after 11 days, the standings°hard word are similarly visible°hard word as°hard word they were after day 5.
- Ben°hard word Healy°hard word - in the breakaway°hard word ⚙️ a group of riders°hard word, not°hard word candidates°hard word to win the overall°hard word race, who go in front for one day, hoping°hard word to win the stage twice, and thus in front for GC°hard word. for a variety°hard word of reasons, the other teams like that somebody°hard word with no chance to win is temporarily in first
- Tadej°hard word Pogacar°hard word - still the odds-on°hard word favorite for first
- Remco°hard word Evenepoel°hard word - still the odds-on°hard word favorite for third
- Jonas°hard word Vingegaard°hard word - still the odds-on°hard word favorite for second
- Matteo°hard word Jorgenson°hard word - the favorite for fourth ⚙️ not°hard word the "odds-on°hard word" favorite; as°hard word I use the term here it probably means "at least 70% chances". Jorgenson°hard word is more likely than any other rider°hard word to get 4th°hard word, but isn't°hard word that strong a favorite.
- Kevin°hard word Vauquelin°hard word
- Oscar°hard word Onley°hard word
- Florian°hard word Lipowitz°hard word
- Primoz°hard word Roglic°hard word
Joao°hard word Almeida°hard word (7th°hard word after day 5) withdrew°hard word from the race after a crash°hard word. But, the 8 riders°hard word here other than Ben°hard word Healy°hard word could still be the top 8. ⚔️ well, actually, maybe Ben°hard word Healy°hard word can stay in the top 8 💡 pundits°hard word say Vauquelin°hard word is most likely to drop behind other riders°hard word. 💭 Mathieu°hard word Van der°hard word Poel°hard word is now in 29th°hard word, which is about right The next 4 riders°hard word ⚙️ Tobias°hard word Johannesson°hard word, Felix°hard word Gall°hard word, Carlos°hard word Rodriguez°hard word, Enric°hard word Mas°hard word are also strong candidates°hard word for the top 8.
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Tomorrow is the Hautacam°hard word stage. The first high-mountain°hard word stage; a 13.5km°hard word @7.8% climb. Team tactics°hard word will hardly matter. 💡 it is almost certain that Visma°hard word LAB°hard word will try to use team tactics°hard word to attack Pogacar°hard word, it is also almost certain that it won't°hard word matter
And, Friday is a mountain time-trial°hard word.
Barring°hard word injury, the GC°hard word should be almost set after those two stages.