Visma-Lease A Bike's tactics during stage 12 of the Tour de France were criticized after the stage to Hautacam. Soudal-QuickStep riders questioned the sustainability of Visma's intense pace, suggesting many riders were negatively impacted. Ilan Van Wilder noted that competing with Visma's speed was unsustainable, while Remco Evenepoel echoed these sentiments regarding their tactical approach. Tadej Pogačar from UAE Team Emirates-XRG took advantage of Visma's struggle, establishing a comfortable lead in the standings. With four mountain stages remaining, Visma's ability to adapt their strategy is in question.
A lot of riders blew themselves up trying to match Visma-Lease A Bike's pace, and Visma themselves too. You can't keep the way they race up all the way to Paris.
The world champion now holds the Tour lead with a margin of 3:31 over Vingegaard following his devastating attack on the race's first summit finish.
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