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

[Devil's Elbow]

Girmay doesn't have a teammate... Neither has someone like Van der Poel I think.

Think break wins.

There is always the option of launching a counter attack. Not like UAE and Visma will care.

 

[Warhawk]

I suppose there are worse places to hit the turf than a wet ditch.

 

[Savant12]

Pull Vlasov out. Not good!

 

[Berniece]

Remco went from looking insanely strong to struggling. Hope it’s not a puncture. Or if he has a crash.

He’s sitting nearby Pogacar, what’s the issue?

 

[jsem94]

Vlasov should not be on the bike. Jesus.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Poor Vlasov.

I'm glad that wasn't Rogla.

Looks grassy down there. I hope it wasn't too hard a fall.

Edit: His left elbow is bleeding badly. But he's back in the group.

 

[Samamba]

30 man group will come back, but then the break has 2 minutes again. Think this is done.

 

[Tim Cahill]

He's not going to make it back, just get him checked and if it's fine he can just ride in with Cavendish etc, there's no sense behind getting him chasing back on when he's stumbling around like that.

 

[Penninepeddler]

Commentators speculating about how Tratnik bike probably was set up for Jonas today on purpose if something happened to Jonas

Speculated that earlier in the thread. With them being such similar sizes and having same frame size it would make a lot of sense for this stage.

Probably talking only a few mm difference in terms of saddle height and setup in general.

 

[postmanhat]

Pidcock won't win. Has been struggling on the inclines for a while now. Arabanu looking really strong.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Puzzling ride by Van der Poel, just doesn‘t care?

 

[ppanther92]

Arabanu looking really strong.

He got dropped already today.

 

[Didinho]

He’s sitting nearby Pogacar, what’s the issue?

If Visma went full gas after the sector he would’ve been dropped. Just after he did an effort to come back. Landa won’t pull him back alone.
Just posted that because the body language I saw.

 

[AmRacer]

VLAB and UAE must put pressure on Remco

 

[noob]

Almeida stable so far.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So it actually got interesting thanks to gravel, Pogi and Remco. But now it should be calmer. Without this last flat 50 km there would a bigger chance for differences among GC guys ( Vingo probably wouldnt have caused Remco and Pog to stop their action if it had been close to the finish).

 

[Penninepeddler]

Pidcock won't win. Has been struggling on the inclines for a while now. Arabanu looking really strong.

Stuyven, Aranburu and Healy maybe looking strongest? And all guys with pedigree on gravel.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Vlasov will do anything to avoid getting drafted.

 

[Brullnux]

Very surprised Vlasov got let back onto the bike.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Speculated that earlier in the thread. With them being such similar sizes and having same frame size it would make a lot of sense for this stage.

Probably talking only a few mm difference in terms of saddle height and setup in general.

Steve Porino reports that they differ in height by 3/4" inches or 2 cm.

 

[iBanesto]

Vlasov looks like he is racing in golf shoes.

 

[perico]

Poor Vlasov.

I'm glad that wasn't Rogla.

I’m shocked it wasn’t. I like Roglic but I’ve come to expect it.

 

[postmanhat]

He got dropped already today.

I think he just misread the situation when Pog etc caught the break, and the others went. If that's what you're referring to?

 

[Medvind]

Puzzling ride by Van der Poel, just doesn‘t care?

6 last sections is where MVDP will show himself. He has had perfect race so far.

 

[scribers]

This is very winnable by mvp. Which GC guys might go with him?