2015 Tour de France Stage 11: Pau › Cauterets

[Fight.The.Power]

Sorry but no rain forecast here

http://france.lachainemeteo.com/meteo-france/region/previsions-meteo-midi-pyrenees-15-1.php

 

[djpbaltimore]

Excellent OP. Probably a breakaway stays away. Voeckler is starting to look feisty again. 26th on Stage 10.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Alberto please just go for it. Nothing to lose.

 

[Kwibus]

Ok i've just returned back to this world after getting blown away.
Ok deal with it I guess.

Hope some guys have the balls to attack on the Tourmalet! Go Gesink!

 

[burning]

I predict that Froome will attack on Aspin like Ricco.

 

[Happy dude]

Re:

Alberto please just go for it. Nothing to lose.

Alberto to attack and get about 3 metres away until luke Rowe closes him down on the climb

 

[Warhawk]

For the love of god, somebody do something interesting tomorrow!

 

[Eclipse]

Re: Re:

Alberto please just go for it. Nothing to lose.

Alberto to attack and get about 3 metres away until luke Rowe closes him down on the climb

Just laughed water all over my laptop at work reading that hahaha

 

[deValtos]

Re: Re:

Alberto please just go for it. Nothing to lose.

Alberto to attack and get about 3 metres away until luke Rowe closes him down on the climb

I thought that was Stannards job ?

 

[WillemS]

Col d'Aspin has a beautiful descent, landscape-wise, I might watch the stage just for that. Other than that, I'm interested in the riders in the lower-end of the top 10: Gesink, Barguil, maybe Gallopin, but that's about it.

 

[Rollthedice]

In fact there is nothing to predict really. It is 2013 all over again. ASO should design a stage with a finish on Mont Blanc, Froome is bored as hell with these hills he has to ride.

 

[sir fly]

Downhills!
Movi, Tinkoff, Astana... Loosen up the breaks!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Will Sky start drinking champagne on this stage?

 

[Escarabajo]

Re:

Alberto please just go for it. Nothing to lose.

I don't think he can. He needs few more days to recuperate IMHO. Just be patient!

 

[DBotero]

This should be interesting,more carnage to come.I expect a very big breakaway and the GC guys all over the place.

 

[Pantani_lives]

This is when optimists usually start speculating about a Spanish coalition against the yellow jersey. Be afraid. Be very afraid!

 

[markene2]

Many attacks to try to gain time on King Skeleton but nothing gained, and he wins the stage again at the end, and Gesink defends his GC postion

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Re:

I predict that Froome will attack on Aspin like Ricco.

This would be the funniest thing of all time

 

[SlickMongoose]

Lots of breakaway hopefulls will have looked at this stage as the first real chance, and the GC guys will have to attack early, no point waiting until the last climb. So it should be a pretty good race.

 

[Frosty]

Quintana and Valverde looked good today so Movistar to pile on the pressure to gain time on TJ, Contador and Nibali while they have the chance?

Could see Lotto Jumbo try something as well while Gesink looks one of the best.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Yes, this will be a battle of seconds! Might be decided by the bonifications on the Champs Elysées.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Great OP!

With Froome on almost unstoppable form I predict a huge break tomorrow to fight out the win. Sky to keep the GC contenders in check ahead of Thursday MTF, and Porte to lose a ton of time after today's heroics!

 

[Flamin]

Well, gc is obviously over, but there's so many guys out there who have nothing to lose anymore, that we could still get some good racing. And this stage could be a pretty decent start for that.

Tomorrow likely a huge fight to be in the break.

 

[yaco]

Re:

Very good OP ILC.

I predict Porte to lose a ton of time a la 2013 Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Only this time no way in hell Saxo and Movistar are isolating Froome.

2015 is different to 2014 and 2013 for Porte. In effect, Porte road dead for the first week of the TDF, unlike 2013 and 2014. Expect him to support Froome well into the mountains.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Obvious Yates win is obvious.