Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 20: Belfort - Le Markstein, 133.5k

[VorstM]

Disappointing that no one in the GC dares to try anything on this climb.

 

[RobertCrawley]

This race. I swear.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not even a single GC move on Petit-Ballon.

Feels a bit like the set up for a kind of a reverse version of Gavia 2010, where everybody was dreaming of Arroyo going on a descent escapade but in the end the GC battle was tame, a small gap for the break somehow was allowed to survive, and a retiring hero was on a final escapade only to be heartbroken in his quest for a final career highlight by an unexpected and previously somewhat unheralded rider while the GPM ended in a damp squib and the winner was a GC irrelevance who got dropped as soon as the real climbing started on that final GC stage.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

GC guys not attacking. Business decision right there.

 

[postmanhat]

Adam Blythe thinks Pidcock can catch on the descent. So Pinot is safe.

 

[dercuforever]

Ofc not, his whole behavior made it clear that he is riding for Pinot today.

same with Mas and Contador 2017 IRRC.

 

[dazaau]

Who wouldn't want Pinot to win this now. What a way to go out.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Adam Blythe thinks Pidcock can catch on the descent. So Pinot is safe.

30 seconds is a lot, and Pinot is inspired today.

 

[Third Time Lucky]

Wawa about to T-bone another Sky rider in a ditch in 3,2,1......

 

[dercuforever]

30 seconds is a lot, but Pinot is inspired today.

and he knows those descents quite well since he lives 70km from there.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Keldermann took like 10 seconds off the lead, not nice.

Now Pidcock needs to remember, that if he catches Pinot, his task is to pace him as he can to make the miracle possible.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Who wouldn't want Pinot to win this now. What a way to go out.

Adam Blythe

 

[Tim Cahill]

Only chance Vingegaard loses this now is if he stays within 20 metres of Wilco before the inevitable crash

 

[RobertCrawley]

About halfway down. Pinot only lost a few seconds.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Good boy Wawa! Don’t help!

 

[dercuforever]

omg my heart

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Omg i thought it was Tibo for a few seconds

 

[Netserk]

Petit-Ballon the revealer of truth for Madiot.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

French TV: "Barguil is Pinot's teammate today"
As well he should be.

 

[dazaau]

Oh my word. Gaudu scaring us all

 

[Tim Cahill]

Jesus what handling from that guy behind him who stayed upright

 

[dercuforever]

Gaudu giving top 10 to Pinot.

 

[Tobi]

For a second I thought it was Pinot

 

[Volderke]

Pinot trying to slow down catching the wind on his knees.

 

[JeffGoldblumIII]

This is only going to end in tears... I hope I'm wrong.

Whatever happens it's going to end in tears