Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 9: Troyes > Troyes, 199.0 km

[iBanesto]

Van Aert lifting the pace... more impetus with Evenepoel in difficulty.

No love lost...

 

[RobertCrawley]

The f is he doing..

Something wrong with his bike? He's not getting a lot of power.

 

[Didinho]

Not far back. That’s why he better go attacking. One time bad positioning and problems.

 

[ppanther92]

Damn, Gall really struggles. Lost contact in that corner to Evenepoel and Mas. Now alone.

 

[perico]

So Enric somehow survived all the gravel only to have Remco lose his pedals and force him to stop.

 

[ppanther92]

Gall fought back

 

[AmRacer]

No one dropped back to help Remco

 

[ice&fire]

In news that will surely shock you all, in an environment where supreme technical bike handling and luck are two key factors, Enric Mas has been dropped.

I'm shocked to see he was still there with the main group this late in the race

 

[Penninepeddler]

With that 2nd group joining the break that makes it more interesting...

Now have Stuyven, Pidcock, Healy, Turgis, Aranburu and Lutsenko who are all either ex-MTB, Cyclo-cross racers or pretty good on rougher services.

 

[RobertCrawley]

+1. I find it interesting to say the least that many people expect him to be at his best in week 3. I expect the opposite to happen giving his troubles after the crash. I'll have some eyebrows raised if he beats everyone.

Yep. In the old days, people "rode into shape" because they were overweight. Not sure it works that way with injuries. But as you say, we'll have to wait and see.

I say "old days." It's something Grandpa G did a few years ago.

 

[dazaau]

So Enric somehow survived all the gravel only to have Remco lose his pedals and force him to stop.

At least he got a free ride back on

 

[Sciatic]

Visma backed off of the pace for a bit

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I'm shocked to see he was still there with the main group this late in the race

This is a fair point, well made.

 

[Samamba]

Break can still win if they're gonna chill between sectors every time. Hills are done so.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Damn, Gall really struggles. Lost contact in that corner to Evenepoel and Mas. Now alone.

Former triathlete, I was always worried about this stage...

 

[noob]

It really must be his bike. Like the ITT he mistook a sound for a puncture and maybe something similar happened now

 

[Le Grand Doop]

No one dropped back to help Remco

is Landa really going to be able to help?

 

[Netserk]

Even if we end with no GC gaps, it has already been a very spectacular stage.

 

[Didinho]

This looks like a Mathieu sector.

 

[AmRacer]

Another hill, we will see how much it costs Remco

 

[Tim Cahill]

Is Matthews still there? He's my favourite to win the sprint from behind whilst shaking his head, as if to wonder what could've been.

 

[Brullnux]

Respect to Girmay, still there very nicely in position

 

[durtyfat7]

is Landa really going to be able to help?

Remco probably told Landa that he can stay in the front, anyway Remco wasn't far, he can come back on his own

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Evenepoel was baiting them to attack, just to reel them back in while uttering the following sound: "Mwuhahahahaha" as he'd leave them in the literal dust.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Stuyven has caught the Evenepoel bug.