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Second stage of the tour, two hard climbs for the sprinters in the last 30km.

I expect another stage like yesterday’s, but with more puncheur riders than climbers. DSM will try to keep Bardet’s jersey.

If he is in good shape maybe Van Aert could win, also Pedersen. Too hard for Van Der Poel. And we always have Pogacar.

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  • asieriko@lemmy.mlOP
    3·
    5 months ago

    What a exciting resolution of the stage. Both, for the stage and for the GC.

    But it was just a 2km climb, so no conclusions can be drawn from here, except for the ambition of the riders. Next step the very long climb of the Galibier, I wonder if it will be hard enough.

    Tomorrow a flat stage, I want to see an sprint, but I dislike how the peloton allows 3-4 low profile riders to go without competition .

    • julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      5 months ago

      I wasn’t feeling this one. Pretty much to script although surprising Jonas had top tier snap. Deserved break winner, but foregone conclusion once he went solo. Maybe I was delusional but I was hoping for more interest from classics guys from the peloton.

    • misery mansion@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 months ago

      Great to see the breakaway paying off. The heat and climbing having a big impact today. Really enjoyed the stage highlights and kudos to Bardet for hanging in there… Vingegaard honestly seemed up for it today so we live in hope. Crucially he still had domestiques today which was a feature last year for Pogi IIRC

  • asieriko@lemmy.mlOP
    1·
    5 months ago

    I expected more fight for the break. The peloton let them go, and it is good for the leader also because the best riders on the GC are 15 minutes behind.

    I still hope that it could have a thrilling finale.

    • perishthethought@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      So the peloton is closing in now, 9 minute gap with 60-ish to go. Will they catch the break away?

      • asieriko@lemmy.mlOP
        1·
        5 months ago

        It could have been, but they lost it.

        The winer is on the break. Will any of the GC contenders attack on the last climb?

  • julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    5 months ago

    Why did visma ride today? Kinda tipped their hand with jonas’ strength. Would have been way funnier if UAE had ridden for the stage and then pog couldn’t drop him.

  • Ilandar@aussie.zone
    1·
    5 months ago

    Evenepoel hunting down Pogacar and Vingegaard seemingly by himself was pretty epic. He must have descended like a mad man.

  • fpslem@lemmy.world
    1·
    5 months ago

    So did the peloton give up the chase after that crash with Van Aert? I thought they could still catch the breakaway at that point.