Sunday 20: 13:20โ13:30 โ 17:05โ17:30
The last stage of this short sequence, starting from Toulouse suburbs with a bit of flat and the comeback of the Lauragais hills we visited a bit on Wednesday before a couple of serious climbs in the Montagne Noire and a long downhill/flat finish, is probably the less stereotyped stage we've had so far. It looks open to many different rider profiles.
To me, Visma has strange and incomprehensible tactics which no other team with a potential tour winner would contemplate.
I know it was planned, but I don't know why they plan it like that. And why didn't Jorgenson drop back to help Vingegaard?
I also don't get why they bring van Aert to the tour when he's only interested in racing his own chance. He will attack one day and spend all his energy, then be tired whenever Vingegaard needs help. It seems to me like he has more to say than Niermann as the DS. Which is never healthy for a team.