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

[Salvarani]

Kuss back. Well done, UAE.

Why would they ride for the duration of what left of the stage to gain time on Kuss?

Just stupid.

 

[glassmoon]

mvp surely hoped for bigger buffer for the last climb.... but he did the best thing he could

 

[Peyroteo94]

Kuss back. Well done, UAE.

It is all about Jonas.

 

[Rollthedice]

I did not expect Pinot to take time back on Matthieu van der Poel in a descent

Last Croix whatever will kill Van Der Poel.

 

[DNP-Old]

Why would they ride for the duration of what left of the stage to gain time on Kuss?

Just stupid.

Because Vingegaard was on the verge of being isolated. Have you been watching the stage, can I genuinely ask?

 

[Elos Anjos]

Ballsy MVDP.

 

[KOM]

Lol I guess im completely dead inside, but anyone that thinks this will lead to anything idk what theyre thinking or how long there watching cycling for.

This may be an above average break formation phase but its definately neither "chaos" nor "carnage". 2 words that get thrown around here way too loosely

By the way the yates group (atleast the relevant parts) made it back allready

Case in point. This was never going anywhere and if not for AG2R pacing for no good reason it wouldve come together much faster and the group would have 10min+ by now. Ill upgrade it to way above average break formation phase though so theres that.

 

[ontheroad]

I'd be backing Guerreiro here. He can sit on wheels with Jorgenson in front and has a decent finish.

 

[Salvarani]

Because Vingegaard was on the verge of being isolated. Have you been watching the stage, can I genuinely ask?

That wouldnt have done nothing. It would have cost too much for little gain.

It would just been seconds, when it could be minutes this weekend. Get your in head in the game.

Dumb tactics you are proposing.

 

[glassmoon]

I did not expect Pinot to take time back on Matthieu van der Poel in a descent

most likely gps reported bigger gap than it ever was...

 

[Elos Anjos]

MVDP doesn't need to be the first at the montain top, he just needs a +20s buffer.

 

[DNP-Old]

They woudlnt have nothing. It would have cost too much for little gain.

It would just been second, when it could be minutes this weekend. Get your in head in the game.

Ensuring a minimal tempo with Trentin would have cost too much. You don't even believe that yourself.

 

[staubsauger]

AG2R DS actually confirmed that they are riding to protect Gall's GC placement. Good stuff lol

At least they are doing anything instead of nothing now.

But yeah. Fruitless work as the gap is about to get closed despite.

Basically that's why AG2R simply should've ridden for polkadots with Gall!


Now AG2R waits for O'Connor!

 

[Salvarani]

Ensuring a minimal tempo with Trentin would have cost too much. You don't even believe that yourself.

Just laughable.

 

[Boehmand]

Because Vingegaard was on the verge of being isolated. Have you been watching the stage, can I genuinely ask?

But he hasn't been isolated, at all, all stage.

 

[DNP-Old]

But he hasn't been isolated, at all, all stage.

Definition of ON THE VERGE OF

at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

 

[Red Rick]

TV director is abominable

 

[nightowl]

Because Vingegaard was on the verge of being isolated. Have you been watching the stage, can I genuinely ask?

Were they really going to go for a long Pogacar solo today though? Would be pretty pointless killing themselves for potentially a small gap with 30km to go when there’s three mountain stages coming up

 

[Boehmand]

Today makes tomorrow a lot more interesting, there will be a lot of tired legs amongst the favorites and their teams.

 

[Didinho]

Comon Mathieu. All in to the top. Trying to stay without striking distance with the descent.

 

[Fantastico]

Because Vingegaard was on the verge of being isolated. Have you been watching the stage, can I genuinely ask?

So what? Pogacar is not trying anything today anyway.

 

[DNP-Old]

Were they really going to go for a long Pogacar solo today though? Would be pretty pointless killing themselves for potentially a small gap with 30km to go when there’s three mountain stages coming up

Not with Pogacar, with Yates, who had been trying to in the first hours of the stage.

 

[fbjim]

just gotta say that I'm a big big fan of American Movistar Classics Rider, Matteo Jorgenson

 

[Rollthedice]

Come on Pino, today is the day.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Were they really going to go for a long Pogacar solo today though? Would be pretty pointless killing themselves for potentially a small gap with 30km to go when there’s three mountain stages coming up

This or Pogi is not in a good day