2011 TDF: Stage 19 - Modane - Alpe-dÂ’Huez

[Jamsque]

The Tour is won on the Alpe

 

[greenedge]

KK. Thx Hitch. Complete mind blow on that one.

 

[Magnus]

Nice intro.

Two things though:
According to official guides they're going through the tunnel at Galibier (at 2.556 m).
Isn't the pic in post #3 from Stelvio?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

In 20 out of 25 occasions, the rider who has worn the yellow jersey after Alpe d'Huez has gone on to win in Paris!

 

[Magnus]

In 20 out of 25 occasions, the rider who has worn the yellow jersey after Alpe d'Huez has gone on to win in Paris!

Isn't it more like 20 out of 26? (and worth noting: only on 4 occasions have the stage winner gone on to win the GC:Sastre, Armstrong*2, Il Campionissimo )
And is this much different from other MTF's?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Isn't it more like 20 out of 26? (and worth noting: only on 4 occasions have the stage winner gone on to win the GC:Sastre, Armstrong*2, Il Campionissimo )
And is this much different from other MTF's?

Hmm, it might be. I was pretty sure it was 25, but you might be right. Didn't notice that Hitch already mentioned that it was used 26 times so I trust him on this one

 

[Magnus]

Hmm, it might be. I was pretty sure it was 25, but you might be right. Didn't notice that Hitch already mentioned that it was used 26 times so I trust him on this one

They did it twice in '79. Maybe that's what confusing...
Also Landis was in yellow there in '06 so you could argue that it's 21/26, but I guess that's kind of academic.

 

[craig1985]

Well done Hitch, great read as per usual.

 

[The Hitch]

Isn't the pic in post #3 from Stelvio?

Madone, that was a dumb mistake from me thanks. It said Alpe but its clearly not.

In 20 out of 25 occasions, the rider who has worn the yellow jersey after Alpe d'Huez has gone on to win in Paris!

Never realised that. A fact that completely escaped me.

Would have mentioned it if i had known,Then again it does tend to feature right at the end of the Tour.

We can write on the Champs Elysee thread that the guy wearing the yellow at the start tends to wear it in Pairs.

 

[bicing]

Why Cyclingnews haven't offered you a writing job yet Hitch, I don't know...

In 20 out of 25 occasions, the rider who has worn the yellow jersey after Alpe d'Huez has gone on to win in Paris!

Vanendert FTW!

 

[Magnus]

We can write on the Champs Elysee thread that the guy wearing the yellow at the start tends to wear it in Pairs.

Or that the guy wearing yellow at the end of that stage usually ends up as the winner

 

[just some guy]

Madone, that was a dumb mistake from me thanks. It said Alpe but its clearly not.



Never realised that. A fact that completely escaped me.

Would have mentioned it if i had known,Then again it does tend to feature right at the end of the Tour.

We can write on the Champs Elysee thread that the guy wearing the yellow at the start tends to wear it in Pairs.

Unless your a french pony tail type of Guy

 

[mickkk]

A mad sprint up Mt Everest, going to be the best stage in the history of live TV.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

So... Frank to attack early this time? Easy ride today.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Hope Vanendert goes for it. Though you have to think Frank will be a heavy favorite.

 

[The Hitch]

7 become 4. Evans vs Frank vs maybe Voeckler and perhaps Andy.

The race is ON!!!

 

[Sophistic]

Fränk is gonna attack first, force Evans to work and then Andy is gonna bridge to his brother (if he has the legs).

 

[Jamsque]

The Tour is Won on the Alpe

I think Leopard will do Frank early, Andy late tomorrow, the opposite of today. They can easily isolate Evans.

 

[The Hitch]

Voeckler in yellow. All of France will be on LAlpe.

The crowds will be legendary.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

this is looking like an awesome stage now.

 

[Jamsque]

Evans just needs to mark Andy all the way to the finish, and try to steal 5 or 10 seconds in the end if he can. I think 57 seconds is absolutely on the limit of what he can comfortably pull back in the ITT.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Evans just needs to mark Andy all the way to the finish, and try to steal 5 or 10 seconds in the end if he can. I think 57 seconds is absolutely on the limit of what he can comfortably pull back in the ITT.

I agree. 1 minute makes for a close GC in paris imo.

However it iwll be tough for evans to mark.

Frank goes... andy goes.. It is a pretty steep climb also and he can't match their acceleration on this. He could blow tomorrow. I expect Andy to have at least 1.30 going into the itt.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Voeckler in yellow. All of France will be on LAlpe.

The crowds will be legendary.

This. Today might have been the most important, but tomorrow will be epic.

 

[The Hitch]

I agree. 1 minute makes for a close GC in paris imo.

However it iwll be tough for evans to mark.

Frank goes... andy goes.. It is a pretty steep climb also and he can't match their acceleration on this. He could blow tomorrow. I expect Andy to have at least 1.30 going into the itt.

lol no way. If Evans can make Contador crack on this, he can make Andy (after his efforts today) crack on Alpe.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

lol no way. If Evans can make Contador crack on this, he can make Andy (after his efforts today) crack on Alpe.

I disagree.

AC isn't at his best. Schleck more or less is.
Schleck has great recuperation. And evans if anything rode out of his limits today also. He will be feeling it big time.

And the shortness of this stage I think benefits the schlecks.