Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 6: Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque, 144.9k

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Jumbo tried something epic over Tourmalet to try and destroy Pog.

They should have let Kuss pace over the top and had him with them for the final climb. Would have been more sensible.

Maybe the same outcome with Pog winning the stage but not +20 seconds of time loss.

Or not race the Tourmalet this hard, this early in the race.

Also, will Van Aert be here for the duration of the Tour with his wife giving birth any day? Would be a huge loss for Jumbo, if he has to leave.

Has Kuss ever been this good in the first week already? Will he be able to be at this level for the whole three weeks?

So much energy have already been used up from everybody... they will be on fumes towards the end of the race. Recovery will be key.
 
Was it bad tactic initially by TJV? I think not considering yesterday.
But maybe TJV and Vingegaard should have alter their tacit after Tourmalet, when Vingegaard didn't manage drop Pog, and Pog never seemed to be in real danger.
 
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Was it bad tactic initially by TJV? I think not considering yesterday.
But maybe TJV and Vingegaard should have alter the tacit after Tourmalet, when Vingegaard didn't manage drop Pog, and Pog never seemed to be in real danger.
I agree with both points but to the second: I think its incredibly hard to tell how Pogacar feels. Yesterday he also looked at ease until dropped.