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

[StryderHells]

Watch out!

Watch him go straight out the back.

 

[Big Doopie]

Froome back.

and dropped. Lol.

 

[ppanther92]

Would be a superb win by pure strength.

And after arterial endofibrosis probably a very enotional win for Jungels.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Pretty remarkable fail of Geschke not to stay with Jungels after the KOM. Even if he thought it was suicide, it would help Izagirre behind.

Yes wondered what happened there. If you have something to do with cycling in the last years you should know that those are the kind of moves that win in the TdF.

 

[Salvarani]

Jungels surely has this if he doesnt crack

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Froome is just following Cort in the polka dots like if he was 2013 Quintana.

 

[Sciatic]

Would be a superb win by pure strength.

And after arterial endofibrosis probably a very enotional win for Jungels.

2’ 30’ lead starting a long climb isn’t that much

 

[staubsauger]

Talking about stupid team tactics, this actually is stupid by Francaise des Jeux.

They need to make tempo now, to isolate Pogacar, let Gaudu attack and use Pinot as an relais-station like Jean-Claude Leclercq always says.

Or to say it in Leclercq's words: Francaise des Jeux has marched up their deployment only to not take advantage of it.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Just tuning in. Looks like Jungels has enough of a lead to take it? Or am I underestimating the Pogstomp.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Martinez is done, not sure why his forms so back but fold back into a dom role surely at this point

 

[Salvarani]

Martinez bad

 

[ppanther92]

2’ 30’ lead starting a long climb isn’t that much

I know. Could really go both ways.

 

[Big Doopie]

Bardet being moved up…(?)

 

[Netserk]

Froome is just following Cort in the polka dots like if he was 2013 Quintana.

I don't think he wore the polka dots on a single mountain stage in 2013.

EDIT: Looking it up, he only wore that jersey on the last stage to Champs-Élysées.

 

[RobertCrawley]

2’ 30’ lead starting a long climb isn’t that much

I can't see him getting away when the chase group and peloton start hotting up, but it would be so great if he could!

 

[Samamba]

Martinez...

 

[ppanther92]

Martinez weak the whole Tour already. With that now being the peak. He had a pretty hassle free prep, right? Wonder what went wrong.

 

[perico]

Martinez or Pidcock should attack, assuming Castro is a minute up the road, no use just wasting him.

that hasn’t aged well

 

[StryderHells]

Pidcock also looking like he’s going to drop.

 

[Salvarani]

It doesnt need much of a up in pace for riders to start dropping.

Last day before the rest day and it has been a tough day. Brutal start.

Looks like it is pretty hot out there too.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Dani Martinez had a very weird form curve this year. Looked potentially to be the best Ineos climber this year after Bernals crash than dropped off a lot for some reason. I thought in Suisse he was just building his form like Ineos often do but now he looks completely done.

 

[AlfaLum]

Martinez weak the whole Tour already. With that now being the peak. He had a pretty hassle free prep, right? Wonder what went wrong.

He already looked much worse in Suisse then he looked in March-April. I guess he didn’t manage to find the same shape after his break.

Then again, he did crash a couple of days back in stage 4 I think. So who knows that took a bit out of him.

 

[shalgo]

It would be ironic if so many riders get kicked out after positive COVID tests that Jungels, who started the race while COVID positive, ends up winning The Tour.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't think he wore the polka dots on a single mountain stage in 2013.

Wasn't Quintana wearing it, because Froome was in yellow?

 

[ppanther92]

Wout sacrificed his climbing legs it seems forbhis mission for Green.