Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 13: Agen > Pau, 165.3 km

[fbjim]

pau is too dangerous for the tour de france so imo they should never start or finish a tour de france stage here ever again

 

[titan31]

Pogacar actually tried to sprint there it looked like. Not sure what he was up to

 

[Stelvio]

I don't think Van Gils should be sanctioned. The Arkea rider closes the barrier gap, also without blame.

 

[noob]

Visma-LAB lost their mind a little during this stage didn't they?

Who didn't? I lost track after a while

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Van Aert has to let the wins come to him rather than chase them so desperately. Do what Laporte did in the final today, go with moves. Don't put your team on the front so all the pressure is on you to deliver.

I was pretty sure he wasn't going to win today. He just wants it too much.

On the other hand, if Laporte hadn't been in that move, maybe he could've delivered Van Aert perfectly.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pretty lumpy stage

Fastest stages in Tour de France since 2005.

#	YEAR	STAGE	AVG. SPEED	DISTANCE
1	2022	Stage 6 | Binche - Longwy	49.376	219.9
2	2023	Stage 19 | Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny	49.13	172.8
3	2024	Stage 13 | Agen - Pau	48.821	165.3

 

[jaylew]

Smart and strong move from Jasper to jump out when he did. Wout on the front too early, Girmay boxed in.

 

[T-Nielsen]

I am not defending Van Gils, but it did seem like the Arkea rider drafted to his left instead of keeping his line.

 

[Netserk]

there was a crash behind him which is always why GC guys sometimes stay up front in situations like this

Fighting for position in 10th-15th wheel is far more dangerous than hanging back like Vingegaard did. With the current rule-set, there are no time splits to worry about, only staying on your wheels.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Van Gils caused the crash.

Ambitious trying to go through that gap.

That little shoulder bump took the rider right down.

 

[will-10]

Capiot even checked his left-shoulder that he could pull off that way. Not sure where Van Gils thought Capiot was gonna go, evaporate I supppse

 

[solo80k]

he's behind in GC though

He won't attack until last week IMO. But... if he smells any weakness from Pog in the mountains, he can go for the kill. Especially on Sunday.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jasper Stuyven has been renamed to Tim Wellens in the results for no reason

 

[dobrien]

I am not defending Van Gils, but it did seem like the Arkea rider drafted to his left instead of keeping his line.

That's what it looked like to me as well.

 

[Squire]

It looked like it was clear until the Arkea guy sat up and pulled off to the left and closed the gap

Yeah, wouldn't be so harsh on Van Gils as many others here. Looked quite bad, but I'd say it's a bit of a racing incident. He might have had time to slow down when he saw the gap closing, not quite sure. But then again, any rider towards the pointy end of a bunch sprint will take some risks in the heat of the moment.

 

[rehy90]

Laporte almost as if he was riding against Van Aert.

 

[ManicJack]

I am not defending Van Gils, but it did seem like the Arkea rider drafted to his left instead of keeping his line.

You still don't throw shoulders like he did. He's going home.

 

[tobydawq]

And finally they will face headwind, and not soft..so today the stage is not likely to get 40 average, even if they go fullgas all day. As they start late, it is supossed to finish quite late.

In the end it was 48.8 kph. Great analysis and call...

 

[Stelvio]

Capiot even checked his left-shoulder that he could pull off that way. Not sure where Van Gils thought Capiot was gonna go, evaporate I supppse

Most likely Van Gils thought he would keep his line.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Most likely Van Gils thought he would keep his line.

And his punishment should be spending time on the floor.

 

[Netserk]

Ideally, when Laporte couldn't keep going until 200 m to go, he should rather have slowed down after the bends where he was free-wheeling.

 

[theyoungest]

On the other hand, if Laporte hadn't been in that move, maybe he could've delivered Van Aert perfectly.

Maybe, although this was more a matter of the guy in front of him moving away too early. Laporte had to start from too far out.

And still I felt Laporte was closer to the stage win today than Van Aert, however strange that may seem. He's a way smarter rider.

 

[postmanhat]

Are there any more sprint stages before Champs? Asking for a friend who doesn't like cycling.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Pogacar actually tried to sprint there it looked like. Not sure what he was up to

He has a better chance of winning the green jersey than the yellow

 

[Danskebjerge]

I don't think Van Gils should be sanctioned. The Arkea rider closes the barrier gap, also without blame.

Watch it again. Van Gils sees the gap closing, but instead of deaccellerating, he speeds up. You can see from his movement afterwards, that he was prepared for a shoulder contact.