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

[sir fly]

This stage will go to a winner of the Giro di Lombardia whose name starts with the letter P.

Hasn't Piccolo Principe retired?

 

[Breezy1985]

Nairoman, Bardet or Tibo to give my weekend a feel-good start

 

[CyclistAbi]

@Libertine Seguros

And Kuss likes this hill and that is more then enough of a reason.

 

[CyclistAbi]

If he wants to go on a break, tomorrow is to early in my opinion and it's a stage not suited for a long haul attack anyway.

But if Nairo goes and the opportunity knocks. Just go for it. Nairo will pull hard.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Hasn't Piccolo Principe retired?

My money was on Henri Pélissier.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

But if Nairo goes and the opportunity knocks. Just go for it. Nairo will pull hard.

I don't think Nairo will do that. Wouldn't make sense, he is well positioned in GC and on good form. Besides: no one will give a two time GT winner who seems to be in good shape the opportunity to just ride away on the flat.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I don't think Nairo will do that. Wouldn't make sense, he is well positioned in GC and on good form. Besides: no one will give a two time GT winner who seems to be in good shape the opportunity to just ride away on the flat.

Rogla will if he wants it.

 

[Lequack]

A clear word from Max Schachmann to Jumbo: "Jumbo has to recover a bit. Roglic has caused this fall again because they just drive like broken people on the last centimeter and can't do it. That is a danger to all drivers. "

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545076731287142404

View: https://twitter.com/sportschau/status/1545076731287142404?s=20&t=OLuovQVW8_d172MvzAvZsw

 

[CyclistAbi]

A clear word from Max Schachmann to Jumbo: "Jumbo has to recover a bit. Roglic has caused this fall again because they just drive like broken people on the last centimeter and can't do it. That is a danger to all drivers. "

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545076731287142404

View: https://twitter.com/sportschau/status/1545076731287142404?s=20&t=OLuovQVW8_d172MvzAvZsw

Sorry Schachmann but no.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Was a bit down due to the Rogla crash. But then it hit me this is one of the stages i anticipate for a year now. Even injured Rogla should do good. If Pogi would be out of reach then Nairo it's on!

One step at a time.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Oh, so finally the stage that represents everything that is wrong with GTs today, is here.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I was convinced otherwise in the Jumbo Visma thread. Thank you Schachmann for pointing it out. I agree that Rogla should be more careful to avoid crashes in the future.

Safety first then stomp.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Rogla will if he wants it.

But wouldn't you agree that this stage isn't a good opportunity to do so, and maybe with his injury he sould try to take it calm and focus on the last climb?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Oh, so finally the stage that represents everything that is wrong with GTs today, is here.

Not quite everything, BR. It's 176km long.

 

[CyclistAbi]

But wouldn't you agree that this stage isn't a good opportunity to do so, and maybe with his injury he sould try to take it calm and focus on the last climb?

Normally i would agree to pretty much everything. But after seeing JV tactics so far. It just messed with my mind too much. Hence if instincts say go for it. Just do it. Regardless of the DS.

But in general yes i agree that tomorrow we likely should see something like from van Aert to Kuss and after to deal with what is left standing. From Rogla perspective to take on Pogi or Nairo. Which one is closer. Both scenarios will do for me. To push through the injury. And after to build on that. I will be happy with that tomorrow yes. If injury will win then so be it. And onto the next goals.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So we are back in the place where Pogi backstabbed Primoz almost 2 years ago. How time flies! Will there be the same winner again or will JV take revenge?

 

[titan31]

I hope someone can put it up to Pog, but I'm expecting him to attack and Vingegaard to be best of the rest. Roglic didn't look strong enough today after the crash that I'm thinking he can hold on.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Does Pog have any interest in ceding the yellow jersey to a break?

 

[Cookster15]

Likely Pogi is comfortably the best of GC guys. Possibly a break gets enough time to hang on. Interested to see how Vingegaard goes.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Which of the GC favorites do you reckon will get stuck in the gravel?

 

[CyclistAbi]

Will the victim and the offender ride together through the crime scene?

 

[Tonton]

Il Lombardia former winner? His name begins with a P? His likes animals whose name begin with a G? His DS said after today's stage that the team had success so far by riding as a team and would continue to do so, adding that so early in the race, P won't be given a ticket for the break. We shall see. Obviously, I'm hoping for something special to happen tomorrow.

If the break, or at least a rider from the break doesn't take it, Pog has to be the favorite. Wout may again be stuck performing dom duties for Ullrich and Kloden. And maybe, the SPDBF will deliver: JV has to go kamikaze, even if it still is early in the Tour. They are being slapped around, they show signs of panic like the stage 5 Benny Hill bike change episode (circus music). Pog is inflicting damage, death by a thousand of cuts. JV needs a morale boost.

Bardet, Quintana, and Gaudu need a good finish, and so does Thomas.

I liked the Super Deluxe Planche des Belles Filles joke. That was brilliant. I don't hate that climb like others do, it's used way too often these days, mainly to get P to ride Le Tour instead of Il Giro.

I won't boycott the race tomorrow and hope that Wout gets his shot. After what he did today wearing yellow, he won me over. Not that I didn't like him before, but because I prefer MVP and imagine Poupou smiling from up above when he shines.

 

[Elos Anjos]

It's going to be really interesting to see how Quintana is going to do tomorrow. He had a very good ride on the cobbles and todays result was extremly strong for him on such a finish. Looks like he is in good form.

I doubt he can make the transition to a climbing style, classic riders have a hard time doing that.

 

[jsem94]

Tadej will absolutely smash everyone. This stage is a joke.

 

[Lequack]

Guys, everyone is discount the former GC winner Geraint, who will stop todays climb.