Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 5 (Lille Métropole – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 157k)

[sir fly]

Even when once the breakaway gets away, I believe there's gonna be a few teams keeping it on a short leash.

 

[Netserk]

So Clarke countered when the Uran group was caught.

Powless and Gougeard are with Clarke.

 

[MrTea1976]

B&B aiming for the break! I might faint.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Not sure why Cort is in today

Habit.

 

[Volderke]

My predictions:

1. No Cort in the breakaway

OK that didn't age well! (or Cort reads the forum and thought to teach me a lesson)

 

[Ilmaestro99]

They can't give that American guy Powerless a big gap

 

[glassmoon]

wheels breaking already

 

[RedheadDane]

Not sure why Cort is in today

Sunburn.

 

[Samamba]

Could've been a nasty injury for Walscheid

 

[Volderke]

Sunburn.

Cort probably wants the super combative? He already knows he won't bring the polka dot jersey home, so with super combative, he at least has one prize at the end of the Tour...

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Why not just go in breakaway? It's fun

 

[dercuforever]

Sagan mechanical. Hopefully he can get back on.

nice timing, doing it in front of the massive crowds. It let me film and cheer for him when he was alone fixing his shoes !

 

[T-Nielsen]

Not sure why Cort is in today

He is not great at positioning in the peleton, so he needs to get out there in order to help his captains.

 

[MrTea1976]

I put £1 on Cort at 200-1. Unlikely to win but...

 

[HelloDolly]

this doesn't sound good

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544653059653074945

View: https://twitter.com/cyclocross24/status/1544653059653074945?s=20&t=usY0tLKto_kViSQvCpF7aQ

 

[CyclistAbi]

Cort probably wants the super combative? He already knows he won't bring the polka dot jersey home, so with super combative, he at least has one prize at the end of the Tour...

Just for the record. He had it on when he left home.

 

[Big Doopie]

Really strong break.

Cort is only there to help powless.

powless has really come into his own after San Sebastián, then the Worlds, and then TdS.

why do riders need a “comfort break” after less than an hour? I never understand that.

 

[dutchdescent]

this doesn't sound good

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544653059653074945

View: https://twitter.com/cyclocross24/status/1544653059653074945?s=20&t=usY0tLKto_kViSQvCpF7aQ

Nope. Count him out for now.

 

[Eeslliw]

why do riders need a “comfort break” after less than an hour? I never understand that.

They drink a lot of fluids before the start so they are properly hydrated.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

this doesn't sound good

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544653059653074945

View: https://twitter.com/cyclocross24/status/1544653059653074945?s=20&t=usY0tLKto_kViSQvCpF7aQ

At least it's his legs
not his back

 

[Netserk]

Jumbo and Ineos stick to the left side of the road near the front of the peloton with more or less their whole team. Pogi to the right with 3 doms.

EDIT: Ineos have disappeared.

 

[Big Doopie]

Uran in the perfect position for entry to the cobbles:

right at the back.

lol.

 

[sir fly]

Quite a brisk pace.
Intense day.

 

[frisenfruitig]

this doesn't sound good

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544653059653074945

View: https://twitter.com/cyclocross24/status/1544653059653074945?s=20&t=usY0tLKto_kViSQvCpF7aQ

Probably because he has the Giro in his legs. I didn't understand it at the time and I still don't understand now why they thought that was a good idea.

 

[CyclistAbi]

118km to go and Pogi already isolated.