Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 7: Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux, 169.9k

[kingjr]

Tell me you haven't seen a replay yet without telling me you haven't seen a replay yet.

I've seen it about five times, what’s your point. Pogacar complained after Flanders last year, didn't mean anything as to whether he was right.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Philipsen said he'd like to see Cav win...will he be able to return to Belgium now...he's going to need a disguise and armed protection.

Imagine he wins a stage and gets relegated causing a Cav to win, they’d be up in storm

 

[Trofonios]

Kragh with an extra pull but a little to early. Rickaert started 300-400m earlier than his previous (1km) leadout so Mathieu was also sooner in front. But Philipsen managed it perfect, and the legs. He had another punch and won easily. Great effort/timing from Cav.
Girmay had also something left, went as fast as Jasper even after the close-in.

The victory would have been even more crushing if they got it perfectly right. Scary.

 

[RobertCrawley]

On replay, yes, Philipsen does angle Girmay into the barriers.

 

[staubsauger]

Regarding Jakobsen. A few years ago, I'd have wondered if he'd gotten scared in the sprints, which I could definitely have understood, all things considered. However, I'm pretty sure I recall him getting right into it in 2021.
Of course, he might be feeling a bit sore after his crash.

Maybe he should've transited into a classics rider instantly after his crash!

 

[kingjr]

Alpecin Deceuninck must f**k up their train at least one time this tour, no? That's Cavs chance.

They did *** it up today, they launched it too early. Prime Cavendish wins this by two bike lengths.

 

[tobydawq]

Alpecin Deceuninck must f**k up their train at least one time this tour, no? That's Cavs chance.

Actually, they did today. Van der Poel was cooked before Philipsen wanted to launch.

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe he should've transited into a classics rider instantly after his crash!

He won three stages, and green, in the 2021 Vuelta.

 

[Boehmand]

Rewatching the sprint, I could see Philipsen getting relegated.

He definitely shuts the door on Girmay.

 

[Fantastico]

He is following his leadout man, it's Pedersen who makes a desperate move to squeeze through.

I'm not saying that it was his fault in this particular situation, but just that he's almost zig-zagging in the last few hundred metres.

Edit: Similar on stage 4 btw. Philipsen goes past van der Poel and then immediately goes as far to the right as possible to outmaneuver Ewan. You can call it clever to do that, but also then he was clearly not taking the shortest line to the finish.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Watching it again, Philipsen pushed Girmay into the barriers, this time without the excuse he was taking the shortest line from the front...he was pushing him off Cav's wheel.

 

[Trofonios]

They did *** it up today, they launched it too early. Prime Cavendish wins this by two bike lengths.

A partial f**k up, Philipsen was still in a good position and didn't have to spend his legs before he launched.

 

[kingjr]

Actually, they did today. Van der Poel was cooked before Philipsen wanted to launch.

And he was lucky that van Poppel came up to take a turn.

 

[tobydawq]

What a fuckup by Ewan, by the way. He was impeded at 500 metres to go and just gave up. But Cavendish was further behind, so if he had had a better mentality, he could have been around to grab the wheel of Cavendish and be in Philipsen's position...

 

[Didinho]

Still not loving this green jersey. Also harder to spot in the bunch.

 

[Boehmand]

Imagine if we learn tonight, that Intermarche launched a protest and Philipsen gets relegated so Cav wins after the fact - there would forever be an asterisk on the asterisk

 

[JeffGoldblumIII]

Why did Cab end up sitting down after his initial burst? Trouble shifting or lack of legs?

 

[proffate]

On replay I can see why Girmay would be annoyed but he needs to stand his ground if he wants to win this argument. He just conceded the wheel to Phillipsen. Overall I think the fastest man won so I doubt the jury would relegate. (It probably doesn't help your case to be on a second tier team though, sadly enough.)

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Uran, Bernal and Martinez all lost 3 minutes

 

[SHAD0W93]

On replay, yes, Philipsen does angle Girmay into the barriers.

Philipsen also started moving across to the right when he saw Cavendish launch his sprint.


Cav looked like he was about to crash going over the speed bump since he was about to start.


And please, don’t get the win like this

 

[DaLong]

Guys I am so tired of Philipsen winning everything, I want the guy who has won 34 of these things to win another instead.

Bravo A-D.

 

[Faserr]

Hopefully teams will go in the break tomorrow. Even today it was possibile with the tailwind.
Quick-Step won't be so stupid and stay in the bunch tomorrow.

 

[canarydan23]

Rewatching the sprint, I could see Philipsen getting relegated.

He definitely shuts the door on Girmay.

Exactly, deviated from his sprint and endangered another rider. Had Grimay not reacted to the move he would have ended up in the barriers at 60kmh+.

 

[movingtarget]

What a fuckup by Ewan, by the way. He was impeded at 500 metres to go and just gave up. But Cavendish was further behind, so if he had had a better mentality, he could have been around to grab the wheel of Cavendish and be in Philipsen's position...

Dunno what it is with Ewan. Everything has to go right for him. Why he gave up so far from the line is anyone's guess . He only lost a few positions then switched off. Bizarre.

 

[RobertCrawley]

On replay I can see why Girmay would be annoyed but he needs to stand his ground if he wants to win this argument. He just conceded the wheel to Phillipsen. Overall I think the fastest man won so I doubt the jury would relegate. (It probably doesn't help your case to be on a second tier team though, sadly enough.)

If Binny doesn't ease up, he'll spend the next three months in the hospital.