Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 18, Gap - Barcelonnette, 179.5k

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Cras will jump up a few places in GC.

Yeah the way things are going he could even be 10th after the stage.

 

[Penninepeddler]

Cras and Martin flirting with top 10 right now if gap stays between group 3 and Peloton.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

It's almost as if Van Aert races such finales perfectly to set up the attack of others, only to stand with his Richard in his hand and look around afterwards.

He won't be the one to make the decisive move. He waits in sprints for someone to start the sprint. He waits in breaks for someone to start the move. Sure, there is probably nobody there who will work with him in a small break, but at some point, he needs to dare to break everyone and ride off alone, or sprint from the front.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Till the last 4 or 5km its still slight uphill so it's not over yet I think

It could be 50 kilometres of slight uphill and it still wouldn't matter so long as G2 and G3 don't grow a brain.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Classic rabofail. Lemmon sitting on - perhaps he thinks he's in the lead group?

 

[Netserk]

Wout wants a stage.

Reasonable people can agree or not that they should support it, but it's that simple.

They signalled that loud and clear on the penultimate climb, but he races like a loser.

 

[scribers]

group 1 and group 2 are object lessons on how working with an opponent for greater purpose is a virtue

 

[solo80k]

Who wins a three up sprint between these 3 - a few years ago I would defo say Kwaito but not so sure

Didn't he won MSR versus Sagan and Julian A. ? I think he knows well how to sprint but anything can happen.😜

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Wout wants a stage.

Reasonable people can agree or not that they should support it, but it's that simple.

I just wish he would ride like he wants a stage, instead of letting more aggressive riders determine who will win the stage.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Waste of Lemmen's legs today, should be contesting the stage

 

[Tim Cahill]

Guillaume Martin bursting onto the top 10 scene like late 90s Steve Austin how does this man keep getting away with it.

 

[scribers]

I almost forget when Wout rides people off his wheel. Did it ever really happen?

 

[RobertCrawley]

Wout wants a stage.

Reasonable people can agree or not that they should support it, but it's that simple.

Absolutely. If I was the DS, I would love to get Wout a stage because he's a big part of the team's success. And later, he cannot complain because the team gave him support and every opportunity.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Let's go Campy!

 

[postmanhat]

Campanaerts asking Kwiat ' Who the hell is this bloke?'

 

[AmRacer]

I almost forget when Wout rides people off his wheel. Did it ever really happen?

Cyclocross when Mathieu isn't riding.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

He Wout...see what the FdJ rider is doing....you're ostensibly strong enough to do that.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Campanaerts asking Kwiat ' Who the hell is this bloke?'

'**** what's Anthony Turgis doing here he's quite fast'

 

[Samamba]

Imagine Vercher winning this out of this group.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Wout wants a stage.

Reasonable people can agree or not that they should support it, but it's that simple.

Everybody knows Wout badly wants a stage.
(that's why he got cheated in the break).
With such an important stage as of tomorrow I read it as a less confidentWvA that he will be able to participate making the difference in the upcoming days and has spoken to the team about it. I almost expect that, as every man must be completely fresh for the next few days so that there will be any chance to test the cracks that Jonas has not yet given up on finding at Pogi.

But okay you might be right, and it comes down to much simpler things: It's Wout.

...aah just in time finally time for 100% stagd watching!

 

[red_flanders]

I just wish he would ride like he wants a stage, instead of letting more aggressive riders determine who will win the stage.

I just don't think he has the form. Certainly not like the days when he was winning stages over Ventoux.

 

[postmanhat]

I don't know Vercher, but for a Total rider he is doing an unusual amount of work, so I guess he won't win

Might be their new tactic. Gachgingnard's entire season has been labouring away in breaks, resulting in one third place.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Absolutely. If I was the DS, I would love to get Wout a stage because he's a big part of the team's success. And later, he cannot complain because the team gave him support and every opportunity.

He certainly has no complaint today...Lemmen however, I would be p!ssed off to have wasted that much gas for nothing.

 

[Samamba]

Visma and Movistar changing their strat again. This is hilarious

 

[QueenStagiaire]

You have 2 guys in a 40 man break, you can't just sacrifice one of them to ride for the other

But you can do better than one guy marks everything while the other races for 9th.