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

[SHAD0W93]

Each of the 4 - one after another - should try to get in the break
and exhaust the UAE from the start.

Only 3 are a threat to GC though, they could care less about Pidcock. It would need Roglic and one of the 3 Ineos contenders with a teammate or two. Get Konrad in there as well so Bora don’t chase. All of that together to stress out UAE and crack them.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Only 3 are a threat to GC though, they could care less about Pidcock. It would need Roglic and one of the 3 Ineos contenders with a teammate or two. Get Konrad in there as well so Bora don’t chase. All of that together to stress out UAE and crack them.

Yeah let Pidcock try first
He won the baby giro at least.

 

[BR2]

Noooo... Lequack, that's not what we need!!!

 

[SHAD0W93]

Yeah let Pidcock try first
He won the baby giro at least.

He would be a good launching point for the others. Pidcock, Thomas, Roglic, and WVA in the same break.

 

[danielovichdk2]

Hopefully injury won't be involved. Then a scenario when Jonas goes, Pogi follows and Rogla gets a perfect leadout is possible.

You still don't get it.

Rogla is done and will not act as a captain as of yesterday. It's clear as daylight that his tour is over. Why would Jonas do a leadout for a guy that is so far behind ? It's a strategic catastrophe.

But JV had been strategic idiots so far, driving Pog directly to the yellow jersey. WvA and his solo project is a massive failure on a team level but that was known when he got to choose to ride for the green.

Jonas has been stronger than Rogla all year. And it will play out easily the next two weeks.

But it doesn't matter. JV stands no chance with the way they play the game as of now. No one beats Pogomon.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@danielovichdk2

Today they will go with their best rider on such terrain. And that is Rogla. Unless he is too severely injured. Then i agree he will just make a pull and the rest to go mano-a-mano after.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Jonas has been stronger than Rogla all year. And it will play out easily the next two weeks.

Ahah, the spin is already there Ignorance is a bliss.

I hope Roglic either leaves the Tour or goes down with a banger and rides for himself like the champion he is and not for some anonymous Dane. All the sick Jumbo tactics should put to the wall.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Now we know why Van Aert attacked yesterday. He needs enough green points to make up for the penalties he'll receive later. It's a bit of catch 22 though, cause it's easier to get caught when the cameras are folllwing you all day. Well at least the commissaires are doing something useful...

And as long as he only rides too close to his own team cars he might stay safe.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545355512774098944

View: https://twitter.com/cyclingtips/status/1545355512774098944

 

[CyclistAbi]

They had to send 4 to tackle van Aert. That says a lot.

 

[Lequack]

They waited until he lost the yellow jersey.

 

[topcat]

Wout can be caught by a 4 man group on foot, but give them all bikes and it takes a whole peloton to catch him.

 

[johnymax]

Wout can be caught by a 4 man group on foot, but give them all bikes and it takes a whole peloton to catch him.

A whole peloton of commissaires? They have no chance...

 

[CyclistAbi]

There was a fan with 2 Kuss heads on a stick at the beginning of a transmission. This is a fan that knows what is talking about. I do wonder if it was LS.

 

[MrTea1976]

Judging from this year, Pog's bike could still cost him the tour.

 

[ppanther92]

UAE is such a joke of a team. How in their amateruishness did they land Pogacar?

 

[CyclistAbi]

UAE is such a joke of a team. How in their amateruishness did they land Pogacar?

Likely due to people such as Hauptman. Being high in the hierarchy of both Slovenian cycling and at UAE.

 

[search]

UAE is such a joke of a team. How in their amateruishness did they land Pogacar?

I'd say it is his job to check if the saddle height fits or not

edit: but of course, not everyone should have issues within the first 5k

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Still more mechanical problems for UAE.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Okay, who sabotaged all the UAE bikes this morning?

 

[RedheadDane]

Ahah, the spin is already there Ignorance is a bliss.

I hope Roglic either leaves the Tour or goes down with a banger and rides for himself like the champion he is and not for some anonymous Dane. All the sick Jumbo tactics should put to the wall.

Aah, so people concluding - based on the unfortunate circumstances of the race - that Vingegaard is probably Jumbo's best bet = terrible, and celebrating Roglic's bad luck.
Suggesting that Roglic should "show Vingegaard who's boss" = A-okay.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Okay, who sabotaged all the UAE bikes this morning?

Likely Pogi.

 

[ppanther92]

Likely Pogi.

Wants more challenge?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

UAE is the former Lampre team, they've been first port of call at the top level for a lot of Slovenes over the years. Jan Polanc, Luka Pibernik, Grega Bole, Simon Špilak, and now Pogačar got their pro start there, while Gorazd Stangelj, Tadej Valjavec, Matej Mohorič and Marko Kump have spent time there. Croatian rather than Slovene, but Kristijan Đurasek spent his whole top level pro career pre-suspension with the team too.

 

[glassmoon]

So MVP most likely DNF during the next few days apparently...

 

[CyclistAbi]

Aah, so people concluding - based on the unfortunate circumstances of the race - that Vingegaard is probably Jumbo's best bet = terrible, and celebrating Roglic's bad luck.
Suggesting that Roglic should "show Vingegaard who's boss" = A-okay.

Don't get triggered by Netflix producers. They are dad friends.