Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 8: Libourne - Limoges, 200.7k

[Samu Cuenca]

Sorry boys, but Vingegaard only pulls for Pogačar.

 

[Boehmand]

Didn't see Philipsen on that overview when they passed the summit.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Turgis or El Tractor most combative?

 

[Boehmand]

Philipsen at the front of the peloton now

 

[awavey]

Same here, but I guess it's better than getting dropped and finishing OTL and being sent home.

I dont think the time limits would have been that big a problem for them, they had a system and method that worked at the Giro as long as they stayed fit and healthy I think he would have made Paris.

but lets say it did happen that way, thats still leaving on his terms, and like in 2018, when it seemed like that could be his last tour, when he could have stepped off the bike got in the team car as they knew early on he wasnt going to make it, but he still rode the whole stage & finished in the dark long after most had left because he always believed you never quit on yourself, the outcome may not be what you want, but you gave it all you could.

getting caught up in a concertina roll in the peloton, and breaking his right shoulder again, thats not something you can really say is better imo

 

[postmanhat]

Should be a decent finish for Corbin Strong too, but no idea if he's still there.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Jonas having to position and move himself up, this is primed for a flyer.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

I expect teams will keep flying counter attacks up the road.

 

[Red Rick]

Regarding cavendish... regardless of his unfortunate exit, i actually think sharing the record with Merckx might be more mythical than beating Merckx's record, from Cav's perspective. He will always be mentioned in the same breath with Merckx. This is not the case for plenty of other riders who hold a record over Merckx.

You cant be serious

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Fred Wright missed Vingegaard there.

 

[Boehmand]

Simon Yates and Landa down, outside the 3 K

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Philipsen not being dislodged

 

[postmanhat]

Yates paying the price for hanging around the back?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

And Simon Yates has Simon Yates’d himself.

 

[Savant12]

Really nervous racing.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Simon Yates down and moving a little gingerly. Back on his bike and going. But he's going to lose a big chunk of time.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

There was a rider there writhing in pain fro Total...that looked bad

 

[Scarponi]

That rider in the grass looked crook

 

[Boehmand]

Alpecin and Trek the only teams with an intact train

 

[Salvarani]

Yates still in the race!

 

[RobertCrawley]

Vinegar did a little pull for brother Wout.

 

[HelloDolly]

philipsen looks good ...got that wrong

 

[Izzyeviel]

Sorry boys, but Vingegaard only pulls for Pogačar.

Not anymore!

 

[Salvarani]

Cras collarbone.

 

[Boehmand]

Nice to see Skjelmose giving everything for the team after some difficuelt days.