Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny, 172.8k

[RedheadDane]

Victor FTW!

Just tuned in with 60 Km to go and see something interesting must have happened, because the time graphics show time gaps for the front groups, peloton and “2eme peloton”. What fractured the race today?

Stuff happened!

 

[Danskebjerge]

Just tuned in with 60 Km to go and see something interesting must have happened, because the time graphics show time gaps for the front groups, peloton and “2eme peloton”. What fractured the race today?

Loads of early attacks from strong riders, being chased hard.

 

[Sciatic]

Loads of early attacks from strong riders, being chased hard.

Thanks!

 

[VorstM]

Chasing isn't just mathematics, is also having a plan.

Yes. The plan to potentially win a stage compared to not winning the stage at all. What's so difficult to understand?

 

[Sciatic]

Victor FTW!



Stuff happened!

 

[HelloDolly]

who is in this 2nd Peloton ????

 

[search]

Surely Uno-X and Israel only have one rider left with just a little power after this relentless chasing.

Strong and Tiller made it to the front, so I think they got what they wanted. Both stand a decent chance to win. (edit: Waerenskjold is there as well)

Normally a day this hard doesn't suit the sprinters, btw. So Philipsen etc should be beatable, and Alpecin may go for MvdP anyway

 

[ManicJack]

They have to keep their guy safe in front. That's all this is about.

The outright hatred shown here is pathetic

 

[D. Pecher]

It would be hilarious if Campenaerts ends up preventing an almost default Philipsen win for the second day in a row.

 

[RobertCrawley]

The outright hatred shown here is pathetic

Odd. It's just basic GC strategy.

 

[RedheadDane]

who is in this 2nd group ????

The 2nd Peloton over 9 minutes behind?
Nobody interesting.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Strong and Tiller made it to the front, so I think they got what they wanted. Both stand a decent chance to win. (edit: Waerenskjold is there as well)

Normally a day this hard doesn't suit the sprinters, btw. So Philipsen etc should be beatable, and Alpecin may go for MvdP anyway

Let's see what Strong and Tiller will do, then.

 

[D. Pecher]

The 2nd Peloton over 9 minutes behind?
Nobody interesting.

They'll have much better legs though tomorrow having spared themselves the ridiculous romp today.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

who is in this 2nd Peloton ????

Not Yates

 

[RedheadDane]

They'll have much better legs though tomorrow having spared themselves the ridiculous romp today.

Maybe they were the ones who actually looked ahead in the roadbook.

 

[saunaking]

who is in this 2nd Peloton ????

nobody that matters and guys resting for tomorrow
and morkov keeping the lanterne rouge safe

 

[Sciatic]

Who was it that responded (to the team car) for Intermarche “everyone is dead, we can’t go any faster.” ?

 

[HelloDolly]

Carlton is in heaven given Simon Clarke is upfront

 

[RedheadDane]

Who was it that responded (to the team car) for Intermarche “everyone is dead, we can’t go any faster.” ?

Girmay?

 

[RobertCrawley]

Campenaerts is having a blast!

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Is the final kilometre slightly upphill or completely flat?

 

[Didinho]

Clarke doing his best Crampenaerts imitation.

 

[RedheadDane]

There's never a good time to cramp.
This was a very bad time.

 

[KZD]

Is the final kilometre slightly upphill or completely flat?

Slightly uphill

 

[postmanhat]

Kirby in more pain than Clarke