TDF 2023: Stage 6:- Tarbes to Cauterets, 145km ***Spoilers***

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    What a ridiculously strong team.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Long way for the JV riders to ride on with a firly large group behind though.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Jonas jumps to WvA ?
    "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
    That stretch where they did the damage was the fastest I've ever gone on a bike.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592

    Jonas jumps to WvA ?

    You'd think Wout would drop back to help on the flat but that makes him pushing on at the front of the break even more baffling.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Pross said:

    Jonas jumps to WvA ?

    You'd think Wout would drop back to help on the flat but that makes him pushing on at the front of the break even more baffling.
    He needs to get to the summit before Vingegaard to be any help.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    edited July 2023

    That stretch where they did the damage was the fastest I've ever gone on a bike.

    I assume you were going the other way?

    Kuss burnt off, not sure how sensible this is. If Pog can stay on the wheel Jonas is going to have to work hard in the valley.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Here we 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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Long way to go still, 48km....
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    edited July 2023
    Release the vin cannon!
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    I wonder if the cycling hipsters will tell us the Giro was better than the Tour this year?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    At least Pogacar is making a fist of it today.
    Jumbo, collectively, are stronger than everybody else.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Pog really close to blowing
    "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
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Pross said:

    I wonder if the cycling hipsters will tell us the Giro was better than the Tour this year?

    Yesterday was better than the Giro.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    This is quite a risky move.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    Going for the jugular, because Jumbo think Pog is off the boil?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Soon be sat on the Wout train, that disappeared ridiculously quickly.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Hindley already 2 mins down apparently.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    Lol at UAE bringing Hindley group up
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730

    Hindley already 2 mins down apparently.

    My head is spinning.
    2 minutes slower over the final quarter of the climb.
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  • feelgoodlost
    feelgoodlost Posts: 342

    Pog really close to blowing

    Looked the other way round to me...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    edited July 2023
    Not such a miscalculation yesterday then...

    (Good on ya tho Jai)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Of the Ineos riders to be in the GC group I didn't expect to see Castroviejo. Was he in the break?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Jonas taking some risks on the descent.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660

    Hindley already 2 mins down apparently.

    My head is spinning.
    2 minutes slower over the final quarter of the climb.
    You can see why Jumbo were happy to let him up the road lol.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    edited July 2023

    What a ridiculously strong team.

    Hmmm - we've been there before. But in theory it could be a huge margin put into everyone today
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Modern motorcycle dashes ruin the classic speedo shot...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Hindley lucky he has Pidcock to follow down.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    WvA dropped, or did he look like he actively held back to join up with the Vin/Pog group?
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  • feelgoodlost
    feelgoodlost Posts: 342

    WvA dropped, or did he look like he actively held back to join up with the Vin/Pog group?

    The latter.