nochain Posted July 25, 2019 Posted July 25, 2019 Except for Bernal and Thomas the other top contenders made it easy today for Alaphilipe to keep his lead. I think there will be more urgency amongst them tomorrow as it is not in their best interest to wait on Ineos to do all the attacking.It will definitely suit Bernal better if Pinot and Landa ride aggressively. Thomas and Kruijswijk have similar riding styles where they prefer the high tempo.I think if JA is clever here and use his team well he can actually win this..he needs to try and go into the last stage with 1min in hand and then its just riding the numbers on the last climb. Mas will make a massive difference to help him limit the gaps...he needs to be on form for sure.
Spokey Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Jeepers, here I sit on duty in Sardinia, a holiday destination of note, yet I am on my iPad every day to see how this pans out. I cancelled a kayak trip tomorrow to watch this and I dont even ride road bicycles!! Exciting stuff!!!
scotty Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 If you slaughtered the rest of the field like Quintana did yesterday, there's bound to be blood.
Vetplant Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Oh, there is another group 1min36 up the road of the Yellow jersey, with Quintanilla from Movistar.... So many pieces, how do they play their moves...?Ah, in hindsight: It is Movistar, they set themselves up with allot of effort and then they do nothing. Well, they took the stage but didn't make enough gains on GC. They will need to animate the race today and tomorrow if they want to put someone on the podium... Alaphillipe just needs to follow Gee's wheel, ignore the rest...
Christie Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Ineos need to sort out their leadership. Imo they must instruct Thomas to work for Bernal if they want to win, because their domestiques have weaker than the opposition. Thomas to pace hard on the lower slopes to drop Alaphilippe, Bernal to kick once GT runs out of steam. What is up with Wout Poels? Kwaitko?
Vetplant Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Ineos need to sort out their leadership. Imo they must instruct Thomas to work for Bernal if they want to win, because their domestiques have weaker than the opposition. Thomas to pace hard on the lower slopes to drop Alaphilippe, Bernal to kick once GT runs out of steam. What is up with Wout Poels? Kwaitko?I'm thinking the same. This dual-leadership thing is hurting their chances. All Gee had to do on that final climb yesterday was sit back and follow wheels, but NOOOO... lets jump and pull everyone closer to Bernal. His defence was probably that he tried to gap Alaphillipe, but we all know how that turned out. Bernal could have gained so much more time on the other GC okes, but now Kruiswijk and Pinot is still only 20s away from leapfrogging both of them. They can easily lose 20s on a mountaintop finish, which is today and tomorrow. Is this the first year in a long time that there will be no SKY/Ineos rider on the final podium... ?
riteshm Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 AP gave his yellow jersey away to a kid who was freezing- starting to like this guy more and more each day.
montyzuma Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Apparently: Nairo Quintana set a new climbing record on Col du Galibier: 22 min 28 sec. Incredible ascent, one minute faster than Frank Schleck in 2011. There did seem to be a pumping tailwind most of the way up
IceCreamMan Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Coming second is over rated. Either win or do not win. Ineos I suspect are playing a masterful game. We wait n see. Sad thing is I have to work today. No work no pay kinda sucks.
lechatnoir Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 AP gave his yellow jersey away to a kid who was freezing- starting to like this guy more and more each day. that moment when you give away your last yellow jersey...
S-Bike Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 When last did a rider win the yellow and white jerseys?
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Nairo, jou lekka dingLoves the thin airGreat ride after a tough few weeks
Escapee.. Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 A few days ago NQ can't ride up a hill with the peloton, now he's setting KOMs in the alps I know he's very good and all that but he's my least favourite rider and earlier today I said he would go backwards after getting in the break. So basically you're welcome NQ because in this tour I am always wrong. I only catch up on the thread in the morning after I watched the stage the previous evening. All the comments and guessing of tactics and who looks *** are
Mntboy Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 I only catch up on the thread in the morning after I watched the stage the previous evening. All the comments and guessing of tactics and who looks *** are Die pap moet geroer raak meneer! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]
Dirt Tracker Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 What a great take in a brilliant race and more today. Glad to see i was pretty much 100% wrong yesterday with any predictions. So stoked for JA to keep the jumper another day. I like his swashbuckling d'Artagnan style and he has panache in bucket loads. That descent yesterday was something. I'd love him to get through today in the lead but I think the Ineos sharks are circling and perfectly placed to put him under massive pressure. Holding thumbs tho. Him or Pinot in Paris would be epic.
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