2014 Tour de France, Stage 18: Pau–Hautacam (145.5 Km)

[Moose McKnuckles]

Pinot finally.

 

[Afrank]

Leaving Valverde behind for now.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Valverde cracked, can they put serious time into him?

 

[T-Nielsen]

No idea why Majka went so early. Does he not know what placing he needs?

Riding his own tempo I guess.

 

[JimPanzen]

Valverde is being dropped by everyone

He'll ride his own tempo. Worked for him yesterday. Today he's alone though.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Valverde has no guys to wheelsuck, it is over for him

On a climb like this it doesn't matter, you won't gain from drafting

 

[perico]

TJVG had a bad day, but he ain't half bad as a GC rider. He's shown some aggression this year. Might not have a brilliant acceleration, but he's shown some fight this year.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Valverde totally cracked :O

 

[Escarabajo]

Who said Valverde would drop with 6 km to go??????

 

[go crazy]

TVG trying to diesel lol

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Yes!!!

Crack, Valverde, crack.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

König, Ten Dam and Mollema fighting for 7/8/9th

 

[Rollthedice]

Valverde is over. Two French guys on the podium.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Who said Valverde would drop with 6 km to go??????

He was dropped with 10.2

 

[burning]

On a climb like this it doesn't matter, you won't gain from drafting

It did matter big time yesterday though

 

[trevim]

Have you ever tryed to wheelsuck on a mauntainstage... it certainly aint a freebie, like some of you seem to think..

I'm a fan of Majka and I don't think he's a wheelsucker, just pointing out what some people said about him some days ago

 

[Pricey_sky]

Who said Valverde would drop with 6 km to go??????

I think it was me

EDIT: just checked, yes it was!

 

[GuyIncognito]

It did matter big time yesterday though

Yesterday the last 2 kms were false flat, that's where he came back.
This is steep to the finish almost

 

[R_O_Shipman]

I can see zubeldia!

 

[Arnout]

Have you ever tryed to wheelsuck on a mauntainstage... it certainly aint a freebie, like some of you seem to think..

Somehow its a lot easier to follow wheels though, even uphill, even at my pace.

 

[Afrank]

Looks like Majka's got a good chance of hanging onto Polka for now as long as he douesn't blow up.

 

[Arnout]

Its incredible that Valverde is still 2nd in GC, he is in difficulty in every mountain stage.

 

[Publicus]

Majka is suffering. I hope he doesn't end up cracking and losing his jersey because he went too early.

 

[senatorrick]

Valve ride is a fighter he'll make it

 

[Jspear]

I can see zubeldia!

He has caught AV.