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

[Danskebjerge]

We have Rolf Sørensen for that. Though, it's been a while since he has gone out to check...

Yes - when he says the wind is from the south, it's probable because the wind is from the north.

 

[Trofonios]

Maybe Ayuso can challenge Vingegaard in two years.

 

[Martinstranger]

Wow Vinge is flying over the top - he will need to catch Ciccione and company on the way down, to get some help in the last 18 km.

And now Kuss is on the wheel at Pogacar.

 

[Salvarani]

Yes, but Jumbo didn’t chase the break and waiting until Adam and Pogi were left for UAE then drilled it.

It wouldnt have been wise to give that break too many minutes.

Vinge is just stronger. Thats the difference today. Not any tactics.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Tomorrow Vingegaard will be in yellow

 

[glassmoon]

35s hand clocked... TdF not over yet

 

[RobertCrawley]

Why? Of anything outside of yesterday this race has been great fun so far

Pogačar will fight back every chance he gets.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Tour is over after stage 5

Folk were saying the Giro was over after stage 1 and looked what happened. It ain't over til the fat wheresmybrakes sings.

 

[Trofonios]

Vingegaard is scary strong. My god.

 

[StryderHells]

Pogacar will fight back every chance he gets.

Agreed and hopefully he gets better as the race goes on

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Why? Of anything outside of yesterday this race has been great fun so far

It's the 2021 Tour all over again minus the big crashes. Great racing early on but the early mountain stages (in danger of) taking all tension out of the GC battle.

 

[ontheroad]

The ES commentators doing their best trying to disguise their disappointment at this Vingegaard dominance. This Tour looks over.

 

[tobydawq]

That was it.

 

[nightowl]

Why? outside of yesterday this race has been great fun so far

From a GC standpoint anyway, obviously it will be entertaining in other ways

 

[Salvarani]

Kuss casually catching Pogi with the Giro in his legs. What is this? Froome and Porte?

Kuss was always one of the best climbers. Better than most of the GC-guys. He just doesnt have the consistency for 3 weeks to be a GC-rider.

 

[madthebad]

Damn , Vingegaard gives me Froome dog vibes. Bad vibes !

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Wout needs to drop out. He isn't going to help and he isn't going to win a stage. Best admit his ambitions, and train for Worlds.

 

[Berniece]

Maybe Ayuso can challenge Vingegaard in two years.

We've got a proper challenger already next year

 

[Tim Cahill]

Why isn't Martinez dropping back? Rome is burning mate.

 

[Rollthedice]

It's amazing that from being the next Merckx, dropping everybody whenever he wanted, Pog looks like Peraud to Vingo's Nibali impersonation from 2014.

 

[Trofonios]

Pogačar will fight back every chance he gets.

His morale must be really high after this...

 

[Poursuivant]

Has to go down as nothing short of a disastrous day for UAE, absolutely torched the entire team to not bring the break back and then see Pogacar get dropped like a stone.

 

[Martinstranger]

35s hand clocked... TdF not over yet

He will probably gain time on the way down and limit the loss.

There is plenty of road to make an comeback in the tour. Just remember what he did with Roglic on the ITT.

 

[Grayguard]

Well this race is going to be boring then

Well, those who complained Vingegaard was only sucking Pog's wheel, might have wished he kept doing that....

 

[Gigs_98]

Kuss was always one of the best climbers. Better than most of the GC-guys. He just doesnt have the consistency for 3 weeks to be a GC-rider.

Damn, someone should compare him to Porte