TDF 2023: Stage 13:- Châtillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier, 138km ***Spoilers***

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Not good news for Kwiato as UAE look like they are upping things. 1 minute lost in 3km so it's going to be touch and go.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    Looks like they got half way up the climb, realized it isn't the climb they thought it was and that this one isn't that hard near the top so not worth the effort
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    ZZZZZzz
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,740
    N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

    Soler getting some gurning practice in!

    Pog telling Yates, “Look, what’s the point if you spend all your time behind me!”
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Phoney war.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Nothing lost in the last 1km. 4.5km to go.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Another km with no time lost, he's extended it slightly if anything.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    Kwiato 1km ahead with 4km to go
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    Let's go Kiwato!
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Pross said:

    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Pross said:

    UAE are obviously fed up with Jumbo gtting all the publicity for their 'WTF are they doing?' tactics and giving some of their own.

    This is pretty clear, isn't it? Pog wants the stage and the bonus seconds.
    It made sense whe they were holding it at 1:30 but I can't work out why they then let it go out to nearly 4 minutes.

    Kwiato riding very strongly now, Ineos could do with a stage win. It's going to take a big effort from behind to pull this back.
    I was working off Barguill's "5 minutes" estimate, so 4 mins looked OK. They've really not ridden the climb hard though so far
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    edited July 2023
    UAE just tempoing and setting up for an attack in the last 1km? Or just messed up?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Under the 3km to go with 2' 15" in hand.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    (tell, you what, this bit of france looks a bit ok too...)
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    edited July 2023
    Looks like UAE are stepping it up a bit now but Kwiato still has 2' 10" with just over 2km to go.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Adam Yates drops Pog.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    attack from UAE....by Yates
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Lead now under 2 minutes but only 1.5km to go.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,067
    Kwia struggling to make it through the see of spectators, going to be manic when GC group gets there!
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Looks like being a good day for the Ineos team award challenge.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    Flamme Rouge for Kwiato
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    1km to go and still a 2 minute lead. Question now is whether there'll be any time bonuses left for the GC group.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Fantastic for Kwia!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    I wonder if this was all a big bluff as Pog wasn't feeling good.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Pog attack
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Gap opening
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Same again
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  • commuterlegs
    commuterlegs Posts: 271
    Excellent ride by Kwiato.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Pogacar pinches 4 bonus seconds
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    7 secs?
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