After Monday’s rest day, the peloton is back in the saddle for stage 10.
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Wout van Aert, Matej Mohorič, Michal Kwiatkowski, Alex Aranburu, Magnus Cort.
Stage 10 Profile
Tour Talk
“The biggest difference will be fatigue. In the first week you won’t be bothered by that, but now it will build up. There are very tough days ahead with long stages and a lot of climbing.” – Jonas Vingegaard, GC leader.
“It may be an advantage that Adam Yates (Pogacar’s teammate] is so high in the standings. We should be able to play that out in the coming stages. [Him] being close in the standings also helps me feel a bit more at ease.” – Tadej Pogačar, 2nd on GC.
“I can’t remember seeing such different favorites in the Tour. Tadej is someone who is always laughing and having fun. Jonas is super shy, doesn’t talk much and never lets anything go.” – Andy Schleck, 2010 Tour de France winner.
“I don’t know who will win this Tour, but I have the impression that it is turning a little bit towards Pogacar. Vingegaard is at his ceiling, Pogacar is still on the rise.” – Johan Bruyneel, former professional cycling DS.
“It has been a difficult week. Julian [Alaphilippe] always fell short. You can see that he is getting better day by day. It’s definitely not over for him. Will he still reach the same level as 4-5 years ago? That will be difficult. But if he has a super day, he can still go with the best.” – Tom Steels, DS, Soudal-Quickstep.
“The next two weeks are going to be very difficult, three days in the Alps. It will therefore be a big test and it is there, at the end of the second week, then the third, that the cracks begin to show. The general [GC] becomes more of a challenge and a goal to see where I can go.” – Tom Pidcock, winner, TdF Stage 12, 2022.
Overall GC
- Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 38h 37’46”
- Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +17″
- Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:40″
- Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:22″
- Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:39″
- Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:44″
- Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:26″
- David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:01″
- Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:45″
- Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM – Firmenich) +6:58″
