Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 4: Pinerolo > Valloire, 139.6 km

[RobertCrawley]

was Wout van Aert dropped

Yes, but his group is about to catch back up.

 

[Boehmand]

was Wout van Aert dropped

I get the feeling he has no Dom duties week 1, in order to ride himself into shape and be ready for week 3.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Beautiful heli shots of the mountains - finally some mountains, and some even have a bit of snow left!

 

[scribers]

UAE will want to keep this within 3-4 minutes I would think

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Remco is starting to look very fit, can't really say he's fat anymore.

 

[Low is rhe new high]

S-Q-S seems interested to help UAE out infront of the peloton. Will we see the first serious Pogi - Remco duel ever? It those two is alone at the top, I would be really worried for a Remco horrible crash he will not be able to follow Pogi descending but I don’t think he will admit it.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

S-Q-S seems interested to help UAE out infront of the peloton. Will we see the first serious Pogi - Remco duel ever? It those two is alone at the top, I would be really worried for a Remco horrible crash he will not be able to follow Pogi descending but I don’t think he will admit it.

Pog is not Nibali or Pidcock.

 

[Boehmand]

To me Soudal is spending too much energy sitting at the front with a full team now.

Most of UAE and Visma are sitting cosy in the middle of the peloton.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Pog is not Nibali or Pidcock.

Descending has historically not been Tadej's strength. Remember he went off the road on Stage 18 in 2022 and Jonas waited for him. But I'm sure Tadej has worked on it and is much better.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

According to Voigt, who talked to the BORA team car, there was no problem for Roglic, he was just badly positioned in the beginning and then had to bridge after some splits. But, what else should they say.

Evenepoel was as well, there is a picture of Evenepoel behind Roglic. Evenepoel bridged, so at the very least, he wasn't able to follow Evenepoel either. For what that's worth.

 

[Low is rhe new high]

Pog is not Nibali or Pidcock.

Agree but he is willing to take high risks and he is a better bikehandler than Remco. I will be worried that Remco will overextend downhill. His crash ratio is almost as high as Roglic.

 

[ppanther92]

Before the intermediate sprint, Gall and Bernal were the last wheels in the peloton.

If you are at the same position as Gall after a descent or fast flat run in to a climb, you know you are badly positioned

 

[Boehmand]

Descending has historically not been Tadej's strength. Remember he went off the road on Stage 18 in 2022 and Jonas waited for him. But I'm sure Tadej has worked on it and is much better.

Pogacar and Vingegaard are pretty evenly matched on descending, provided Vingegaard hasn't gotten scared after his crash.

 

[scribers]

So this days race has taken shape. UAE plans to drill the *** out of the base of the Galibier (or not) and launch pogi with bodies everywhere in front and behind

 

[ppanther92]

Descending has historically not been Tadej's strength. Remember he went off the road on Stage 18 in 2022 and Jonas waited for him. But I'm sure Tadej has worked on it and is much better.

Strength not, in the sense that at MSR he cantaloupe drop people Mohoric-style or Vibgegaard at the Tour in the past. But its also not a weakness in my book.

 

[scribers]

Agree but he is willing to take high risks and he is a better bikehandler than Remco. I will be worried that Remco will overextend downhill. His crash ratio is almost as high as Roglic.

Is that a spelling error in your username?

 

[Potomac]

Is that a spelling error in your username?

ha ha ha
PWNED!

 

[Samamba]

Politt going pretty hard and EF not wanting to follow

 

[scribers]

So politt has to manage this break alome all afternoon?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Is that a spelling error in your username?

I stink it's inpencional.

(R is next to the T, so has to be a typo).

 

[scribers]

Benoot to politt “you guys mangled that break managment mate. Have fun up here while we roll you guys on the Galibier”

 

[fenns]

Expect JV and TP to fight out the finish today - but they may get caught on the descent

 

[Low is rhe new high]

seems like thats the plan Uae have. Pog properly dropping a watt bomb on everyones head

So this is the stage which decides if this is a booring tour or not ?

Is that a spelling error in your username?

embarrassing error when I registered, mistyping rather then spelling i hope. But it is probably deserved.

 

[scribers]

So this is the stage were

embarrassing error when I registered, mistyping rather then spelling i hope. But it is probably deserved.

I like it though! Wear it proudly

 

[Barkintheeye]

What's MVDP doing up there?