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

[Red Rick]

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?

Think Contador vs Rasmussen

 

[dobrien]

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

I meant at the time the other poster said it was strange Pog hadnt made a move, now if course the situation has changed.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Looks like pello bilbao in the Hindley group?

 

[Fantastico]

I'd like some real consequences for Powless/EF. That was completely unacceptable. Blatant cheating shouldn't be tolerated

What did he do? I missed it.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Pog clown facing for the cameras again...he's gonna attack, for sure.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

I'd like some real consequences for Powless/EF. That was completely unacceptable. Blatant cheating shouldn't be tolerated

What did he do?

 

[glassmoon]

last climb not hard enough (to drop Pog) until 5k to go...

 

[Salvarani]

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?

Pog should just sit on the wheel, if he can hold on. Make Jumbo second-guess themselves about the upcoming stages.

If he gets dropped... then it is what it is.

 

[Lequack]

It looks like Pog's wrist is bothering him some.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

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?

I thin Wout will pull until the steep part starts with about 5 km to go.

 

[RobertCrawley]

I meant at the time the other poster said it was strange Pog hadnt made a move, now if course the situation has changed.

Pog usually likes to play harder than he did. He takes digs at other riders to make them hurt. Today he just hung on.

 

[Boehmand]

The first 11 K of the climb are easy, no real chance of dropping Pogacar there, unless he has a lapse in concentration.

It's the last 5 K that matters.

Now is the time to go pee and put the coffea on

 

[SafeBet]

What an incredible first week we're witnessing.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

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

I guess Macron and Belgian Pozzato have a lot in common.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

With all respect to Powless, this is him in the chase group.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

What an incredible first week we're witnessing.

Best one I can remember.

 

[glassmoon]

What did he do?

sticky gel which he faked he didn't catch/want... than sticky bottle again

 

[rokovski]

Pogi looks little sick with so much spitting?

 

[RobertCrawley]

sticky gel which he faked he didn't catch/want... than sticky bottle again

Nyet. That stuff happens all the time.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Pogi looks little sick with so much spitting?

If he was sick, he wouldn't be climbing better than yesterday.

 

[glassmoon]

It looks like Pog's wrist is bothering him some.

based on the first stages... he's faking it for the TV/DSs

 

[Rollthedice]

Pogi looks little sick with so much spitting?

He is sick of it all.

 

[ppanther92]

Think he indeed has some pain in the wrist.

 

[SHAD0W93]

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?

Vinge will keep pushing and get Purito’d is my hope.

 

[Salvarani]

Group behind could probably take back some time if they collaborate.