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

[Potomac]

I'm guessing Yates for the win, Carapaz seemed energetic yesterday.

 

[ontheroad]

If UAE start riding in the valley they could still win the stage. But 4 minutes could be enough for Carapaz or Yates on Isola with the form they have shown in this race.

 

[Devrann]

Time of Remco is coming.He definitely has to try on Isola..

 

[noob]

Plz let Kelderman win!

 

[perico]

Visma gave up winning the TDF

Good chance of winning today as the gap continues to grow. Jorgenson may be the favorite to win today

Against Carapaz? It all depends on his form I guess,, but no way I’d bet against Richie if the break survives.

Still Isola 2000 is 17 km at 7.1%, the favorites have plenty of time to catch them.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Visma are riding for Pig not to win the stage. The pair up front are just teeing up the Arkea guy and the Dane will blow massively.

So an Arkea Guy, a Dane, a Pog and a Pig?
A must see.

 

[Penninepeddler]

I'm guessing Yates for the win, Carapaz seemed energetic yesterday.

I think any of Yates, Jorgenson, Hindley and Carapaz "could" win if UAE dont drill it... Hindley probably least likely on form but going to be interesting tactically in terms of break... especially in terms of WTF to Visma do depending on situation behind.

I would still bet on either a Vingo, Evanepoel or Pogi attack tbh up Isola and if one gets some ground then the other two win hammer the chase.

It is 16km uphill at 7% or so, so 4 minutes is not "safe" going off the mutants performances so far, but ofc it depends what happens.

 

[stekelegel]

Probably Jonas not feeling good enough to distance Pog and they choose to go for winning the stage and keeping the 2nd place. Last climb better suited for Evenepoel, I think he will try for sure to dstance Vinge.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I dont think Pogacar will catch 4 minutes on Carapaz.

Carapaz might explode at some point. It's his third day out front in a row, and he had to close a gap to get in there after missing out initially.

 

[Netserk]

I think it's all about having riders ahead to pull Vingegaard after he is dropped. Bah. I still had some hope left ...

 

[dgodave]

Isola 2000. I guess that refers to the altitude? Or was it a "futuristic" name they gave it in the 60s?

 

[OJRvE]

Been too busy reading hype about Cîme de la Bonette du Restefond climb that, but a symptom, not only on this forum. I dunno what ppl expected with stage designs as those and present state of affairs Pogi/UAE vs. Jonas/Visma vs. Remco/QS? Nothing quite has surprised me yet, except UAE maybe fiddling a tad more than I'd expected, but still clever tactics.
Apart from that almost Gordian knot to untie for Visma, if they should have had it all with a coup and believed that Jonas could punch away from Pogi from far out up La Bonette with the two strongest riders to pull him full gas to the bottom of the final climb. That might have been the logics last year, or before Jonas' crash (or rather before we knew about Pogi's present building on his strength, stamina and awareness of staying cold on a hot day).

With stages like today you cannot bet on action but if there is then the stage design have a potential to make it epic. For me what happend on Bonette was the most likely outcome but if Vingegaard had felt good and sensed an opportunity they atleast would have tried. For instance there was action on CdFere before Alpe 2015 even if it went back altogether as expected in the valley.

 

[postmanhat]

If I was betting man, I'd lay money on Pog to win this stage now. The only reason he won't is because he can't be bothered for some reason?

 

[Potomac]

Isola 2000. I guess that refers to the altitude? Or was it a "futuristic" name they gave it in the 60s?

That would have been 2001

 

[Gratemans]

Plz let Kelderman win!

I would be so happy for the guy, but I fear he somehow will find a way to crash while going uphill.

 

[noob]

I could see the cape all along
Supernatural descending

 

[Didinho]

Guillaume Martin is the highlight of the stage. And Politt of course.

 

[Potomac]

WOW HE MADE IT BACK TO THE PELOTON !!!!!

 

[Penninepeddler]

Did Martin just catch the Yellow jersey group?

That must have been a great descent, even if that group were not drilling it.

Was what? 45 seconds behind at the top?

 

[perico]

Someone explain how Pla D’Adet was classified as an HC while Isola 2000 was classified as a 1st category.

 

[OJRvE]

Exactly right, Vingegaard attacking might be great for us the viewers on our sofas, but from his and Vismas point of view it would be kamikaze stuff unless he is confident of dropping Pogacar. And there has been no evidence during the last 3 weeks that he is capable of doing this, least of all with him surrounded by 4 mountain doms.

Kamikaze or not, how else is he gonna win the Tour?

 

[AmRacer]

C. Rod riding great today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Credit to Martin for closing that gap. He seems to have improved his descending since he got dropped with his jersey flapping in the wind a few years back.

 

[Potomac]

He (Martin) will certainly finish in the top 24-25 now for today

 

[Izzyeviel]

Someone explain how Pla D’Adet was classified as an HC while Isola 2000 was classified as a 1st category.

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