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

[ontheroad]

The queen stage got the winner it deserved. He seen an opportunistic move on the descent and went for it so fair play to O'Connor.

 

[Salvarani]

Roglic in trouble

 

[Boehmand]

Lipo is like that driver I keep passing after hitting rest stops a couple of times

Something tells me you are used to the German autobahn - where speed limits are not a thing

 

[Ilmaestro99]

he blew up well before Meribel, which puts him in Courchervel

Yes, as I said, they took a late climb detour around 1600m, after doing the first 15-16km of the climb they did today then hit the Loze from the opposite side

Ok. But it's a different climb today

 

[TrekCyclist]

RB tactic today very strange. Did they have a plan??

 

[Peyroteo94]

I don't miss Sky, please...

 

[houtdffan]

Vingo has surrendered unconditionally

 

[Brullnux]

Really exciting sprint for second coming up

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

How is BOC so good today?!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

RB tactic today very strange. Did they have a plan??

They had a pla.

 

[iBanesto]

That corner with the fans wearing the polka dot raincoat.

Looks like a KKK thing from a far...

 

[D. Pecher]

He was on the podium and had the white jersey... in his first TdF.

Thats not something you should throw away.

That's how things work in sports. Sometimes you lose, sometimes the others win. They tried something and it didn't work out. For RBH the screen time was valuable and Considering that Lipo is still eligible for the white jersey in the first place means that his time is still to come. Remember, his team never expected him to be there in the first place.

 

[Salvarani]

Jorg going away and not just pulling the group until the last climb.... baffling

 

[Ilmaestro99]

RB tactic today very strange. Did they have a plan??

As a smaller team looks like the sponsors want some tv time

 

[Zoophonic]

Well done Ben O'Connor but crikey it has been a bit of an anti climax

 

[iBanesto]

How is BOC so good today?!

Good orange juice I guess.

 

[dgodave]

Vingo has surrendered unconditionally

I think if he had any energy for he would have gone for it. He's not shy about attacking generally.

 

[Revelation]

Old Pog would've attacked on that steep part, sad scenes.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Vingo has surrendered unconditionally

He is cooked

 

[Boehmand]

View: https://youtu.be/xVxCtt3s_1M?feature=shared

 

[Salvarani]

That's how things work in sports. Sometimes you lose, sometimes the others win. They tried something and it didn't work out. For RBH the screen time was valuable and Considering that Lipo is still eligible for the white jersey in the first place means that his time is still to come. Remember, his team never expected him to be there in the first place.

It wasnt smart and he should have ridden for his place on the podium.

 

[Gigs_98]

they did the first 16 km. They literally went through Courchervel on the climb 2 years ago. That's where Pog blew apart

2020 did a totally different side

Tour de France 2023 Route stage 17: Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - Courchevel

Wednesday 19 July - The 17th stage of the Tour de France travels from Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to the altiport in the mountains above Courchevel. The finale

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I'm pretty sure he blew up in Meribel, but I might be wrong about this. Crucially the final 11 kms were different and much harder then. If you think those 10 km are a little detour then so be it. I think those 20% ramps are quite relevant though.

 

[nightowl]

If I was Pog I would spend the rest of the year talking about how I was totally cracked after Madeleine on this stage even if that wasn’t true. Really rub it in Visma’s faces.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Vuelta 2024 enjoyers are not surprised

 

[Pantani Attacks]

This is why Jonas will never be a candidate for the Spring races. He may have the watts but tactically doesn't have it, neither does he have it mentally.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Onley clinging on for dear life, at one point 4 minutes behind could be moving in touching distance of the podium