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

[No Excuses]

Lipowitz not really gaining much on the descent. Even if he gets back in the valley he will have expended an awful lot of energy and could pay for it on the Loze.

Bad situation, he has to limit his losses today

 

[Red Rick]

Crashing into your rivals with whatever you can seems to be an acceptable strategy nowadays, at least looking at what Visma are allowed to do.

Rog would know, the oil states have taken him out like 5 times already.

 

[E_F_]

And if he does, Pog will hear a whisper in his ear.

"The Lannisters send their regards"

Dude, be careful. Want you here for the rest of the tour.

 

[Red Rick]

Lipo was set to peak for the Dauphiné, so it should come as no surprise that he gets a bit weaker. He was originally meant to be a pure helper for Roglic.

What Lipowitz showed on the Madeleine is anything but weak.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Wrong section of the forum.

Right, let's be serious. 😕😕😕

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I wonder if RedBull can offer Arensman anything to work? No reason for him to pull otherwise

 

[Boehmand]

Climber Jakob Fuglsang now lecturing grupetto watt-monster Lars Bak on how to descend on Danish TV...

Fuglsang was one of the best descenders in the peloton in his prime, his mountainbiking background came in handy for that.

 

[Peyroteo94]

WTH Visma??? Ahahah, they are asking others to collaborate?

 

[geisterhome]

Vingegaard tried to take pogi on the flat

 

[moljoh]

best climbing team uae.how many transfers should pog demand,lol.

forgot what happened to Bota?

 

[No Excuses]

Jorge 🤣

 

[Didinho]

This is good for Lipo.

 

[scribers]

lol. Jorg wants people to pull.

 

[iBanesto]

Crafty old roglic pulls a Hinault on lipo

RB director told Roglic that FloLip is 5 mins behind...

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

O'Connor remembered that if you stay too close to the sun you'll get burned hence he attacked to get away from Pogacar.

 

[Earns1985]

He's a pure climber on a climb that ended up being stalemated by a headwind; I don't think it's a stretch to expect him to be there. I saw what happened.

The third best climber Lipowitz couldn´t follow them and still couldn´t close the gap? You seriously expect Kuss to be the third best climber in the race?

 

[Gigs_98]

Lmao what was all of that about then?

 

[BubbaChuck]

lol jonas.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Visma trying to crash Pog twice today. Hmm

 

[E_F_]

Fuglsang was one of the best descenders in the peloton in his prime, his mountainbiking background came in handy for that.

One of the best climber descenders. Those guys have got nothing on the grupetto. We just never see them bombing the HCs to make the time limit.

 

[Heston]

What the hell is Jorgenson doing

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Pogi and Vinge sitting up, Jorgensen attacking?
Lipo shall get back then I guess. Good for him.

 

[D. Pecher]

What Lipowitz showed on the Madeleine is anything but weak.

I'm not saying he's weak, but I merely pointed out that his planned peak was the Dauphiné where RBH made him Captain for the first time and he was then set to be Roglic's main helper. That means his peak form has been before the Tour even began and it wouldn't be surprising if he wanes a bit in the third week. He's still too much for Onley by the look of it.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Lmao what was all of that about then?

Pushing hard in a descent to see If Pogacar crashes. Not hard to understand

 

[Tim Cahill]

Gall not the sharpest tool in the shed, just do a few token pulls and keep it rolling.