Pretty much, but its still a lot harder early on. Has potential to be a great stageIt's the poor man's stage 11 from last year.
Pretty much, but its still a lot harder early on. Has potential to be a great stageIt's the poor man's stage 11 from last year.
I don’t think I was suggesting it was. Saying there will be French riders in the break does not imply there won’t be other riders (including riders more likely to win) in the break.We can expect anyone actually able to climb in the break. Its not like its a pointless 14th July stage with some random frenchmen going up the road
Perhaps but I think the work for him doesn’t start until Thursday.Sepp Kuss has been saving energy for the past 22 months in anticipation of this next 2 weeks of racing.
Stage 11 last year was just the last 45 km.It's the poor man's stage 11 from last year.
Stage 11 last year was just the last 45 km.
This one is from the beggining, but it depends on how they will race.
Going full gas from the beggining, and you can have a group of just 20/30 riders after 50/60 km.
This stage have 15/16 climbs, some of them uncategorized.
Last year had 2 climbs steep enough. You need gradients to get the big guys to try to smash each other.Stage 11 last year was just the last 45 km.
This one is from the beggining, but it depends on how they will race.
Going full gas from the beggining, and you can have a group of just 20/30 riders after 50/60 km.
This stage have 15/16 climbs, some of them uncategorized.
Wearing down Pogi's helpers.So how will Visma ride this stage? Let UAE control and do nothing or ride agressively?
Isn't the strategy to try to wear Pog down and hope it pays off in the 3rd week? In that case: ride hard? On the other hand this profile should really suit Pog so riding aggressively could backfire.
If they want try to burn Pog out, they may try him or Wout, because so far, Pog has made clear that he doesn't want either in any break.Only interesting thing that might happen is Visma sneakily sneaking Jorgenson in the break. But I doubt it.
Funny, I just thought Visma might try with Yates again.Only interesting thing that might happen is Visma sneakily sneaking Jorgenson in the break. But I doubt it.
Marc Soler will chase him down no problem. I think this will be indicative of the quality of UAE in the high mountains, we don‘t know how good Sivakov and Adam Yates are yet.Quickstep have no mountain support
Visma are looking at Pogacar and will probably get someone in the break
UAE just lost their best guy and are riding conservative
Honestly if Primoz Roglic gets in a big break I'm not sure who chases
Jorgenson:
Tomorrow I expect that it will be a very key and decisive stage. The first mountains we've seen in the Tour de France, which is always a big explosion. And we'll see big, big time gaps.
It almost looks like Visma will do something crazy tomorrow!
2_years team has asked nothing of Kuss and just to stay consistent, first 9 days he has been a non factor, cycling ghost.Sepp Kuss has been saving energy for the past 22 months in anticipation of this next 2 weeks of racing.
Pogacar has won Liège three times and four Lombardia, a stage with 4,500 meters of altitude and second-class climbs is also his terrain.if it gets down to a small peloton early, if I were Remco, I'd make a go at it 80km from the finish.
Go on a raid on your terrain. Quit waiting for Pog's terrain. And no singing BIRD! BIRD! BIRD! if others are not pulling