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

[Salvarani]

Pog is strange. How was he so bad yesterday and so good today? Vingegaard was struggling and grimacing to drop him and he was looking superb.

Maybe careful not to go into red very early in the race yesterday? Save something for today.

Wonder if they thought Pog would be dropped the same way today in Jumbo and went all out for it.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Gall almost with the dumbest crash on a descent of all time.

 

[StryderHells]

Gall’s polka dots are Rolland level of offensive

 

[bob.a.feet]

Why should we care about pictures of Macron? Doesn't he have more pressing matters to attend to?

Would you rather watch one of the greatest rivalries in modern Tour history, or deal with protests?

 

[Rollthedice]

Ofcourse Pog gets applauded for suckwheeling

There is suckwheeling and wheelsucking, a noble occupation when there's no other way for earning a living.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Our favorite nice guy somehow held onto Jonas and Pogi on this descent.

 

[Boehmand]

Why? A politician at a sporting event is not that exciting

I just do

 

[dobrien]

It is unusual for Pog not to put in a dig of his own when going mano-a-mano up a hard climb. He usually likes to give his rivals something to think about.

It would make no sense right now with Wout up the road; he's not mano-a-mano really. Unless Jonas shows unexpected weakness Pogs best outcome today is hang with Jonas, win the stage and take the bonus seconds.

 

[KZD]

On paper the last climb should be really good for Pogačar but it depends on how fresh he still is.

Glad to see Johanessen at this level too, if somehow Pogačar and Vingegård look too much at each other on the last climb, he is looking good for a stage win.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Gall’s polka dots are Rolland level of offensive

The white on white just looks offsetting.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I just do

Same here. I do too.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Would you rather watch one of the greatest rivalries in modern Tour history, or deal with protests?

He isn't actually watching though. He only wants the photo-op.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wout being selfish again this TdF

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Our favorite nice guy somehow held onto Jonas and Pogi on this descent.

Errbody mad at him today for the sticky bottle...cause nice people don't sticky bottle...but errboy know that many people sticky bottle.

 

[dgodave]

Flying through that town looks scary!

 

[DrSahl]

Gall is not exactly an expert descender

When I watch him decent, I feel like I am riding and almost dropping at every turn.. Its like a rollarcoaster experience.

 

[Boehmand]

Danish TV2 commentary saying, the Jakobson group is 23 minutes behind right now, still going up Tourmalet.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Wout being selfish again this TdF

Very selfish. He's in front getting all that camera time as usual.

 

[RedheadDane]

It would make no sense right now with Wout up the road; he's not mano-a-mano really. Unless Jonas shows unexpected weakness Pogs best outcome today is hang with Jonas, win the stage and take the bonus seconds.

By "up the road" do you mean "in front of the group"?

 

[Gigs_98]

I'm starting to wonder what Jumbo will do once the climb starts. Surely WvA can't ride the climb as fast as the group behind but it's quite a long time until gradients start where Vingegaard can realistically drop Pogacar. Will Vingegaard just pull Pog up the climb with no fear of a counter attack? Or will Pog maybe start to collaborate?

 

[dobrien]

Pog is strange. How was he so bad yesterday and so good today? Vingegaard was struggling and grimacing to drop him and he was looking superb.

Pog has only a couple of race days in his legs, and the climb yesterday really didn't suit him. Not unusual to see someone going into the red in that situation; he recovers like the champion he is so instead of crushing him yesterday was just 'blowing out the pipes'.

 

[Boehmand]

Skjelmose is with Poels, Barguil and 1 more guy, 1:18 behind the Hindley group.

 

[Rollthedice]

On paper the last climb should be really good for Pogačar but it depends on how fresh he still is.

I'm afraid he will get dropped by Wout van Kuss.

 

[StryderHells]

I'm starting to wonder what Jumbo will do once the climb starts. Surely WvA can't ride the climb as fast as the group behind but it's quite a long time until gradients start where Vingegaard can realistically drop Pogacar. Will Vingegaard just pull Pog up the climb with no fear of a counter attack? Or will Pog maybe start to collaborate?

Or Jonas just drops Pog easily

 

[RobertCrawley]

I'm starting to wonder what Jumbo will do once the climb starts. Surely WvA can't ride the climb as fast as the group behind but it's quite a long time until gradients start where Vingegaard can realistically drop Pogacar. Will Vingegaard just pull Pog up the climb with no fear of a counter attack? Or will Pog maybe start to collaborate?

It's not that steep until the very end. WVA probably takes him as far as he can then Jonas launches.

I also noticed that Jonas took a bottle. I wonder if Tadej is getting water.