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

[Stubb]

Well, maybe expected but still disappointing. Just hope visma lets Matteo go for the stage no matter what happens behind.

 

[pelotonIQ]

Jonas deserves an apology from his directeurs for todays brainless gameplan

 

[perico]

Carapaz 20 points ahead of Pogacar for KOM.

Richie deserved it. Would’ve loved to see him healthy and INT form. He’s not on the level of the big 2, but he is always an exciting rider.

 

[Escarabajo]

I am reading this forum and and see that some people were expecting an attack in La Bonette? are you serious? that is suicide in the way the GC is today. Now that sounds good for my videogame but not realistic for the race.

 

[RedheadDane]

It was Rohan Dennis wasnt it?

Spoiler: Somewhat controversial

I think he's trying to make Dennis persona non grata, because of... you know...

 

[iBanesto]

No attacks, that was disappointing.

Vingegaard doesn't have the energy to attack this far away from the finish and to keep UAE from closing the gap (if he does even gain a gap on Pogacar) on the descent.

 

[AmRacer]

Remco with security distance to next rider.

 

[glassmoon]

What did some of you expext really? Jonas tried few times during last few days, Pog responded with 6.9 w/kg for 40 minutes... Not much Visma can do with that... no one really can. See you in that other thread

 

[gregrowlerson]

But why have teammates up front doing ALL the work?

To be halfway up the final climb for some support when Jonas attacks and catches them?

At least it's a possible theory.

 

[scribers]

I am reading this forum and and see that some people were expecting an attack in La Bonette? are you serious? that is suicide in the way the GC is today. Now that sounds good for my videogame but not realistic for the race.

That’s right. Waaaay too far out with a significant climb left. Vingo would have needed 6 guys up the road to help him

 

[KZD]

When Pogi attacks that gap will melt very quickly. I think they need close to 5 mins on final climb in order to survive

I actually think that they are going to have close to 5 minutes at the bottom of the Isola climb. The break has a real shot so it seems that Visma's big plan for today was just trying to go for a stage win with Jorgenson/Kelderman

 

[solo80k]

Attacking at the beginning of the Bonette?

No, just in time to see them descending...

 

[SHAD0W93]

But why have teammates up front doing ALL the work?

Trying to get a stage win most likely.

 

[Gigs_98]

If Vingegaard is really ill then perhaps they actually sent riders into the break to help in the valley in case Remco had attacked.

 

[Netserk]

Meh.

At least we got some pretty images.

 

[Potomac]

I am reading this forum and and see that some people were expecting an attack in La Bonette? are you serious? that is suicide in the way the GC is today. Now that sounds good for my videogame but not realistic for the race.

With all the Visma riders that started the break it seemed like the plan.

 

[Bombarolo]

I am reading this forum and and see that some people were expecting an attack in La Bonette? are you serious? that is suicide in the way the GC is today. Now that sounds good for my videogame but not realistic for the race.

Yup, an attack from that far is almost impossible when there is such a strong team.
But I have to say that this stage didn't go as I expected. I thought that Visma would try again a very hard pace through the stage, but they decided for something else, maybe because that strategy didn't work at all this TdF.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Spoiler: Somewhat controversial

I think he's trying to make Dennis persona non grata, because of... you know...

It would have been funnier if you had also answered "no, it was the Japanese" to this one.

 

[Penninepeddler]

Visma tactics are baffling

Not if they want the stage win ahahaha.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I dpnt wanna tell you guys I told you so

Actually i really do

I told you so

Need to say it like @Ilmaestro99

"I told Ayuso."

 

[scribers]

Besides. Folks been talking about Vingo storm up the Isola while pogi gone and dead, all year now

 

[Gigs_98]

I gotta admit, this does feel a bit like Col de la Loze last year when Pogacar became really passive despite having riders in front.

 

[jono]

No reason for Pogi to do anything today, but Remco could really attack given all the signs Visma are giving about Vingegaard's current level.

 

[Lequack]

The official photos of the Olympic Games

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814288146026078626

View: https://x.com/CyclingLegend_/status/1814288146026078626

 

[RedheadDane]

No, just in time to see them descending...

Surely you'd have wanted someone to go solo with 80 Ks to go...