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

[RobertCrawley]

Crap. Nielson may have a mechanical.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Crap. Nielson may have a mechanical.

Not nice.

 

[dercuforever]

Isn't that usually a bad sign? Or do you mean "only" 7 W/kg

7 W/kg on a climb such as Tourmalet is Pantani prime, maybe faster.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Not nice.

No.

 

[frisenfruitig]

If Vingegaard drops Pogacar on the Tourmalet it will be the fatality move. It could be a matter of minutes then.

 

[Valv.Piti]

If Vingegaard drops Pogacar on the Tourmalet it will be the a fatality move. It could be a matter of minutes then.

With how all this is playing out, I'd be surprised if Vingegaard doesn't lead the Tour with at least 1 minute on Hindley and 3 on Pogacar. Should be simple from here for Jumbo, Wout and Jonas.

 

[Earns1985]

The steep part takes 38’-39’. 4 minutes should be enough.

Yeah, but why Jumbo didn´t let Bora lead the GC group in the Aspin, so the gap would have been 5 minutes without van Aert have to work in the front group. Than go full gas on the tourmalet. Van Aert waits on the top to lead Vingegaard who attaked earlier..

Don´t understand why Jumbo and van Aert worked at the same time...

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

4min 15sec now. Looks pretty perfect for Jumbo…

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Why would Jumbo be satisfied only driving the pace in the breakaway and the peloton simultaneously? Why not have someone drop back and pace the sprinters grupetto too?

How do you know the ones who are done at the front don't drop back to then pace the grupetto. I think it would just be fair.

 

[Blobs]

7 W/kg on a climb such as Tourmalet is Pantani prime, maybe faster.

Oh it's definitely faster. I was just joking

 

[KZD]

Bora back in front again. They don't want to give Van Aert too much of a leash.

 

[Netserk]

Yeah, but why Jumbo didn´t let Bora lead the GC group in the Aspin, so the gap would have been 5 minutes without van Aert have to work in the front group. Than go full gas on the tourmalet. Van Aert waits on the top to lead Vingegaard who attaked earlier..

Don´t understand why Jumbo and van Aert worked at the same time...

Maybe Bora would go harder. By taking the front, they are in control. Now Bora took over again, so I think Laporte managed to slow the peloton down.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Adam Yates is lucky there are no arches at Lac de Payolle this time.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I like how Migels on German ES says Olümpüsch.

 

[KOM]

Feel like this is the 2nd time vdP is doing what hes doing almost exclusively to help van Aert. First time was last year when they both attacked from the start and vdP later DNF'ed the stage. Maybe im just reading too much into it but i dont care cause I love seeing it

 

[Potomac]

One of the EF riders had his hand up on the descent, but I don't think anything came of it.

 

[RobertCrawley]

One of the EF riders had his hand up on the descent, but I don't think anything came of it.

Powless seems to be going well. Maybe he just wanted water or a gel.

 

[DrSahl]

Pogacar will surprise everybody and make a go for it when Tourmalet get hard.

 

[Valv.Piti]

4.30 is really good, 5 would be even better in the bottom just to be 100% which also allows Jumbo to pace 100% the whole way.

 

[Nick2413]

It’s gonna be a bloodbath

 

[RobertCrawley]

Pogacar will surprise everybody and make a go for it when Tourmalet get hard.

Let's hope so! Fireworks!

 

[DrSahl]

With how all this is playing out, I'd be surprised if Vingegaard doesn't lead the Tour with at least 1 minute on Hindley and 3 on Pogacar. Should be simple from here for Jumbo, Wout and Jonas.

I think people underestimate Pogacar. Hindley is also underestimated don´t count him out, take into consideration the stage races he has won.. its not some "lucky punch" we are talking about.

 

[Boehmand]

Interesting to me Juul keeps fighting to stay in the group, it might indicate Aussie-Yates have plans for an attack late on Tourmalet.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Magnum PI leading the Bora train, impressive.

 

[frisenfruitig]

I think people underestimate Pogacar. Hindley is also underestimated don´t count him out, take into consideration the stage races he has won.. its not some "lucky punch" we are talking about.

Hindley is no slouch but against Vingegaard or Pogacar? I would be surprised if he doesn't get blown away.