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

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Majka has the jersey. Valverde group is not gonna catch him.

Bardet and Valverde will finish ahead of him

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nibali is humiliating the peloton here.

It isn't really humiliating when fighting the weak and the blind. But that discussion will last forever

 

[Jspear]

Credit to TJVG - where did this mountain form come from?

He has had decent form the whole Tour. He just had that one bad day.

 

[TomasC]

Damn, Nibali is so good he beats himself.

That was his shadow that was 30s behind.

 

[arvc40]

No goosebumps watching Nibali.

 

[trevim]

Come on Majka, hang in there!!!

 

[vcampbell]

Bardet and Valverde will finish ahead of him

That's what you want, but it's far from the reality. It will be easy for Majka.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

He can gain two minutes, lose two minutes or anything inbetween
Valverde doing a time trial you might as well roll dice to decide the time he does.

Though I can't remember a single good TT he did over 50k+. Right now this looks like Peraud has second place in the bag.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Bardet and Valverde will finish ahead of him

Based on what...???

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

That was his shadow that was 30s behind.

LOL

10char

 

[Afrank]

1:15 to Peraud group, crushing this.

 

[damian13ster]

That was his shadow that was 30s behind.

Is Majka allowed to wheelsuck for last 2km or will some people here think he is an antichrist because of that?

 

[Publicus]

It isn't really humiliating when fighting the weak and the blind. But that discussion will last forever

You must not speak ill of the peloton that Nibali is dominating.

 

[luckyboy]

Wish we could be seeing the real battle here - how much time does Zubeldia have on Rolland?

 

[GuyIncognito]

Though I can't remember a single good TT he did over 50k+. Right now this looks like Peraud has second place in the bag.

Small sample size. He has several good over 40 which he's done many of.

We'll find out saturday

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Nibali is humiliating the peloton here.

And the fans...

 

[Dutchsmurf]

You must not speak ill of the peloton that Nibali is dominating.

There is a difference between dominating and humiliating tho. Nibali is dominating, but the gap to the Pinot group has been stable for the last 5km or so. Dominating yes, but not too impressive to be called humiliating.

 

[Sciatic]

Time for Majka to get the wallet out and make a deal!

 

[Rollthedice]

Peraud, the most effective wheelsucker in TdF.

 

[sulgpallur]

Time for Majka to get the wallet out and make a deal!

yep and ask more money (paycheck) from Tinkoff

 

[T-Nielsen]

Time for Majka to get the wallet out and make a deal!

Why? 5th is good.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

And the fans...

how so ???

 

[burning]

Time for Majka to get the wallet out and make a deal!

He does not need to pay anything, he's safe

 

[GroupDK]

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

But no doubt he was a wheelsucker the other day, where he gain second place, but on huge climbs like these the gain is hugely neglected..

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Van Garderen is doing a good ride here.

If Perraud tries to sprint, I hope they beat the crap out of him.