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

[noob]

Roglic went down behind C Ewen who was brought down by a stray hay bale

It's so incredibly sad

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

a mechanical and a crash and the Tour is effectively over. I absolutely loathe super dominant riders in GTs.

 

[red_flanders]

That is assuming Pog would not have attacked anyway. Bettiol is an experienced rider and no fool

I wouldn’t call anyone a fool in this case, but what exactly was he doing chasing his own team?
JV had horrible luck, but EF chasing themselves is just dumb.

 

[KZD]

Powless could use some bonuses.

If they don't play games, Powless will be the new yellow jersey

Meanwhile Vingegård's group is recovering a bit with a great work by Van Aert and Pidcock finally doing something.

 

[Salvarani]

Very entertaining stage and some great performances!

 

[ppanther92]

Losing chunks of the—I thought there were still several BORA there?

I think in the end it was only Schachmann remaining and some Arkea guys.

 

[Salvarani]

No Cort

 

[Danskebjerge]

Let's add Powless to the list of EF idiots.

 

[RobertCrawley]

If they don't play games, Powless will be the new yellow jersey

Meanwhile Vingegård's group is recovering a bit with a great work by Van Aert and Pidcock finally working

Two EF riders in the break will help avoid the cat and mouse.

 

[Stringer Bell]

I wouldn’t call anyone a fool in this case, but what exactly was he doing chasing his own team?
JV had horrible luck, but EF chasing themselves is just dumb.

I think his tactics have worked out great. Whittle the numbers down in the peloton leaving less and less to chase - this has benefitted Powless, not weakened his chances

 

[perico]

Wonder if Pidcock still thinks Pog has a lot to learn about cobbles riding. Haha!!

Pidders is a dolt if he said that

 

[StryderHells]

This is a cracking stage!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Surely Stuyven should stop riding now.

 

[frisenfruitig]

Stupid to give a breakaway this strong 3 minutes on such a short stage, Stuyven could have won today.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

If they don't play games, Powless will be the new yellow jersey

Not if he finishes 4th and Boasson Hagen wins.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Come on, Cort!

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Monster Van Aert and Ineos finally contributing is saving this kind of somehow. Pog taking less than 30 seconds on Vingegaard on Co is amazingly the best outcome given the circumstances.

 

[Volderke]

Cort with Cramps

 

[Salvarani]

Probably wont be more than 25-30s second in the end for Pog.

Saying the Tour is over is just people being dramatic, even though he is the clear favorite of course.

 

[JosefK]

Vingo the favorite for 2nd place again?

 

[ppanther92]

Looks like its not going to be much more than 30s for Pogacar. Vingegaard at least didn't took a single turn. So not even that bad of an outcome for him. For Roglic, however...

 

[Volderke]

Some monster pulls by WvA Laporte and Vingegaard doesn't loose more than 20 seconds.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I think his tactics have worked out great. Whittle the numbers down in the peloton leaving less and less to chase - this has benefitted Powless, not weakened his chances

Anyone he was going to whittle out wasn’t going to be of much assistance in the chase, “Pull hard in the group chasing your teammates because that will make them less likely to be caught” is true galaxy brain stuff

 

[KOM]

Such a selfish rider this vA guy

 

[Velolover2]

Stuyven do not have to collab with Pog. They are not going to win the stage.

 

[RobertCrawley]

WVA turned himself inside out for Vigo.