Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 7 (Tomblaine – La Super Planche des Belles Filles, 176.3k)

[Faserr]

So how much time does Kämna need to win the stage?
2 minutes at the bottom of PDBF? More?

I think the strongest steep hill climbers are Gescke and Teuns. I think they are both in good shape. The Bora guys look great, too. But normally Kämna and Schachmann are stronger @ 5-7 %.

 

[Stringer Bell]

So how much time does Kämna need to win the stage?
2 minutes at the bottom of PDBF? More?

At least 3 mins if Pogi goes full nuclear

 

[CyclistAbi]

I do wonder if Pogi will miss his shammy or his team more. On the final climb.

We'll see.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

So how much time does Kämna need to win the stage?
2 minutes at the bottom of PDBF? More?

I think more, they'll have spend a lot of energy once they hit LSPDBF

 

[glassmoon]

this is 28th Erviti's GT

 

[ontheroad]

If they can keep the gap over 2.30-3 minutes at the foot of the climb and continue to ride together until the upper slopes they will have a chance. Otherwise there is too much firepower behind and Pogacar really wants to win this today.

 

[Peyroteo94]

26° is too hot for Pogi?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Robert Plant must be cleaning up each time the broadcasters play a snippet of Ship of Fools. I think it's a very good song, hope I don't get completely sick of it by the time the Tour is over.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

So how much time does Kämna need to win the stage?
2 minutes at the bottom of PDBF? More?

Nuclear Pogacar "only" put 1:30 into peak Kämna on PDBF in 2020. However, I actually don't think Kämna is in his best form at the moment because he went quite deep the whole Giro and it's very hard to keep that form. And obviously that was an ITT back than while he had to do a lot of work in this breakaway today.

It wouldn't surprise me if Teuns turns out to be the best of the breakaway. I think he has saved a lot of energy so far and hasn't taken many turns.

 

[Red Rick]

If nobody helps UAE then I think the break wins today.

The dash to the bottom always takes time back though

 

[Potomac]

Roglic must be fetching water for everyone

 

[tobydawq]

I foresee Kämna and Schachmann will be on their way to a double win but then on the final gravel stretch a lone figure will fly past them. It will be Martínez. He will ask them if they remember Le Puy Mary.

 

[Eeslliw]

Roglic must be fetching water for everyone

He is also guiding Benoot back to the front of the peloton. I quess some people were right, he is washed out. Only his salary is probably too high for the job he is doing (water boy).

 

[Sciatic]

Seems like the first time this week to see a Bahrain jersey at the front of the action (and I like their jersey )

 

[glassmoon]

there's a staff guy from ISN team on the local tv broadcast of the tour and it seems they really are as delusional regarding Froome' return to prev. level as Froome himself... wow.

 

[RobertCrawley]

The teams are letting Tad's guys chase and burn themselves out. Hubris? This could get interesting.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

there's a staff guy from ISN team on the local tv broadcast of the tour and it seems they really are as delusional regarding Froome' return to prev. level as Froome himself... wow.

Is Dawg still with the Group today?

 

[Ricco']

Hadn't in mind that the end of the super gravel ramp was paved.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

How do these guys not know Strava? “I’ve heard of it.” Unbelievable.

 

[RobertCrawley]

How do these guys not know Strava? “I’ve heard of it.” Unbelievable.

Ha ha. Bobke trying to explain this thing he heard of called Strava.

 

[Filippo_3467]

The teams are letting Tad's guys chase and burn themselves out. Hubris? This could get interesting.

No it's totally irrelevant. All Mountain domestiques didn't need to pull and I think McNulty and Majka are plenty for this climb...

 

[Potomac]

I didn't know Movistar was in the race, but look...there's one in the break. Are there more in the peleton?

 

[RobertCrawley]

No it's totally irrelevant. All Mountain domestiques didn't need to pull and I think McNulty and Majka are plenty for this climb...

They probably will be, but this is a long tour.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Marc Hirschi, 2020 just seems so long ago

 

[glassmoon]

Is Dawg still with the Group today?

almost everyone is still in the bunch... few sprinter/workers are just strating to drop right now