TDF 2020: Stage 6: Le Teil > Mont Aigoual 191 km *Spoilers*

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  • Ineos have done the equivalent of sticking a man on the front to break up the chase.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    Matti66 said:

    Who is the lead Director sportive for Ineos now ? They generally don't use a ropadope Tactic. I thought they stay off the front for a week or so . Maybe cant help it .

    Hadn't fully considered this, when it came to their tactics. Loosing such a key member of staff will be so hard to replace.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    50x11 said:

    Matti66 said:

    Who is the lead Director sportive for Ineos now ? They generally don't use a ropadope Tactic. I thought they stay off the front for a week or so . Maybe cant help it .

    Hadn't fully considered this, when it came to their tactics. Loosing such a key member of staff will be so hard to replace.


    This is the same tactics as always no?

    It's just in a different context.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Ineos just neutralising the race ..on the
    Steep stuff now
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Think we know where aru is......



    chasse de patate
  • Aru almost a minute ahead of the Ineos train.
  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    Is anyone else's ITV stream not working? Mine saying "programme will resume shortly"
  • The music in the Zwift advert is beginning to grate. It's going to be a long two and a half weeks
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    The gap is going out.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Powless
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Wva off the back
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249

    Powless

    It's his birthday, you know.
  • Matti66
    Matti66 Posts: 190
    50x11 said:

    Matti66 said:

    Who is the lead Director sportive for Ineos now ? They generally don't use a ropadope Tactic. I thought they stay off the front for a week or so . Maybe cant help it .

    Hadn't fully considered this, when it came to their tactics. Loosing such a key member of staff will be so hard to replace.

    Probably gab rasch or brett lancaster who will be imbedded in the ineos way, when they signed matteo tossato ( sp) i thought they would get a wily fox , but they don't seem to use him much in Grand tours.
  • What’s the feeding limit on mtf stages? Several Trek riders plus I think others having bottles handed to them inside the 20k banner
  • The music in the Zwift advert is beginning to grate. It's going to be a long two and a half weeks

    Ah, it's no Watchfinder General though
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Lushenko and powless away
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    GVA grovelling back
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Lushenko away powless dropped ... Looks good fair way to.go
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953

    Ineos have done the equivalent of sticking a man on the front to break up the chase.

    To be fair, their main two climbing domestiques (Sivakov and Amador) seem a way off their best form due to the crashes at the start of the race.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Lutshenko
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • What’s the feeding limit on mtf stages? Several Trek riders plus I think others having bottles handed to them inside the 20k banner

    Said on ~Eurosport earlier that it is 15km today.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Roglic looking quite chill - chatting with Kuss
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Thought about changing my PTP to Lutsenko at 11:58... Wish I had done!
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Gaudu mechanical
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Ineos being a bit defensive
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Impressed by Herrada, he's looked knackered for ages but keeps plugging away
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127

    Gaudu mechanical

    He's got a long wait
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bl00dy sky/ineos ruining the race even when they are not the strongest team ...🤭
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    It's a nice looking climb eh?
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    Herrera having a shower with a coke bottle
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