2014 Tour de France, Stage 16: Carcassonne–Bagnères-de-Luchon (237.5 Km)

[The Barb]

Hope SKY can also do something creative in this stage, it will be such a shame if they could not win a single stage, tick tick.

But who? Porte sick, Nieve disappointing in Stage 14 ... maybe Kiryienka?

 

[Fzotrlool]

Michael Rogers.

 

[maxmartin]

But who? Porte sick, Nieve disappointing in Stage 14 ... maybe Kiryienka?

Plan G 10 chra

 

[manafana]

Hoping for a surprise winner away from the usual we have faced

 

[Pricey_sky]

But who? Porte sick, Nieve disappointing in Stage 14 ... maybe Kiryienka?

Thomas is good enough to do something here.

 

[luckyboy]

At this point its always the same men.

Rogers, Roche, Nieve, Kwiatkowski..

J-Rod will be up there for the mountain points. Voeckler has won into Luchon twice already but doesn't look good enough to do it again.

I would like to see Brice Feillu get Bretagne a win.

 

[Jspear]

Thomas is good enough to do something here.

The only thing Thomas is good at is falling off his bike.

 

[Arnout]

Is this the only stage in a GT this year that ends with a descent?

 

[The Barb]

By my calculations the mountains points available are:

Stage 16 - 34
Stage 17 - 80
Stage 18 - 79.

I could see Purito and/or Majka not trying for the break today to conserve themselves for the next two days, and leaving it to Spilak and Rogers for today's stage.

 

[Netserk]

Is this the only stage in a GT this year that ends with a descent?

Rogers' first Giro win was on a stage with a descent finish, but I think tomorrow is the only high mountain descent finish indeed. The Tour also had the Mulhouse stage and the Vuelta has the Córdoba one.

 

[Energy Starr]

Nibs will downhill gingerly, losing over 2 minutes to AV, thus actually giving us a race until the next mtf, where he takes it all back.....and then some

 

[maxmartin]

Nibs will downhill gingerly, losing over 2 minutes to AV, thus actually giving us a race until the next mtf, where he takes it all back.....and then some

so played AV like a monkey lol

 

[Pricey_sky]

The only thing Thomas is good at is falling off his bike.

Get with the times, that was 2013

 

[Tournesol]

Spilak has a great chance here,been little bit disappointed neither him nor Trofimov has contributed yet but Captain Kristoff has been doing his stuff!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I would like to see Brice Feillu get Bretagne a win.

I would too.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Agree with many others: Rogers FTW. Form was very solid in the alps.

 

[Kwibus]

5 years???

Based on what?

This is the new mentality that Bob Roll, Phil and Paul are trying to communicate to everyone. But I still don't see the reasoning. Either you have or you don't. It always been like that. Human evolution just don't change over a span of 20 years.

Maaaaarten was obviously sarcastic since Perauds age is 37.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

At this point its always the same men.

Rogers, Roche, Nieve, Kwiatkowski..

J-Rod will be up there for the mountain points. Voeckler has won into Luchon twice already but doesn't look good enough to do it again.

I would like to see Brice Feillu get Bretagne a win.

I would be surprised if these guys made it. Roche doesn't appear to be a form, Nieve was pretty bad the other day. It will take a lucky break for Kwia to make it imo. He has been dropped harder on the climbs this year compared to last year or thats my impression.

Beside the wish, is Feillu is good descender?

I hope Dumoulin, but perhaps he saves himself for the ITT or maybe he's half dead already.

De Marchi will be in the break again.

 

[stetre76]

Rui Costa DNS today - reason Bronchopneumonia (Lampre Merida via Twitter)

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Rui Costa DNS today - reason Bronchopneumonia (Lampre Merida via Twitter)

Perhaps another one for the Vuelta. Stage hunting maybe.

 

[Dr. Juice]

Perhaps another one for the Vuelta. Stage hunting maybe.

Papy Horner is free. Now he will put in a 40 km standing attack on the 4 mountains tomorrow.

 

[mrhender]

Anybody who believes in Porte today?
He's certainly paying well at the bookies, and with his yo-yo performances you never know? Or is he just Shi-te this year?

Maybe the others won't let him go on the break...
They need to defend positions from 10-15th

 

[murali]

if Kwiato enters a decent break, then he might have a chance.

but i think Rogers has more chsnce in this stage. he is relatively fresher and in very good form.

sad to hear abt Rui Costa. he cud hav targeted the descent.

 

[hoolaparara]

Sagan from the break! Stunning them on the downhill!

 

[vcampbell]

Sagan from the break! Stunning them on the downhill!

And who will climb the last mountain instead of him?