No idea
They want the stage finish bonus seconds?
Maybe there worried
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Good move with Yates, but why use the team up all day?
Now we know
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Here we go…
Yates didn’t have enough pace to grow the gap.
1v1 to the top. (I doubt Remco can do much to help JV)
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Let’s go JV
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They are both flying and look pretty good with just under 2km to climb.
What a crowd too.
What a statement from Pog!
Also, I hate the crowds. I’m always nervous watching these stages.
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Well that was a fun stage. See ya tomorrow for more.
JV looked to be hurting
That’s a huge time loss
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Stages like this I spend more time yelling at the crowd than yelling for the riders 
Did you see the person who literally shoved food in Pog’s face???
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Yes. Last 1000-1500 meters Pog looked to be in a larger gear and really driving it. Jonas was using a higher cadence, lower gear and looked to be having more difficulty.
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I bet POG can pop JV tomorrow. That 35 days of training is impacting him I bet.
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We can bet with almost 100% certainty Pog’s gonna try!!
Have to refresh my popcorn supply for tomorrow. This is a flat out fantastic tour.
Aside - Nice ride from Remco. As expected he doesnt have the same climbing legs but the young man is riding a very solid race. I’d say a smart race.
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JV definitely struggled in the last 2km…and the pace difference was noticeable in the final 100m. Pog was driving, JV was surviving.
Advantage Pog after today……but still a long way to go. Pog needs to try for a knockout blow tomorrow, IMO.
I fully expected the gap to go out on that flatter section. Pog is a truck (credit to LR) but I was surprised the gap continues to go out when the gradients went up again at the end
Lovely finish today but am I alone in finding yesterday’s stage more exciting overall? I guess I like seeing my GC riders demonstrate skills other than w/kg and having three competent echelon riders on the podium is awesome
Jumbo needs to add some climbing talent this off season
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They have them, just sadly not at the TdF this year. Between Kuss, Kruijswijk and Van Baarle they are really missing some key helpers this year. 
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Matteo is riding a fine Tour, and turning himself inside and out for JV, but he is a poor substitute for Kuss, unfortunately.
But I don’t think a stronger team around him would matter much….when it is Mano a Mano, JV is just missing that extra few % points vs. Pog right now
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I find all the gc talk boring 
But Tadej is highly entertaining, he’s got my vote for GC.
When I think of Sepp, I think of keeping it real:
reminds me of my college days 
Matteo’s got some cred with me, 1st at Paris-Nice, 1st at Dwars door Vlaanderen, 2nd at Dauphine, raised in Boise 
My only issue is that he prefers wine to beer 
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