Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 13: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier, 137.8k

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Pog should have gone sooner ..he could have dropped Vinge

What the hell was he doing riding behind Grosschartner

If he'd gone sooner there is no guarantee Vingegaard wouldn't have ridden back up to him. And the difference in bonus seconds from 3rd to 2nd is only 2. I think Vingegaard will be reasonably happy though as there is clearly very little between the level of both riders at this tour.

This could yet come down to the TT.
 
Yeah, that's the downside of this route now. Pog has no need to go earlier as there are two more hard stages this weekend. His current method of choice is death by 1000 cuts.

Exactly.

He has Vinge beaten in mountain sprints. So he can just eat away at the lead. Everyone knew this; likewise this climb didn't produce gaps 3 years ago so it's no surprise it didn't here either.

But, unlike last year, Pog is actually gapping Vingegaard, even just by a little. But it's enough to win the TdF if he continues.
 
People think this was bad for UAE?

This was close to absolutely perfect. They prevented Jumbo from doing anything and let Pog expend effort in the most efficient way.

Don't get me wrong it's pretty boring, but they've been burned once and now they're just trying to eek back their advantages

Jumbo was never going to do anything on this stage, except for defence.

Tomorrow and Wednesday is where we will see them do something (while Sunday is for UAE).