: 2013 Tour de France, stage 19: Bourg-d'Oisans / Le Grand-Bornand, 203.5km

[airstream]

Km 33.5 - Col du Glandon (1 924 m)21.6 kilometre-long climb at 5.1% - category H
Km 83.5 - Col de la Madeleine (2 000 m)19.2 kilometre-long climb at 7.9% - category H
Km 143.0 - Col de Tamié (907 m)8.6 kilometre-long climb at 6.2% - category 2
Km 165.0 - Col de l'Épine6.1 kilometre-long climb at 7.3% - category 1
Km 191.5 - Col de la Croix Fry (1 477 m)11.3 kilometre-long climb at 7% - category 1

 

[jordan5000]

I really hope Andy tries to get into the break tomorrow so he can salvage his tour.

 

[Afrank]

Contador to go nuts with a solo attack from Glandon, Froomes resolve to be tested, Quintana to win.

Hopefully Schleck in the break, and will place well or even win.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

I love these threads arriving early!

Well in my view - you gotta attack early doors.

But in reality who has the legs

Surely Saxo are still the strongest team and must send Kreuziger up the road.

Maybe Valverde ?

Valverde finishing just behind Froome today - what could have been ?

If Quintana has balls of steel - could he break Froome on the Madeleine.

Minutes could drop by the second. . . . . .

 

[gerundium]

ya screwed the profile up -.-

 

[roundabout]

First 3 hours should be great.

At least I hope so.

 

[the sceptic]

Porte to ride tempo from start to finish and kill every attack

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Porte to ride tempo from start to finish and kill every attack

this spamming is about as funny as watching your family get shot in the head

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Bart De Clercq.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

this stage should be epic, if saox have any morale left. I fear movistar are happy to ride for 2nd. I also hope purito feels motivated, to really fire this one up

 

[Red Rick]

Hoogerland first to attack, and first to drop, Andy Schleck to win from the breakaway, Saxo to race for their podium spots, if Contador doesn't get disqualified that is

 

[Poursuivant]

He didn't mention "full ***", "marginal gains", or "Froomestrong to win by ten minutes rofl". I give his effort 3/10.

I think it may be tough for a breakaway to establish early on that first climb as there may be attacks from the GC boys.

 

[puffin]

this stage should be epic, if saox have any morale left. I fear movistar are happy to ride for 2nd. I also hope purito feels motivated, to really fire this one up

Yes. The early stage should decimate sky and therefore this is much better suited to long range attacks than l'Alpe. Unfortunately 2-5 (in the GC) are so close that they might just shut each other down until the end.

 

[Alphabet]

I can see Quintana riding defensively to protect his podium spot, not so Contador. I have no idea who's going to win though. It's not a mountain finish so I'm hesitant to consider Froome.

 

[Panda Claws]

Hoogerland first to attack, and first to drop, Andy Schleck to win from the breakaway, Saxo to race for their podium spots, if Contador doesn't get disqualified that is

Why would Contador get disqualified?

 

[Afrank]

Why would Contador get disqualified?

Bike might have been under weight today.

 

[Spicco]

I'll be disappointed if Nairito doesn't even try to drop Contador. He could do it without problems.

Outsider or Purito/Valverde ftw.

 

[Panda Claws]

Bike might have been under weight today.

Thank you. Would be bad for the spectacle.

 

[Ferminal]

Valverde will try and get in the break but will probably win even if he doesn't.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'll be disappointed if Nairito doesn't even try to drop Contador. He could do it without problems.

Outsider or Purito/Valverde ftw.

quintana should ride aggresivly as he can still eaisly win the polka dots jersey as well

 

[jens_attacks]

saxo to explode the race
quintana and purito to put three minutes on froome
glandon and madeleine should be a showdown

 

[Ruudz0r]

The stage I ve been looking forward to. This will be raced from the gun! However we do need Contador here.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Purito for the win

 

[Alpechraxler]

I guess Nieve could be a bit spent from today. While Schleck seemed to ride at his own pace the second time up to alpe. So Schleck or Klöden.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

27 votes cast

Not one for Froome

Interesting