Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 20: Nantua-Pontarlier (184.2k)

[Valv.Piti]

Valgren has been among the weakest at EF in this Tour. 😐

Valgren is just glad to be here. He has absolutely nothing to offer if he isn't able to do something on break days. He hit one break on stage 15 and the only time you saw him was at the finish line, finishing 9th.

 

[Boehmand]

12K descent on wet roads starts in a moment - Mohoric sitting near the front.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Wasn't he in the break yesterday?

You are telling me he has been tricking me by going in a break when I work?

Looking it up at PCS, he was actually in 4 breaks, but not yesterday but the day before. Best placement this Tour was 19th. So even if he made some breaks, pretty anonymous Tour.

 

[MagliaNera]

I totally forgot that Lutsenko was in the race untill he was dropped a moment ago. Tour to forget I guess for him?

I remember seeing him on TV once, would have been in the (potential) winning move on stage 2 if Jorgenson had pulled with Vauquelin.

 

[Boehmand]

You are telling me he has been tricking me by going in a break when I work?

Looking it up at PCS, he was actually in 4 breaks, but not yesterday but the day before. Best placement this Tour was 19th. So even if he made some breaks, pretty anonymous Tour.

The way this Tour has been ridden, there are a lot of high quality riders coming away with nothing.

The level is higher than ever before, on every stage.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If Ballerini goes any faster the motor will have to drop behind him...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The way this Tour has been ridden, there are a lot of high quality riders coming away with nothing.

The level is higher than ever before, on every stage.

There are always great riders that come away with nothing for one reason or another.

 

[RedheadDane]

Breakaway to be established with more or less than 100 Ks to go?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This smells like GC riders being caught out on the descent.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Peloton in pieces after the descent

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Breakaway to be established with more or less than 100 Ks to go?

Looking at the profile, around 100k to go would be a rather random spot.
They'll climb a while again soon, I think that will somehow settle it. Or at least I hope, wanted to nap a bit after the break is formed. Silly me.

 

[topcat]

Sickakov dropped

 

[Red Rick]

I'm not seeing Vingegaard?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm not seeing Vingegaard?

Well he did say he was gonna stay at the back of the peloton.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Simmons in some group far back.
Thought he'd get in the break today actually.

 

[Salvarani]

This is brutal

 

[pastronef]

wow the peloton is scattered all over the climb

 

[RedheadDane]

Looking at the profile, around 100k to go would be a rather random spot.
They'll climb a while again soon, I think that will somehow settle it. Or at least I hope, wanted to nap a bit after the break is formed. Silly me.

I didn't say around 100 Ks to go.

 

[Red Rick]

Well he did say he was gonna stay at the back of the peloton.

Ignore me I forgot he was wearing polka dots

 

[pastronef]

we need Pog to have just a bit of tummy ache and his doms to be tired

 

[Salvarani]

Vinge and Pog are next to each other

 

[Boehmand]

Someone in GC getting a flat now - which is always a risk on wet roads - could have real consequences.

 

[search]

the cars must be far behind, so that's probably Campenaert's chances gone as well

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I didn't say around 100 Ks to go.

Yes, I need that nap apparently

But it was an answer to your question anyway. I think sub 100k.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Onley and Gall missing. The former is isolated, Van den Broek needs to drop back asap.