Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 9 (Aigle – Châtel Les Portes du Soleil, 192.9k)

[Amazinmets87]

That´s why I said if he gets lucky another team chases the break and allows him to collect bonus seconds.

Ah ok. The finishing climb is definitely tough enough to drop top-10 GC contenders, even without bonuses in play. We'll see.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Hoping for a nice big breakaway, but maybe it will be underwhelming in size and someone brings Pogacar to the line yet again.

There have been quite a few small or even one man break aways, I wonder why that is.

 

[greyclouds]

Surely a strong break will form, as with two cat1 and one cat2 we’ll finally see who is eyeing the polka dot. My money will be Kämna, Guerreiro, Pinot, O’Connor, maybe Martin and Cort trying his best.

 

[RedheadDane]

Surely a strong break will form, as with two cat1 and one cat2 we’ll finally see who is eyeing the polka dot. My money will be Kouman, Guerreiro, Pinot, O’Connor, maybe Martin and Cort trying his best.

That is inevitable.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

best chance for anyone to make the race hard on the Col de la Croix is Bora, I guess, going by the way they are racing this year.

In theory yes but while Vlasovs punch seems alright going by today and two days ago, the crash (or Covid) definitely has taken its toll on him on longer climbs, otherwise he wouldn't have lost so much yesterday. So I don't think they'll do something for him and instead probably try to put Kämna in the breakaway again if he feels it.

In theory this is the perfect stage for UAE to give the jersey away. Have some reasonable capable guy take it and his team will "honor" the jersey like crazy which should help them if Ineos or Jumbo get creative on the Granon or d'huez stage and go for an early move.

 

[Christomir]

Do you guys think Simon Geschke is capable of winning this one from a breakaway?

 

[BR2]

It doesn't look like UAE wants to give the jersey away for tactical reasons. I think Pogacar is enjoying it.

 

[Rollthedice]

I think Pogacar enjoys his yellow suit, he has no mercy for his poor teammates. Majka's pain face will be seen again tomorrow.

 

[MrTea1976]

Put Roglic and Martinez in the break! UAE have to ride.

 

[Christomir]

Put Roglic and Martinez in the break! UAE have to ride.

But how would such a break be even allowed to go in the first place?

 

[sir fly]

Should be a break you'd think. There's decent points on offer for anyone thinking about KOM.

Nah, not really.
The days with HC climbs are crucial this year.

 

[staubsauger]

Nah, not really.
The days with HC climbs are crucial this year.

Mainly Galibier & Granon when the favorites probably take it a bit calmer ahead of Alp d'Huez!

 

[titan31]

Nah, not really.
The days with HC climbs are crucial this year.

I think it's both but the HC stages like on Tuesday will be far harder to get in the break. If I'm Pinot, Kamna, Guerreiro types, I'm probably waiting until Wednesday, Thursday.

I think guys like Teuns, Rolland, Storer maybe, Schultz, Goosens, Lafay should be going tomorrow. With the rest day Monday, they can recover and try on the HC stages too.

 

[Andre]

Vingegaard for the win...cause he's held his own and Jumbo Visma has a much stronger team. He also placed a few butterflies in Tadej's stomach at Belles Filles.

 

[sir fly]

Mainly Galibier & Granon when the favorites probably take it a bit calmer ahead of Alp d'Huez!

115 dots (55 +60) those two days.
Then there's Hautacam with 50.
That's the path to the jersey. Even without a stage victory.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think Pogacar enjoys his yellow suit, he has no mercy for his poor teammates. Majka's pain face will be seen again tomorrow.

He wants a real yellow suit. As in, a real suit that is yellow.

 

[sir fly]

He wants a real yellow suit. As in, a real suit that is yellow.

Maybe he's thinking about applying for the Grand Depart presenter job?

 

[Potomac]

Clearly a solo breakaway from WVA on this stage

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe he's thinking about applying for the Grand Depart presenter job?

Maybe. Missing a yellow tophat, though.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545636731302576128

View: https://twitter.com/katarugo/status/1545636731302576128

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pogi and WVA playing with each other's balls.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545872356324909057

View: https://twitter.com/WoutvanAert/status/1545872356324909057

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545874666161594372

View: https://twitter.com/TamauPogi/status/1545874666161594372

 

[bob.a.feet]

My picks are Fuglsang @ 13, Storer @ 26, and Guillaume Martin @ 101 (lol).

Long odds for Martin obviously because he's only 3 minutes down on GC, but I'm hoping that no self-respecting GC team will feel threatened by The Philosopher's chances over three weeks. Unfortunately, self-respecting GC teams are a rarity in this age.

 

[hayneplane]

It doesn't look like UAE wants to give the jersey away for tactical reasons. I think Pogacar is enjoying it.

I like it that way. The loan it out and get it back philosophy feels arrogant and presumptive to me as well as disrespectful to the prestige of the jersey.

 

[hayneplane]

My picks are Fuglsang @ 13, Storer @ 26, and Guillaume Martin @ 101 (lol).

Long odds for Martin obviously because he's only 3 minutes down on GC, but I'm hoping that no self-respecting GC team will feel threatened by The Philosopher's chances over three weeks. Unfortunately, self-respecting GC teams are a rarity in this age.

Very optimistic picking Martin. He is brilliant at what he does in plugging away to get a decent GC result while never being a threat but I don’t think he has ever been in a move and actually looked dangerous for a stage win in any Grand Tour through his career.

 

[RobertCrawley]

But how would such a break be even allowed to go in the first place?

Sometimes a rider just has to rip it off the top, like WVA did on Stage 6.