Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 5: Pau - Laruns, 162.7k

[dazaau]

I don't understand why gall went all out there. It's a long long way to the finish

 

[Potomac]

Who will be in yellow at the end of the stage?

 

[Didinho]

Wout and Julian together, a descend masterclass incoming.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I don't understand why gall went all out there. It's a long long way to the finish

The point is points.

 

[Rackham]

I don't understand why gall went all out there. It's a long long way to the finish

For the KOM points, I think.

 

[StryderHells]

I don't understand why gall went all out there. It's a long long way to the finish

Break up the group and try and get rid of any passengers

 

[dazaau]

Who will be in yellow at the end of the stage?

Hindley!

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Already more fight for the KOM than the entirety of last year.

I think Gall, Ciccone, and Powless are going hard for it, and Dani Martinez probably will as well. Going to be an interesting fight this year.

 

[nightowl]

Stake Laengen paced the whole of Soudet so UAE must be feeling confident still

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Who will be in yellow at the end of the stage?

Hindley. 2 minutes at the bottom of Marie-Blanque should be enough for a rider of his calibre, I think, and hard to see the gap falling by 2 minutes before that in the first place.

 

[ppanther92]

I don't understand why gall went all out there. It's a long long way to the finish

Think he will drop back anyway. Was only 16s over the top. This way he at least had the points secured and if you see how keen Martinez and Ciccone were as well, not sure he would have won the sprint.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Lo Squalo Martinez

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

I don't understand why gall went all out there. It's a long long way to the finish

I think he’s going for the KOM jersey.

 

[dazaau]

For the KOM points, I think.

15-20 second gap seems excessive for that?

 

[danielovichdk2]

Mads P has a tendency to underestimate these climbs. He has a really hard time keeping calm.

 

[dazaau]

Anyway, gall is amazing.


4min. This is wild

 

[StryderHells]

Mads P has a tendency to underestimate these climbs. He has a really hard time keeping calm.

I hope he doesn’t change, it’s very entertaining

 

[Boehmand]

In theory you're right. But I think riders like Pedersen and van Aert are riding for Pedersen and van Aert respectively.

None of them were there for their own chances today.

It was about getting heavy guys out in front, to possibly survive Soudet, so they could help their GC riders until the last climb.

Obviously WvA is a far better climber than Pedersen, so more realistic for him... but who dares wins

 

[ontheroad]

Hindley is more of a threat for the 3rd podium spot than he is to win the race ahead of the 2 big favourites. At what point do the other GC teams aiming for podium take over from UAE and ride to reduce the gap.

 

[ppanther92]

But Bora set this up really nice. Konrad rode hardd until the climb. Buchmann now still there. Hindley should be strong enough to not lose much to the favourites anyway on Marie Blanque.

 

[Valv.Piti]

What the hell was Wout and Pedersen thinking.

Great stage so far!

 

[StryderHells]

Hindley is more of a threat for the 3rd podium spot than he is to win the race ahead of the 2 big favourites. At what point do the other GC teams aiming for podium take over from UAE and ride to reduce the gap.

It’s only stage 5 and UAE are still strong, why work if they think UAE can bring it back to a comfortable margin

 

[Escarabajo]

Whatever the outcome, I am impressed with Hindley. Either he looks like a hero or an idiot at the end of the stage, but it will get all the fans hearts!

 

[RobertCrawley]

Hindley is more of a threat for the 3rd podium spot than he is to win the race ahead of the 2 big favourites. At what point do the other GC teams aiming for podium take over from UAE and ride to reduce the gap.

I'd love for peak Jai Hindley to be a real player as a Tour winner. It would much more interesting than just the Jonas-Pog duel.

 

[Andy schleck]

Thanks tour france, delivering again like last year. I already forgot about the boring Giro.