Alexandre Balmer

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• zaz11-07-2026
  Doesn't matter what strategy JV uses, he's not catching Tadej.
• md197511-07-2026
  It has been mentioned that Jonas looked like he tried to get on the wheels of Pogi and IDT and just couldn't do it. I rewatched where they attacked and for a sec Jonas attempted (sure looked it) to jump to the wheels...and after 2 cranks knew he cracked and couldn't catch them. After that he looked broken and used up. Either he is sick or Pogi and IDT are just better than him. Watch his face after they start gaining time and the Pogi takes off from IDT. I would say Jonas looked like a broken man racing for 2nd at best. And I think a few other riders could be better than he is at this TDF. Lipowitz, IDT, Sexis (maybe) as well as a few others
• md197511-07-2026
  Let me correct this for you. No lone rider except Pogi would have stayed out front like that. Why do I say that? Because Pogi has literally been in a situation where a team was trying to chase him down and they couldn't. Reality is that he is really that good.
• Hills3311-07-2026
  Yes, it gets hotter as the afternoon progresses. Which is why it's unfortunate that the stage will be starting later than scheduled, wasting the less-hot part of the afternoon.
• Jumpyjohn11-07-2026
  Then do like most spectators at amateur races, just hang around at the finish.
• Mistermaumau11-07-2026
  Correze has a refreshing 17 predicted for the night and a max of 37, same as a lot of places have been for a while and way below the last heatwave a few weeks ago. It took temps over 40 in the north for several days before the government forbade all sport outside air conditioned places. The thresholds are changing due to the political dangers of excess deaths but as with some ridiculous covid stats, few are willing to analyse rationally. Deaths by drowning have little to do with whether a temperature exceded a certain threshold, just like Covid didn’t kill you in a traffic accident
• Mistermaumau11-07-2026
  Actually, these days the hottest part of the day in France has been more like 4-6pm. 1pm is nowhere near the hottest part of the day. Also, this yellow/ orange/red classification by department is a lot more complex and refined than most imagine and not always directly related to max or wet bulb temp. It takes into consideration local averages because populations in different parts of the country are used to different maxima (visitor tolerances are therefore not considered), urbanisation, building quality and a whole range of factors to estimate the local general population’s risk. It is not all that useful to judge rider risk.
• Hills3311-07-2026
  Slashed by 30km? More like timidly trimmed. The riders will still be out there during the hottest hours, from 2 to 5 pm.
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  Rafionain-Glas11-07-2026
  Perfectly put. Most of the criticism of sprint stages comes from people who find the GC the only interesting thing. Then any stage without GC action, like stage 4, is boring. It's a testament to Pogačar's greatness that he makes mountain stages much more boring than sprints. But then, Froome did that too. And Vingegaard does too. And Contador. And Merckx...
• mij11-07-2026
  lance armstrong calling out someone’s behavior - crazy. there is no bigger poor sport bad teammate in the history of the sport.