Hugo Koblet]

For the time limit. They don't want Jakobsen to already have lost minutes before the climbing starts.

Vingegaard not happy about it.

Vingegaard should just mind his own business then. QuickStep can of course do whatever they want, and Vingegaard should have no say in that.

 

[spalco]

Bauer came really fast. Where were they supposed to go? Car braked right in front of them too.

Im talking about that moto!

Not the moto that took Eekhoff out. Because I didnt see that.

Ok, sorry for the misunderstanding. I actually didn't see the second crash.

 

[Martinstranger]

Vingegaard wants this stage and to close the race even more. JV will work tvei

 

[ontheroad]

For the time limit. They don't want Jakobsen to already have lost minutes before the climbing starts.

Vingegaard not happy about it.

They are entitled to do what is best for their own team though I'm not sure of the reason. other than Jakobsen time limit concerns.

 

[Red Rick]

Cofidis chasing is hilarious

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I like how AG2R have their whole team in the break.

 

[Bonimenier]

Cofidis chasing is hilarious

Why?

 

[T-Nielsen]

Wouldn't that only be the case if the break makes it to the end which it clearly won't?

I am here to bring the news, I am not here to explain them.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Cofidis chasing is hilarious

How so? It would be madness not to. Geschke missing such a big break is a major fail, otoh.

 

[carolina]

Doesn't change the fact that they were trying to overtake on a really narrow spot.

Bauer spent the whole time behind the moto and also tried to overtake the moto and the car on a really narrow spot... No one is blame free here.

 

[tobydawq]

Congratulations with the 20 points, Wout. Big achievement.

 

[SarahtheDane]

Even Wout isn't that selfish

So....

 

[tobydawq]

Vingegaard should just mind his own business then. QuickStep can of course do whatever they want, and Vingegaard should have no say in that.

Absolutely.

 

[Ricco']

WVA missed the memo that no one apart from him cares about the green jersey since stage 4

 

[Potomac]

How so? It would be madness not to. Geschke missing such a big break is a major fail, otoh.

Its the KOM....it doesn't matter

 

[RedheadDane]

Bauer spent the whole time behind the moto and also tried to overtake the moto and the car on a really narrow spot... No one is blame free here.

I'll just always be on the side of the rider in cases like this.

 

[spalco]

WVA missed the memo that no one apart from him cares about the green jersey since stage 4

Not to mention he's already mathematically guaranteed the jersey if he makes it to the Champs.

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's just hubris at this point

Just let the random conti team take the money for the sprint, bit of good will.

 

[ontheroad]

Still only 20 seconds, this is going to come back together again on the climb or at least some more riders will bridge over.

 

[Salvarani]

Geschke!

 

[meat puppet]

WVA missed the memo that no one apart from him cares about the green jersey since stage 4

Indeed. He tries to balance the cosmic forces by caring quite a bit himself.

 

[Salvarani]

So Van Aert is pulling in the break and JV pulling the peloton.