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

[Boehmand]

Pedersen for green points? Strong legs today!

No, he is completely in service of Ciccone and Skjelmose today, he knows he has no chance on the last climb.

 

[jimmy_8888888]

i find this TdF so far they racing with basically no commonsense or any clear plan at all. This stage suppose to be for break to form well long ago and any GC battle should happen later

 

[Didinho]

No, he is completely in service of Ciccone and Skjelmose today, he knows he has no chance on the last climb.

I meant intermediate points. 20km to go with a long descent.

 

[frisenfruitig]

i find this TdF so far they racing with basically no commonsense or any clear plan at all. This stage suppose to be for break to form well long ago and any GC battle should happen later

This is just offensive, aggressive racing. Sounds like you are complaining because it's too entertaining lol

 

[HelloDolly]

Just goes to show you never know which stage in this Tour will be significant beforehand

 

[Peyroteo94]

Jumbo said they need to make the Tour hard to give advantage to Jonas.

 

[peterfin]

i find this TdF so far they racing with basically no commonsense or any clear plan at all. This stage suppose to be for break to form well long ago and any GC battle should happen later

Be happy that we are watching the most spectacular cycling generation ever.

 

[Salvarani]

Ewan is on the top of the climb before the last one they just did

 

[HelloDolly]

may have our break

 

[staubsauger]

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

They might let a group go tomorrow, but race even harder in the Alps on Saturday and probably even Sunday.

No problem to race this stage like a classic then!

 

[Peter von]

I meant intermediate points. 20km to go with a long descent.

probably a bit of both. He might as well be in front to help if they can bridge the gap later, and he might as well get those points and get 2nd in the points classification in Paris.

edit: it's also one of those things where Lidl-Trek needs a guy in the break and Mads at that moment was the guy who had the tools to get there.

 

[Boehmand]

I meant intermediate points. 20km to go with a long descent.

Oh, of course he will take it when they get to it, but he's not riding for green anymore - it's more a question of taking points when they are easily available, just in case Philipsen exits the Tour.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Can somebody please explain Kelderman? I've seem him doing GCs for 10 years and never attack to get time. But suddenly he's a gregario on the leading team in the Tour de france, his job is to control a start line this, and he's doing meme attacks?

 

[jimmy_8888888]

This is just offensive, aggressive racing. Sounds like you are complaining because it's too entertaining lol

because it is. You are setting standard that other grand tours need to matched, or be just a plain boring race

 

[Casper96]

How would we be analyzing the Jumbo Visma tactics if Pogacar was in yellow instead of Vingegaard?

 

[frisenfruitig]

because it is. You are setting standard that other grand tours need to matched, or be just a plain boring race

And that is a bad thing?

 

[meat puppet]

Just goes to show you never know which stage in this Tour will be significant beforehand

Yes and no. This profile telegraphed action with block letters, about six feet high to me.

 

[Boehmand]

Can somebody please explain Kelderman? I've seem him doing GCs for 10 years and never attack to get time. But suddenly he's a gregario on the leading team in the Tour de france, his job is to control a start line this, and he's doing meme attacks?

I think both Jumbo and UAE came into this stage with a plan to get in the break, to force the other team to work all day today, ahead of the 3 GC stages.

But as Tyson said: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth"

 

[HelloDolly]

Fred Wright kicking it off left , right and centre

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'd like to hear some race radio right now. Surely some DS will be sreaming things like "shoot the labradors before the pigs fly".

 

[Salvarani]

Jumbo trying to let a a break go now. Wanting to spread out over the road. Didnt happen.

 

[RobertCrawley]

They might let a group go tomorrow, but race even harder in the Alps on Saturday and probably even Sunday.

No problem to race this stage like a classic then!

It's an interesting choice to climb the Colombier on Le Quatorze Juillet. Maybe the organizers thought Pinot would be up for it?

 

[HelloDolly]

Yes and no. This profile telegraphed action with block letters, about six feet high to me.

I meant for GC not necessarily action

 

[Salvarani]

Campenaerts!

 

[Boehmand]

because it is. You are setting standard that other grand tours need to matched, or be just a plain boring race

"Oh no, this tastes so good, that I will never enjoy other food again"