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

[Salvarani]

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

And thats why it has been wise to only go with the motions today.

 

[Casper96]

So, AGR saw a window to accomplish something for Gall, and got caught from behind instead?

 

[Tim Cahill]

It wasn't a bad strategy trying to get ahead but Jorg/Pinot descended really well

 

[RobertCrawley]

Pinot is going to give it a go here.

 

[Didinho]

Teuns dropped. Didn’t expect that. Was my favorite in this group.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pinot will be top7 after today

 

[Boehmand]

And thats why it has been wise to only go with the motions today.

I think that's what both JV and UAE did, only the motions were crazy today

 

[Salvarani]

I think that's what both JV and UAE did, only the motions were crazy today

I think JV has been more aggressive.

 

[Boehmand]

If they don't try to drop MvdP on the climb, they are pretty much surrendering the stage win IMO.

 

[RobertCrawley]

If they don't try to drop MvdP on the climb, they are pretty much surrendering the stage win IMO.

I think Pinot is gathering himself right now. He'll jump.

 

[Boehmand]

I think JV has been more aggressive.

Disagree.

 

[DNP-Old]

Van der Poel is still dumb as rocks.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Inzanegirre!

 

[Boehmand]

Well done Ixzaxgirrxe!

 

[Salvarani]

Disagree.

Cool, not trying to convince you. I think it has been obvious.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm only watching the live ticker but Izagirre just took off so I'm assuming it's 15C and raining thunderstorms.

 

[nightowl]

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

And what purpose would that serve other than to tire him out before said mountain stages? And what are the chances that the other teams going for the podium just let him ride off?

 

[Boehmand]

Van der Poel is still dumb as rocks.

LOL - WTF?

 

[Boehmand]

Cool, not trying to convince you. I think it has been obvious.

No

 

[Salvarani]

No

Yes

 

[Ilmaestro99]

van der poel was contador for 15 seconds. now hes kittel

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

MvdP dropped, looks like for good.

I am a bit sad, but it was to be expected.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ion can really descend IIRC, there was a really difficult wet descent on the Joux Plane he won on years back dropping Nibali.

 

[RobertCrawley]

MvdP dropped, looks like for good.

I am a bit sad, but it was to be expected.

MVDP gave it a shot. Hats off to him.

 

[Boehmand]

Yes

Both Yates and Soler tried several times - but JV haters just see what they want to see.