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

[Libertine Seguros]

Rui Costa in the counter move and already shaking his head on the rear. Cycling is back.

In fairness to Rui, he does have Ben Healy in the group in front (and the second best placed on GC among that group too) so he has every right to not work in these circumstances, which you can't always say for him.

Ever since Vingegaard decided to not take turns, the race has been quite boring

Yup, serious 2013 stage 9 vibes, what looked like becoming an all-time stage is in danger of becoming a damp squib.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Come on Rasmus, win this one for Drege!

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Rui Costa in the counter move and already shaking his head on the rear. Cycling is back.

He's probably loving it but he has Healy in the lead group so shouldn't be working.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Van der Poel group needs to speed up on these sectors, gap has barely come down since they attacked.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

How does Pidcock win this? Does he trust his sprint? Surely Stuyven is quicker in a flat sprint finish. Plus Pidcock looking weaker than Stuyven on a climb is not a great sign

 

[Eclipse]

MVDP attack has taken 1 min off the peloton!

(but also closed no time on the break)

 

[RobertCrawley]

Watching those guys corner on the gravel is scary.

 

[yaco]

I suspect the Matthews group moved 10kms to late.

 

[Andre]

come on Remco!!

 

[Penninepeddler]

Last two sections are 2,2k and 3k. I could see MVDP attacking there to try to go solo.

Only about 15km until the 2nd to last section now though and a minute gap that seems to be holding... and the 2 groups are basically the same size.

Going to be interesting to see when/if they catch them.

Could be any of maybe 6-7 guys to win this now depending on where and if they catch them.

 

[jono]

Van der Poel group needs to speed up on these sectors, gap has barely come down since they attacked.

Gained 10+ seconds on this sector already.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think it would be dumb for both Evenepoel and Pogacar not to try something again maybe in the final 20k. Else all their efforts were for nothing and the real winners where their rivals who stayed behind their team's train. I think they could still take some time on a few rivals.

 

[noob]

Never before this tour did I understand that some cyclists are a bit like hockey players giving others the shoulder on purpose. (And I don't mean to lean on. )

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This has been the most stop-start day of racing I can remember, also compared to other GT cobbles/gravel stages.

 

[RobertCrawley]

The cattle are coming to the fence to watch.

 

[ppanther92]

I suspect the Matthews group moved 10kms to late.

Seems they just do too little now.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Fuglsang’s best TdF stage ever was probably the cobbles stage when he helped Nibali gain decisive time on the other top riders.

 

[Andre]

I think it would be dumb for both Evenepoel and Pogacar not to try something again maybe in the final 20k. Else all their efforts were for nothing and the real winners where their rivals who stayed behind their team's train. I think they could still take some time on a few rivals.

good point

 

[Heston]

Fuglsang will roll back the years and win this bike race

 

[Tim Cahill]

Evenepoel can get away I think as long as Pogacar sits on Jumbo and doesn't try and follow

 

[Sciatic]

Van der Poel group needs to speed up on these sectors, gap has barely come down since they attacked.

Still have 30 km to get there and they have fresher legs

 

[jono]

I think it would be dumb for both Evenepoel and Pogacar not to try something again maybe in the final 20k. Else all their efforts were for nothing and the real winners where their rivals who stayed behind their team's train. I think they could still take some time on a few rivals.

I do think they should attack, but have they really done that much more work than Vingegaard or Roglic?

 

[CleanCiclismo]

Pogačar will attack again. I can feel it.

 

[Squire]

How does Pidcock win this? Does he trust his sprint? Surely Stuyven is quicker in a flat sprint finish. Plus Pidcock looking weaker than Stuyven on a climb is not a great sign

I don't think he wins this.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

This front group playing with fire, I know they are trying to hold something back, but if MVDP and Bini catch up then they have zero chance of winning