Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 14: Annemasse - Morzine, 151.8k

[Volderke]

Petit's gonna make it. He's in a good group now.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Van Gils, with what looks like a tourniquet around his thigh, still in the peloton.

 

[Valv.Piti]

"unless it is slightly damp, whereupon I fully support a rider protest, stage neutralisation and removal of time limits."

Lets give the man some credit, what I have heard from Hansen lately is completely justified and sound.

 

[rallybanana]

Cardboard seems to have superceded bedsheets as the material of choice for roadside posters. It is worrying that Omi-Opi woman has become a trend setter.

Yes, I noticed all the cardboard signs on the Colombier yesterday. Definitely more than in the past

 

[titan31]

This doesn't seem smart by Jumbo

 

[RobertCrawley]

This doesn't seem smart by Jumbo

To toughen up the race? This has historically been Jonas' kind of terrain. It's what they have to try.

 

[Volderke]

This doesn't seem smart by Jumbo

I don't know. They still have the full team, only Laporte + V. Hooydonck worked until now. 112K to go, a hard stage tomorrow and then 2 resting days (monday and TT).

So I see it as: they have the luxury of having more guys than they really need or can use. So why not use them to pull and keep the peloton controlled...?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

This doesn't seem smart by Jumbo

How else are Jumbo going to win, if they don’t do anything Pogi will launch a killer short effort and nobody can follow.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If jumbo doesn't pull Landa will get 15 minutes

 

[search]

Jumbo is always racing like this. Hard at the start, then take it easy for the middle part. Gap will go out soon

 

[titan31]

I think it would be better for Jumbo to get guys up the road and then do max efforts up to and on Ramaz to launch Vingegaard. Rather than trying to control the break all day at a short gap and burn your guys out

 

[Boehmand]

Jumbo tried putting people out in front the first 13 stages, it didn't work.

Now they are revising their strategy to try and make it hard all day.

It is unexpected, but I like it.

We are sure to get a big showdown on the last climb.

 

[DNP-Old]

Cloud burst in Morzine apparently. Commentary cabin flooding.

 

[Gigs_98]

I don't get why Jumbo don't give them at least a bit more time. So far they only made sure the attacks to bridge to the break kept coming.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

One of two key road stages left. I hope it will be spectacular. An all out action on Joux Plane proceeded by very strong pace (probably by JV) on Ramaz (which only the strongest guys survive).

I think this is one of 3 stages (alongside Tourmalet and Loze) that JV and Vinge already planned to destroy before the Tour even started.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pinot in his interviews strikes me of a man fed up of FDJ rather than one fed up of cycling, I believe he will reconsider given his good condition this year, 33 isn't old.

 

[Aimar16]

So far they only made sure the attacks to bridge to the break kept coming.

The guys who wanted to be at the break are already there

 

[rallybanana]

The finish sounds like a very hot place, so Pogačar will probably lose the sprint this time around.

Things are going to heat up on the Col du Feu

 

[Gigs_98]

I think Jumbo is just keeping the pace high to flex at UAE about how to control a big break.

 

[Volderke]

Ciccone super scared that Laporte will drag the peloton back to the chasers...

 

[Samamba]

Jumbo train at work. Think most of their riders were on saving mode yesterday.

 

[RobertCrawley]

If Jumbo rides like this and Vinge can't drop Pogi, he probably doesn't have it. This is his terrain.

Yes and no. It's not just about today. Jumbo has today, tomorrow, and Wednesday to put time in Pogi. This is what Jumbo has trained for. But Pogi is a one-in-a-generation rider, and he knows what's coming. In interview this morning, he said he has one objective: survive.

 

[F_Cance]

Jumbo needs to cease to exist.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Breakaway riders are leading the peloton up the garden path I think, they did the same thing yesterday, gap will balloon at some point because there's no way these guys can't go faster than Laporte if they want.

 

[Martinstranger]

pogacar keen on saving energy and place the right teammates in front of him. He has learned from previous years👍