A stage that flipped the entire Tour on its head — Jonas Vingegaard's race-ending crash, a wild UAE tactical scramble, and Max eating a full plate of humble pie after his breakaway predictions blew up spectacularly.In this episode:Why Visma's early race-long effort almost delivered the win — until it didn'tA statement ride from one of the GC contenders, marking every attack to the lineThe unsung heroes: Quinn Simmons' all-day breakaway masterclass and Mauro Schmid's second big weekThe white jersey changes hands, and a growing rivalry for years to comeMore on the overnight 2am/5am doping controls, and whether it's fair that only the top two GC riders got woken upA shock sprinter abandon, and what it means for the remaining sprint stagesTeams classification chatter continues, plus a genuine plan to reward the podcast's most accurate tipsterListener voice notes, fantasy league crossover talk, and the ongoing Aussie Uno-X sponsorship pitchStage 16 TT preview: could a time-trial specialist finally break the GC stranglehold?Rest day plans — Max's 20-voice-note challenge to make a guest appearance🎙️ Send us your voice note for the show at speakpipe.com/stanleystsocial

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