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

[Samamba]

Astana and Lotto might try and bring the break back, maybe even Cofidis.

Yeah just definitely not about Lotto and Cofidis. This downhill sprint doesn't suit De Lie or Coquard (well they should never control honestly). Lotto and Cofidis tried yesterday already to get someone in the break, they're definitely trying today again.

Jayco or even Arkea who will have some confidence after yesterday might help Alpecin tho.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Good morning, chaps!

Likely sprint stage. It's very difficult to bet against Biniam Girmay!

 

[Lequack]

I think the organizers want a lot of GC riders to crash out, there is no other reason for creating such stage profiles. Why they want this, I don't know.

The route builder who designs these bad stages replies (reposted from Roglic thread):

Course builder snaps back over safety issue: "Remove obstacle? 100,000 euros for 5 seconds of racing"

Parcoursbouwer snauwt terug over veiligheidskwestie: "Obstakel weghalen? 100.000 euro voor 5 seconden koers" | sporza

De gevaarlijke finale van gisteren richting Villeneuve-sur-Lot heeft met Primoz Roglic een belangrijk slachtoffer geëist. De Sloveen raakte betrokken bij een massale val die werd veroorzaakt door een verkeerseilandje dat onvoldoende was gesignaliseerd aan de renners. Heeft organisator ASO boter...

sporza.be

 

[Red Rick]

or you just block off one side of the road

 

[RobertCrawley]

Very sad to see Primož out of the Tour.

In his replay, Lutsenko causes the crash because he rides against the curb and falls down. Clearly, the road furniture could have been marked better. But it also looks a little bit like Primož pilot error or even a mechanical problem because it appears as if he does not brake as he hits the bike in front of him. The bike in front and in back of him slow down, but Primož does not.

 

[RobertCrawley]

or you just block off one side of the road

Or use a different route.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Problem nowadays is you don't have to be the best GC rider, you also have to be the luckiest.

I think enough sporting integrity remains that you have to be the best of the lucky, rather than merely the luckiest of the best, to win.

 

[Samamba]

Some riders thinking breakaway day others thinking echelons will be possible.

 

[fbjim]

I think enough sporting integrity remains that you have to be the best of the lucky, rather than merely the luckiest of the best, to win.

just about every sporting event has an element of luck to it.

for all the ideas that "you have to be lucky to win", who was the last Tour de France winner who "lucked" into it?

 

[RobertCrawley]

Christophe Laporte says he would like to lead out Wout in a sprint today.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

just about every sporting event has an element of luck to it.

for all the ideas that "you have to be lucky to win", who was the last Tour de France winner who "lucked" into it?

which is pretty much the point I was making...


It won't get as much publicity (or have the same effect on final GC), but Herrada of Cofidis is also a DNS today.

 

[Kangaridoo]

Roglic probably could ride on but already knew he couldn't compete for the win and now wants to prepare for Vuelta.

 

[StryderHells]

just about every sporting event has an element of luck to it.

for all the ideas that "you have to be lucky to win", who was the last Tour de France winner who "lucked" into it?

Óscar Pereiro

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Just hoping for a break cause I really don't need to see a downhill leadout and sprint

Same finish as 2017 and 2018, don't remember it looking dangerous.

The final kilometre averages -0.2%, nowhere near even a false flat.

 

[Lequack]

Reasons for Roglic out of the last 3 TDFs:

• Colbrelli bodychecking him into gravel
• Hay bale
• Lutsenko throwing himself under his wheel

It was only last year that he didn't do the TDF, that he also had his best GTs, winning the Giro and podium at the Vuelta.

 

[Netserk]

Breakaway will take it. Many teams look hungry.

 

[RobertCrawley]

All smiles at the start of a windy day.

 

[Lequack]

Pog interview

https://twitter.com/x/status/1811728103137329360

View: https://x.com/itvcycling/status/1811728103137329360

 

[Danskebjerge]

It would have been funny if there were KoM points at stake on that very first climb.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Jonas go back

 

[Samamba]

Alpecin goes for the break, this won't be a bunch sprint

 

[Didinho]

Hope a big group like this can get away. Seems like a lot of wind. Echelon riding.

 

[Netserk]

Intermarché neither controlling nor participating in the attacks.

 

[ice&fire]

just about every sporting event has an element of luck to it.

for all the ideas that "you have to be lucky to win", who was the last Tour de France winner who "lucked" into it?

 

[Didinho]

De Lie in front.