Tour de France Tour de France 2024: Stage 19: Embrun - Isola 2000, 19/07 144.6k

[Penninepeddler]

Wout crashed early in the season and has not completely recovered. It happens.

His "power" does not seem impacted really either.

His sprinting is the same as ever (2nd tier sprinter who could be better if he had better positioning).

His level in terms of "hilly" terrain seems similar too based on those kind of stages.

But yeh, his climbing seems a lot worse. And his TT is not "bad" but not close to level we would expect.

Also, he did a lot of work yesterday on a stage that he tried to win.

 

[Salvarani]

Not a good sign when you get your own time-gap graphic added after Gr. Maillot Vert

He has his car there though, right? He will be fine.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Hairpin riding in the mountains-it happens

 

[Taxus4a]

I'm not sure about this move by Visma unless Vingegaard is feeling really, really good. Using three of your guys to go up the road kind of precludes any chance of them drilling it up Vars/Bonette.

It is the only day to win le Tour. But he has to attack strong at la Bonette, but hope he has a rider to make It more selective, becouse he out the 2 better ahead...and UAE is not going to put a good pace

 

[RobertCrawley]

Peloton still too big and Politt is in front. Disappointing stage

If Jonas has anything in the tank, when he attacks, not many UAE domestiques will stay with him.

 

[pelotonIQ]

Man visma are so stupid trying bait UAE into chasing the break thinking they care about a stage win and if Jonas doesnt attack on the bonnette its a waste of a stage for visma

 

[durtyfat7]

Boring stage lol

 

[noob]

noob question; they're going higher than Stelvio?

 

[scribers]

Pogi wants the stage. The gap stays close enough

 

[Martinstranger]

if you want to attack this climb i think the ramps start at about 8k out

And by that time they will reach around 2.000 meter height - then they only have to climb to 2.800 meters.

Pogi looks good and will be hard to rock today, but now they go very high and that can affect in another way. The same goes for Vingegaard and Remco.

Peloton still too big and Politt is in front. Disappointing stage

Politt is a beast - what a climber.

 

[Samamba]

Still not sure why UAE went so hard in the beginning to just somewhat chill afterwards.

 

[Salvarani]

Vinge only has Tratnik left

Benoot further down

 

[RedheadDane]

He has his car there though, right? He will be fine.

And no TV. And he's French.

(Not that it'll make much of a difference for my chances in the game anyway, because... my team sucks!)

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Can the break pull out a minute on this long descent?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And no TV. And he's French.

(Not that it'll make much of a difference for my chances in the game anyway, because... my team sucks!)

Is there an ongoing game in which your team isn't among the bottom 3?

 

[pelotonIQ]

Lemmen dropped haha

 

[Salvarani]

Lemmen dropped haha

Tastes sour

 

[KOM]

Politt pulling Bonette wasnt on my bingo card. I guess it was a reasonably entertaining tour, shame it only lasted 2 instead of 3 weeks

 

[Gigs_98]

Yeah this is where Visma is badly missing Kuss or a top shape WvA.

 

[danielovichdk2]

Politt will break a Pantani record today

 

[Samamba]

Carapaz actually gonna win KOM jersey this Tour.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

View: https://youtu.be/nREV8bQJ1MA

 

[RobertCrawley]

I've had enough Jorgenson family vacation.

 

[Samamba]

Politt increasing speed

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Lemmen burned a lot of matches yesterday, now Vinge isolated