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

[Potomac]

Is this the break of the day?

 

[Boehmand]

55 kph going uphill

Is this the break of the day?

No, they are all waiting for the cat. 3 climb, where they can easily gap the heavier guys

 

[Tim Cahill]

Elastic doesn't snap when too many teammates who already have people in the front group try and follow moves

 

[Salvarani]

Van Aert now in 10th wheel. 2nd...

 

[Salvarani]

Danes want to be in the break

 

[Red Rick]

MvdP gonna finish this 20 minutes down

 

[Boehmand]

Downhill just after the town - and then the cat. 3 starts

 

[Boehmand]

Mohoric is such a smart rider

 

[RobertCrawley]

Looking for Nice Neilson to take his chance to make the break with 16 mountain points available and NNP having a 18 point lead over Gall.

 

[Boehmand]

I always chuckle when I see Juul and the insane gears he push, he looks like he is out cycling with all the little kids.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Don't think I've ever seen a race with a field this deep, where even the mid-pack riders are flying, there is so little filler.

Think the racing is a result of this.

 

[Salvarani]

Lafay and Van Aert now.

 

[Didinho]

Lafay 1st. Wout 2nd. Have seen this before.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Don't think I've ever seen a race with a field this deep, where even the mid-pack riders are flying, there is so little filler.

Think the racing is a result of this.

I'd be interested to know if there are fewer abandons this year than in previous years, even with the tough and exciting first week. So far we're had only 8, from what I can tell.

 

[Boehmand]

Soler guarding Van Aert, UAE don't want Jumbo hitting the break without them.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Marc Soler trying to slip off into a move at the front, form curve going up nicely to challenge Evenepoel, Ayuso and Roglic for the top sport at the Vuelta.

 

[Boehmand]

I'd be interested to know if there are fewer abandons this year than in previous years, even with the tough and exciting first week. So far we're had only 8, from what I can tell.

True.

I think it's a function of us seeing fewer crashes than we usually do in the first week of the Tour.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

I'd be interested to know if there are fewer abandons this year than in previous years, even with the tough and exciting first week. So far we're had only 8, from what I can tell.

I would guess there are less abandons than usual, as we haven’t had a big crash at all during the Tour.

 

[Salvarani]

Jumbo sent Van Baarle up to the front. They want the break to go soon and spread out over the road.

 

[Boehmand]

The next climb is shorter and steeper, which favours the "real" climbers.

 

[Didinho]

Gonna be a strong (big) breakaway if it continues like this.

 

[Boehmand]

Skjelmose burning too many matches by constantly closing gaps himselv, Ciccone is riding it way smarter.

 

[Peter von]

I'd be interested to know if there are fewer abandons this year than in previous years, even with the tough and exciting first week. So far we're had only 8, from what I can tell.

last year 158 riders finished stage 11, this year 169 riders finished stage 11. doesn't take into account the number of mountain stages etc.

I think having a hilly start was very good for safety reasons.

 

[Rollthedice]

Poor Loulou, no thermonuclear legs but hei! let's do something, anything.

 

[Boehmand]

MvdP just shut down a move with Kragh in it