Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 12: Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 168.8k

[Tim Cahill]

Prospective Arab sponsors don't care about the yellow jersey, what they really want to see is a rare Kelderman win on a random medium mountain stage.

 

[Didinho]

Jumbo just want to be in front without UAE so they have to ride. But they won’t. Just let them go.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Remember guys, when Jumbo said they had a plan to break Pogacar, I think today is the day.

 

[Boehmand]

12 K descent coming up, a good place for Mohoric and Kragh to drop the hammer.

Remains to be seen if Vingegaard wants to try and bridge to Benoot.

And freaking Mads P is still there

 

[Berniece]

Is that Pidcock that keeps on trying to attack?

 

[dercuforever]

A descent is coming up. Too late for married men, they can't follow until it's flat again.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Remember guys, when Jumbo said they had a plan to break Pogacar, I think today is the day.

But how? Climbs are short and not too difficult, I really don't see what the plan

 

[Peter von]

Jumbo really dont want a break to go without them


Not sure what tactic this is from the Tour playbook ...a new one

get a man in the break so maybe he can help Primoz/Jonas/Wout later or maybe he can compete for the stage is the only play in the Jumbo playbook. Problem is that right now insisting on that play is doing significant damage to their team.

 

[Didinho]

Tomorrow Colombier. Normally you would have a break for the win and cruise to the line. This is brutal.

 

[pelotonIQ]

Vinge nervous shitting his pants looking back every 1-2 seconds

 

[Peyroteo94]

Where is Adam Yates?

 

[Gigs_98]

Does Pog maybe have a flat so Jumbo try to keep the race fast? He was talking on the radio and looking back quite frequently. Something a bit like in AGR?

 

[glassmoon]

crazy stuff before the 3 GC stages... i fear Jonas will pay more for this craziness than Pog

 

[Berniece]

crazy stuff before the 3 GC stages... i fear Jonas will pay more for this craziness than Pog

Definitely

 

[Gigs_98]

A bit worried about this descent. Some people are surely gonna bomb it.

 

[Didinho]

Does Pog maybe have a flat so Jumbo try to keep the race fast? He was talking on the radio and looking back quite frequently. Something a bit like in AGR?

He’s just yelling (so Vingo could here him) to chase the Jumbo’s ‘cause he’s loving this.

 

[Salvarani]

Mads appears!

 

[DNP-Old]

crazy stuff before the 3 GC stages... i fear Jonas will pay more for this craziness than Pog

If not physically, he will mentally. More than once eating wind, constantly looking behind.

 

[Boehmand]

crazy stuff before the 3 GC stages... i fear Jonas will pay more for this craziness than Pog

Or maybe Jumbo is thinking the exact opposite, that they need to put pressure on Pog now they are past the halfway point of the Tour

 

[Tim Cahill]

Doesn't quite invoke the same response from Pogacar when it's not a 4 time GT winner going up the road does it.

 

[HelloDolly]

The Tractor will win this Tour

He will be the only man still standing in Paris

 

[Danskebjerge]

Skjelmose burning a lot of matches - like the other day. He's been talking about not being used to go in breakaways like this. He's certainly trying, but you need to spend your energy right.

 

[Didinho]

Pedersen for green points? Strong legs today!

 

[perico]

Vinge nervous shitting his pants looking back every 1-2 seconds

He is looking for Kuss most likely. Dumbass tactics to not have Kuss protected before you send Wout on his rampage.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This day is going to affect the Alps like the Le Creusot stage did in 2021. I expect monumental gaps on GC by the rest day.