Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 15: Les Gets - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 179.0k

[Libertine Seguros]

Carlos Rodriguez is Geraint Thomas in disguise.

Not unless he suddenly turns into a Northern Classics specialist or a trackie in seven years' time.

 

[Miha81]

Weird GC action.

 

[Poursuivant]

Weird finish that

 

[topt]

despite that nothing happened this is damn excitnig to watch

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

If you're stronger, use it, cos you might not be the next day. Think they would have learned after Roglic losing it in the TT after riding defensively all Your.

...uh...maybe they were thinking about the TT...just spitballing...

 

[HelloDolly]

Really happy for Wout Poels

By all accounts he is a very funny well liked guy in the peloton4
Plus he sacrificed himself so much for Froome

 

[IndianCyclist]

Once Wout was not going to win he should have dropped back to help Jonas to attack and then maybe they could have gapped Pog

 

[DNP-Old]

Wout van Aert is no pannenkoek, lmao.

 

[Cagalitroso]

Guillaume back to the Top-10 masterclass

 

[Gigs_98]

Honestly, I think the whole Yates "attack" was just daring Vingegaard to attack Pogacar so Pogacar could counter. I think this was just a really even duel today.

 

[noob]

Vingegaard will be following Pogacar to bed tonight to tuck him in!

I want to read the novel plz!

 

[Danskebjerge]

What a weird finish! First Pogacar told Yates to drill it and then let him go. What happened? I think he suddenly felt weaker at the end (glasses on OFC). Vinge could've attacked but was too scared and was just looking back all the time lol. Pog accelerated at the end but lacked his best punch. The ITT will be massive. Bazzoka effort after a rest day.

UAE might have wanted Vingegaard to chase Yates since that would enable Pogacar to counter.

 

[jaylew]

I have no idea who is going to win this race.

 

[ppanther92]

What a weird finish! First Pogacar told Yates to drill it and then let him go. What happened? I think he suddenly felt weaker at the end (glasses on OFC). Vinge could've attacked but was too scared and was just looking back all the time lol. Pog accelerated at the end but lacked his best punch. The ITT will be massive. Bazzoka effort after a rest day.

Majka actually waved to Yates to keep the tempo low with a hand gesture as well, if that means anything.

 

[Salvarani]

Col de Loze decides all.

 

[Escarabajo]

Great victory for Poels. They almost didn't show the victory, LOL.

I don't think the race has been boring, just that the 2 main contenders are so equal in strength. But this is the only time when I see the two contenders coming together at the Tour and enjoyed the race. Just because I know they are to the maximum of their abilities.

 

[Screecher]

All these armchair experts saying how much stronger Jonas was... If he really was that strong why wouldn't he attack? It's only a few minutes of an effort and there's a rest day tomorrow...

 

[dobrien]

The TT is going to be very interesting, but still just the appetizer. Wednesday is the big one.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Wout van Aert is no pannenkoek, lmao.

Hah. He's not.

 

[Casper96]

Vingegaard was 1 v 3 for the late game - not sure what the tactic was supposed to be other than "be on a whole different climbing level than TP and Yates" - but he's just not.

Yes, Pogacar wasn't at his strongest today, but plenty strong enough. If Vingegaard had tried a big attack from farther out, maybe Yates is able to limit the damage, and maybe Vingegaard overestimates his legs and gives up yellow in the attack.

 

[Poursuivant]

Vingegaard looked good today, seemed in complete control.

Looking forward to the TT

 

[Volderke]

Wva very selfish always taking 2nd spots everywhere!

 

[RobertCrawley]

Your winner. Well deserved.

 

[meat puppet]

Interesting situation.

Pog is a bit of a mystery at the moment, but possibly near his best level, see yesterday.

His form trend curve could be interpreted both as a case of inadequate aerobic base collapsing a bit and stealing some of his punch; or one open to the last bit of supercompensation and peak during the last week. Which one will it be?

Vingo looks simpler. Very good in absolute terms, like yesterday, but not stellar in comparison to Pog since the Marie Blanque. Don't expect him to improve or falter.

 

[ppanther92]

Honestly, I think the whole Yates "attack" was just daring Vingegaard to attack Pogacar so Pogacar could counter. I think this was just a really even duel today.

I really think Pogacar did not look good. Left some weird 1-2m gaps to Vingegaard behind Rodriguez and for the first time also couldn't gap Vingegaard for even a second.

So even if the Yates move was intentional, Vingegaard might have wasted an opportunity by being too passive.