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

[ice&fire]

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

All of them still behind this:

La Vuelta ciclista a España 2019 Stage 17 results

Philippe Gilbert is the winner of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2019 Stage 17, before Sam Bennett and Rémi Cavagna. Primož RogliÄ was leader in GC.

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[Sciatic]

Wout Van Second

You’re filling in for llMaestro I see

 

[RobertCrawley]

Jasper does it again!

 

[tobydawq]

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

Champs?

I have some news for your friend...

 

[RobertCrawley]

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

No Champs this year.

 

[Brullnux]

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.

The front on view is quite damning yeah, though initially the gap was definitely there. Not sure Capiot made the right decision to drift like that.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Were there no x km rule todaY?

What makes you assume there isn't?

 

[Lequack]

No Champs this year.

That means the sprinters will go home soon, apart from the green jersey.

 

[Sciatic]

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

Disagree, he jammed his shoulder into him (yes, I know they do that) when he still had enough room.

 

[Didinho]

Girmay also getting people leaning on him both sides, still strong in 4th.

 

[tobydawq]

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.

Wut

 

[Nick2413]

Arkea rider pulled off when Van Gils was going 15kph faster and didn’t seem to see Van Gils with his look back. Van Gils could’ve hit the brakes hard but probably judged it easier to try going through the gap.

 

[tobydawq]

That means the sprinters will go home soon, apart from the green jersey.

I don't think so. Not more than a couple of them.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Girmay also getting people leaning on him both sides, still strong in 4th.

His green jersey hopes still in very good shape.

 

[Brullnux]

Disagree, he jammed his shoulder into him (yes, I know they do that) when he still had enough room.

By the time contact was made there wasn't space for Van Gils to go round him. That said, Van Gils had time to slow down before it got to that point. I don't think Capiot is blameless, though.

 

[Stelvio]

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.

Path is clear. Decides to go. Sees Arkea rider moving over. Anticipates contact because otherwise he is in the barriers.

If this move is cause for punishment I don't know how there can be sprint stages, to be honest.

 

[ManicJack]

That means the sprinters will go home soon, apart from the green jersey.

Does Cav make it to the rest day 🤔

 

[noob]

That was a fairly messy stage. Has any rider had more second place finishes than Van Aert.

Kelderman?

What makes you assume there isn't?

Pog risking everything made me wonder at what kilometer was the rule today

 

[postmanhat]

No Champs this year.

Cheers. Something to do with The Olympics?

 

[Danskebjerge]

Disagree, he jammed his shoulder into him (yes, I know they do that) when he still had enough room.

Even when I saw it the first time, Van Gils' move looked reckless. The gap was very small. And he had time to react when he saw the gap shrink even further. If we want less crashes, we can't always be so tolerant towards riders taking exaggerated risks.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Wut

It's true. He was able to beat Van Aert in in Gent Wevelgem, while he was clearly inferior, just with mind games.

 

[Lequack]

I don't think so. Not more than a couple of them.

Just watch, they will abandon in droves after stage 16.

 

[Brullnux]

Even when I saw it the first time, Van Gils' move looked reckless. The gap was very small. And he had time to react when he saw the gap shrink even further. If we want less crashes, we can't always be so tolerant towards riders taking exaggerated risks.

The gap was about a third of the width of the road when he went for it to begin with, but he did have time to react when Capiot moved.

 

[Sciatic]

Path is clear. Decides to go. Sees Arkea rider moving over. Anticipates contact because otherwise he is in the barriers.

If this move is cause for punishment I don't know how there can be sprint stages, to be honest.

It was his choice to shoulder him as hard as he did.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Path is clear. Decides to go. Sees Arkea rider moving over. Anticipates contact because otherwise he is in the barriers.

If this move is cause for punishment I don't know how there can be sprint stages, to be honest.

It wasn't even important for him to go there, he wasn't going to win the sprint anyway. Risky moves far away from the front should be punished. Notice how certain riders are very rarely causing crashes (Mads Pedersen for instance). Most crashes don't simply occur by bad luck.