2014 Tour de France July 19, Stage 14: Grenoble - Risoul 177km

[Kwibus]

It was well before the 1km mark that Bardet stopped doing any work. TJVG should do well on this climb and I can only see him moving up the GC in the coming stages.

Well atleast Bardet was honest about him being at his max and thanked TJVG for his effort at the finish line.

Unlike Valverde

 

[murali]

This is a stage that i would relly love to watch, but I am going to miss almost the entire stage.



After yest, i'm going to say Rogers or Majka FTW.

this is going to be two races, one abt GC, and one abt stage win.

Expecting a very strong break to form. if Katusha hadnt put pressure, di marchi or bakelants wud have won yesterday. So i just hope purito or someone from katusha gets into the damn break.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Roche, Rogers and Majka will attack on Lautaret. Rodriguez will win.

 

[webbie146]

if i'd be richie, today i would go full landis on morzine

probably purito will take it from the breakaway
nibali to attack in the last 4 kms of risoul, take another minute on everyone

Attack again?

 

[zombo10]

Today is the Purito's day!

 

[Bushman]

TJ Van Garderen did alot of pulling of Roman Bardet today and when they crossed the line Bardet thanked TJ

Rafal Majka is not a team player in my book ( had a fit when asked to ride the Tour and threw a strop at team , did no work in first 10 days and left it to Roche & Rodgers to be both flat & mountain doms..They also rode the Giro) and then came out today and is suddenly 2nd on stage ...what happened to the tiredness all of a sudden...seemed to go when he was going for personal glory
He then jumped Koneig on the line when Koneig did l all the work up the climb....He never even thanked him or mentioned him.....

I am not a fan ....

That is just plain wrong. The plan was always that he should ude the first week to ride himself into some good rythm and on the Gerardmer stage he did plenty of work.

 

[alin.constantin89]

I can agree that with Contandor still IN would have been a great battle with Nibali but Froome was already dead, only 3rd place for him in this tour.

 

[Pricey_sky]

I can agree that with Contandor still IN would have been a great battle with Nibali but Froome was already dead, only 3rd place for him in this tour.

Without the crashes that actually caused his injuries in the first place Froome would have been right there with Nibali and Contador, no doubt. I can only hope that all 3 plus Quintana get to the Tour safe next year so we can have a brilliant battle.

 

[alin.constantin89]

Without the crashes that actually caused his injuries in the first place Froome would have been right there with Nibali and Contador, no doubt. I can only hope that all 3 plus Quintana get to the Tour safe next year so we can have a brilliant battle.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking, those crashes...Dauphine first then here with some cobblestones to ride next...to difficult...

 

[Winnen]

I hope for LTD or Konig. Both are capable of doing so imho.

 

[Tank Engine]

He made ONE move where he jumped on König's wheel. That's not aggressive to me.

But by Majka's standards that's aggressive.

I see today as being similar to the second Pyrenean stage last year. There will be a large number of attackers on the way to the Lauteret. Saxo and Sky will be trying to rescue their tour. Purito, Mike Snow and Majka are among the favourites to be up there. Movistar will be looking to put a guy or two in the break. The Astana train looks vulnerable, especially after Birdsong's crash. Nibali may well be isolated on the Izoard, but even if he is I don't think anyone is strong enough to finish off the job.

What I hope. Mike Snow will be rested after Brailsford's genius, farsighted tactic of allowing him to ride up the final climb at Porte's pace, in order to let him off the leash today.

 

[trevim]

I hope Frank Schleck goes into the break all the way to the finish, giving himself a shot at a top10 finish. Nieve would be awesome as well, he's a legendary mountain goat!

 

[Alcanelo]

Purito will be nowhere to be seen today

 

[Dr. Juice]

If Nibali feels good, he should try to take another 30 seconds out of his opponents. After this stage there is a flat stage and a rest day. You never know...Pyrenees are harder than the alps...Port de Bales then day after Pla d'Adet and the next day Hautacam. One bad day and you easily lose a couple of minutes.
Or Valverde comes into better form and Nibali just loses a little bit like Froome last year. Important to have a gap of 4+ minutes, just like Froome had 5 minutes last year.

 

[icefire]

Demonstrators blocking the neutralised start. Where's Hinault?

 

[Fzotrlool]

Some fawking protesters blocking the road. Lucky that it was so early on in the race.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Purito pulling the first breakway up the road.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Why are they all whelsucking Rodriguez? They should work together if they want to go.

 

[icefire]

Crazy start. Astana chasing all break attempts and the bunch is broken to pieces.

 

[icefire]

Neither Pinaut not Bardet in the front group

 

[petiagos]

Nieve day ...

 

[whittashau]

nvm

I didn't realize ES was starting early

 

[Fzotrlool]

Crazy start. Astana chasing all break attempts and the bunch is broken to pieces.

Very messy, indeed. Asana should calm a little down today.

 

[The Barb]

Great start. Brutal pace. Action all over the place.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Stream?

10ch

Norwegian television.