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

[staubsauger]

According to pcs, Rasmussen's solo in 2006 was 70 km long.

EDIT: First images of Rasmussen solo, just over 70 km to go:

View: https://youtu.be/nGnFzwWbk94?t=10381

Perfect summer day in the Netherlands. Me sitting inside a beach bar watching chicken Rasmussen taking a magnificent solo victory instead.

 

[Netserk]

According to pcs, Rasmussen's solo in 2006 was 70 km long.

EDIT: First images of Rasmussen solo, just over 70 km to go:

View: https://youtu.be/nGnFzwWbk94?t=10381

The year before on the stage to Mulhouse (like Martin's solo), he did an even longer one of 76 km.

 

[Bonimenier]

I know this was a joke, but G is looking a lot better than I would have expected a couple of months ago. No one is scared of him I imagine, but if he can hang in there, he will be well positioned in the event that someone falters or crashes or gets Covid.

I was only half joking actually. I don't expect him to win, but I have been saying I expect him to do good this TdF for a couple of months. I even think I put him in 3rd place in the yearly prediction game.

 

[Big Doopie]

Now that I think about it, maybe Rasmussen had some long ones in 2006 and 2007

rasmussen, floyd, hamilton, sinkewitz...?

puhleeeeease.

wrong area of the forum.

 

[Netserk]

How soon after the KOM did Jungels drop Geschke on the descent?

EDIT: The first images we see are with 55 km to go, but by then Geschke is long gone.

 

[perico]

Was he? He's basically the exact same rider as before, it's just that at Movistar he had to ride for 2nd rate GC riders and at UAE his team leader is legitimate. You're crapping on UAE as much as I am on MS lol.

I'm not crapping on UAE at all. They are a great team and I'm a Pogacar fan. Soler just isn't the type of rider that excels in that situation and he was a leader at Movistar. Too bad he had to wait so long for Nairo all the time, because with Mas and Valverde he had shared leadership and could ride for himself if he had the legs, like Verona did today.

 

[Elos Anjos]

I'm not crapping on UAE at all. They are a great team and I'm a Pogacar fan. Soler just isn't the type of rider that excels in that situation and he was a leader at Movistar. Too bad he had to wait so long for Nairo all the time, because with Mas and Valverde he had shared leadership and could ride for himself if he had the legs, like Verona did today.

Soler is a prime example of a rider who doesn't himself and his place. Running tantrums to Quintana when he is clearly a mediocre rider that is too arrogant to know his place in the hierarchy. You cannot teach a monkey how to fly...it's really that simple.

 

[macbindle]

I expect both Jungels and Pinot will enjoy some wine tonight

 

[RedheadDane]

I expect both Jungels and Pinot will enjoy some wine tonight

It's a rest day tomorrow. They can all have a glass!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Theres talk of 40 degrees even in gloomy England next week so the extreme weather protocol might have to come out in the French Alps, fire department hosing riders down like they do in Portugal.

It's a shame Miguel Angel isn't here, he would clean these guys up on those high week 2 stages.

I rode La Marmotte in 40 degrees heat. Im an amateur, decent climber on my day, but Im everything but a pro. I live in Denmark where we can experience 25 degrees if were lucky, but usually summer is around 20 degrees. I was fine. It was hard, but I was fine. So were everyone else I knew who was racing that day. And La Marmotte is harder than any of the stages they are riding this year (stage 12 is very similar, only noticeable difference is Galibier N >>>> Galibier S).

Like please, these riders do nothing else than train, and often in very warm conditions. If they are shortening the stage or doing anything else, I'll be extremely disappointed and mad. 40 degrees is a lot, especially at the bottom of Alpe d Huez which by far is the hardest point of the race due to fatigue, percentages and heat exposure, but pleeeeeeeeease.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I rode La Marmotte in 40 degrees heat. Im an amateur, decent climber on my day, but Im everything but a pro. I live in Denmark where we can experience 25 degrees if were lucky, but usually summer is around 20 degrees. I was fine. It was hard, but I was fine. So were everyone else I knew who was racing that day. And La Marmotte is harder than any of the stages they are riding this year (stage 12 is very similar, only noticeable difference is Galibier N >>>> Galibier S).

Like please, these riders do nothing else than train, and often in very warm conditions. If they are shortening the stage or doing anything else, I'll be extremely disappointed and mad. 40 degrees is a lot, especially at the bottom of Alpe d Huez which by far is the hardest point of the race due to fatigue, percentages and heat exposure, but pleeeeeeeeease.

I sympathize, but two things I would not want to see:

1. The champion of the TdF largely determined by Covid.
2. Any rider harmed or worse because of the heat.

It happens. In the US, it seems every year we hear of young football players who are stricken because of summer practices (sometimes two-a-days) because of the heat. As climate change becomes more of a reality, we will need to consider these things carefully.

 

[Pinot's goat]

I rode La Marmotte in 40 degrees heat. Im an amateur, decent climber on my day, but Im everything but a pro. I live in Denmark where we can experience 25 degrees if were lucky, but usually summer is around 20 degrees. I was fine. It was hard, but I was fine. So were everyone else I knew who was racing that day. And La Marmotte is harder than any of the stages they are riding this year (stage 12 is very similar, only noticeable difference is Galibier N >>>> Galibier S).

Like please, these riders do nothing else than train, and often in very warm conditions. If they are shortening the stage or doing anything else, I'll be extremely disappointed and mad. 40 degrees is a lot, especially at the bottom of Alpe d Huez which by far is the hardest point of the race due to fatigue, percentages and heat exposure, but pleeeeeeeeease.

The temperatures are barely going to be above 30 degrees at the bottom of the climbs on Wednesday/Thursday.

 

[Valv.Piti]

The temperatures are barely going to be above 30 degrees at the bottom of the climbs on Wednesday/Thursday.

Perfect. If people are yelling cancellations and shortenings, I'll update my blacklist, and I will cancel them instead!

 

[Netserk]

While Grenoble seems to go as high as 38 degrees, from what I can see it won't get warmer than ~32 degrees on the road. Sunshine and asphalt will make it hard on the riders, but it's not unprecedented. The bottom of Alpe d'Huez will be the worst spot because of direction and speed of the riders.

 

[RedheadDane]

The temperatures are barely going to be above 30 degrees at the bottom of the climbs on Wednesday/Thursday.

Well, anything above 25 degrees (celsius, for all you silly US people) should be illegal! I'm not saying racing should be cancelled if it gets that hot, it should just be illegal for it to get that hot.

 

[Valv.Piti]

While Grenoble seems to go as high as 38 degrees, from what I can see it won't get warmer than ~32 degrees on the road. Sunshine and asphalt will make it hard on the riders, but it's not unprecedented. The bottom of Alpe d'Huez will be the worst spot because of direction and speed of the riders.

The bottom of Alpe d Huez is horrendous on so many different parameters. One of the most legendary and hard spots in all of cycling

 

[roundabout]

seems like we did not miss much in the yellow jersey group

View: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8cdepl

 

[Terrefretter]

Vuillermoz collapsed after the finish line. But doesn't seem like a Colbrelli-like situation.

Well, an ambulance just arrived...

He's fine.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546193191032033287

View: https://twitter.com/A_Vuillermoz/status/1546193191032033287?t=JIJ959BliDe26XwVLL4FTw&s=19

 

[Netserk]

The most extreme weather I recall watching:

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-california-shakes-and-bakes-in-searing-palm-springs-heat/

The 6.4 kilometer-long 10% grade to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was always expected to be a decisive part of the 2013 Tour of California, but with temperatures on the road soaring well into the 110-degree range - Orica GreenEdge's Cameron Meyer said he saw 50C (122F) on his SRM - what was expected to be uncomfortable turned out to be bordering on dangerous.

I think one of the riders collapsed a few hundred meters from the finish back then.

 

[RobertCrawley]

seems like we did not miss much in the yellow jersey group

View: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8cdepl

I like that handshake at the end. Respect among rivals.

 

[YavorD]

For everyone concerned mentioning Pogi might struggle in the heat..
Have we got enough or any evidence of Vingo (or any of the GT contenders, for that matter) riding in a heat? I mean, Vingo may even feel worse. Not that I want it, as it's nice to have a battle. Even though "battle" is a bit of a wishful thing at the moment.

Anyway, looking forward to week two after a really good week one. Hopefully noone gets Covid.

 

[houtdffan]

seems the front 4 absolutely imploded on the final climb, not that Pog and Jonas ripped things up like we first thought. Pog nearly caught Pinot

 

[RedheadDane]

He's fine.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546193191032033287

View: https://twitter.com/A_Vuillermoz/status/1546193191032033287?t=JIJ959BliDe26XwVLL4FTw&s=19

I was pretty much expecting so. But, damn... the "rider collapses just after finish line" thing made me a little worried, and it was a bit tense hearing the ambulance arrive in the background.

 

[Lui98]

I expect both Jungels and Pinot will enjoy some wine tonight

Yes, absolutely

 

[dercuforever]

I was pretty much expecting so. But, damn... the "rider collapses just after finish line" thing made me a little worried, and it was a bit tense hearing the ambulance arrive in the background.

Nice to hear it, I was a bit scared for him as well.