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

[Samamba]

UNO X just burrying themselves honestly

 

[RedheadDane]

You'd think guys like Campenaerts and Asgreen would be a bit tired after yesterday. But... apparently not.

 

[Bolder]

Going to be a free for all for the rest of the stage

 

[Didinho]

That’s the group you had to follow if you want to win.

 

[Lequack]

UnoX really want Philipsen to win this. Pretty crazy.

 

[Norbea]

UNO X just burrying themselves honestly

Yes. But they certainly are in France to race bikes, not just to enjoy the view and gain experience.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Groundhog Day.

 

[Sciatic]

Asgren going for the double

 

[HelloDolly]

Poor Victor ...if only his head matched his legs

 

[Danskebjerge]

What a good stage, all the way.

 

[Didinho]

Pedersen my bet for the Worlds.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Yes. But they certainly are in France to race bikes, not just to enjoy the view and gain experience.

Well - in the first half of the Tour they did the opposite of what they are doing today, apparently only going for results and not TV exposure.

 

[Sciatic]

Let’s see if “chasing group disease” will set in.

 

[RedheadDane]

Aww... would have been more fun if the chase group had caught up with the front group. Rather than the Philipsen group catching up with the chase group.

 

[DaveJones2]

Let’s see if “chasing group disease” will set in.

Unless there are a few riders in that group on a super day who've kept their powder dry so far, it almost certainly will given the composition.

 

[postmanhat]

Difficult to see this group forming an effective chase all the way to the line?

 

[Danskebjerge]

Pedersen my bet for the Worlds.

A couple of things count against that:
- He was bad on a similar route in Glasgow in 2018
- He lacked energy after last year's Tour
- Several favourites have been taking it easy lately

 

[RedheadDane]

Strong crashed.

 

[Samamba]

Wtf is Van der Poel doing? Ride ffs

Is he really only here to help Philipsen? The most expensive dom in the history of the sport.

 

[VorstM]

VDPoel, idiot.

 

[DaveJones2]

here we go...

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Imagine 21 days of this instead of mountains.

 

[HelloDolly]

How can O' Connor beat the other 2 ???

 

[Aimar16]

MvdP the wheelsucker

 

[RobertCrawley]

Chasse patates: Zimmermann, Izagirre

Strong crashed.

He looked ok .