Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 10: Vulcania - Issoire, 167.2k

[Salvarani]

That might be why Jumbo are working, because Adam dropped according to ES

Nah, he is there.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Think Vingegaard has ridden pretty well today but pegging this break is bad race management I think.

Let Pello take yellow, he's no threat over 3 weeks, maybe even if they let the gap grow other teams will start working.

 

[kingjr]

Maybe WVA wants to win

Or Laporte x)

 

[saunaking]

Ala hopefully fights back to get dropped hard on the last climb

 

[Didinho]

Jakobsen 14min behind.

 

[Poursuivant]

Think Vingegaard has ridden pretty well today but pegging this break is bad race management I think.

Let Pello take yellow, he's no threat over 3 weeks, maybe even if they let the gap grow other teams will start working.

Ineos and Bora would definitely work

 

[ppanther92]

Sagan to win the stage

 

[RobertCrawley]

If riders rest on rest day, they sometimes really pay for it.

 

[MartinGT]

Jakobsen 14min behind.

OTL Today then!

 

[RobertCrawley]

Sagan to win the stage

I wish he would at least try something. A few years ago, we'd be talking about him all day on a stage like this.

 

[Rackham]

Maybe WVA wants to win

Van Aert is working on the front, so it's unlikely.

Maybe he's working for Laporte? In any case I agree with those who say Jumbo is making a mistake here. It's not like the profile has any difficulties at the end for Vingegaard to attack on, so they're just unnecessarily spending energy for some reason.

 

[Andy schleck]

Jumbo should let bilbao take the yellow......

 

[RobertCrawley]

Van Aert is working on the front, so it's unlikely.

Maybe he's working for Laporte? In any case I agree with those who say Jumbo is making a mistake here. It's not like the profile has any difficulties at the end for Vingegaard to attack on, so they're just unnecessarily spending energy for some reason.

Jumbo is controlling the race and protecting yellow. They are holding the breakaway at 2:36 right now.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Jakobsen 14min behind.

Cav laughing and coughing at the same time. Can't laugh too much because of his collarbone.

 

[Gratemans]

But what it is you want him to do differently?

IMO he has ridden the stage perfectly so far.

Nothing at all. Just saying that that's why he might come across a bit more nervous in a stage like this.

 

[Aimar16]

I wish he would at least try something. A few years ago, we'd be talking about him all day on a stage like this.

He's lost his speed so it's hard for him to do any damage, but you can see he's prepared fairly well, contrary to what the haters claim.

 

[Potomac]

France always looks awesome in July. Or at least they only find awesome thingss for the camera.

 

[KZD]

If Alaphilippe wins today he can thank Asgreen for it.

Chaves goes now.

 

[Boehmand]

Asgreen killed himself bringing Alaphilippe to the front group, I question if he survives the climb coming up now.

 

[RobertCrawley]

He's lost his speed so it's hard for him to do any damage, but you can see he's prepared fairly well, contrary to what the haters claim.

I don't doubt that, but I wish he would try something. A farewell bit of panache for his fans.

 

[Boehmand]

Nothing at all. Just saying that that's why he might come across a bit more nervous in a stage like this.

But that is all just random punters reading psychological stuff into it, without no actual knowledge.

The way he has ridden the stage has panned out perfectly, so saying he lacks "race smarts" at this particular point in time, is just odd.

 

[Didinho]

Having Wout as your first domestique must be pretty awesome.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Christian VdV says its 96F, 35.5 C

 

[RobertCrawley]

Having Wout as your first domestique must be pretty awesome.

He's the best in the business. Sepptimus is not far down the list.

 

[Boehmand]

I think Chavez is regretting hos decision - he probably hoped for company.

85 K on his own is probably not going to stick, so I see him dropping back to the group soon, unless he gets company.