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

[Red Rick]

Tbh If Pog wants to win I think he should just send it over the top of the Aubisque. He has to attack at a point where Vingegaard doesn't expect it and isn't immediately on his wheel. It's very unlikely he can pull off a solo from here but I don't think he'll end this tour in yellow with conventional tactics.

That said, it's perfectly understandable if he doesn't attack so early.

Gap to the break makes it very likely Vingegaard has Van Aert and/or Benoot on top of Spandelles.

He's already conceded the Tour de France here. The big attack never came.

This isn't Contador vs Rasmussen. This is Quintana vs Froome from the 2016 Vuelta. The attack from Froome never came.

 

[tobydawq]

What's going on with Mas?

 

[ontheroad]

Froome dawg going for the Vuelta!

 

[Salvarani]

He has 20K of descent, the Astana guy he dropped would have been a better companion. Hamilton wont work.

If he had come within 30 seconds, he probably could have been able to close the gap.

Unfortunately he didnt get that close with his push in the last km, so the gap has gone back up again.

 

[KZD]

Gap to the break makes it very likely Vingegaard has Van Aert and/or Benoot on top of Spandelles.

He's already conceded the Tour de France here. The big attack never came.

This isn't Contador vs Rasmussen. This is Quintana vs Froome from the 2016 Vuelta. The attack from Froome never came.

Yes I think that he is saving something for Hautacam, the TT and then for the Vuelta afterwards.

 

[ontheroad]

Mollema doing a good job here for Ciccone.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Meintjes is riding like he's Guillaume Martin in disguise.

 

[roundabout]

What's going on with Mas?

Contador tipped him for the stage today

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Mollema doing a good job here for Ciccone.

Mollema's been really quiet and yet he's somehow still 24th on GC. It's been a strange race.

 

[tobydawq]

Contador tipped him for the stage today

Rolf Sørensen did the same, and they're joking that's the reason - too much pressure.

 

[Earns1985]

If Ciccone also wins the second KOM, then he has 71 points. Which means it´s ok for him, if Pogacar wins the stage. (Pogacar then has 66 points) If Vingegaard wins, then Vingegaard has one point more (72) in the KOM..

 

[Eclipse]

Contador tipped him for the stage today

lol bertie tipped him for the stage yesterday too no?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Does anyone know where Pidcock is at the moment?

 

[Bonimenier]

What's going on with Mas?

His descending skills were already bad, but since his crashes this year he fell to Latour's level of descending.

 

[Salvarani]

Arkea!

 

[KOM]

Does anyone know where Pidcock is at the moment?

In no mans land between Meintjes and the groupe maillot jaune

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[Eclipse]

Nairito on the attack on the descent <3

 

[Volderke]

If he had come within 30 seconds, he probably could have been able to close the gap.

Unfortunately he didnt get that close with his push in the last km, so the gap has gone back up again.

He should have closed the gap before the top, seems like he doesn’t have the legs though… I don’t see him coming back anymore.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Col de Spandelles is the best place in the race for big solo move, think he needs to be within a minute in the final tt so I expect the big Mcnulty pace next climb.

They need to catch up so WVA can't pace the descent and early slopes of Hautacam.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Mas is going at Zakarin speed...

 

[spalco]

This could be it.

 

[SarahtheDane]

Stressing watching this descenting

 

[Eclipse]

The amount of time Meintjes has dropped on the descent after closing so much on the climb is actually hurting me and I'm not even a fan.

 

[SarahtheDane]

This could be it.

What?

 

[Rollthedice]

Mas in the process of being dropped by group Meintjes.