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

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He was expected to be before Onley though.
And he was one of the main contenders for the podium even before the Tour.
Not in RBHs planning. His season objective was the Dauphiné where they tried him as a Captain for the first time. Then he was expected to use his remaining form to help Roglic in the tour. They never had him on the cards for a podium. That happened because Roglic couldn't follow on some of the Pyrenaes stages.
 
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Simon Yates is now losing time to Ben O'Connor. Either soft pedalling or he is cooked.
The problem is, the next kilometers are quite easy and Visma only has two helpers left. If they switch to Kuss now they essentially give up on ever setting a high pace at a spot where the gradients are high. It was either gonna be an attack on the first 10 km or Yates pacing for close to 20 km
 
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