Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 8 (Dole – Lausanne, 186.3k)

[Salvarani]

If stages are valued by Jumbo, then why did stage 6 happen like it did?

I dont think we will ever get the real answer to that.

Speculation but I feel like there has been or is some turmoil behind the scenes.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Jumbo so stupid, WVA the Belgian pozzato such a primadonna and want as many wins as possible, a detriment to his team. They should be saving energy to take on Pogacar next week in the Alpes, not working for this Belgian pozzato that already secures Green jersey and pull pogacar to more bonus seconds.

What is Van hoojdonck doing?

Started reading this as Belgian potato.

 

[RedheadDane]

Started reading this as Belgian potato.

Would that make Skujins the Latvian potato?

 

[ontheroad]

Unless we see another larger breakaway group get away near the top of the next climb it's going to be a long day where nothing much happens until the final few kilometres.

 

[gregrowlerson]

My commentator just announced there might be waterfalls soon. One must keep ones eyes on the most important stuff!

Always plenty of salt water falling around here.

 

[sir fly]

Wiggins has some job riding around France on a motorbike for 3 weeks.

With his resume...

Well, the group finale's probably worth more than some breakaway battle.
Prime action for the prime arrival.

 

[tobydawq]

Started reading this as Belgian potato.

Doesn't Pozzato mean potato pizza?

 

[gregrowlerson]

Would that make Skujins the Latvian potato?

I have no idea.

All I'm thinking is "Hot Pozzato, hot potato".

The Wiggles, probably.

 

[Red Rick]

Because Wout rightfully so thought a big break would go and because some teams inexplicably began to chase, like Alpecin, thinking Jasper Phillipsen of all people could win. Might as well been his easiest stage in his life. Thats just hindsight criticizing Wout, but thats CN favorite discipline these days.

Why would a big break go if you ride away yourself with 3 dudes? Or better yet, why would he keep riding in a group of 3, knowing he has 0 chance to stay away as soon as they started chasing and knowing full well Pogacar was the overwhelming favorite if he wasted himself in a break.

And yes, CN is overwhelmingly criticizing Van Aert, because he just keeps giving reasons to be criticized.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Covid is going to beat Pogi.

Same bus. Same dinner table. Same meetings as Laengen.

It's a worry.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Why would a big break go if you ride away yourself with 3 dudes? Or better yet, why would he keep riding in a group of 3, knowing he has 0 chance to stay away as soon as they started chasing and knowing full well Pogacar was the overwhelming favorite if he wasted himself in a break.

And yes, CN is overwhelmingly criticizing Van Aert, because he just keeps giving reasons to be criticized.

Usually the dynamic is when 3 goes that you either get caught or a bigger group joins the front trio. When the break got established and got time, logic would dictate than only 1 or maybe 2 teams would want to chase. It was more teams for some reason, and thats hard to tell. At that point the break had what, 3-4 minutes, and its probably better to just commit for the stage at that point than giving up having wasted all the energy.

Again, its impossible to know whats going to happen. He tried, and all kinds of circumstances made it so that the break got caught. If the break isnt caught Wout wins the stage easier than Armstrong gapping Ullrich on the first mountain stage.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Less than 2 minutes. This is getting interesting. Hope for big attacks on the next climb

 

[RobertCrawley]

Pidcock looks like a hobbit between WVA and Ganna

Pidders is his nickname, apparently.

 

[Red Rick]

Usually the dynamic is when 3 goes that you either get caught or a bigger group joins the front trio. When the break got established and got time, logic would dictate than only 1 or maybe 2 teams would want to chase. It was more teams for some reason, and thats hard to tell. At that point the break had what, 3-4 minutes, and its probably better to just commit for the stage at that point than giving up having wasted all the energy.

Again, its impossible to know whats going to happen. He tried, and all kinds of circumstances made it so that the break got caught. If the break isnt caught Wout wins the stage easier than Armstrong gapping Ullrich on the first mountain stage.

I do think BEX have a certain pathology to chase all day for Matthews when he's got 0% of winning from the main bunch.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I do think BEX have a certain pathology to chase all day for Matthews when he's got 0% of winning from the main bunch.

He might have a 99.37% chance of finishing second, which would be a good result for the team.

 

[tobydawq]

Why would a big break go if you ride away yourself with 3 dudes? Or better yet, why would he keep riding in a group of 3, knowing he has 0 chance to stay away as soon as they started chasing and knowing full well Pogacar was the overwhelming favorite if he wasted himself in a break.

And yes, CN is overwhelmingly criticizing Van Aert, because he just keeps giving reasons to be criticized.

Isn't his mere participation in the race subject to criticism according to you?

 

[perico]

Pidders is his nickname, apparently

Thats a proper Hobbit name

 

[RobertCrawley]

Thats a proper Hobbit name

Yep. This is what he said yesterday on David Millar and Ned Boulting's cycling podcast Never Strays Far.

Episode and podcast recommended,

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

This race really needed Alaphilippe in these punchy finishes.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Yep. This is what he said yesterday on David Millar and Ned Boulting's cycling podcast Never Strays Far.

Episode and podcast recommended,

Never Strays Far is a perfect name for a choo choo carriage.

 

[sir fly]

Let's hope the excursion means frantic racing.
...like a few days ago.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Did van aert get dropped?

Isn't his mere participation in the race subject to criticism according to you?

Jumbo Visma have only won grand tours without WVA in the race

 

[sir fly]

Switzerland's not the home of the cuckoo clocks...

 

[Sciatic]

Loved the “vroom, vroom” hand signal

 

[RedheadDane]

Loved the “vroom, vroom” hand signal

The kind of sign language anyone can understand.