TDF 2023: Stage 12: - Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais 169km ***Spoilers***

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Yates and Yates caught behind
    "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
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    GC boys playing silly büggers again, Hindley is NOT getting away like that again!
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Dueling up front
    "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
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    bobmcstuff said:

    Just tuned in to see De La Cruz down with what looks like a collarbone again?

    Not having a good tour are they Astana...

    Elbow I think
    It certainly looked a lot more painful than the usual collarbone.
    Yeah I only caught a quick shot of him on the ground holding his arm up before it cut away
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Wout is Wouting again
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  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    Is Wout trying to finish the whole Tour today in case his baby is born soon?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Wout is Wouting again

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    More splits and more groups
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    Solo 120km break then?
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    Interesting tactic by WvA here
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    That is a strong man on a bike
    "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
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    What's the consensus on WVA personality in Belgium? He's obviously a class and ridiculously strong rider but his tactics seem so strange and counter to so much of what you'd expect.

    He could easily jump to a strong break and yet he seems to do this on his own a lot in front of the peloton
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    andytee87 said:

    What's the consensus on WVA personality in Belgium? He's obviously a class and ridiculously strong rider but his tactics seem so strange and counter to so much of what you'd expect.

    He could easily jump to a strong break and yet he seems to do this on his own a lot in front of the peloton

    Given the repeated looking behind, I think he was extremely surprised to have ended up on his own.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    DeVlaeminck said:

    Interesting tactic by WvA here

    UAE must be loving it watching him using energy. I know it's Wout but even he will get some fatigue. I really don't see what the strategy is.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    So JV are covering everything - want a man up front for Jonas - either attacking or defensively?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Jonas covering Yates? Seems a bit.... much?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I used to understand bike racing tactics.
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    can this settle down soon? got a ton of work to do
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    Pross said:

    I used to understand bike racing tactics.

    I'd still understand it if this was April, but not in a GT. Great watching though
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Soler decided to even things up but expending energy in a futile break attempt.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Jumbo seem determined to get someone away, I'm stumped.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    You would think they had a rest day tomorrow, not a flipping huge mountain.
    Much confusion over Jumbo tactics.

    Commentary team reckon Caleb Ewan will struggle to avoid hors delay.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Sprinters could be in deep shit today.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Over a third of the stage done. Teuns and Benoot have a bit of a gap.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    These 3 going away ?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    I think JV are very confident on Vingegaard's ability to resist fatigue, so making it hard every day suits their overall strategy
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Did both Yates make it back to the Jonas group?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    andytee87 said:

    What's the consensus on WVA personality in Belgium? He's obviously a class and ridiculously strong rider but his tactics seem so strange and counter to so much of what you'd expect.

    He could easily jump to a strong break and yet he seems to do this on his own a lot in front of the peloton

    TBH they love him so hard they're a little blind to his mistakes.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I've got no commentary on disco+ anyone else? I heard Jens but that's been it sing I put it on five mins ago
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    prawny said:

    I've got no commentary on disco+ anyone else? I heard Jens but that's been it sing I put it on five mins ago

    Result!
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