Tour de France Tour De France 2025, Stage 17: Bollène - Valence(160.4K)

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Ineos pacing for who exactly? I'm all for it because no sympathy left for roadblocking sprinter teams but what's their goal here?
 
Sep 5, 2016
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Is this tactic to toast Milan and the other @6-7 designated sprinters on the small grade? Why would Trek be going hard? @94 to go, what is the urgency of the catch?
 
Jan 10, 2019
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I mean at least they try something?

Races have been won by trying to bridge to a break mid sprint stage.
Of course I applaud this. But they are off the front when they should’ve made the move. It’s other teams now.

Maybe they drop some sprinters, we’ll have to see at the top.
 
Mar 31, 2015
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I mean at least they try something?

Races have been won by trying to bridge to a break mid sprint stage.
Happened yesterday, too, albeit on a mountain stage.

I like how much the WT teams without a GC rider or sprinter have made the others work for control this Tour. Makes a nice change.
 
Sep 5, 2016
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I think only two stages of the entire race are on NBC, which is crazy.
Last year I had treatment in VA hospital, every other day for July and it's was on in the waiting room!! It was excellent!!
Simmons roasting his own teammate!! Milan is coming unraveled off the back!!
 
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For sure ..other teams don't have the sticker
helmet stickers make it much easier to identify riders, but they usually don't like them, and it's not mandatory either. So I'd guess ASO handed out the stickers, but no one but the wildcard team(s) felt the need to put them on.
 
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Trek knows that green guy is from their team?

First time I saw Milan he was winning some 1k murito between some climbers. I guess these longer climbs are just too hard for a big rider. Especially in week 3.