Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 10: Ennezat – Le Mont-Dore (165.3k)

[Devil's Elbow]

If Vingegaard is at a level to challenge Pogacar, then UAE are in massive trouble with the way their climbing lineup is looking right now. For all his faults, Ayuso would have made a world of difference.

 

[Red Rick]

Simon Yates attacks. Del Toro frantically texting Carapaz as we speak

 

[Tim Cahill]

Simon Yates bridge, yeah they need to close that now

 

[Red Rick]

If Vingegaard is at a level to challenge Pogacar, then UAE are in massive trouble with the way their climbing lineup is looking right now. For all his faults, Ayuso would have made a world of difference.

Sivakov is one of those duracell bunnies who will probably come good on the slower start stages and just pace 2HC climbs before the finale.

 

[Cycling111]

If Vingegaard is at a level to challenge Pogacar, then UAE are in massive trouble with the way their climbing lineup is looking right now. For all his faults, Ayuso would have made a world of difference.

Ayuso didn't want to be a domestique. As soon as he retired from the Giro, he didn't even consider the Tour but instead asked to go to the Vuelta.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah Alaphilippe will finish at least 35 minutes down today.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Someone might want to help Timothy Wellens, it's been quite a week for him

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Ayuso didn't want to be a domestique. As soon as he retired from the Giro, he didn't even consider the Tour but instead asked to go to the Vuelta.

Famously, the team has zero power in such matters.

 

[Savant12]

If Vingegaard is at a level to challenge Pogacar, then UAE are in massive trouble with the way their climbing lineup is looking right now. For all his faults, Ayuso would have made a world of difference.

You mean like last time when Almeida had to shout at him to get to the front. Ayuso rides for Ayuso.

 

[ppanther92]

GC Buchmann also already dropped. I really wonder how he got 4th in the Tour. Since that he showed zero.

But for some reason it probably was also the Tour with the by far lowest level in recent years (Ala 5th)

 

[Red Rick]

Good job Uno-X, completely barbecued Waerenskjold yesterday

 

[Tim Cahill]

Quinn Simmons doing a lot of work given he's the only Lidl guy and with the profile.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

EF with a very strong showing, multiple guys alert. If this doesn't turn out a GC day then my money is on them as they'll be riding the coattails of all the French guys who're going to be pulling like lunatics.

 

[Cycling111]

Famously, the team has zero power in such matters.

They could have forced him to be in the Tour, but that doesn't guarantee he'd work. They had problems last year. They'd have them again.

 

[ppanther92]

Good job Uno-X, completely barbecued Waerenskjold yesterday

This Stian guy anyway seems like the better prospect right now. Punctured with 10km to go, cane back on super fast stage, at least got 9th still

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

GC Buchmann also already dropped. I really wonder how he got 4th in the Tour. Since that he showed zero.

He was looking insanely strong in the Dauphiné the following year before he crashed badly. Since THAT he has showed basically zero.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Geraint looks like he needs a good massage, that will sort him out.

 

[Mayomaniac]

GC Buchmann also already dropped. I really wonder how he got 4th in the Tour. Since that he showed zero.

But for some reason it probably was also the Tour with the by far lowest level in recent years (Ala 5th)

The year after he was still good at the Dauphine, but since then...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They could have forced him to be in the Tour, but that doesn't guarantee he'd work. They had problems last year. They'd have them again.

Better to have one rider of questionable loyalty when there are 15 riders including 4 Vismas left than no teammates at all. And if Adam Yates doesn't find his legs, this is an entirely plausible scenario.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This Stian guy anyway seems like the better prospect right now. Punctured with 10km to go, cane back on super fast stage, at least got 9th still

Last I checked, 3rd and 4th are better than 9th and 10th.

 

[ppanther92]

He was looking insanely strong in the Dauphiné the following year before he crashed badly. Since THAT he has showed basically zero.

The year after he was still good at the Dauphine, but since then...

Yeah, ok, you are right. I even remember him attacking.

 

[Red Rick]

Better to have one rider of questionable loyalty when there are 15 riders including 4 Vismas left than no teammates at all. And if Adam Yates doesn't find his legs, this is an entirely plausible scenario.

Adam Yates doesn't have a good history of finding his legs when Simon Yates is on the attack

 

[ppanther92]

Last I checked, 3rd and 4th are better than 9th and 10th.

With the caveat that Warenskjold since crashed and

 

[Berniece]

UAE not closing this down is so classic UAE

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Underwhelming start