Tour de France 2020 | Stage 11 (Châtelaillon-Plage to Poitiers) - 167.5km

MPFGLB

Love this from TG4
" agus na h-afterburners!!" haha

https://twitter.com/SportTG4/status/1303721960065716225?s=20

MPFGLB

:pac: So here is what van Aert thinks about it

https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1303724661394505730?s=20

Chips Lovell

I think Sagan has been relegated. Results on the Tour site have changed

REBELSAFC

cyclingnews.com

17:09:02 BST
Sagan has been referred to the commissaires and the video referees are currently reviewing footage of that sprint.

ionadnapokot

cunavalos wrote: »

Its arguably a more dangerous manoevre that the one that got him disqualified in 2017 but is the lack of a crash/injury a mitigating factor?

The fact that there was no crash will definitely help!
And it happens in rugby allot. Outcome v Action

I hate to see unsportsmanlike behaviour that could severely injure your fellow competitors.

De Bhál

https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1303726860967333888

MPFGLB

Sagan and Bora are going to make tomorrow so hard for the sprinters

ionadnapokot

REBELSAFC wrote: »

cyclingnews.com

17:09:02 BST
Sagan has been referred to the commissaires and the video referees are currently reviewing footage of that sprint.

Sagan disqualification!
Edit
Sorry relegation is the correct word!

Mefistofelino

That'll increase Sams lead by 30 points

mr spuckler

Mefistofelino wrote: »

That'll increase Sams lead by 30 points

68 points in it now.
https://www.letour.fr/en/rankings

Thud

Mefistofelino wrote: »

That'll increase Sams lead by 30 points

243 Sam to 175 Sagan

REBELSAFC

1.Sam Bennett 43 DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP 243 PTS

2.Peter Sagan 21 BORA - HANSGROHE 175 PTS

3. Bryan Coquard 211 B&B HOTELS - VITAL CONCEPT P / B KTM 157 PTS

GetWithIt

Blow it up ref.

Speak Now

What about the 13 pts Sagan got from the sprint earlier?

Richard Hillman

Sagan has a lot of speed going up the side and Van Aert is veering slighty right (have a look at the road line and you'll see he is moving away from it).You could argue that if he doesn't give a nudge he could get cornered in towards the barrier.

Speak Now

Mefistofelino wrote: »

That'll increase Sams lead by 30 points

40 pt swing no? Sam + 10 Sagan - 30.

MPFGLB

And more from Van Aert

https://twitter.com/SportsOrla/status/1303728697745305606?s=20

Mefistofelino

Speak Now wrote: »

40 pt swing no? Sam + 10 Sagan - 30.

You're technically correct (which is the best form of correct)!

dulpit

Doc07 wrote: »

I hope Sam has enough prize money to pay for all the post-race pints he will owes Morkov and the other lads.

Thought I read that cyclists winnings are pooled by the entire team?

c.p.w.g.w

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Sagan has a lot of speed going up the side and Van Aert is veering slighty right (have a look at the road line and you'll see he is moving away from it).You could argue that if he doesn't give a nudge he could get cornered in towards the barrier.

But that was Sagan's decision to go on the inside, if there's no room, that's Sagan's fault for taking the wrong route, not seen the sprint finish, have it recorded

Doc07

dulpit wrote: »

Thought I read that cyclists winnings are pooled by the entire team?

You are correct but even after the split I think he owes him a few 😉.
I believe that is the general arrangement for prize money but I think Lance and Bruneel has other ideas sometimes.

MPFGLB

I suppose you could now say Sagan has jumped into life

He came to the Tour and looked half a*sed about everything including Green and his condition wasnt great

Now I think he will be more determined and alot of the stages coming suit him for points
Trentin might take them off of him

Maybe DQS can use some of their guys to get points on the rolling stages

Its going to be a fight to the end I think

lissard

Fair call by the commisaires - there's no way that was a fair move on Van Aart, basically barged him out of the way.

retalivity

Cees Bol a solid 18th again after sunweb's hard work

Mefistofelino

Mefistofelino wrote: »

You're technically correct (which is the best form of correct)!

I retract - Sam would have got upgraded to 30 points in that sprint, Sagan 0 increase there is 30

However it seems Sagan was also docked the intermediate sprint points. why, I don't know - didn't think they were allowed do that.

CMcsporty

MPFGLB wrote: »

And more from Van Aert

https://twitter.com/SportsOrla/status/1303728697745305606?s=20

Sheen is coming off.
Usually happens to lads when they realise they arent the same athletes they once were.
Why so serious now:pac:

lawrencesummers

This could mean Bennett has enough of a lead that he just needs to trail Sagan for the rest of the race and he could be uncatchable!

Wouldn’t it be good to see him getting the stage win in Paris in green!

Weepsie

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Sagan has a lot of speed going up the side and Van Aert is veering slighty right (have a look at the road line and you'll see he is moving away from it).You could argue that if he doesn't give a nudge he could get cornered in towards the barrier.

This. Though you would factor in some sideways movement rather than him changing his line

He passed the rider behind with even less space

lawrencesummers

CMcsporty wrote: »

Sheen is coming off.
Usually happens to lads when they realise they arent the same athletes they once were.
Why so serious now:pac:

Nobody likes to be beaten, and that’s more so for athletes at the highest level. I would be more surprised if he didn’t react strongly to it.

Mefistofelino

CMcsporty wrote: »

Sheen is coming off.
Usually happens to lads when they realise they arent the same athletes they once were.
Why so serious now:pac:

Elbow notwithstanding, Sagan was wheel-to-wheel with the fastest finishers in the bunch. Its not as if he yeeted Quintana into the crowd in a gallop for 80th place.

He may not be what he was, but he's still pretty damn fast.