Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Donostia/San Sebastián, 208.9k

[QueenStagiaire]

Where was Benoot before 300m to go?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

WVA anger punching air was just the icing on the cake. Pogi take more bonus seconds on Vingegaard as well.

Shame the netflix unchained thing rather makes up fake drama and cuts the actual stuff, would love to see the atmosphere on Jumbos bus now haha.

 

[Gigs_98]

What surprises me is just how late Van Aert started his sprint. He might not have won in a long sprint either, but if you have to catch someone a few seconds up the road that's simply a risk you must take.

 

[titan31]

Jumbo having two separate objectives is really going to cost them I feel. Vingegaard isn't so far ahead of Pogacar that you can afford be wasting your team on trying to get wins for Van Aert. It's actually a negative as it ends up with Pogacar getting bonus seconds.

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

Haha, why is Lafay so good?

He won a Giro stage in 2019 but not much since. He was the only guy to follow Pog and Vingegaard on the climb yesterday, so he's clearly in the form of his life.

 

[Red Rick]

Vingegaards fault! They said it.

Theyre almost at "Tour GC is irrelevant he cant even ride De Ronde"

 

[The Clogger]

UAE working hard all day for a few bonus seconds, they are really afraid of Vingegaard in the real mountains

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau, Lafay and Cofidis! Thought he might have started the sprint a bit too early but he got the job done. And Wout is spitting nails...

Overall a fun stage today.

 

[Rackham]

Vingegaards fault! They said it.

I mean when Kelderman is trying to close the gap by himself, Vinge might as well lend a hand.

In the end they're racing two different objectives & got their wires crossed today.

 

[meat puppet]

WVA should have attacked himself. Jumbo had the numbers, everyone expected him to go for a sprint, would have taken them by surprise, etc.

But no.

Marvelous win by lefay!

 

[ppanther92]

He won a Giro stage in 2019 but not much since. He was the only guy to follow Pog and Vingegaard not he climb yesterday, so he's clearly in the form of his life.

Was anyway a reference to today and yesterday in combination. Really form of his life.

 

[StryderHells]

UAE working hard all day for a few bonus seconds, they are really afraid of Vingegaard in the real mountains

They also have the race leader so it’s not surprising to see them on the front

 

[JosefK]

The way Pog rides ... hard not to cheer for him.

 

[DNP-Old]

Lol, Pogacar just clowned Wout for his frustration.

 

[RobertCrawley]

What surprises me is just how late Van Aert started his sprint. He might not have won in a long sprint either, but if you have to catch someone a few seconds up the road that's simply a risk you must take.

It looked like he was waiting for Kelderman to drag him closer, but Kelderman just didn't have it.

Pog almost beat WvA on the sprint!

 

[skippo12]

If WvA had closed the gap people would complain that he did a leadout for Pogi. He is selfish because he is going for stage wins and gifts bonus seconds to Pogi. He lacks killer instinct because he gifts WT wins to teammates.
No matter what happens. People will find a reason to complain.

 

[jmdirt]

Good on Lafay, and good for Cofidis.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Disappointing that Vingegaard can't help a little out today on the last km. Yes, I said it.

Oh well. Disappointing winner for me personally, would rather have seen Wout or Pogacar winning, but it is what it is.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Why the flying hell does Adam Blythe feel sorry for Wout van Aert there because nobody would cooperate with Jumbo, when everybody with eyes in their head knows that van Aert was the best sprinter there and Jumbo had the most riders and that's precisely WHY nobody would work with them?

The man is an absolute tool, it's a wonder he's figured out how to breathe through his nose.

 

[Panda Claws]

People don't realise that Vingegaard didn't work so that Pogacar wouldn't be 2nd and gain even more boni seconds

 

[StryderHells]

Why the flying hell does Adam Blythe feel sorry for Wout van Aert there because nobody would cooperate with Jumbo, when everybody with eyes in their head knows that van Aert was the best sprinter there and Jumbo had the most riders and that's precisely WHY nobody would work with them?

The man is an absolute tool, it's a wonder he's figured out how to breathe through his nose.

I‘m pretty sure he only breathes through his mouth

 

[Didinho]

Let Bilbao up the road till the last km. It’s 2 against 1. Now fresher riders attack immediately. Or Wout should’ve went when he caught Pidcock. Belgian media angry towards Vingegaard makes me laugh so hard, expecting him to work everyday for a Wout victory.

 

[JosefK]

UAE working hard all day for a few bonus seconds, they are really afraid of Vingegaard in the real mountains

And yet, they (UAE) did add 7 more seconds. Jumbo rode about as hard as UAE.

 

[ppanther92]

The AG2R hype is also over quickly. O'Connor and Gall not good enough. Which is fair. But I heard them several times mentioned to be outsiders for good GCs.

 

[RobertCrawley]

If WvA had closed the gap people would complain that he did a leadout for Pogi. He is selfish because he is going for stage wins and gifts bonus seconds to Pogi. He lacks killer instinct because he gifts WT wins to teammates.
No matter what happens. People will find a reason to complain.

Wout so selfish.