TDF 2023: Stage 5:- Pau to Laruns, 165km ***Spoilers***

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,154
    Huge group with a few seconds over the peloton.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Wva doing great teamwork here.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Bet pog wishes he'd let them go before.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Surely Jumbo don't want Hindley getting away by minutes.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,703
    Quinn Simmons modelling a lot of road rash.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • commuterlegs
    commuterlegs Posts: 271
    I'm assuming the rest of the breakaway will be saying to Bora that they need to do all the work or Jai needs to go back!?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    It's all happening
    "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
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,033
    All this letting riders go in a break nonsense, they should do a draw of say 5+ non-jersey condenders (maybe those outside top 10 for any jersey) and send them off ~5mins before letting the rest go.

    Or something.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    Sprinty types have popped off the front to try for the intermediate
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,645
    Wva, Pederson, Campenaerts a trio ahead at 42s? Is that right? Just returned from lunch
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,703
    I don’t get this it’s all down to UAE to chase.
    It’s as risky for Jumbo to let Hindley ride off into the sunset as UAE.

    Anyhow Kirby has arrived to make light of this dangerous situation.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,645
    blazing_saddles said:

    I don’t get this it’s all down to UAE to chase.
    It’s as risky for Jumbo to let Hindley ride off into the sunset as UAE.

    Anyhow Kirby has arrived to make light of this dangerous situation.

    Gotta gamble, no?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,645
    lol Victor to Wout "what are we going to do?!"
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,235
    WVA in virtual yellow. Why would JV chase?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Will this be a mistake by hindley or a coup
    "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: 75,645
    Is benoot in this move too? Along with Laporte? Any UAEs in the chasing break?
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Jai s doing to much riding
    "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
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,448
    edited July 2023
    rick_chasey said:

    Is benoot in this move too? Along with Laporte? Any UAEs in the chasing break?

    Soler. And Grosschartner, apparently. Missed him completely.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    blazing_saddles said:

    I don’t get this it’s all down to UAE to chase.
    It’s as risky for Jumbo to let Hindley ride off into the sunset as UAE.

    Anyhow Kirby has arrived to make light of this dangerous situation.

    UAE blinked, so why would jumbo do anything yet?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Jumbo looking better out of this ....
    "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: 75,645
    edited July 2023
    Break chase group is too big, basically not pulling.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Jai has hurt himself ...may be lethal for his long-term GC hopes
    "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: 75,645
    mididoctors said:

    Jai has hurt himself ...may be lethal for his long-term GC hopes

    Belgians wondering where he's going "Waar gaat ie naar toe?"
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Bora need to get on the phone
    "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: 18,790
    Ooooo some big hills round here
    "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: 75,645
    Ben O'Connor apparently got a blasting from the DS for wanting to stop to p!ss as he hates doing it on the bike, so they called Naesen down to help him out push him while he p!sses (Sporza commentator on the bike gives unrivalled colour....)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,703
    kingstongraham said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    I don’t get this it’s all down to UAE to chase.
    It’s as risky for Jumbo to let Hindley ride off into the sunset as UAE.

    Anyhow Kirby has arrived to make light of this dangerous situation.

    UAE blinked, so why would jumbo do anything yet?
    They did and everyone in the break is now leaning on Konrad.
    The point I was trying to make before this happened was would either team be happy to give Hindley say a 5 minute cushion, just to make the other work?
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Konrad looking to be running on fumes tbh
    "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: 75,645
    trio not making big gains on the chase yet. still only 1'19
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Mads is a canny rider ...so is campernerts
    "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

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