Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 3: Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne/Baiona, 193.5k

[dobrien]

A what-for-a-pilote?

"Poisson" is 'fish' in French. Pilot Fish, a Michael Mørkøv type.

 

[Jagartrott]

Pretty weird to see a rider the caliber of Powless go in a hopeless break. And all that for 7 mountain jersey points.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Powless is going to get Cosnefroy 2020'd once we hit the real mountain stages and better climbers start entering the breaks.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

A what-for-a-pilote?

You know a Pilote, like Asgreen has in Gabby.

 

[Boehmand]

A what-for-a-pilote?

A fish pilot... obviously... everyne needs a good fish pilot!

 

[Eclipse]

Pretty weird to see a rider the caliber of Powless go in a hopeless break. And all that for 7 mountain jersey points.

Presume the assumption is that he won't have the jersey by the end of the week anyway so might as well maximise TV time in it for now and then maybe have a fresh dig in week 2

 

[Boehmand]

Pretty weird to see a rider the caliber of Powless go in a hopeless break. And all that for 7 mountain jersey points.

I simply don't get why EF is doing this.

He can't even lose the jersey today - or tomorrow for that matter - it should be 2 days for him to rest his legs, for when the real mountains come on Wednesday

 

[Pirazziattacks]

I simply don't get why EF is doing this.

He can't even lose the jersey today - or tomorrow for that matter - it should be 2 days for him to rest his legs, for when the real mountains come on Wednesday

tbf he doesn't seem to be riding hard at all and I'm sure he'll sit up half way through the stage.

 

[Boehmand]

I simply don't get why EF is doing this.

He can't even lose the jersey today - or tomorrow for that matter - it should be 2 days for him to rest his legs, for when the real mountains come on Wednesday

Now I do.

Cort just said in a pre-recorded interview, that Powless would go for the first climb, and then back off and rest.

Powless doesn't look like he is sitting up though...

 

[glassmoon]

Now I do.

Cort just said in a pre-recorded interview, that Powless would go for the first climb, and then back off and rest.

Powless doesn't look like he is sitting up though...

he didn't get the memo

 

[Big Doopie]

Powless is well aware that he cannot compete with the heads of state.

I am sure he hopes that when the real mountain points come he may be able to do what other winners before him have done: take points on the the first summits. He can climb, he just won’t be there at the last climb.

It’s a gamble, for sure. But only way he has a chance. And in the meantime he wears the jersey and gets on daily podiums. It’s really not stupid. It’s knowing one’s limits.

 

[Red Rick]

I simply don't get why EF is doing this.

He can't even lose the jersey today - or tomorrow for that matter - it should be 2 days for him to rest his legs, for when the real mountains come on Wednesday

Do 200 W because peloton doesnt wanna catch you then drop back after final KOM points

 

[wansteadimp]

A fish pilot... obviously... everyne needs a good fish pilot!

Are we back to Vingegaard leading out WVA??

 

[Libertine Seguros]

checking whether this was available in Norway, I stumbled across a selection of Gorka Izagirre-wines. Have you sampled these?

I haven't, I'm afraid, although I have had the (non-related) Yzaguirre vermouth.

I would not be surprised if Bol is currently faster than him

Depends which Bol. Cees, maybe not, but Femke definitely is.

 

[Lui98]

"Poisson" is 'fish' in French. Pilot Fish, a Michael Mørkøv type.

We use the same word in Italian, the "pesce pilota".

 

[RedheadDane]

Depends which Bol. Cees, maybe not, but Femke definitely is.

I would be surprised to see a rider named 'Femke' in this Tour de France.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Are we back to Vingegaard leading out WVA??

Cadel Evans on the Never Strays Far cycling podcast had an interesting opinion. He said speaking as a former GC contender, Jonas did the right thing of course. But Jonas if he worked just for one minute, he could have put any tensions in the bus to rest.

 

[Panda Claws]

Incorrect, he won the second stage as well.

That wasn't exactly a normal finish either.

You raise some fair points but winning those two stages doesn't mean Sagan bossed bunch sprints like he once could.

 

[Gratemans]

Ouch, Cavendish behind already?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That wasn't exactly a normal finish either.

You raise some fair points but winning those two stages doesn't mean Sagan bossed bunch sprints like he once could.

He never won multiple flat sprints in any Tour before 2018...

 

[RobertCrawley]

Ouch, Cavendish behind already?

Maybe not today.

Lots of climbing the first three days.

 

[DNP-Old]

Cavendish punctured.

 

[Nick2413]

Stage win > wearing polka jersey a few extra days early in Tour

Even if winning the jersey overall was the goal he’d be better off waiting. Now he’s just frying himself so he won’t have anything left for a stage win.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Pretty weird to see a rider the caliber of Powless go in a hopeless break. And all that for 7 mountain jersey points.

Exactly…

Powless got better throughout the years, and recently raised his game to a whole other level.

I also don’t understand why he rides like he does that early in the Tour, attacking every day. He is so good, he could save himself to climb with the best, soon…

But Vaughters wants his men to do the things no one else does… At least it‘s entertaining.

 

[Eclipse]

Stage win > wearing polka jersey a few extra days early in Tour

Even if winning the jersey overall was the goal he’d be better off waiting. Now he’s just frying himself so he won’t have anything left for a stage win.

Overestimating how much this takes out of a rider imo. They aren't riding hard and there's plenty of recovery for him before stages he might actually have an outside shot at winning.