Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 18: Vif - Courchevel Col de La Loze(171.5k)

[burning]

I actually think Visma is riding for team GC, they are not just admitting it

 

[Gigs_98]

I mean Lipowitz has been pretty consistently 3rd best apart from 2 Vuelta style days where Roglic could hammer it.

But he might be screwing up his own race right now.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Lipo is skydiving without a parachute

 

[ontheroad]

Last ditch attempt by O'Connor to win the stage. It's his only hope but you'd feel that there is far too much firepower behind and he will suffer when it gets to the final steep bit.

 

[dazaau]

Visma now riding to consolidate their GC team lead

😭 Surely not lol

 

[nightowl]

This is so pathetic from Visma. They do 1 attack on Madeleine and then give up on the tour. You can’t expect to do 1 attack and suddenly win the race, you need to keep the pressure on. What if Pogacar was close to cracking?

 

[E_F_]

Jorgenson monster leadout incoming. Just as I envisioned.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I thought gaining three minutes in the valley is good but apparently not so much.

 

[Boehmand]

Vingegaard just touched himself on the back and activated fish mode. The big attack will come soon.

I'd venture a guess "fish mode" is not particularly effective at 1600 meters altitude

 

[No Excuses]

I hope Pog buries them all for their inept tactics.

Yeah, it's time to finish them off

 

[ashhutch1997]

Jorgensen stinker

 

[AmRacer]

Matteo dead

 

[dazaau]

This is so pathetic from Visma. They do 1 attack on Madeleine and then give up on the tour. You can’t expect to do 1 attack and suddenly win the race, you need to keep the pressure on. What if Pogacar was close to cracking?

Is he was it feels like a rest day between now and then 🤣

 

[pelotonIQ]

Jonas has to start attacking now if he wants a chance to win the Tour.

 

[iBanesto]

Jorgenson monster leadout incoming. Just as I envisioned.

Dropped.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Kevin Vaquelin (distnaced by 5 minutes earlier) will finish before Lipowitz

 

[E_F_]

It's Matteover

 

[snipeheem]

Its look like Jonas have 4min advantage on Pogi

 

[dazaau]

Jonas has to start attacking now if he wants a chance to win the Tour.

He could at least have his team... Ride

 

[E_F_]

Dropped.

Yeah my joke worked better than expected lol

 

[OJRvE]

Jorgensen stinker

I mean hed did alot of work earlier in stage. Wellens is long gone as comparision

 

[ontheroad]

Simon Yates is now losing time to Ben O'Connor. Either soft pedalling or he is cooked.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hates fakepace, if Pogacar wants the stage then his lot should just pace, don't think Vingegaard has it today.

 

[kingjr]

Sure, but what is lipo gaining here? He is not getting second. If he loses time to Onley (which I don't think so happen but it's a real risk) then he loses the white jersey.

Not really sure what the deal is here other than keeping Roglic away from 3rd 😅

How does what Lipowitz is doing have any bearing on Roglic? Visma would be setting the pace one way or the other.

 

[scribers]

Jorg dead. Jorg gone