Tour de France 2025 (CONTAINS SPOILERS!)

[mididoctors]

I don't think it's anything to do with form, it's about trying to recuperate when you can in a savagely demanding three week race. Wout might have given it a bash if he felt like he had legs, but clearly he hasn't so far this Tour.

Yates and WvA are riding into week 3 as a plan

 

[KingstonGraham]

Obviously only those with a chance in the stage or a GC position need to give everything, which is only three of the Visma riders today. Jorgenson is about on par with how far behind Remco he was at the Dauphine, Vingegaard underperformed.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

The problem Visma now face is that UAE and Pogacâr aren’t compelled to attack. Rather they can ride a more measured, if not conservative, race.
The ball is in the Dutch team’s court.

 

[Jameshow]

Not convinced at that. Jonas has avoided time loss on a couple of finishes that suited Pog much more and has his favoured terrain to look forward to later in the race. Pog managed to briefly get a gap yesterday but it seemed to happen when Jonas looked behind him and he closed back quite easily (possibly as Pog realised there wasn't far enough to the top to hold the gap and knocked it off). It sounds odd considering he won the stage but I didn't think Pog looked at his best yesterday but that's probably as we've got accustomed to seeing him ride away at will whilst this race is a different level.

Yeap Jonas is in a good position tonight!

 

[gsk82]

I don't think the situation is any different to what it was coming into the race or even the last few days. Pogacar has been the huge favourite throughout and that didn't change cos Vingegaard kept up on a couple of cat 4s.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Date: 10/07
Stage 6: Bayeux - Vire Normandie (201.5 km)
Vertical meters: 2978

Profile.

Map.

 

[KingstonGraham]

Back to this year's pattern tomorrow then

 

[ajp_233]

Today was a victory for the aesthetics of a TT helmet.....wear a helmet that makes you look like a bell.end ride like a bell...... LOL

 

[Legs]

It's a far cry from this...
https://www.tntsports.co.uk/cycling...ssy-combloux_mtc1407112/live-commentary.shtml

 

[mididoctors]

Got to get riders up the road or the galacticos will just win again . Following UAE into the finale is insanity .....

 

[stage hunter]

It's a far cry from this...
https://www.tntsports.co.uk/cycling...ssy-combloux_mtc1407112/live-commentary.shtml
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Peak Vingegaard meets Undercooked Pog, with Pog on a bad couple of days.

Those few days look increasingly like an outlier.

 

[poupou1975]

Pogacar finished the Tour... on day 5. It is what it is

 

[T4tomo]

Unseen by the cameras, Onley took British bragging rights, just a couple of minutes down

Not a bad result for him as he isn't renown for a big TT.

mildly interesting Lipo recovered all but a second of the time he lost to Rog in the peloton split on earlier stage, so still very much duel leaders at Bora (until Rog falls off in an innocuous incident)

 

[TakeTheHighRoad]

Most of the middle ranking of riders were just trying to get round saving energy today.

The early riders were ones who will have deliberately sat up yesterday and so were down the rankings, and the domestique are saving energy as it's Stage 5.

 

[TakeTheHighRoad]

Kevin Vauquelin racing on home roads today

I can see a scenario where him and MVDP (and maybe others) go up the road and Pogi lets the break go to give up all 3 jerseys in one fell swoop