Now what happens in many of its stages is repeated. Tour de France and that I had not seen before. And the teams reached the head of the pack at such a high speed and in this way it was impossible for any runner to escape.
The two stages before the rest day were fantastic, but today was a walk. As I said, many teams are placed at the head of the peloton and they take over, and they ride at a very high speed, riding at 50 or 60 km/h and getting an average of 47 km/h. So, no one dared to attack. We just saw the Gachinard movement, which was after a flying goal, but they took it when they wanted. It is true that very high averages are obtained, that it goes quickly, because many teams start shooting with many runners, but I don’t like it.
The Tour is not what it used to be, when there were escapes on flat stages. There were attacks and the platoon was stretched. Now they are all together, depending on the width of the road, there are so many teams at the head of the peloton. Now I counted four five.
In stages like today, in this way, there is nothing to watch. You are not enjoying it. No attacks. You start watching TV and you get bored because there is no movement. Nothing happens, just rolls around. Yes, in the last kilometers the sprinters are at risk. It has fallen Girmay and he had already lost his chance to win the stage, which he did not waste Philipsen.
Otherwise, nothing has changed. Everything remains the same. Hopefully in tomorrow’s stage there will be movement and battle, that we will see a good finish to the three climbers who have.
I prefer to see a stage with an average of 43 km/h and someone to attack, the thing is that even the leader’s team did not work today, Tadej Pogacar.
Source: La Verdad
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