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TdF Stage 17: Saint Gaudens - Peyragudes (spoilers!)

crazy-legs · 2022-07-20T09:16:46Z

The first of two short but tough days in the Pyrenees both featuring a flattish first half and then a climbing-loaded back half. Today's finish is on another mountain runway, this one famously used as the location for the opening "terrorist arms fair" in the Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies. [img130km with 3300m of climbing, mostly in the latter half. [img]][imgThis is another "what could happen here?!" stage, similar to yesterday. An early break (as yesterday) will get broken to pieces once the climb starts, a late break is likely to be GC contenders. So far Pogacar and Vingegaard have been the equal of each other - if anything Vingegaard looks slightly stronger on the climbs. Both UAE Team Emirates and Jumbo-Visma are getting low on riders now and haven't got the strength to be smashing it through the flats and on the climbs - possibly with the exception of Wout van Aert who seems to have the form to smash it everywhere! Teams are beginning to look at consolidating positions on GC as well and the gaps at the top are spreading out subtly. Last time the race came here, the stage winner was Romain Bardet.

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eckinspain

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It felt like the ITV4 commentating team were all commentating on the incredible, barely believable ride by McNulty.

Posted : 20/07/2022 11:25 pm

dirtyrider

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tomorrow is going to be crackers surely

Posted : 20/07/2022 11:28 pm

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