Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 12: Auch - Hautacam (180.6k)

[AnotherArmChair]

Remco doing a brave and intelligent ride

 

[Sciatic]

Well done Remco.

 

[Tymek]

All this work from Visma just for UAE having more domestics than them.

 

[noob]

Remco back. Hope it lasts!

 

[Boehmand]

Every time i'm in here during a race, it's full of people throwing out assertive comments about the outcome half way through, just for the chance to be able to say "told you so" in the random instances where their predictions hold true

 

[solo80k]

This is not a Visma fail yet if they are gonna do the right thing and sacrifice Jorgenson. It's not like Jorgenson was a real GC threat to Pogacar anyway.

Yes, but I doubt they could achieve Pogs isolation without burning all their doms. IMO Pogacar is preparing a decisive KO blow early on Hautacam.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

2003 - what a tour!

4 Pog domestiques in today's world.

 

[Stubb]

If vinge drops Pogi all this will be forgotten, if not today they gave up on Vingegaard chances for the win. I'm a fan of Matteo but you need to make some sacrifices if you want to win.

 

[burning]

All this work from Visma just for UAE having more domestics than them.

Well, that's what you get if you burn your riders in the first 11.5 days way more than UAE did

 

[dgodave]

Bob Roll inevitably mentions Sepp Kuss is from Durango, CO...

I'll join in and mention that I am too. As I inevitably do.

Tbh its a little embarrassing to hear it over and over.

 

[Valv.Piti]

2003 - what a tour!

Probably Ax-3-Domaines, Vino, Armstrong, Zubeldia and Ullrich. Mayo had a lesser day here while Ullrich could have taken more time. Zubeldia extremely impressive and his best climbing stage to date

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

We'll see what the next climb brings. Could be short lived, but better than expected none the less.

 

[Berniece]

Remco back. Hope it lasts!

The amount of effort this took... Still expect him to be dropped hard again

 

[QueenStagiaire]

2003 - what a tour!

Rare image of Zubeldia actually being visible!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Well done Remco.

Yeah, he benefitted from the pace slowing down because of the Jorgenson weakness, but he rode smart and showed character, chapeau!

 

[Earns1985]

Remco back.. wow, what a comeback!

 

[houtdffan]

Remco back

He needs to keep going

 

[burning]

Probably Ax-3-Domaines, Vino, Armstrong, Zubeldia and Ullrich. Mayo had a lesser day here while Ullrich could have taken more time. Zubeldia extremely impressive and his best climbing stage to date

Zubeldia was such a strange rider, lol. I think he did drop Lance that day as well. Sastre was ahead with his baby's pacifier though

 

[Boehmand]

Wild that Amirail has pulled out almost 1,30 on his own

 

[Didinho]

They waited for Pogi. They waited for Remco.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Bruno gaining the one real advantage from the Visma first 10 days of 'attacking'

Because they had to slow right down today

 

[Kedjan]

Now you wonder if letting van Aert riding for his own chances is smart. He went all in yesterday and couldn't do any important work today.

A fresh van Aert could have been in the break and helping out on Soulor or thereafter.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The amount of effort this took... Still expect him to be dropped hard again

Hard to imagine otherwise, but now there is still hope other top 10 contenders will as well, and he might not be the worst of those.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Well done Remco.

I'm having trouble keeping track of him seeing as he's not wearing the gold helmet...

 

[iBanesto]

Probably Ax-3-Domaines, Vino, Armstrong, Zubeldia and Ullrich. Mayo had a lesser day here while Ullrich could have taken more time. Zubeldia extremely impressive and his best climbing stage to date

Very true.

Zubeldia never really ever found his 2003 TdF climbing legs again. He was good but never elite.