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

[DNP-Old]

It looked like he was on the wrong wheel.

He got caught between Laporte, who finished his lead-out and Van der Poel who was coming up with Philipsen.

 

[Salvarani]

Good sprint by Groenewegen, confounding the notion he can't do an uphill sprint.

Soudal nowhere to be seen.

De Buyst finished 7th tbf.

 

[JosefK]

Great sprint from Pedersen. Finally a sprint that Philipsen doesn't win. Pogačar 10th but no split for Vingegård, I believe.

Surely there were no splits in front of Vingo.

 

[Tim Cahill]

They've all changed into black in the studio I imagine. Poor Carlton sounded lost

'Ladies and gentleman i'm afraid a second plane has crashed into Mark Cavendish'

 

[Salvarani]

Skjelmose helps Pedersen, Pedersen wins!

If only Vinge had helped Van Aert.

 

[Jagartrott]

Van Aert making his entire team work at the expense of Vingegaards safety only to lose every battle for position in the final 500m.

The hate is strong in you.

 

[Netserk]

Poor of Ewan not to feature, but Groenewegen was as expected, @tobydawq

 

[DNP-Old]

Corbin!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Landa and S. Yates lost 47 seconds.

 

[Boehmand]

Rolf Soerensen quoting Pedersen for saying, that he has been tested to be able to maintain 1400 watts for 20 seconds.

He doesn't have much of a kick, but a long power sprint is right up his alley.

 

[Kwaremonster]

Happy that there's no sprint tomorrow.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Not a great lead out by Laporte. Too slow and not then instead of pulling off just sort of slowed down, leaving Wout boxed. He clearly had good kick to come back for third. Without being boxed, he might have won.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Van Aert making his entire team work at the expense of Vingegaards safety only to lose every battle for position in the final 500m.

Third is not bad when you are not a sprinter and you are sprinting against the best in the world in the TdF.

 

[ManicJack]

They've all changed into black in the studio I imagine. Poor Carlton sounded lost

'Ladies and gentleman i'm afraid a second plane has crashed into Mark Cavendish'

Did he really say that? 😕

 

[Red Rick]

The hate is strong in you.

Lol. I was rooting for him during the cobbles.

This is just bad managment by Jumbo driving the peloton this entire finale

 

[JosefK]

Landa and S. Yates lost 47 seconds.

It could have been worse, possibly. Still, too bad.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Guys I am in a parkour jam today , I read Landa and yate crashed are they OK? Lost time in the general? Sad day for our sport and pederson won aswell

 

[Red Rick]

Not a great lead out by Laporte. Too slow and not then instead of pulling off just sort of slowed down, leaving Wout boxed. He clearly had good kick to come back for third. Without being boxed, he might have won.

Laporte was doing work as early as 8km to go. Thats not how you control a leadout.

 

[Didinho]

Already getting messages that Mathieu did Wout dirty. We Belgians can complain a lot if our favorite rider gets boxed in.

That’s why Pedersen was practicing his 500m intermediate sprint yesterday. What a strong effort to hold him off, classic Mads sprint victory!!
I think Mathieu would’ve been a better guess here, but delivered Philipsen perfectly once again. Green jersey more important so it seems.
Wout looked the strongest, Laporte not. If he focuses on his teammates he’s never in a good position, last years he did it himself and was always in 3th wheel or so.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Van Aert making his entire team work at the expense of Vingegaards safety only to lose every battle for position in the final 500m.

Agree on every other stage than this one. Full gas hard stage from the gun and 4-5% uphill power sprint, do you really think Van Aert could have done anything to Pedersen today, even if TJV pulled for WvA all day? I'm pretty convinced Mads would've won anyway today. The other days however, I'm in line with you.
*edit* In addition, bear in mind that Mads even put monster effort in break attempts at a couple of occasions at the start of the stage.
I'm pretty convinced that every "what could have been" discussions can be safely closed down for today's stage.

 

[Miha81]

Guys I am in a parkour jam today , I read Landa and yate crashed are they OK? Lost time in the general? Sad day for our sport and pederson won aswell

Lost 47 seconds. Looked alright.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Third is not bad when you are not a sprinter and you are sprinting against the best in the world in the TdF.

yes, but he's a better sprinter than the dude who won.

 

[Boehmand]

After seeing Skjelmose today, I'm banking on him attacking tomorrow, either in the early break, or at the bottom of Puy de Dome.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Van Aert making his entire team work at the expense of Vingegaards safety only to lose every battle for position in the final 500m.

LOL, Wout's not there to take bullets for Vingo.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Pedersen on one of those stellar days where he's attacking at the start of the stage and still winning at the end